Citation Rankings
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,951
110,164
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
experimental high-energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,582
33,808
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Molecular spin quantum technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,629
17,678
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Battery Supercapacitor Li Na K Mg carbon graphite anode IL Polymer electrolyte cathode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,566
40,596
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Photosynthesis
Plant Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,245
18,931
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Optics
Metamaterials
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,112
20,893
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Surface Science
Self-Assembled Monolayers
Oxide Surfaces
Vibrational Spectroscopy
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,276
17,419
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Organic Chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Total synthesis
Drug Delivery
Digital Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,865
18,949
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Turbulence Modeling
Environmental Flows
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,341
7,421
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
High Energy Physics
Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,249
8,039
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Astroparticle Physics Cosmic Rays Pierre Auger JEM-EUSO KASCADE-Grande
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,545
19,640
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biogeochemistry
biosphere-atmosphere exchange of trace gases
nutrient cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,136
20,162
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
extracellular vesicles
liquid biopsy
cancer research
drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,282
26,430
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biophysics
Spectroscopy
Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,450
12,088
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
nanostructured materials
high entropy materials
tuneable nanostructures
energy materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,337
16,748
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Radio Detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,335
15,074
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Astroparticle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,394
14,372
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Cosmic Magnetic Fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,245
14,853
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,021
20,730
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Information Systems
Intelligent Systems
Human-Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,747
11,251
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Semantic Web
Knowledge Management
Intelligent Systems
Semantic Web Services
Linked Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,044
4,082
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Physik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,747
6,158
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Theoretische Teilchenphysik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,699
10,653
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Theoretische Chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,181
8,060
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,046
13,854
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
626
19
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ralf Ulrich
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,951
110,164
0.505
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,399
34
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joerg Meyer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,582
33,808
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,536
210
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wolfgang Wernsdorfer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,629
17,678
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,946
228
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Passerini Stefano
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,566
40,596
0.601
Battery Supercapacitor Li Na K Mg carbon graphite anode IL Polymer electrolyte cathode
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,339
298
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hartmut Lichtenthaler
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,245
18,931
0.320
Photosynthesis
Plant Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,784
352
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Wegener
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,112
20,893
0.393
Optics
Metamaterials
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,892
395
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christof Wöll
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,276
17,419
0.353
Surface Science
Self-Assembled Monolayers
Oxide Surfaces
Vibrational Spectroscopy
Metal-Organic Frameworks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,305
523
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stefan Bräse
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,865
18,949
0.442
Organic Chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Total synthesis
Drug Delivery
Digital Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,572
532
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wolfgang Rodi
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,341
7,421
0.175
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Turbulence Modeling
Environmental Flows
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,612
534
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andreas Petzold
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,249
8,039
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,488
575
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andreas Haungs
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,545
19,640
0.484
Astroparticle Physics Cosmic Rays Pierre Auger JEM-EUSO KASCADE-Grande
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,880
639
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Butterbach Bahl
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,136
20,162
0.529
Biogeochemistry
biosphere-atmosphere exchange of trace gases
nutrient cycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,408
663
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Irina Nazarenko
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,282
26,430
0.709
extracellular vesicles
liquid biopsy
cancer research
drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,466
758
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gerd Ulrich Nienhaus
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,450
12,088
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,343
808
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Horst Hahn
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,337
16,748
0.502
nanostructured materials
high entropy materials
tuneable nanostructures
energy materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,345
809
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tim Huege
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,335
15,074
0.452
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Radio Detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,186
946
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Darko Veberic
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,394
14,372
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,349
950
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Unger
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,245
14,853
0.491
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Cosmic Magnetic Fields
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,586
964
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Felix Studt
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,021
20,730
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,918
977
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alexander Maedche
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,747
11,251
0.378
Information Systems
Intelligent Systems
Human-Computer Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,797
1,007
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rudi Studer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,044
4,082
0.141
Semantic Web
Knowledge Management
Intelligent Systems
Semantic Web Services
Linked Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,172
1,024
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hilbert von Löhneysen
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,747
6,158
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,217
1,027
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Matthias Steinhauser
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,699
10,653
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,886
1,061
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wim Klopper
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,181
8,060
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,065
1,066
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jan Dierk Grunwaldt
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,046
13,854
0.494