Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Oekologie IME Highly Cited Researchers Citation Natural Sciences Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Recombinant protein expression
cancer
antibodies
vaccines
plant pathogen protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,963
11,990
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
protein engineering
recombinant protein expression and downstream processing
plant biotechnology
cell-free expression
vertic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,834
4,074
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,560
1,685
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment of Chemicals
Ecological Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,972
696
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Pichia pastoris
protein expression
helper factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
1,056
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
1,000
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
biological pest control
entomopathogens
host-pathogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
465
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecotoxicology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
715
454
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
aquatic organisms
risk assessment of chemicals and mixtures (REACH)
bioaccumulation and animal metabolism of chemicals and mix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
286
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
high-throughput screening
biotechnology
natural product discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
294
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
271
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Bioeconomy
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Plant Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
111
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Assay Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
106
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,867
779
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rainer Fischer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,963
11,990
0.353
Recombinant protein expression
cancer
antibodies
vaccines
plant pathogen protection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,189
3,824
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stefan Schillberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,834
4,074
0.376
protein engineering
recombinant protein expression and downstream processing
plant biotechnology
cell-free expression
vertic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,866
13,558
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bernhard Ellinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,560
1,685
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,076
16,006
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Udo Hommen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,972
696
0.353
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment of Chemicals
Ecological Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,977
17,929
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Juan Guzman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
1,056
0.651
Pichia pastoris
protein expression
helper factors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,849
20,570
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Till Röthig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
1,000
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,264
25,301
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kwang-Zin Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
465
0.581
biological pest control
entomopathogens
host-pathogen interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,330
26,460
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elke Eilebrecht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
715
454
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
925,719
30,999
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Heidrun Windisch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
286
0.607
aquatic organisms
risk assessment of chemicals and mixtures (REACH)
bioaccumulation and animal metabolism of chemicals and mix
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
947,661
31,831
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Benedikt Leis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
294
0.659
high-throughput screening
biotechnology
natural product discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,126,219
38,408
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tessa Carrau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
271
0.954
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,440,906
48,686
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Max Schubert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
111
0.828
Bioeconomy
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Plant Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,535,201
51,342
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jan Pietschmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
106
1.000