Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Federal Institute of Science and Technology Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,038
28,954
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
adaptive radiation
biodiversity
ecology
evolutionary biology
speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,659
12,764
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Organic trace analysis
Environmental Fate
Biotransformation
Non-target analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,426
17,823
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,893
14,726
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Water-Food-Environment-Trade nexus
Water Management
Virtual Water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,558
14,492
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Mass Spectrometry
non-target Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,648
10,401
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Environmental Chemistry
Organic Trace Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,677
8,554
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Service and Innovation Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,240
10,459
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biodiversity
Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Aquatic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,664
12,853
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Environmental Sciences
Earth Science
Environmental Geochemistry
Risk Assessment
Water Resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,475
7,755
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Wastewater
biofilm
greywater
water reuse
hygiene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,455
8,413
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Environmental Chemistry
Microbial Biotransformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,127
9,170
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Drinking water microbiology
flow cytometry
opportunistic pathogens
building plumbing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,822
8,504
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Methane emission and oxidation
organic matter degradation
paleo reconstructions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,077
5,881
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Lake
nutrients
turbulence
mixing
sediment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,957
5,626
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
solid waste
organic waste
sanitation
environment
water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,865
9,203
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
modelling
uncertainty
Bayesian statistics
environmental decision support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,479
3,759
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Environmental organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,146
6,574
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
cell biology
ecotoxicology
mechanistic toxicology
systems ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,998
6,235
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
geochemistry
aquatic chemistry
surface chemistry
water treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,711
4,278
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
trace elements
iron
colloids
biogeochemistry
speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,913
5,955
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Aquatic Microbial Ecology
Environmental Microbiology
Lakes
Biogeochemistry
Environmental antibiotic resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,801
7,623
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
urban water management
micropollutants
passive samplers
urban wet-weather discharges
illicit drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,816
5,639
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Phytoplankton Community Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,013
5,863
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Groundwater
Hydrogeology
Water
Remediation
Natural Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,967
3,804
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,375
115
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Urs von Gunten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,038
28,954
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,925
379
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ole Seehausen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,659
12,764
0.416
adaptive radiation
biodiversity
ecology
evolutionary biology
speciation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,564
438
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Juliane Hollender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,426
17,823
0.627
Organic trace analysis
Environmental Fate
Biotransformation
Non-target analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,104
508
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bernhard Truffer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,893
14,726
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,621
517
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hong Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,558
14,492
0.567
Water-Food-Environment-Trade nexus
Water Management
Virtual Water
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,322
732
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Heinz Singer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,648
10,401
0.529
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Mass Spectrometry
non-target Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,126
793
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christa McArdell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,677
8,554
0.458
Environmental Chemistry
Organic Trace Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,126
885
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Heiko Gebauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,240
10,459
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,376
923
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Florian Altermatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,664
12,853
0.771
Biodiversity
Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Aquatic Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,134
934
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Berg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,475
7,755
0.471
Environmental Sciences
Earth Science
Environmental Geochemistry
Risk Assessment
Water Resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,230
935
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eberhard Morgenroth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,455
8,413
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,648
957
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kathrin Fenner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,127
9,170
0.569
Environmental Chemistry
Microbial Biotransformation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,019
981
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Frederik Hammes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,822
8,504
0.537
Drinking water microbiology
flow cytometry
opportunistic pathogens
building plumbing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,944
1,133
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carsten J. Schubert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,077
5,881
0.418
Methane emission and oxidation
organic matter degradation
paleo reconstructions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,696
1,150
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alfred Wuest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,957
5,626
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,235
1,160
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christian Zurbrügg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,865
9,203
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,703
1,202
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter Reichert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,479
3,759
0.279
modelling
uncertainty
Bayesian statistics
environmental decision support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,858
1,227
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Hofstetter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,146
6,574
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,827
1,243
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Schirmer K
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,998
6,235
0.480
cell biology
ecotoxicology
mechanistic toxicology
systems ecotoxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,884
1,274
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stephan J. Hug
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,711
4,278
0.337
geochemistry
aquatic chemistry
surface chemistry
water treatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,781
1,362
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andreas Voegelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,913
5,955
0.500
trace elements
iron
colloids
biogeochemistry
speciation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,640
1,377
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Helmut Bürgmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,801
7,623
0.646
Aquatic Microbial Ecology
Environmental Microbiology
Lakes
Biogeochemistry
Environmental antibiotic resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,348
1,496
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christoph Ort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,816
5,639
0.521
urban water management
micropollutants
passive samplers
urban wet-weather discharges
illicit drugs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,646
1,621
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anita Narwani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,013
5,863
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,387
1,781
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mario Schirmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,967
3,804
0.424