Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
7,358
2,359
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
GRC
Management Accounting
Digital Transformation
Family Firms
Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,661
1,483
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Wear
Surface engineering
Superconductivity
Biopolymers
Thin films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
419
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Statistische Versuchsplanung (Design of Experiment)
Statistik im Qualitätsmanagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,535
269
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
machine learning
multimodal fusion
personalization
speech understanding
human machine interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
429
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Medical Imaging Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
609
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Internet of Things
Business Model Innovation
Blockchain Technology
Metaverse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
783
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Machine Learning and Human-Centered AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,096
1,022
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
B-to-B marketing
negotiation
pricing
market research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
589
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung
Eventmanagement
Projektmanagement
Mathematische Modellbildung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
364
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Research and Development
Science Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
819
417
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
analytical chemistry
MALDI-MS
imaging
organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
143
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Electrical Engineering
Renewable Energies
Active Power Filter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
427
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Data Management
Software Engineering
Modern Databases
Big Data
Process Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
117
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Analytische Chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
92
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Solid State Batteries
Functional Ceramics
Electron Microscopy
Thermoelectric
Interfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
180
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Foundry Simulation Aluminum Magnesium Lightweight
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
82
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Aeroacoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
212
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
All-solid-state batteries
Solid-state Li-ion electrolytes
Li-metal battery applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
180
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Continuing education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
73
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Electrochemistry
Lithium ion batteries
Liquid metal batteries
Lithium Sulfur batteries
Composite electroforming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
93
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
science communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
103
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Wireless Communications - Digital Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
88
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Optik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
70
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
AI
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Medical Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
Christian Neusüß
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,358
2,359
0.321
Patrick Ulrich
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,661
1,483
0.557
GRC
Management Accounting
Digital Transformation
Family Firms
Strategy
Joachim Albrecht
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
419
0.232
Wear
Surface engineering
Superconductivity
Biopolymers
Thin films
Wilhelm Kleppmann
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,535
269
0.175
Statistische Versuchsplanung (Design of Experiment)
Statistik im Qualitätsmanagement
Martin Heckmann
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
429
0.322
machine learning
multimodal fusion
personalization
speech understanding
human machine interaction
Andre Mastmeyer
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
609
0.464
Markus Weinberger
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
783
0.660
Internet of Things
Business Model Innovation
Blockchain Technology
Metaverse
Andreas Theissler
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,096
1,022
0.932
Machine Learning and Human-Centered AI
Ingmar Geiger
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
589
0.575
B-to-B marketing
negotiation
pricing
market research
Ulrich Holzbaur
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
364
0.416
Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung
Eventmanagement
Projektmanagement
Mathematische Modellbildung
Kristina Lakomek
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
819
417
0.509
Hans Dieter Junker
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
143
0.208
analytical chemistry
MALDI-MS
imaging
organic chemistry
Sabir Ouchen
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
427
0.810
Electrical Engineering
Renewable Energies
Active Power Filter
Gregor Grambow
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
117
0.229
Data Management
Software Engineering
Modern Databases
Big Data
Process Management
Dirk Flottmann
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
92
0.314
Pinar Kaya
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
180
0.779
Solid State Batteries
Functional Ceramics
Electron Microscopy
Thermoelectric
Interfaces
Lothar Kallien
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
82
0.369
Christof Ocker
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
212
0.964
Stefan Kreißl
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
180
0.938
All-solid-state batteries
Solid-state Li-ion electrolytes
Li-metal battery applications
Alexandra Jürgens
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
73
0.397
Wassima El Mofid
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
93
0.715
Electrochemistry
Lithium ion batteries
Liquid metal batteries
Lithium Sulfur batteries
Composite electroforming
Anna Frank
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
103
0.831
Stephan Ludwig
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
88
0.898
Wireless Communications - Digital Signal Processing
Uwe Bielke
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
70
0.986
Jan Gross
Hochschule Aalen
Aalen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
AI
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Medical Data Science