Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Goethe University Frankfurt 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
Green IT
High Performance Computing
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,271
49,182
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Theoretical Physics & Phenomenology: Heavy Ion Science
Astrophysics
Black Holes and Neutron Stars
Phases of Dense Hot Nuclear
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,512
27,514
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
AI Systems Engineering
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,288
29,523
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
nuclear physics
heavy-ion collisions
medical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,194
41,309
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Informatik
Physik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,215
40,201
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
bromodomains
kinases
structural biology
drug design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,956
24,966
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
relativistic astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,176
33,682
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Vascular biology
cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,102
11,186
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
oral drug absorption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,149
13,930
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,847
13,350
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,579
20,443
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,346
15,057
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Pharmakologie
Arzneimittelentwicklung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,026
12,812
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Autism
ADHD
Conduct Disorder
personalised diagnosis
personalised intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,626
20,787
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
occupational health psychology
work stress
well-being
emotional labor
workplace bullying
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,426
12,131
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
prejudice
identity
identification
discrimination
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,129
16,260
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Extracellular matrix
proteoglycans
inflammation
signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,776
16,329
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
private law
sociology of law
legal theory
contract law
legal pluralism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,861
8,936
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Random and nonautonomous dynamical systems
stochastic numerics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,833
10,415
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Geochronology
Isotope Geochemistry
LA-ICP-MS
Laser ablation ICP-MS
Petrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,758
18,143
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Physiology
Vascular Biology
Redoxregulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,176
9,690
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Atomic Physics
Molecular Physics
AMO
Attosecond Science
Cluster Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,599
10,059
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Epilepsy
Sleep
Genetics
Neurology
translational Epilepsy Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,367
15,477
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Brain Theory
Neuroscience of Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,180
2,686
0.095
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cellular Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Chemical Biology
Immunology
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,421
7,951
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,828
90
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thorsten Kollegger
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,271
49,182
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,626
119
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Horst Stoecker
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,512
27,514
0.297
Theoretical Physics & Phenomenology: Heavy Ion Science
Astrophysics
Black Holes and Neutron Stars
Phases of Dense Hot Nuclear
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,639
120
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Rammensee
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,288
29,523
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,071
185
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Igor Pshenichnov
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,194
41,309
0.542
nuclear physics
heavy-ion collisions
medical physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,413
203
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan De Cuveland
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,215
40,201
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,035
402
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stefan Knapp
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,956
24,966
0.500
bromodomains
kinases
structural biology
drug design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,955
452
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Luciano Rezzolla
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,176
33,682
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,662
538
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ingrid Fleming
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,102
11,186
0.260
Vascular biology
cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,204
608
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jennifer Dressman
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,149
13,930
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,373
622
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christoph Sarrazin
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,847
13,350
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,524
626
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Petra Döll
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,579
20,443
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,668
633
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Georg Auburger
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,346
15,057
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,872
643
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gerd Geisslinger
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,026
12,812
0.328
Pharmakologie
Arzneimittelentwicklung
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,099
649
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christine M. Freitag
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,626
20,787
0.538
Autism
ADHD
Conduct Disorder
personalised diagnosis
personalised intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,223
658
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zapf Dieter
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,426
12,131
0.316
occupational health psychology
work stress
well-being
emotional labor
workplace bullying
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,314
802
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rolf Van Dick
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,129
16,260
0.476
prejudice
identity
identification
discrimination
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,607
828
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Liliana Schaefer
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,776
16,329
0.483
Extracellular matrix
proteoglycans
inflammation
signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,385
910
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gunther Teubner
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,861
8,936
0.280
private law
sociology of law
legal theory
contract law
legal pluralism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,424
913
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Kloeden
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,833
10,415
0.327
Random and nonautonomous dynamical systems
stochastic numerics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,507
916
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Axel Gerdes
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,758
18,143
0.571
Geochronology
Isotope Geochemistry
LA-ICP-MS
Laser ablation ICP-MS
Petrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,167
985
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ralf P. Brandes
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,176
9,690
0.321
Physiology
Vascular Biology
Redoxregulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,925
1,015
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Reinhard Dörner|Reinhard Doerner, Reinhard Dorner
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,599
10,059
0.340
Atomic Physics
Molecular Physics
AMO
Attosecond Science
Cluster Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,446
1,078
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Felix Rosenow
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,367
15,477
0.546
Epilepsy
Sleep
Genetics
Neurology
translational Epilepsy Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,675
1,088
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christoph Von Der Malsburg
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,180
2,686
0.095
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,776
1,248
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robert Tampé
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,421
7,951
0.313
Cellular Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Chemical Biology
Immunology
Virology