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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 27 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
Placebo
Nocebo
Integrative Medicine
Health Promotion
Medical Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,508
3,412
0.524
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
health promotion
medical psychology
resilience
mindfulness
spiritualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,861
2,570
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ultrafast Laser Science
Attosecond Science
XUV Optics
Ultrafast Nanoplasmonics
Photoelectron Spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
986
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Environmental Microbiology
Food and Human Microbiology
Biocide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,818
1,861
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Environmental and Analytical Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Biosensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,500
816
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Extended Reality
Computer Graphics
Computer Vision
Human-Computer Interaction
GenA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,471
2,443
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Software Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Software Engineering Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,147
2,007
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
physics
sensors
microfluidics
analytical chemistry
analytical bio-chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,014
665
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
protein Interaktionen
biomateria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
1,302
0.437
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Security
A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
1,775
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Regional Economics
Migratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
438
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
"Virtual Reality"
"Social Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
742
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Institute of Bioanalysis
Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Art
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
768
765
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Deep Learning
Sensor Data Processing
Autonomous Drivin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
762
342
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
future skills
software engineering
andragogy
learning and teaching
vocational educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
294
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fluid Mechanics
Turbomachinery
CFD
Aerodynamics
Hydrodynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
257
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
HC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
421
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nonprofit and Culture Management
Human behavior especially employees and volunteers
marketing
diversit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
336
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Computer Graphics
Real-Time Rendering
Geometric Modelling
Parallel Computing
Multicore Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
138
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Microbiology
Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360
359
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Capacitive Touch
Force Sensing
Active Haptic
Displays
Interactive Surface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
83
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Versicherungsaufsicht (Solvency II)
Nachhaltigkeit(srisiken)
KI-Governance/-Ethik
Controlling/KL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
125
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Psychologie
Architektur
Desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
21
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Health Promotion
Health Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Software Engineering
Databases
Data Minin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
6
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,424
7,018
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karin Meißner
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,508
3,412
0.524
Placebo
Nocebo
Integrative Medicine
Health Promotion
Medical Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,096
9,014
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Niko Kohls
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,861
2,570
0.529
health promotion
medical psychology
resilience
mindfulness
spiritualit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,216
9,723
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thorsten Uphues
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
986
0.223
Ultrafast Laser Science
Attosecond Science
XUV Optics
Ultrafast Nanoplasmonics
Photoelectron Spectroscop
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,080
10,921
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthias Noll
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,818
1,861
0.487
Environmental Microbiology
Food and Human Microbiology
Biocide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,697
11,645
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gerd Uwe Flechsig
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,500
816
0.233
Environmental and Analytical Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Biosensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,782
11,708
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jens Grubert
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,471
2,443
0.704
Extended Reality
Computer Graphics
Computer Vision
Human-Computer Interaction
GenA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,558
12,557
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dieter Landes
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,147
2,007
0.638
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Software Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Software Engineering Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,289
12,952
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Klaus Stefan Drese
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,014
665
0.221
physics
sensors
microfluidics
analytical chemistry
analytical bio-chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,438
13,049
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stefan Kalkhof
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
1,302
0.437
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
protein Interaktionen
biomateria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,527
17,288
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Markus Ring
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
1,775
0.925
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Security
A
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
654,506
22,655
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lutz Schneider
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
438
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687,588
23,680
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephan Streuber
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
742
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
798,443
27,058
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Benjawan Tanunchai
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
768
765
0.996
Institute of Bioanalysis
Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Art
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,474
27,145
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Georg Arbeiter
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
762
342
0.449
Deep Learning
Sensor Data Processing
Autonomous Drivin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
880,120
29,760
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yvonne Sedelmaier
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
294
0.484
future skills
software engineering
andragogy
learning and teaching
vocational educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
995,610
33,824
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philipp Epple
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
257
0.564
Fluid Mechanics
Turbomachinery
CFD
Aerodynamics
Hydrodynamic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,017,512
34,589
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Verena Biener
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
421
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,043,478
35,447
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hellen Gross
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
336
0.828
Nonprofit and Culture Management
Human behavior especially employees and volunteers
marketing
diversit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,054,384
35,853
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Quirin Meyer
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
138
0.348
Computer Graphics
Real-Time Rendering
Geometric Modelling
Parallel Computing
Multicore Computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,093,196
37,174
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shakhawat Hossen
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360
359
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,291,225
43,525
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martin Schmitt
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
83
0.356
Capacitive Touch
Force Sensing
Active Haptic
Displays
Interactive Surface
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,392,957
46,321
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mirko Kraft
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
125
0.658
Versicherungsaufsicht (Solvency II)
Nachhaltigkeit(srisiken)
KI-Governance/-Ethik
Controlling/KL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,112,020
62,235
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Heinrich
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
21
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,221,501
63,843
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christina Röhrich
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
Health Promotion
Health Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,272,442
64,575
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael Koch
Hochschule Coburg
Coburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
6
0.261
Software Engineering
Databases
Data Minin