Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 31 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
Germany
Gang Pei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,540
6,826
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Germany
Timm Harder
Virology
Influenza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,753
4,944
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Germany
Stefan Finke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,707
2,403
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Germany
Claudia Waskow
Aging
Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,619
4,109
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Germany
Florian H. Heidel
MPN
Leukemia
Stem Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,228
3,865
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Germany
Anne Pohlmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,715
3,749
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Germany
Angele Breithaupt
Pathology
Emerging infectious diseases
Influenza
African swine fever
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,315
2,944
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Germany
Thomas Hoenen
Ebola virus
filoviruses
reverse genetics
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,179
2,298
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Germany
Dario Riccardo Valenzano
biology of aging
genomics
genetics
evolutionary biology
microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,035
2,495
0.496

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Germany
Maria Ermolaeva
adaptive stress responses
metabolism
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,801
2,005
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Germany
Björn Petersen
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,649
2,089
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Germany
Clara Correia-Melo
Metabolism
Chemical crosstalk
Health & Disease
Microbes & Humans
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,642
3,073
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Germany
Allison Groseth
Arenavirus Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,622
1,776
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Germany
Francesco Neri
stem cells
epigenetics
ageing
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,000
2,449
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Germany
Janine Kirstein
Protein folding
proteostasis
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,795
1,776
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Germany
El-Sayed M. Abdelwhab
Virology
Influenza
Molecular Biology
Diagnosis
Vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,662
1,926
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Germany
Martin Fischer
Gene Regulation
Transcription Factors
Gene Regulatory Networks
p53
Cell Cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
2,651
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Germany
Jörn Gethmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,636
1,552
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Germany
J Linde
Whole-Genome-Sequencing
Humand and animal Health
Genotyping
Outbreak Analysis
Antimicrobial resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,568
1,446
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Germany
Timo Homeier-Bachmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
1,262
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Germany
Xiaobing Qing
Genome instability
hiPS and hES
Human diseases modeling
Gene targeting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,371
1,183
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Germany
Bjoern von Eyss
transcription
aging
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,346
1,502
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Germany
E. Tobias Krause
Animal Behaviour
Animal Welfare
Ethology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,235
1,193
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Germany
Julia Fröbel
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,227
1,405
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Germany
Sascha Knauf
Wildlife Health
One Health
Disease Reservoir Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
1,564
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,320
Germany
2,541
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gang Pei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,540
6,826
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,231
Germany
3,661
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Timm Harder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,753
4,944
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,711
Germany
5,725
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stefan Finke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,707
2,403
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,444
Germany
5,801
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Claudia Waskow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,619
4,109
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,378
Germany
7,081
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Florian H. Heidel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,228
3,865
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,438
Germany
7,642
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anne Pohlmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,715
3,749
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,912
Germany
8,099
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Angele Breithaupt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,315
2,944
0.554
Pathology
Emerging infectious diseases
Influenza
African swine fever
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,948
Germany
8,269
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas Hoenen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,179
2,298
0.444
Ebola virus
filoviruses
reverse genetics
virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,625
Germany
8,471
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dario Riccardo Valenzano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,035
2,495
0.496
biology of aging
genomics
genetics
evolutionary biology
microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,296
Germany
8,834
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Maria Ermolaeva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,801
2,005
0.418
adaptive stress responses
metabolism
aging

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,875
Germany
9,045
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Björn Petersen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,649
2,089
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,180
Germany
9,052
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Clara Correia-Melo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,642
3,073
0.662
Metabolism
Chemical crosstalk
Health & Disease
Microbes & Humans
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,084
Germany
9,082
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Allison Groseth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,622
1,776
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,241
Germany
10,216
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francesco Neri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,000
2,449
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,349
Germany
10,653
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Janine Kirstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,795
1,776
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,833
Germany
10,920
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
El-Sayed M. Abdelwhab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,662
1,926
0.526
Virology
Influenza
Molecular Biology
Diagnosis
Vaccines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,870
Germany
10,996
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Fischer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
2,651
0.730
Gene Regulation
Transcription Factors
Gene Regulatory Networks
p53
Cell Cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,739
Germany
13,795
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jörn Gethmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,636
1,552
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,213
Germany
14,046
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
J Linde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,568
1,446
0.563
Whole-Genome-Sequencing
Humand and animal Health
Genotyping
Outbreak Analysis
Antimicrobial resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,288
Germany
14,631
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Timo Homeier-Bachmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
1,262
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,708
Germany
14,796
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiaobing Qing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,371
1,183
0.499
Genome instability
hiPS and hES
Human diseases modeling
Gene targeting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,796
Germany
14,897
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bjoern von Eyss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,346
1,502
0.640
transcription
aging
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,388
Germany
15,355
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
E. Tobias Krause
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,235
1,193
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,402
Germany
15,393
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Julia Fröbel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,227
1,405
0.631
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,688
Germany
15,471
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sascha Knauf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
1,564
0.708
Wildlife Health
One Health
Disease Reservoir Systems
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