Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Universität Stuttgart 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
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,717
28,680
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ultrafast nano-optics
plasmonics and sensing
micro-optics
ultrafast spectroscopy
ultrafast near- and mid IR lasers and light sources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,223
21,747
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Statistical physics
biophysics
stochastic thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,722
12,239
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,746
9,673
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cell Biology
Systems Biology
Cancer
Cell Death
Cancer Therapeutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,247
14,135
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Solid State Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,311
8,033
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Catalysis
Polymer Chemistry
Material Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,178
7,171
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Bayesian Statistics
Uncertainty Quantification
Simulation-Based Inference
Prior Specification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,612
18,859
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Soft Matter Physics
Polyelectrolytes
Active Matter
Magnetic fluids
Ionic Liquids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,437
6,248
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
quantum information
quantum metrology
imaging
spin resonance
NV-diamond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,528
8,038
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Mathematical Systems Theory
Systems and Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,970
3,762
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Physics
Optics
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,582
6,207
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,382
6,335
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
gravitational waves
lasers
solid state physics
cryogenics
physics education research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,799
5,845
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Statistical Learning Theory
Kernel Methods
Cluster Analysis
Support Vector Machines
Neural Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,620
5,644
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
bioinformatics
protein design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,352
4,188
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Nonequilibrium Physics
Quantum Physics
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,020
6,117
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
theoretical and computational chemistry
machine learning
catalysis
astrochemistry
kinetics/tunneling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,772
6,056
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,641
4,253
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,045
3,344
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Catalysis
mechanism
organometallics
natural product synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
2,992
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Quantum Technology
Quantum Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,678
3,659
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Quantum Science
Quantum Technology
Ultracold Atoms
Cold Molecules
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,627
4,135
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Nonlinear dynamics
Reaction dynamics
Rydberg excitons
Quantum chaos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,092
1,682
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Numerical Analysis
Software Design
Scientific Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,722
1,504
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,247
291
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jörg Wrachtrup
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,717
28,680
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,575
386
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Harald Giessen
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,223
21,747
0.433
Ultrafast nano-optics
plasmonics and sensing
micro-optics
ultrafast spectroscopy
ultrafast near- and mid IR lasers and light sources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,872
931
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Udo Seifert
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,722
12,239
0.398
Statistical physics
biophysics
stochastic thermodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,815
1,135
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tilman Pfau
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,746
9,673
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,894
1,295
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Markus Morrison Rehm *
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,247
14,135
0.583
Cell Biology
Systems Biology
Cancer
Cell Death
Cancer Therapeutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,669
1,368
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Dressel
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,311
8,033
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,934
1,478
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Buchmeiser
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,178
7,171
0.323
Catalysis
Polymer Chemistry
Material Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,416
1,742
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul Buerkner
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,612
18,859
0.962
Bayesian Statistics
Uncertainty Quantification
Simulation-Based Inference
Prior Specification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,902
1,889
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christian Holm
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,437
6,248
0.339
Soft Matter Physics
Polyelectrolytes
Active Matter
Magnetic fluids
Ionic Liquids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,905
2,207
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Philipp Neumann
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,528
8,038
0.486
quantum information
quantum metrology
imaging
spin resonance
NV-diamond
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,609
2,793
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carsten W Scherer
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,970
3,762
0.269
Mathematical Systems Theory
Systems and Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,764
3,200
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas Weiss
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,582
6,207
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,189
3,255
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mario Hentschel
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,382
6,335
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,660
3,457
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ronny Nawrodt
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,799
5,845
0.495
gravitational waves
lasers
solid state physics
cryogenics
physics education research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,151
3,515
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ingo Steinwart
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,620
5,644
0.486
Statistical Learning Theory
Kernel Methods
Cluster Analysis
Support Vector Machines
Neural Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,451
3,611
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Juergen Pleiss
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,352
4,188
0.369
bioinformatics
protein design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,427
3,760
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Eric Lutz
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,020
6,117
0.555
Nonequilibrium Physics
Quantum Physics
Nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,355
4,298
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Johannes Kästner
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,772
6,056
0.620
theoretical and computational chemistry
machine learning
catalysis
astrochemistry
kinetics/tunneling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,049
4,908
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sabine Ludwigs
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,641
4,253
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,406
5,263
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert Löw
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,045
3,344
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,419
5,448
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bernd Plietker
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
2,992
0.385
Catalysis
mechanism
organometallics
natural product synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,616
6,332
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sungkun Hong
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,678
3,659
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,789
6,376
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tim Langen
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,627
4,135
0.624
Quantum Science
Quantum Technology
Ultracold Atoms
Cold Molecules
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,367
6,928
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jörg Main
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,092
1,682
0.276
Nonlinear dynamics
Reaction dynamics
Rydberg excitons
Quantum chaos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,982
7,320
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kunibert G Siebert
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,722
1,504
0.263
Numerical Analysis
Software Design
Scientific Computing