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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 37 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Natural fibres
Biological materials
Bio-based composites
Bioinspired materials
Biomimetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,058
3,732
0.463
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,104
3,950
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fisheries
Fisheries Management
Ecology
Conservatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,951
2,434
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bioprocess Development
Marine Biotechnology
Industrial Biotechnology
Microalga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,939
692
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biological Structures and Biomimetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
900
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Organization
Career
Responsible Change Work
Change Agents
Creativit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
396
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Information Theory
Communications
Statistical Learning
Edge Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,053
644
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
International Economics
Development Economics
Economic History
Weltwirtschaftslehre
Entwicklungsökonomi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
93
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Electrolysis
Synfuels
Renewables
Biomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
258
0.529
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
crowdsourcing
open innovation
platform economy
innovation competencie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
328
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Offshore Wind
Grouted Joints
Finite Element Analysis
Steel Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
98
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Digital Business
Digital Transformation
Digital Innovation
Service Innovation
Industrial Service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
290
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Asset pricing
Portfolio optimization
ESG
Banking
Efficienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
182
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microwave Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
30
0.081
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
International Accounting
Financial Reportin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
144
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
125
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
82
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Automated Test
Digitization
Optical Metrology
AOI
Embedded System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
73
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Institutional Economics
Political Economy
State Business Relations
Economic Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
164
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
110
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Architecture
Construction
Structural Design
Structural Analysis
Timber Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
87
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
mobile systems
interactive systems
electronic entertainmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
15
0.094
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
tourism development
mega-cruise tourism
sociocultural impacts
Middle Eas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
102
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Psychology & Psychometrics
Cultures of Innovation
HRM & Leadership
Cross-Cultural Behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
46
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Family business
leadership culture
microfinanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
23
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,564
5,653
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jörg Müssig
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,058
3,732
0.463
Natural fibres
Biological materials
Bio-based composites
Bioinspired materials
Biomimetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,974
8,653
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sabrina Hegner
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,104
3,950
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,929
10,619
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thomas Klefoth
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,951
2,434
0.616
Fisheries
Fisheries Management
Ecology
Conservatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,339
13,178
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gerd Kloeck
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,939
692
0.235
Bioprocess Development
Marine Biotechnology
Industrial Biotechnology
Microalga
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,688
18,639
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan-Henning Dirks
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
900
0.535
Biological Structures and Biomimetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,471
23,086
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Svenja Tams
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
396
0.358
Organization
Career
Responsible Change Work
Change Agents
Creativit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,900
23,626
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mario Goldenbaum
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,053
644
0.612
Information Theory
Communications
Statistical Learning
Edge Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
932,975
31,632
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hans Heinrich Bass
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
93
0.175
International Economics
Development Economics
Economic History
Weltwirtschaftslehre
Entwicklungsökonomi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
967,400
32,829
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lars Juergensen
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
258
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
993,688
33,756
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brita Schemmann
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
328
0.716
crowdsourcing
open innovation
platform economy
innovation competencie
Smart Institutional Plan
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,047,187
35,586
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephan Lochte-Holtgreven
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
98
0.243
Offshore Wind
Grouted Joints
Finite Element Analysis
Steel Structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,068,796
36,336
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Erdem Galipoğlu|Erdem Galipoglu, Erdem Galipoglou
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
290
0.759
Digital Business
Digital Transformation
Digital Innovation
Service Innovation
Industrial Service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,071,409
36,430
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Armin Varmaz
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
182
0.479
Asset pricing
Portfolio optimization
ESG
Banking
Efficienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,082,787
36,825
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sören F Peik
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
30
0.081
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,097,691
37,355
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stefan Veith
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
144
0.403
International Accounting
Financial Reportin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,144,071
38,879
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marc Gutermann
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
125
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,209,409
41,073
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Wittmaier
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
82
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,224,919
41,548
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Friedrich Fleischmann
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
73
0.272
Automated Test
Digitization
Optical Metrology
AOI
Embedded System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,336,545
44,832
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mohamed Ismail Sabry
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
164
0.774
Institutional Economics
Political Economy
State Business Relations
Economic Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,349,092
45,166
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Winfried Osthorst
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
110
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,480,055
48,615
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Felipe Riola-Parada
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
87
0.540
Architecture
Construction
Structural Design
Structural Analysis
Timber Structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,487,162
48,796
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Helmut Eirund
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
15
0.094
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,589,330
51,354
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Manuela Gutberlet
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
102
0.785
tourism development
mega-cruise tourism
sociocultural impacts
Middle Eas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,730,732
54,709
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mayank Golpelwar
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
46
0.469
Psychology & Psychometrics
Cultures of Innovation
HRM & Leadership
Cross-Cultural Behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,815,636
56,605
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tim Goydke
Hochschule Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
23
0.280
Family business
leadership culture
microfinanc