Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 134 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

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
Germany
Andreas F. Thünemann
Nanotechnology
Nanoparticles
Small-angle scattering
SAXS
Physical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,019
5,059
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Germany
Jörn Bonse
Laser Matter Interaction
Laser Applications
Ultrafast Phenomena
Nanotechnology
Photovoltaics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,404
6,828
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Germany
Knut Rurack
Chemical Sensors and Rapid Tests
Microfluidics
Dyes
Hybrid Materials
Optical Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,952
3,325
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Germany
Franziska Emmerling
mechanochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,328
6,202
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Germany
Jan Lisec
metabolomics
data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,385
3,470
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Germany
Tim-Patrick Fellinger
Nanomaterials Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Fuel Cells
Batteries
Sustainable Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,492
3,412
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Germany
Christian Würth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,502
3,891
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Germany
Giovanni Bruno
Materials
Ceramics
Mechanical Properties
Thermal Analysis
Residual Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,295
4,022
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Germany
Thomas Schmid
Analytical chemistry
Spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Raman imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,228
2,034
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Germany
Michael G. Weller|Michael Weller, MG Weller
Proteins Peptides Bioanalysis Immunoassays Amino acids Antibodies Bioconjugation Mass Spectrometry Affinity Chromatography Pepti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,922
1,928
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Germany
Robert Maass
Plasticity
Mechanical Properties
Metallic Glasses
Size Effects
Glass Transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,099
2,427
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Germany
Heinz Sturm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,591
2,096
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Germany
Steffen M. Weidner
mass spectrometry
polymers
biopolymers
chromatography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,438
1,953
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Germany
Frank Schreiber
antimicrobial resistance
single-cell microbiology
biocides
biofilms
environmental microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,180
1,950
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Germany
Jochen Vogl
Analytische Chemie
Isotope
Massenspektrometrie
Metrologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,909
1,466
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Germany
Vasile-Dan Hodoroaba
X-ray spectroscopy
electron microscopy
analytical sciences
nanoscale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,796
2,243
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Germany
Julia Schumacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,733
1,818
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Germany
Christiane Maierhofer
Thermografie
zerstörungsfreie Prüfung
Additive Fertigung
In-situ Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,352
1,437
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Germany
Thomas Behnke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,173
1,255
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Germany
Jörg Kunte
Bakteriengenetik
Mikrobiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,115
1,347
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Germany
Zoltí¡n Konthur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,048
704
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Germany
Martin Radtke
SRXRF
Gold
CXC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,040
1,070
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Germany
Gerhard Kalinka
material science
composite materials
polymer matrix composites
fibre-matrix interface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,966
1,225
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Germany
Estela Climent
Analytical chemistry
Optical Sensing
chemistry
nanotechnology
mesoporous materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
788
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Germany
Ernst Niederleithinger
NDT in civil engineering
ultrasonics
engineering geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,845
1,609
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,072
Germany
2,445
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andreas F. Thünemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,019
5,059
0.316
Nanotechnology
Nanoparticles
Small-angle scattering
SAXS
Physical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,449
Germany
2,841
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jörn Bonse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,404
6,828
0.474
Laser Matter Interaction
Laser Applications
Ultrafast Phenomena
Nanotechnology
Photovoltaics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,229
Germany
2,963
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Knut Rurack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,952
3,325
0.238
Chemical Sensors and Rapid Tests
Microfluidics
Dyes
Hybrid Materials
Optical Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,444
Germany
3,454
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Franziska Emmerling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,328
6,202
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,784
Germany
5,288
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Lisec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,385
3,470
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,898
Germany
5,904
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tim-Patrick Fellinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,492
3,412
0.455
Nanomaterials Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Fuel Cells
Batteries
Sustainable Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,093
Germany
6,787
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christian Würth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,502
3,891
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,544
Germany
7,002
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Giovanni Bruno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,295
4,022
0.639
Materials
Ceramics
Mechanical Properties
Thermal Analysis
Residual Stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,391
Germany
7,082
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Schmid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,228
2,034
0.327
Analytical chemistry
Spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Raman imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,070
Germany
7,402
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael G. Weller|Michael Weller, MG Weller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,922
1,928
0.326
Proteins Peptides Bioanalysis Immunoassays Amino acids Antibodies Bioconjugation Mass Spectrometry Affinity Chromatography Pepti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,059
Germany
8,381
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert Maass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,099
2,427
0.476
Plasticity
Mechanical Properties
Metallic Glasses
Size Effects
Glass Transitions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,493
Germany
9,130
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Heinz Sturm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,591
2,096
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,817
Germany
9,387
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Steffen M. Weidner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,438
1,953
0.440
mass spectrometry
polymers
biopolymers
chromatography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,105
Germany
9,872
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Frank Schreiber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,180
1,950
0.467
antimicrobial resistance
single-cell microbiology
biocides
biofilms
environmental microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,523
Germany
10,391
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jochen Vogl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,909
1,466
0.375
Analytische Chemie
Isotope
Massenspektrometrie
Metrologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,261
Germany
10,652
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vasile-Dan Hodoroaba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,796
2,243
0.591
X-ray spectroscopy
electron microscopy
analytical sciences
nanoscale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,182
Germany
10,768
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Julia Schumacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,733
1,818
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,765
Germany
11,656
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christiane Maierhofer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,352
1,437
0.429
Thermografie
zerstörungsfreie Prüfung
Additive Fertigung
In-situ Monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,789
Germany
12,123
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Behnke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,173
1,255
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,678
Germany
12,281
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jörg Kunte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,115
1,347
0.432
Bakteriengenetik
Mikrobiologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,504
Germany
12,482
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zoltí¡n Konthur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,048
704
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,172
Germany
12,515
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Martin Radtke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,040
1,070
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,788
Germany
12,746
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gerhard Kalinka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,966
1,225
0.413
material science
composite materials
polymer matrix composites
fibre-matrix interface
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,841
Germany
12,869
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Estela Climent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
788
0.270
Analytical chemistry
Optical Sensing
chemistry
nanotechnology
mesoporous materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,124
Germany
13,128
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ernst Niederleithinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,845
1,609
0.566
NDT in civil engineering
ultrasonics
engineering geophysics
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