Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
15,336
7,871
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Virology
Influenza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,416
5,258
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,578
2,762
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Aging
Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,489
4,503
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
MPN
Leukemia
Stem Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,063
4,156
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,448
3,826
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Pathology
Emerging infectious diseases
Influenza
African swine fever
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,157
3,003
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ebola virus
filoviruses
reverse genetics
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,088
2,701
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
biology of aging
genomics
genetics
evolutionary biology
microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,966
2,804
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
adaptive stress responses
metabolism
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,736
2,200
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,572
2,364
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Arenavirus Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,535
2,069
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Metabolism
Chemical crosstalk
Health & Disease
Microbes & Humans
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,524
3,312
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
stem cells
epigenetics
ageing
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,909
2,763
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Protein folding
proteostasis
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,720
1,999
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Virology
Influenza
Molecular Biology
Diagnosis
Vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,576
2,151
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Gene Regulation
Transcription Factors
Gene Regulatory Networks
p53
Cell Cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,526
2,889
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,082
2,554
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,565
1,648
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Whole-Genome-Sequencing
Humand and animal Health
Genotyping
Outbreak Analysis
Antimicrobial resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,514
1,635
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,362
1,409
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Genome instability
hiPS and hES
Human diseases modeling
Gene targeting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,301
1,272
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
transcription
aging
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,273
1,619
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Animal Behaviour
Animal Welfare
Ethology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,201
1,323
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Bioeconomy
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,168
581
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,047
2,532
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gang Pei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,336
7,871
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,283
3,712
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Timm Harder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,416
5,258
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,434
5,718
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stefan Finke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,578
2,762
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,124
5,795
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Claudia Waskow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,489
4,503
0.601
Aging
Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,590
7,130
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Florian H. Heidel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,063
4,156
0.685
MPN
Leukemia
Stem Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,425
7,817
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anne Pohlmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,448
3,826
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,776
8,165
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Angele Breithaupt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,157
3,003
0.582
Pathology
Emerging infectious diseases
Influenza
African swine fever
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,351
8,249
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas Hoenen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,088
2,701
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,271
8,423
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dario Riccardo Valenzano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,966
2,804
0.565
biology of aging
genomics
genetics
evolutionary biology
microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,896
8,786
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Maria Ermolaeva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,736
2,200
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,039
9,005
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Björn Petersen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,572
2,364
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,726
9,062
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Allison Groseth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,535
2,069
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,234
9,083
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Clara Correia-Melo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,524
3,312
0.732
Metabolism
Chemical crosstalk
Health & Disease
Microbes & Humans
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,654
10,219
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francesco Neri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,909
2,763
0.707
stem cells
epigenetics
ageing
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,921
10,618
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Janine Kirstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,720
1,999
0.537
Protein folding
proteostasis
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,241
10,930
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
El-Sayed M. Abdelwhab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,576
2,151
0.602
Virology
Influenza
Molecular Biology
Diagnosis
Vaccines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,627
11,067
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Fischer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,526
2,889
0.819
Gene Regulation
Transcription Factors
Gene Regulatory Networks
p53
Cell Cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,644
12,180
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Julia Fröbel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,082
2,554
0.829
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,005
13,836
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jörn Gethmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,565
1,648
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,778
14,011
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
J Linde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,514
1,635
0.650
Whole-Genome-Sequencing
Humand and animal Health
Genotyping
Outbreak Analysis
Antimicrobial resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,878
14,599
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Timo Homeier-Bachmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,362
1,409
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,589
14,867
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xiaobing Qing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,301
1,272
0.553
Genome instability
hiPS and hES
Human diseases modeling
Gene targeting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,163
14,984
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bjoern von Eyss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,273
1,619
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,859
15,283
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
E. Tobias Krause
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,201
1,323
0.601
Animal Behaviour
Animal Welfare
Ethology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,500
15,434
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rainer Cramm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,168
581
0.268
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Bioeconomy
Virology