Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 253 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
Molecular genetics
cancer
pathomechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,670
40,058
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pediatric Neurooncology
cancer genomics
brain tumors
medulloblastoma
ependymoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,874
38,881
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nuclear receptor
Gene regulation
Neurobiology
Genetics
Mouse models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,140
10,033
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pediatric Neurooncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,248
44,629
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Systems Genetics
Single-cell genomics
Computational Biology
Statistical Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,592
45,010
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Epigenetik
DNA Methylierung
genomweite Analyse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,973
19,743
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Liver Cancer
Chronic Inflammation
Metastasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,016
26,586
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Melanoma
Stem Cells
Skin Cancer
Dermatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,089
25,366
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Medical Image Analysis
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,883
34,335
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
bioinformatics
precision medicine
biostatistics
cancer research
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,941
20,664
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
skin cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,759
13,559
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,880
25,559
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
genetics
cancer
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,444
13,414
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cancer Registration & Cancer Survivorship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,041
17,067
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Systems Genetics
Cellular Signaling
Cancer Research
Wnt
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,831
13,557
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,541
18,064
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
cancer
bioinformatics
genomics
computational biology
next-generation sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,896
16,472
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
proteomics
mass spectrometry
cancer signaling
chromatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,544
11,738
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cancer Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,055
6,626
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Genetic Epidemiology
Gene-Environment Interaction
Tumor Heterogeneity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,851
9,910
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,788
9,708
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
cancer fibrosis radiation ultrasound radiation therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,386
6,856
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,188
16,560
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chromatin
Epigenetics
Nucleus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,523
9,844
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,201
10,689
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,220
60
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Lichter
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,670
40,058
0.332
Molecular genetics
cancer
pathomechanisms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,145
194
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marcel Kool
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,874
38,881
0.506
Pediatric Neurooncology
cancer genomics
brain tumors
medulloblastoma
ependymoma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,349
202
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Günther Schütz
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,140
10,033
0.134
Nuclear receptor
Gene regulation
Neurobiology
Genetics
Mouse models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,550
211
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Tw Jones
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,248
44,629
0.609
Pediatric Neurooncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,647
259
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Oliver Stegle
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,592
45,010
0.686
Systems Genetics
Single-cell genomics
Computational Biology
Statistical Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,699
390
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christoph Plass
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,973
19,743
0.380
Epigenetik
DNA Methylierung
genomweite Analyse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,707
490
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mathias Heikenwälder
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,016
26,586
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,562
535
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jochen Sven Utikal
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,089
25,366
0.575
Melanoma
Stem Cells
Skin Cancer
Dermatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,385
671
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Klaus H. Maier-Hein (Né Fritzsche)|Klaus H. Fritzsche
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,883
34,335
0.883
Medical Image Analysis
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,009
693
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Benedikt Brors
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,941
20,664
0.545
bioinformatics
precision medicine
biostatistics
cancer research
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,129
699
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jürgen C. Becker
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,759
13,559
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,236
800
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Felix Sahm
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,880
25,559
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,575
825
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Federico Canzian
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,444
13,414
0.389
genetics
cancer
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,815
884
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Volker Arndt
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,041
17,067
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,014
895
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Boutros
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,831
13,557
0.413
Systems Genetics
Cellular Signaling
Cancer Research
Wnt
Developmental Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,662
1,039
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Hoffmeister
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,541
18,064
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,694
1,128
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marc Zapatka
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,896
16,472
0.590
cancer
bioinformatics
genomics
computational biology
next-generation sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,350
1,276
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jeroen Krijgsveld
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,544
11,738
0.460
proteomics
mass spectrometry
cancer signaling
chromatin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,237
1,314
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rajiv Kumar
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,055
6,626
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,481
1,410
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anja Rudolph
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,851
9,910
0.415
Genetic Epidemiology
Gene-Environment Interaction
Tumor Heterogeneity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,589
1,415
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bernhard Radlwimmer
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,788
9,708
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,487
1,541
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter Huber Or Peter E Huber
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,386
6,856
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,936
1,562
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marc Jan Bonder
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,188
16,560
0.746
Bioinformatics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,523
1,619
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Karsten Rippe
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,523
9,844
0.457
Chromatin
Epigenetics
Nucleus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,344
1,657
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thomas Hielscher
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,201
10,689
0.504