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
207,420
106,400
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,684
41,993
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Strong-field physics
attosecond science
ultrafast spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,192
49,188
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Laserphysik
Mikro- und Nanotechnologie
Optik
Photonik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,880
23,635
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
general relativity
gravitational waves
numerical relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,860
53,346
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Laserphysik
ultrakurze Pulse
Materialbearbeitung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,007
17,715
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
condensed matter theory
materials science
nanoscience
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,414
11,350
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Brain plasticity
Ageing
Epilepsy
Stroke
Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,303
13,292
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,135
11,596
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,234
11,433
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
magnetic resonance imaging
medical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,660
8,557
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Psychologie
Medizin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,578
10,409
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
nano optics
metamaterials
plasmonics
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,743
9,613
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
General Relativity
Gravitational-Waves
Data analysis
Multi-messenger astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,239
20,218
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,701
12,981
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Antimicrobial resistance
Respiratory Tract Infections
Vaccination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,070
10,645
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Metabolomics
Bioinformatics
Cheminformatics
Chemical Information
NFDI4Chem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,961
9,360
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Supercapacitors
lithium-ion batteries
ionic liquids
electrolytes
nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,116
8,795
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,884
7,052
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Marine Chemical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,498
6,304
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
atomic physics
AMO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,339
5,938
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Person Perception
Face Perception
Voice Perception
ERPs
Human Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,832
4,943
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Personality Development
Social Relationships
Personality
Partner Relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,667
6,870
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Operations Management
Scheduling
Logistics
Warehousing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,568
8,138
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Hämatologie und Infektiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,463
6,533
0.485
Jürgen Furthmüller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,420
106,400
0.513
Konrad Reinhart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,684
41,993
0.354
Adrian N Pfeiffer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,192
49,188
0.455
Strong-field physics
attosecond science
ultrafast spectroscopy
Andreas Tünnermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,880
23,635
0.353
Sebastiano Bernuzzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,860
53,346
0.922
general relativity
gravitational waves
numerical relativity
Stefan Nolte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,007
17,715
0.422
Laserphysik
ultrakurze Pulse
Materialbearbeitung
Friedhelm Bechstedt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,414
11,350
0.274
condensed matter theory
materials science
nanoscience
physics
Otto W Witte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,303
13,292
0.387
Brain plasticity
Ageing
Epilepsy
Stroke
Rehabilitation
Thomas Heinze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,135
11,596
0.361
Dieter Klemm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,234
11,433
0.405
Jürgen R Reichenbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,660
8,557
0.333
magnetic resonance imaging
medical physics
Bernhard Strauss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,578
10,409
0.424
Thomas Pertsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,743
9,613
0.442
nano optics
metamaterials
plasmonics
quantum optics
Matteo Breschi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,239
20,218
0.999
General Relativity
Gravitational-Waves
Data analysis
Multi-messenger astronomy
Marc Oliver Grimm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,701
12,981
0.733
Mathias Pletz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,070
10,645
0.662
Antimicrobial resistance
Respiratory Tract Infections
Vaccination
Christoph Steinbeck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,961
9,360
0.586
Metabolomics
Bioinformatics
Cheminformatics
Chemical Information
NFDI4Chem
Andrea Balducci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,116
8,795
0.582
Supercapacitors
lithium-ion batteries
ionic liquids
electrolytes
nanomaterials
Christian Hübner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,884
7,052
0.474
Georg Pohnert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,498
6,304
0.435
Stephan Fritzsche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,339
5,938
0.414
Stefan Schweinberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,832
4,943
0.357
Person Perception
Face Perception
Voice Perception
ERPs
Human Interaction
Franz J Neyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,667
6,870
0.503
Personality Development
Social Relationships
Personality
Partner Relationships
Nils Boysen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,568
8,138
0.600
Operations Management
Scheduling
Logistics
Warehousing
Marie Von Lilienfeld-Toal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,463
6,533
0.485