The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
communication theory
information theory
MIMO
coding theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,940
7,742
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ideation
Technological Innovation
Frugal Innovation
Technology Entrepreneurship
R&D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,096
15,262
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Strategy and Organization
Innovation and Knowledge Management
Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,344
2,905
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
communication networks
overlay networks
software-defined networking
mobile systems
pervasive computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,415
2,272
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
technology
innovation
organization studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,369
1,580
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
system dynamics
operations strategy
behavioural operations management
dynamic decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
1,228
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
enabling technologies
innovation ecosystems
technology transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,695
2,346
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Technology Entrepreneurship
Technology Innovation
Science Commercialization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,576
2,377
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Business Intelligence
Analytics
Data Warehousing
Internet of Things
Ubiquituous Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,281
747
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Innovationssoziologie
Techniksoziologie
STS
Mediensoziologie
Soziologische Theorie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,001
1,383
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Green Business Process Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,991
486
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Informatik
data analytics
data lakes
business intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
474
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Organizational Routines
Organizational Change
Agility
Digital Transformation
Grand Challenges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
232
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Information Systems
Additive Manufacturing
Business Intelligence
Digitale Transformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
171
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Business intelligence
Information Systems
Analytics
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
154
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cultural
Film and Media Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
66
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
System Dynamics
Discrete event simulation
Operation Management
Supply Chain Management
Circular Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
30
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
33
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Organizational Change
Sustainability
Practice Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
26
0.667
Stephan ten Brink
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,940
7,742
0.298
communication theory
information theory
MIMO
coding theory
Alexander Brem|亚历山大 伯尔尼
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,096
15,262
0.759
Ideation
Technological Innovation
Frugal Innovation
Technology Entrepreneurship
R&D
Birgit Renzl
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,344
2,905
0.396
Strategy and Organization
Innovation and Knowledge Management
Leadership
Frank Dürr
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,415
2,272
0.515
communication networks
overlay networks
software-defined networking
mobile systems
pervasive computing
Ulrich Dolata
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,369
1,580
0.469
technology
innovation
organization studies
Andreas Groessler
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
1,228
0.377
system dynamics
operations strategy
behavioural operations management
dynamic decision making
Petra A Nylund
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,695
2,346
0.871
enabling technologies
innovation ecosystems
technology transitions
Ferran Giones
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,576
2,377
0.923
Technology Entrepreneurship
Technology Innovation
Science Commercialization
Henning Baars
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,281
747
0.327
Business Intelligence
Analytics
Data Warehousing
Internet of Things
Ubiquituous Computing
Jan Felix Schrape
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,001
1,383
0.691
Innovationssoziologie
Techniksoziologie
STS
Mediensoziologie
Soziologische Theorie
Alexander Nowak
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,991
486
0.244
Green Business Process Management
Corinna Giebler
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
474
0.983
Informatik
data analytics
data lakes
business intelligence
Christian A. Mahringer
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
232
0.943
Organizational Routines
Organizational Change
Agility
Digital Transformation
Grand Challenges
Dominik Morar
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
171
0.774
Information Systems
Additive Manufacturing
Business Intelligence
Digitale Transformation
Julian Ereth
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
154
0.851
Business intelligence
Information Systems
Analytics
Data Science
Igor Krstić
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
66
0.528
Cultural
Film and Media Studies
Ali Bagheri
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
30
0.732
System Dynamics
Discrete event simulation
Operation Management
Supply Chain Management
Circular Economy
Johann Valentowitsch
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
33
0.846
Laura Schmiedle
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
26
0.667
Organizational Change
Sustainability
Practice Theory