Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 840 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
Bioinformatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,861
43,675
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Soil science and Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,873
18,500
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
imaging
neuroscience
MRI
PET
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,293
15,355
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Surface Science
Tribology
Friction
Adhesion
Contact Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,780
10,126
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Electrocatalysis
Electrochemical Energy Conversion
Corrosion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,328
20,838
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
earth system data
earth system modelling
deep learning
data science
air quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,955
13,034
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Energy
hydrogen
fuel cells
electrolysis
systems analysis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,746
22,345
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biological Physics
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Fluid Dynamics
Mesoscale Simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,082
11,724
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Quantum computing
Superconducting quantum circuits
Superconductivity
Astronomical instrumentation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,009
21,380
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Condensed matter physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,971
5,204
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Structrual Biochemistry
Alzheimer Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Protein Aggregation
NMR Spectroscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,044
12,108
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
photovoltaics
solar cells
optoelectronics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,620
9,367
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Electron microscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,393
11,717
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,309
11,326
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Condensed Matter Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,263
8,868
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,620
16,977
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Self-assembly
nanocomposites
nanoparticles
microfluidics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,925
5,376
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
soil
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,917
11,046
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
device physics of solar cells
electroluminescence
solar cells
photovoltaics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,699
13,999
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Physik
Materials Science
Electron Microscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,628
2,785
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Fusion energy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,582
4,716
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Structural biology
electron cryo microscopy
cryo-EM
autophagy
protein aggregation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,207
8,436
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Festkörperphysik
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,990
5,703
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
aerosol
black carbon
atmospheric research
research infrastructures
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,722
5,661
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,694
8,831
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,683
309
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Anthony Bolger
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,861
43,675
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,613
577
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vereecken Harry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,873
18,500
0.442
Soil science and Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,962
596
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nadim Joni Shah
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,293
15,355
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,844
642
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bo Persson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,780
10,126
0.255
Surface Science
Tribology
Friction
Adhesion
Contact Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,120
652
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Karl Jj Mayrhofer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,328
20,838
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,848
887
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Schultz
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,955
13,034
0.396
earth system data
earth system modelling
deep learning
data science
air quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,104
897
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Detlef Stolten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,746
22,345
0.682
Energy
hydrogen
fuel cells
electrolysis
systems analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,915
1,011
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gerhard Gompper
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,082
11,724
0.390
Biological Physics
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Fluid Dynamics
Mesoscale Simulations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,290
1,066
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rami Barends
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,009
21,380
0.737
Quantum computing
Superconducting quantum circuits
Superconductivity
Astronomical instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,334
1,069
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ro Jones
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,971
5,204
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,492
1,117
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dieter Willbold
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,044
12,108
0.432
Structrual Biochemistry
Alzheimer Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Protein Aggregation
NMR Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,632
1,200
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Uwe Rau
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,620
9,367
0.352
photovoltaics
solar cells
optoelectronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,995
1,211
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,393
11,717
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,759
1,295
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Vaßen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,309
11,326
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,796
1,296
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gustav Bihlmayer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,263
8,868
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,049
1,338
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Paul Strachan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,620
16,977
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,263
1,402
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stephan Förster
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,925
5,376
0.225
Self-assembly
nanocomposites
nanoparticles
microfluidics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,279
1,403
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roland Bol
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,917
11,046
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,798
1,507
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Kirchartz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,699
13,999
0.617
device physics of solar cells
electroluminescence
solar cells
photovoltaics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,250
1,609
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Knut Urban
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,628
2,785
0.129
Physik
Materials Science
Electron Microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,367
1,617
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Volker Philipps
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,582
4,716
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,915
1,763
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carsten Sachse
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,207
8,436
0.417
Structural biology
electron cryo microscopy
cryo-EM
autophagy
protein aggregation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,614
1,785
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Claus M. Schneider
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,990
5,703
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,271
1,818
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andreas Petzold
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,722
5,661
0.287
aerosol
black carbon
atmospheric research
research infrastructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,453
1,825
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sebastijan Brezinsek
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,694
8,831
0.448