Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 15 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
Wolfram Birmili
indoor air pollution
aerosol particles
particulate matter
ultrafine particles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,664
4,975
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Germany
Jutta Fastner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,182
2,621
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Germany
Graeff, Thomas
hydrology
models
salinization
statistics
ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
544
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Germany
Christian Schuster
Science communication I Climate Adaptation I Remote Sensing I GIS I Environmental burden of disease I Vulnerability to urban hea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,189
505
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Germany
Andreas Gies
Umwelt und Gesundheit twitter:@GiesAndreas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
158
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Germany
Holger Göttel
Klima
Emissionen
Emissionshandel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
77
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Germany
Martin Lange
transportation
alternative fuels
electromobility
semiconductors
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
192
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Germany
Philipp Gaertner
Remote Sensing
Forest Disturbance
Time Series Analysis
R
OSGEO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
554
360
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Germany
Marcel J. Dorsch
Global Climate Governance / Sustainability Transformation / Political Theory / Sustainable Digital Age / Global Commons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
362
0.749

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Germany
Dirk Messner
sustainability sciences
climate and human wealth
international cooperation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448
29
0.065
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Germany
Diana Sorg
Animal Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
252
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Germany
Jens Günther
Sustainable Resource Management
Resource policy
Circular Economy
bioeconomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
157
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Germany
Milton Aurelio Uba De Andrade Junior
Environmental Science
Renewable Energy
Conservation Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
158
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Germany
Ulrike Wachotsch
tourism
environment
mobility
climate change
bicycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
67
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Germany
Markus Deutsch
ornithology
ecology
conservation biology
ecotoxicology
pesticide regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
30
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,192
Germany
2,129
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wolfram Birmili
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,664
4,975
0.282
indoor air pollution
aerosol particles
particulate matter
ultrafine particles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,849
Germany
4,810
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jutta Fastner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,182
2,621
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,853
Germany
19,263
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Graeff, Thomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
544
0.361
hydrology
models
salinization
statistics
ecotoxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,866
Germany
21,728
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christian Schuster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,189
505
0.425
Science communication I Climate Adaptation I Remote Sensing I GIS I Environmental burden of disease I Vulnerability to urban hea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
765,796
Germany
25,974
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andreas Gies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
158
0.197
Umwelt und Gesundheit twitter:@GiesAndreas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806,286
Germany
27,224
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Holger Göttel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
77
0.108
Klima
Emissionen
Emissionshandel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
831,322
Germany
27,988
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin Lange
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
192
0.290
transportation
alternative fuels
electromobility
semiconductors
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
890,205
Germany
29,927
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Philipp Gaertner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
554
360
0.650
Remote Sensing
Forest Disturbance
Time Series Analysis
R
OSGEO
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,907
Germany
31,796
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marcel J. Dorsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
362
0.749
Global Climate Governance / Sustainability Transformation / Political Theory / Sustainable Digital Age / Global Commons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
975,239
Germany
32,950
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dirk Messner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448
29
0.065
sustainability sciences
climate and human wealth
international cooperation

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,090,051
Germany
36,941
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Diana Sorg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
252
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,271,067
Germany
43,007
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jens Günther
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
157
0.714
Sustainable Resource Management
Resource policy
Circular Economy
bioeconomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,392,504
Germany
46,630
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Milton Aurelio Uba De Andrade Junior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
158
0.946
Environmental Science
Renewable Energy
Conservation Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,567,358
Germany
51,556
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ulrike Wachotsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
67
0.593
tourism
environment
mobility
climate change
bicycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,862,504
Germany
58,930
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Markus Deutsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
30
0.566
ornithology
ecology
conservation biology
ecotoxicology
pesticide regulation
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