Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,433
33,545
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Astroparticle Physics
High energy physics in the universe and in the laboratory
gamma-ray astronomy
cosmic-ray physics
dark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,808
18,296
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,468
15,389
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
High Energy Physics - experimental physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,196
32,800
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
laser
gravitational waves
linear accelerators
FEL
free electron lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,389
26,403
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,422
10,228
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
High Energy Physics
Nuclear Physics
Computing at High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,410
8,993
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
X-ray imaging and diffraction
X-ray
free electron laser
coherent diffractive imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,042
16,886
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
astroparticle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,074
15,744
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,483
4,915
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,740
13,087
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Accelerators
plasma physics
lasers
radiation sources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,988
11,228
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Astronomia de rayos gamma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,631
13,745
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
astroparticles
cosmic rays
air showers
gamma ray astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,154
6,303
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Scientific Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,545
11,982
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Astrophysics
post Newtonian theory
Gravitational wave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,682
26,141
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Astroparticle Physics
Neutrinos
Follow-up Observations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,747
19,484
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Astrophysics
gamma-ray astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,819
13,773
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
elementary particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,914
11,148
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
cosmic rays
air showers
gamma ray astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,971
2,743
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
x-ray optics
multilayers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,654
7,059
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Particle Accelerators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,589
6,467
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Gamma-ray Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,312
8,543
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
High Energy Physics
Dark Matter
LHC Physics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,241
20,959
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,094
8,205
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,414
297
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
A. Gizhko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,433
33,545
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,959
358
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dieter Horns
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,808
18,296
0.340
Astroparticle Physics
High energy physics in the universe and in the laboratory
gamma-ray astronomy
cosmic-ray physics
dark
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,249
472
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christian Stegmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,468
15,389
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,207
514
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrea Cardini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,196
32,800
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,595
532
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lutz Winkelmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,389
26,403
0.609
laser
gravitational waves
linear accelerators
FEL
free electron lasers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,113
604
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Benno List
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,422
10,228
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,121
605
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexander Fomenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,410
8,993
0.223
High Energy Physics
Nuclear Physics
Computing at High Energy Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,344
617
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Henry Chapman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,042
16,886
0.422
X-ray imaging and diffraction
X-ray
free electron laser
coherent diffractive imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,208
706
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Guenter Sigl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,074
15,744
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,139
791
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stefan Schlenstedt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,483
4,915
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,636
872
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dariusz Gora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,740
13,087
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,531
996
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wim Leemans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,988
11,228
0.374
Accelerators
plasma physics
lasers
radiation sources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,006
1,015
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
I. Oya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,631
13,745
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,588
1,040
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Johannes Knapp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,154
6,303
0.216
astroparticles
cosmic rays
air showers
gamma ray astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,652
1,125
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anton Barty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,545
11,982
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,921
1,171
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gihyuk Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,682
26,141
0.980
Astrophysics
post Newtonian theory
Gravitational wave
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,416
1,230
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nora Linn Strotjohann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,747
19,484
0.757
Astroparticle Physics
Neutrinos
Follow-up Observations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,021
1,299
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stefan Ohm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,819
13,773
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,720
1,368
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Johannes Bluemlein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,914
11,148
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,740
1,550
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Antony Michael Hillas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,971
2,743
0.125
cosmic rays
air showers
gamma ray astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,473
1,580
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sasa Bajt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,654
7,059
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,639
1,590
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ralph Assmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,589
6,467
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,311
1,611
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gernot Maier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,312
8,543
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,485
1,615
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ashraf Kasem Mohamed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,241
20,959
0.987
High Energy Physics
Dark Matter
LHC Physics
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,875
1,634
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Karl Jansen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,094
8,205
0.389