The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
strength
power assessment and conditioning
postural control during lifespan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,668
14,743
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,656
7,221
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
large-scale assessment
cognitive skills
socio-emotional skills
individual differences
psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,130
7,345
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
perovskite solar cells
recombination losses
opto-electronic measurements
charge transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,984
12,026
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,724
6,160
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
professional development
teacher learning
teacher licensure
virtual reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,659
6,483
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Exercise Physiology
Fitness Training
Martial Arts
Youth resistance training
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,796
6,726
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,113
2,230
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Information Systems
Social Media
Data Science
Well-being
Sharing Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,043
4,512
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Virus assembly
membrane biophysics
fluorescence microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,690
3,172
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Verwaltungswissenschaft
Politikwissenschaft
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,428
3,270
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,030
3,200
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,441
3,984
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,046
2,397
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
2,296
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ultrafast X-ray
Femtosecond Spectroscopy
Phonons-Magnons-Plasmons and other quasiparticles
Phase transitions and Ferroic Orde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,442
1,695
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,307
2,150
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,550
2,045
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Acculturation
ethnic identity
adolescence
cultural diversity in schools
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,476
2,947
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,207
2,319
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,109
2,141
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nonlinear dynamics
pattern formation
chimera states
singular perturbation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,035
1,420
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neuromechanics
Biomechanics
Motor Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,032
2,856
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cognition
Attention
Perception
Reading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,950
1,280
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Complexity Science
Information Theory
Statistical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,933
1,393
0.475
Urs Granacher
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,668
14,743
0.680
strength
power assessment and conditioning
postural control during lifespan
Annegret Thieken
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,656
7,221
0.434
Martin Brunner
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,130
7,345
0.455
large-scale assessment
cognitive skills
socio-emotional skills
individual differences
psychometrics
Martin Stolterfoht
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,984
12,026
0.926
perovskite solar cells
recombination losses
opto-electronic measurements
charge transport
Linda Juang
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,724
6,160
0.484
Dirk Richter
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,659
6,483
0.671
professional development
teacher learning
teacher licensure
virtual reality
Helmi Chaabene
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,796
6,726
0.765
Exercise Physiology
Fitness Training
Martial Arts
Youth resistance training
Salim Seyfried
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,113
2,230
0.275
Hanna Krasnova
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,043
4,512
0.561
Information Systems
Social Media
Data Science
Well-being
Sharing Economy
Salvatore Chiantia
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,690
3,172
0.412
Sabine Kuhlmann
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,428
3,270
0.440
Lidia Oskinova
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,030
3,200
0.455
Philip Bubeck
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,441
3,984
0.619
Roland Kaminski
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,046
2,397
0.475
Maik Heistermann
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
2,296
0.497
Matias Bargheer
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,442
1,695
0.382
Ultrafast X-ray
Femtosecond Spectroscopy
Phonons-Magnons-Plasmons and other quasiparticles
Phase transitions and Ferroic Orde
Ilko Bald
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,307
2,150
0.499
Christoph Reichetzeder
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,550
2,045
0.576
Maja K Schachner
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,476
2,947
0.848
Acculturation
ethnic identity
adolescence
cultural diversity in schools
Mathias Weymar
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,207
2,319
0.723
Andreas Borowski
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,109
2,141
0.689
Oleh Omel chenko
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,035
1,420
0.468
Nonlinear dynamics
pattern formation
chimera states
singular perturbation
Laura V Schaefer
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,032
2,856
0.942
Jochen Laubrock
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,950
1,280
0.434
Karoline Wiesner
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,933
1,393
0.475