Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 258 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
Machine Learning
Numerical Simulation
Data Science
Parallelisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,150
12,016
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nuclear physics
nuclear astrophysics
detector development
accelerator physics
positron annihilation spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,257
7,550
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
laser plasma physics
high energy density physics
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,140
6,487
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Earth Observation
Deep Learning
AI4EO
Responsible AI
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,939
21,668
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Radiopharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,906
11,273
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Environmental Mineralogy
Redox Chemistry
Actinides
Soil Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,575
5,755
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
condensed matter physics
semiconductor nanostructures
ultrafast and THz spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,164
5,298
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Air pollution
aerosol microphysics
coupled chemistry-climate modeling
air quality remote sensing
air quality societal impact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,211
7,129
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Immunotherapy
Autoimmunity
CAR T cells
Bispecific Antibodies
Radioimmunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,746
5,367
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
QED QCD strong fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,302
6,316
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
accelerator mass spectrometry
nuclear astrophysics
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,719
6,382
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Laser plasma physics
high power laser development
advanced accelerator concepts
ion beam laser cooling
crystalline ion beams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,009
5,593
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Semiconductors
magnetism
ion beam physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,623
6,551
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ion Irradation
Ion Implantation
Magnetism
Spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,577
5,030
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
flexible electronics
wearable electronics
curvilinear magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,645
6,956
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Geometallurgy
Economic Geology
Petrology
Resource Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,055
5,432
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,840
2,815
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
hyperspectral imaging
machine learning
computer vision
RPAS
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,795
5,945
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
2D materials
transition-metal dichalcogenides and oxides
carbon-based nanostructures
clay-mineral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,787
5,626
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Magnetocaloric materials
magnetic shape memory alloys
e-field control of magnetism
hard magnetic films
multicaloric effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,468
2,565
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
plasma physics
laser plasma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,438
1,866
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cancer Research
Radiopharmacology
Molecular Imaging
Therapy Resistance
Tumor Microenvironment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,939
3,938
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Quantitative Ecology
Theoretical Ecology
Statistical Ecology
Movement Ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,823
5,806
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nuclear Astrophysics
Detector Technology
Nuclear Physics
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,809
3,195
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
HEP HED Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,972
1,535
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,348
201
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Steinbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,150
12,016
0.160
Machine Learning
Numerical Simulation
Data Science
Parallelisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,608
872
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andreas Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,257
7,550
0.227
Nuclear physics
nuclear astrophysics
detector development
accelerator physics
positron annihilation spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,368
1,108
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thomas E Cowan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,140
6,487
0.231
laser plasma physics
high energy density physics
nuclear physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,701
1,244
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pedram Ghamisi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,939
21,668
0.835
Earth Observation
Deep Learning
AI4EO
Responsible AI
Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,882
1,932
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Klaus Kopka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,906
11,273
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,623
2,150
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas Scheinost
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,575
5,755
0.327
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Environmental Mineralogy
Redox Chemistry
Actinides
Soil Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,168
2,221
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Manfred Helm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,164
5,298
0.309
condensed matter physics
semiconductor nanostructures
ultrafast and THz spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,323
2,424
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yunha Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,211
7,129
0.440
Air pollution
aerosol microphysics
coupled chemistry-climate modeling
air quality remote sensing
air quality societal impact
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,622
2,753
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Bachmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,746
5,367
0.364
Immunotherapy
Autoimmunity
CAR T cells
Bispecific Antibodies
Radioimmunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,212
2,877
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sebastian M. Schmidt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,302
6,316
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,796
3,024
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
A. Wallner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,719
6,382
0.465
accelerator mass spectrometry
nuclear astrophysics
nuclear physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,623
3,236
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ulrich Schramm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,009
5,593
0.430
Laser plasma physics
high power laser development
advanced accelerator concepts
ion beam laser cooling
crystalline ion beams
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,391
3,365
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shengqiang Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,623
6,551
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,712
3,381
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jürgen Fassbender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,577
5,030
0.400
Ion Irradation
Ion Implantation
Magnetism
Spintronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,295
3,709
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Denys Makarov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,645
6,956
0.597
flexible electronics
wearable electronics
curvilinear magnetism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,728
3,928
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jens Gutzmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,055
5,432
0.491
Geometallurgy
Economic Geology
Petrology
Resource Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,671
4,473
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Harald Schneider
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,840
2,815
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,184
4,489
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Gloaguen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,795
5,945
0.607
hyperspectral imaging
machine learning
computer vision
RPAS
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,280
4,493
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Agnieszka Kuc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,787
5,626
0.575
2D materials
transition-metal dichalcogenides and oxides
carbon-based nanostructures
clay-mineral
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,254
4,664
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sebastian Fähler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,468
2,565
0.271
Magnetocaloric materials
magnetic shape memory alloys
e-field control of magnetism
hard magnetic films
multicaloric effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,659
4,689
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hideaki Takabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,438
1,866
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,497
4,953
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jens Pietzsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,939
3,938
0.441
Cancer Research
Radiopharmacology
Molecular Imaging
Therapy Resistance
Tumor Microenvironment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,176
5,019
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Justin M. Calabrese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,823
5,806
0.658
Quantitative Ecology
Theoretical Ecology
Statistical Ecology
Movement Ecology
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,396
5,033
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniel Bemmerer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,809
3,195
0.363
Nuclear Astrophysics
Detector Technology
Nuclear Physics
Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,045
5,547
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anna Ferrari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,972
1,535
0.193