Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 43 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
H2H Marketing
Business Marketing
B2B Brand Managemen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,110
1,448
0.352
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Industrial Ecology
Sustainability
Life Cycle Assessment
Carbon Footprinting
Resource Efficienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,624
1,423
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Industry Studies
Innovation Research
Quantitative Marketing Researc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,099
1,438
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,837
425
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Luxury branding
global branding
consumer psycholog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,698
1,030
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sustainable Consumption
Market Researc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,538
1,165
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
"human development" "capability approach" CS
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,501
331
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Digital Management
AI and Innovatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,409
951
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Controlling
Management Control
Management Accounting
Finance
Chin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,278
526
0.412
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ethnography
Cross-Cultural Management
Paradigms / Methodology
New work / Virtual team
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
840
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Medical Informatics
Bioinformatics
Medical Image Processin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,027
258
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marketing Communication Strategic Communication Brand Management Communication Theor
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
860
342
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robotik und Künstliche Intelligen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
439
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
innovation management
technology management
sustainability
circular economy
green startup
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
494
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Werkstoffe
Werkstoffkunde
Werkstofftechnik
Werkstoffprüfun
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
256
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Management Control
Digital Transformation
Sustainabilit
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
326
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kreislaufwirtschaf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
400
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
betriebliche Informationssysteme
Umweltinformationssysteme
Umwelt Informatik
Database Engineerin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
109
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
181
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wirtschaftsinformatik
Digital Busines
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
125
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Optische 3D Messtechni
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
58
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Strategic Communication
Public Relations
Corporate History Communication
Unternehmenskommunikation
Ethi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
201
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Privacy
Innovation
Business Process Management
Process Mining
Information System
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
228
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
43
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Supply Chain Risk Management
Supply Chain Resilienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
179
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,553
10,322
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Waldemar Pfoertsch
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,110
1,448
0.352
H2H Marketing
Business Marketing
B2B Brand Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,606
11,349
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Schmidt Mario
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,624
1,423
0.393
Industrial Ecology
Sustainability
Life Cycle Assessment
Carbon Footprinting
Resource Efficienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,588
12,693
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thomas Cleff
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,099
1,438
0.464
Industry Studies
Innovation Research
Quantitative Marketing Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,775
17,742
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Harald Strotmann
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,837
425
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,262
18,551
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fernando Fastoso
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,698
1,030
0.607
Luxury branding
global branding
consumer psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
550,963
19,541
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrea K Eberhart née Moser
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,538
1,165
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,724
19,826
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Juergen Volkert
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,501
331
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,461
20,455
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matthias Handrich
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,409
951
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,112
21,511
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bernd Britzelmaier
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,278
526
0.412
Controlling
Management Control
Management Accounting
Finance
Chin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,955
21,804
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jasmin Mahadevan
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
840
0.676
Ethnography
Cross-Cultural Management
Paradigms / Methodology
New work / Virtual team
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,064
23,899
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sascha Seifert
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,027
258
0.251
Medical Informatics
Bioinformatics
Medical Image Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758,684
25,808
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jörg Tropp
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
860
342
0.398
Marketing Communication Strategic Communication Brand Management Communication Theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
761,147
25,881
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Norbert Schmitz
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
439
0.514
Robotik und Künstliche Intelligen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,627
25,960
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Claus Lang-Koetz
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
494
0.583
innovation management
technology management
sustainability
circular economy
green startup
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,698
28,212
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Norbert Jost
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
256
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
966,632
32,802
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patrick Kraus
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
326
0.668
Management Control
Digital Transformation
Sustainabilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
975,027
33,111
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carlo Burkhardt
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
400
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,006,341
34,196
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Heiko Thimm
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
109
0.245
betriebliche Informationssysteme
Umweltinformationssysteme
Umwelt Informatik
Database Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,069,555
36,372
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tobias Brönneke
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
181
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,116,246
37,961
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Weiß
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
125
0.367
Wirtschaftsinformatik
Digital Busines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,116,349
37,965
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stefan Kray
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
58
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,214,739
41,248
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Felix Krebber
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
201
0.736
Strategic Communication
Public Relations
Corporate History Communication
Unternehmenskommunikation
Ethi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,288,987
43,440
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lukas Waidelich
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
228
0.979
Privacy
Innovation
Business Process Management
Process Mining
Information System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,325,275
44,505
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Markus-Oliver Schwaab
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
43
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,315,356
44,225
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Frank Schätter
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
179
0.810
Supply Chain Risk Management
Supply Chain Resilienc