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Highly Cited Researchers 254 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.

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Total 254 scientists
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
3,721
Country Rank
65
Institution Rank: 1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
France
Marcos López-Caniego
Marcos López-Caniego
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Natural Sciences / Physics
CMB cosmology
compact source science
radio and Sub-mm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,609
47,905
0.517
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
5,808
Country Rank
99
Institution Rank: 2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
France
Giovanni Santin
Giovanni Santin
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Others
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,243
22,708
0.319
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
6,379
Country Rank
108
Institution Rank: 3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
France
Luis Mendes
Luis Mendes
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Natural Sciences / Physics
Gravitational waves
CMB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,284
31,423
0.467
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
6,782
Country Rank
115
Institution Rank: 4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
France
Rene Laureijs
Rene Laureijs
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Others
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,812
30,606
0.472
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
10,918
Country Rank
187
Institution Rank: 5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
France
Guenther Hasinger
Guenther Hasinger
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Others
Schwarze Loecher
Kosmologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,066
13,409
0.279
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
13,531
Country Rank
245
Institution Rank: 6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
France
Jos De Bruijne
Jos De Bruijne
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Others
Astrometry from space (Hipparcos
Gaia)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,033
28,760
0.684
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
18,287
Country Rank
344
Institution Rank: 7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
France
Alex Bombrun
Alex Bombrun
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Others
astrometry
Gaia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,755
26,337
0.758
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
18,764
Country Rank
350
Institution Rank: 8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
France
Emilio Fraile
Emilio Fraile
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy
Spacecraft
Gaia
Galileo
GNSS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,176
25,771
0.754
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
20,263
Country Rank
376
Institution Rank: 9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
France
Johannes Sahlmann
Johannes Sahlmann
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Natural Sciences / Physics
Exoplanets
brown dwarfs
astrometry
instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,519
23,772
0.731
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
22,380
Country Rank
432
Institution Rank: 10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
France
Eduardo Anglada
Eduardo Anglada
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astrophysics
Electronic Structure
Molecular Dynamics
DFT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,515
22,951
0.752
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
24,126
Country Rank
467
Institution Rank: 11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
France
Bruno Altieri
Bruno Altieri
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
galaxy clusters
gravitationally lensing clusters
infrared deep survey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,097
7,777
0.267
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
24,676
Country Rank
481
Institution Rank: 12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
France
Ivan Valtchanov
Ivan Valtchanov
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,644
8,259
0.288
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
48,587
Country Rank
1,076
Institution Rank: 13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
France
Kai Noeske
Kai Noeske
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Others
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,817
5,503
0.309
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
56,839
Country Rank
1,292
Institution Rank: 14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
France
Sarah Kendrew
Sarah Kendrew
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Others
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,842
13,587
0.858
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
64,753
Country Rank
1,509
Institution Rank: 15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
France
Detlef Koschny
Detlef Koschny
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Others
meteors
asteroids
comets
impacts
planetary science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,355
6,191
0.431
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
67,684
Country Rank
1,583
Institution Rank: 16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
France
Alejandro Lorca
Alejandro Lorca
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Natural Sciences / Physics
Datascience
IT for science
astrophysics
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,872
10,525
0.759
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
68,093
Country Rank
1,602
Institution Rank: 17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
France
Matthias Drusch
Matthias Drusch
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Satellite Remote Sensing
Radiative Transfer
Hydrology
Numerical Weather prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,808
7,306
0.529
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
69,940
Country Rank
1,674
Institution Rank: 18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
France
Felix Fuerst
Felix Fuerst
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Others
X-ray binaries
ULXs
accretion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,525
7,559
0.559
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
79,483
Country Rank
1,939
Institution Rank: 19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
France
Clement Albergel
Clement Albergel
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Others
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,196
8,521
0.699
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
83,416
Country Rank
2,045
Institution Rank: 20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
France
Craig Donlon
Craig Donlon
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Earth Observation
Ocean Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,727
6,461
0.551
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
86,635
Country Rank
2,137
Institution Rank: 21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
France
Bruno Merín
Bruno Merín
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Others
star-formation
space-science
extrasolar-planets
data-science
machine-learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,361
2,970
0.261
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
88,828
Country Rank
2,201
Institution Rank: 22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
France
Bernard H. Foing
Bernard H. Foing
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Others
space
astrochemistry
astrobiology
Moon
Mars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,126
2,920
0.262
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
103,266
Country Rank
2,654
Institution Rank: 23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
France
Peter Kretschmar
Peter Kretschmar
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,769
3,489
0.357
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
105,476
Country Rank
2,738
Institution Rank: 24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
France
Mark Drinkwater
Mark Drinkwater
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Satellite Earth observation
Earth system science
cryosphere
oceans
climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,588
2,726
0.284
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
108,680
Country Rank
2,841
Institution Rank: 25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
France
Oliver Jennrich
Oliver Jennrich
European Space Agency
Paris , France
Natural Sciences / Physics
Gravitational Waves
Quantum Mechanics
Fundamentals of Measurements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,342
3,222
0.345
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,721
France
65
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marcos López-Caniego
Marcos López-Caniego
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,609
47,905
0.517
Natural Sciences / Physics
CMB cosmology
compact source science
radio and Sub-mm
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,808
France
99
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Giovanni Santin
Giovanni Santin
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,243
22,708
0.319
Others
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,379
France
108
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Luis Mendes
Luis Mendes
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,284
31,423
0.467
Natural Sciences / Physics
Gravitational waves
CMB
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,782
France
115
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rene Laureijs
Rene Laureijs
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,812
30,606
0.472
Others
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,918
France
187
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Guenther Hasinger
Guenther Hasinger
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,066
13,409
0.279
Others
Schwarze Loecher
Kosmologie
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,531
France
245
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jos De Bruijne
Jos De Bruijne
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,033
28,760
0.684
Others
Astrometry from space (Hipparcos
Gaia)
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,287
France
344
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alex Bombrun
Alex Bombrun
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,755
26,337
0.758
Others
astrometry
Gaia
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,764
France
350
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Emilio Fraile
Emilio Fraile
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,176
25,771
0.754
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy
Spacecraft
Gaia
Galileo
GNSS
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,263
France
376
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Johannes Sahlmann
Johannes Sahlmann
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,519
23,772
0.731
Natural Sciences / Physics
Exoplanets
brown dwarfs
astrometry
instrumentation
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,380
France
432
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eduardo Anglada
Eduardo Anglada
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,515
22,951
0.752
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astrophysics
Electronic Structure
Molecular Dynamics
DFT
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,126
France
467
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bruno Altieri
Bruno Altieri
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,097
7,777
0.267
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
galaxy clusters
gravitationally lensing clusters
infrared deep survey
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,676
France
481
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ivan Valtchanov
Ivan Valtchanov
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,644
8,259
0.288
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,587
France
1,076
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kai Noeske
Kai Noeske
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,817
5,503
0.309
Others
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,839
France
1,292
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sarah Kendrew
Sarah Kendrew
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,842
13,587
0.858
Others
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,753
France
1,509
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Detlef Koschny
Detlef Koschny
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,355
6,191
0.431
Others
meteors
asteroids
comets
impacts
planetary science
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,684
France
1,583
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alejandro Lorca
Alejandro Lorca
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,872
10,525
0.759
Natural Sciences / Physics
Datascience
IT for science
astrophysics
particle physics
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,093
France
1,602
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthias Drusch
Matthias Drusch
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,808
7,306
0.529
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Satellite Remote Sensing
Radiative Transfer
Hydrology
Numerical Weather prediction
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,940
France
1,674
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Felix Fuerst
Felix Fuerst
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,525
7,559
0.559
Others
X-ray binaries
ULXs
accretion
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,483
France
1,939
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Clement Albergel
Clement Albergel
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,196
8,521
0.699
Others
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,416
France
2,045
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Craig Donlon
Craig Donlon
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,727
6,461
0.551
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Earth Observation
Ocean Science
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,635
France
2,137
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bruno Merín
Bruno Merín
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,361
2,970
0.261
Others
star-formation
space-science
extrasolar-planets
data-science
machine-learning
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,828
France
2,201
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bernard H. Foing
Bernard H. Foing
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,126
2,920
0.262
Others
space
astrochemistry
astrobiology
Moon
Mars
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,266
France
2,654
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peter Kretschmar
Peter Kretschmar
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,769
3,489
0.357
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,476
France
2,738
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark Drinkwater
Mark Drinkwater
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,588
2,726
0.284
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Satellite Earth observation
Earth system science
cryosphere
oceans
climate
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,680
France
2,841
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Oliver Jennrich
Oliver Jennrich
European Space Agency Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,342
3,222
0.345
Natural Sciences / Physics
Gravitational Waves
Quantum Mechanics
Fundamentals of Measurements
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