Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
Composites
Surface Technology
Bio-based Materials Technology
Thermochemistry and Thermoanalysis
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,580
3,168
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
CRM
Sales
Innovation
Marketing Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,754
2,306
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biophysics
Cell Mechanics
Cell Motility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,145
2,259
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Surface chemistry
Physical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,857
2,027
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Supply Chain Management
Industrie 4.0
IIOT
Digital Twin
Blockchain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,336
1,917
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Surgical Processes
Workflow
Computer Assisted Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,251
912
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Digital Business
Machine Learning
Agile Systems
Technology Marketing
Smart Cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,602
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Smart Grid
Business Analytics
Data Science
Machine Learning
Strategic Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
536
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Human Robot Collaboration
Face Analysis
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
931
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fashion Theory
International Management
E-Commerce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
1,011
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Medical Information Systems
Telehealth
Information Retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
144
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Management Accounting
Financial Accounting
Financial Reporting
Sustainability Reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
443
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,006
275
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Database Systems on Modern Hardware
High-performance data processing
Near-Data Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
928
415
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Human Resource Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
299
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Single molecule spectroscopy/microscopy
Microcavity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
796
593
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Process Analytical Technology
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
765
598
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Process analysis
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
655
337
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
HRM
change management
organisation development
organisational learning
organisational design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
439
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Smart Textiles
Functional Printing
Printed Electronics
Organic Solar Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
641
204
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Scientific Computing
Financial Derivatives
Data Science
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
164
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
MMIC design
SiGe technologies
GaN technology
fast high voltage characterization systems
RF Switched Power Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
591
69
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Service Science
Value Chain Resillience
Environmental Computing
IT-Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
399
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Strategy
Sustainability
Climate Change
System Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
370
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Macroeconomics
Dynamics
Political Economy
Data Science & AI & ML
Stochastic Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
529
299
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,056
6,593
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andreas Kandelbauer
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,580
3,168
0.481
Composites
Surface Technology
Bio-based Materials Technology
Thermochemistry and Thermoanalysis
Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,641
7,466
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Oliver Götz
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,754
2,306
0.401
CRM
Sales
Innovation
Marketing Strategy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,233
8,177
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ralf Kemkemer
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,145
2,259
0.439
Biophysics
Cell Mechanics
Cell Motility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,783
8,589
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rumen Krastev
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,857
2,027
0.417
Surface chemistry
Physical chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,302
9,405
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel Palm
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,336
1,917
0.442
Supply Chain Management
Industrie 4.0
IIOT
Digital Twin
Blockchain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,088
15,068
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Oliver Burgert
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,251
912
0.405
Surgical Processes
Workflow
Computer Assisted Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,713
17,191
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexander Rossmann
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,602
0.889
Digital Business
Machine Learning
Agile Systems
Technology Marketing
Smart Cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,473
20,120
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Clemens van Dinther|Clemens Czernohous
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
536
0.396
Smart Grid
Business Analytics
Data Science
Machine Learning
Strategic Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,490
21,310
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthias Rätsch
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
931
0.773
Human Robot Collaboration
Face Analysis
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,181
21,351
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jochen Strähle
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
1,011
0.843
Fashion Theory
International Management
E-Commerce
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,493
22,174
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christian Thies
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
144
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,983
23,089
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michel Charifzadeh
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
443
0.433
Management Accounting
Financial Accounting
Financial Reporting
Sustainability Reporting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,498
23,274
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wolfgang Blochinger
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,006
275
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,376
24,142
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ilia Petrov
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
928
415
0.447
Database Systems on Modern Hardware
High-performance data processing
Near-Data Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,009
24,853
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hermann Lassleben
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
299
0.345
Human Resource Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,033
25,754
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Frank Wackenhut
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
796
593
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
773,760
26,165
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Karsten Rebner
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
765
598
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
827,032
27,785
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Barbara Boldrini
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
655
337
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829,931
27,877
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Arjan Kozica
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
439
0.676
HRM
change management
organisation development
organisational learning
organisational design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,336
28,012
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tino Zillger
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
641
204
0.318
Smart Textiles
Functional Printing
Printed Electronics
Organic Solar Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
853,879
28,650
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Volker Reichenberger
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
164
0.272
Scientific Computing
Financial Derivatives
Data Science
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
860,854
28,867
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ertuğrul Sönmez
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
591
69
0.117
MMIC design
SiGe technologies
GaN technology
fast high voltage characterization systems
RF Switched Power Electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
890,735
29,887
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dieter Hertweck
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
399
0.742
Service Science
Value Chain Resillience
Environmental Computing
IT-Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
890,772
29,889
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Florian Kapmeier
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
370
0.688
Strategy
Sustainability
Climate Change
System Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
896,476
30,082
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bodo Herzog
Hochschule Reutlingen
Reutlingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
529
299
0.565
Macroeconomics
Dynamics
Political Economy
Data Science & AI & ML
Stochastic Simulation