Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung 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
Agro-Ecology
Land use
Biodiversity
Conservation
Assessments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,784
31,750
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
biological invasions
climate change impacts
urban ecology
spatial analyses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,846
30,559
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Theoretical Ecology
Ecological Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,046
17,153
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Urban ecology
land use modelling
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,875
25,070
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Effects of subacute concentrations of environmental compounds
microbial ecology
integration of omics data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,669
17,897
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Community Ecology
Plant Ecology
Biological Invasions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,176
13,051
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Soil Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,432
16,584
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecotoxicology
Pesticide
Ecology
One Health
Multiple Stressor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,213
12,346
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Mikrobielle Ökologie
Mikrobiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,350
6,876
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,837
8,664
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
population genetics
invasive species
genetic variation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,820
9,387
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,203
7,935
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
soil microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,039
11,359
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Environmental Science
Biodiversity
Socio-Ecological Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,859
10,136
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Effect Directed Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,801
10,084
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
inborn errors of metabolism
LC-MS
analytical chemistry
perfluorinated substances
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,091
8,745
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
ecotoxicology
mixture toxicity
environmental risk assessment
aquatic sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,644
6,534
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
digital landscape ecology
urban ecosystem services
nature-based solutions
environmental justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,185
12,481
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Environmental Geosciences
Computational Geosciences
Data Science
OpenGeoSys Project
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,098
7,311
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Molecular microbial ecology
Microbiomes and ecosystem health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,659
11,346
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Hydrology
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,307
8,566
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,040
8,663
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
bioinformatics
non-coding RNA
secondary structure
machine learning
deep learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,771
3,410
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,599
5,179
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
electrobiotechnology
electrochemistry
microbiology
electromicrobiology
electrosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,550
6,595
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,922
358
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Josef Settele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,784
31,750
0.590
Agro-Ecology
Land use
Biodiversity
Conservation
Assessments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,163
369
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ingolf Kühn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,846
30,559
0.578
biological invasions
climate change impacts
urban ecology
spatial analyses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,262
613
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Volker Grimm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,046
17,153
0.428
Theoretical Ecology
Ecological Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,740
775
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dagmar Haase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,875
25,070
0.719
Urban ecology
land use modelling
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,611
920
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martin Von Bergen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,669
17,897
0.565
Effects of subacute concentrations of environmental compounds
microbial ecology
integration of omics data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,425
1,034
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stefan Klotz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,176
13,051
0.447
Community Ecology
Plant Ecology
Biological Invasions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,153
1,181
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Francois Buscot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,432
16,584
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,972
1,338
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matthias Liess
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,213
12,346
0.510
Ecotoxicology
Pesticide
Ecology
One Health
Multiple Stressor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,651
1,515
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hauke Harms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,350
6,876
0.308
Mikrobielle Ökologie
Mikrobiologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,832
1,561
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hans Richnow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,837
8,664
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,499
2,046
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Walter Durka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,820
9,387
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,844
2,165
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Matthias Kästner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,203
7,935
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,426
2,186
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Evgenia Blagodatskaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,039
11,359
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,104
2,224
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ralf Seppelt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,859
10,136
0.601
Environmental Science
Biodiversity
Socio-Ecological Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,343
2,239
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Werner Brack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,801
10,084
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,473
2,383
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Urs Berger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,091
8,745
0.543
inborn errors of metabolism
LC-MS
analytical chemistry
perfluorinated substances
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,521
2,468
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rolf Altenburger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,644
6,534
0.418
ecotoxicology
mixture toxicity
environmental risk assessment
aquatic sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,789
2,562
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nadja Kabisch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,185
12,481
0.822
digital landscape ecology
urban ecosystem services
nature-based solutions
environmental justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,258
2,586
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Olaf Kolditz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,098
7,311
0.484
Environmental Geosciences
Computational Geosciences
Data Science
OpenGeoSys Project
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,562
2,699
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tesfaye Wubet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,659
11,346
0.774
Molecular microbial ecology
Microbiomes and ecosystem health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,554
2,799
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hans-Jörg Vogel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,307
8,566
0.599
Hydrology
Soil Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,173
2,866
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Martin Krauss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,040
8,663
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,570
3,235
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jana Schor (Née Hertel)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,771
3,410
0.267
bioinformatics
non-coding RNA
secondary structure
machine learning
deep learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,844
3,288
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Henle, K.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,599
5,179
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,199
3,302
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Falk Harnisch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,550
6,595
0.525
electrobiotechnology
electrochemistry
microbiology
electromicrobiology
electrosynthesis