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
Structural heart disease
therapy of aortic valve stenosis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,333
25,223
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,793
25,138
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,166
18,621
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,608
6,353
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Microwave remote sensing
soil moisture
lidar remote sensing
big data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,226
16,901
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Density Functional Theory
Boltzmann Transport Equation
Energy Materials
Oxide Surfaces
Machine-Learned Force Fields
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,403
15,880
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,714
14,132
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,795
9,448
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Oncology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,385
7,351
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Atherosclerosis
Oxidative Stress
Immunity
Natural antibodies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,025
12,921
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
communication
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,372
16,927
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
2D materials
In-sensor computing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,713
13,057
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,672
13,306
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,614
15,449
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Transgenetik
Reproduktionsbiotechnologie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,563
6,470
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,413
6,513
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance spectroscopy
brain mapping
metabolism
rf-coils
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,174
5,562
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,666
10,181
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
explained variation and its decomposition into necessity and sufficiency
survival analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,340
5,124
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
melanoma immunology and genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,266
4,400
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,009
6,011
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,238
18,277
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neuromuscular neuroncology palliative care advocacy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,573
5,958
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
cancer research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,711
6,900
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
sucidiality
trauma
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,342
12,892
0.743
Christian Hengstenberg
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,333
25,223
0.369
Raphael Rosenhek
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,793
25,138
0.459
Jaeger U
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,166
18,621
0.412
Georg Stingl
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,608
6,353
0.165
Wolfgang Wagner
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,226
16,901
0.442
Microwave remote sensing
soil moisture
lidar remote sensing
big data
Georg KH Madsen
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,403
15,880
0.425
Density Functional Theory
Boltzmann Transport Equation
Energy Materials
Oxide Surfaces
Machine-Learned Force Fields
Markus Aspelmeyer
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,714
14,132
0.419
Guenther Steger
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,795
9,448
0.297
Robert Pirker
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,385
7,351
0.250
Christoph J Binder
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,025
12,921
0.445
Jörg Matthes
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,372
16,927
0.597
Thomas Mueller
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,713
13,057
0.508
Fritz Zimprich
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,672
13,306
0.518
Dullinger Stefan
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,614
15,449
0.628
Thomas Rülicke
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,563
6,470
0.275
Wojta Johann
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,413
6,513
0.304
Ewald Moser
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,174
5,562
0.263
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance spectroscopy
brain mapping
metabolism
rf-coils
Sophie Zechmeister Boltenstern
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,666
10,181
0.493
Michael Schemper
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,340
5,124
0.252
explained variation and its decomposition into necessity and sufficiency
survival analysis
Stephan N Wagner
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,266
4,400
0.217
Christoph Gasche
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,009
6,011
0.300
Olga Chernomor
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,238
18,277
0.950
Wolfgang Grisold
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,573
5,958
0.321
Thomas Grunt
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,711
6,900
0.390
Paul Plener
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,342
12,892
0.743