Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 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
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,211
115,796
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
experimental high-energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,072
35,398
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Molecular spin quantum technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,240
18,286
0.257
* 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
69,824
42,781
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Photosynthesis
Plant Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,291
19,868
0.330
* 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
54,202
21,917
0.404
* 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
49,985
18,086
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
High Energy Physics
Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,078
10,953
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Organic Chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Total synthesis
Drug Delivery
Digital Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,666
19,798
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Turbulence Modeling
Environmental Flows
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,753
7,732
0.181
* 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
41,636
20,739
0.498
* 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
39,304
21,267
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biophysics
Spectroscopy
Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,943
12,543
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
nanostructured materials
high entropy materials
tuneable nanostructures
energy materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,489
17,846
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Radio Detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,028
15,800
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
extracellular vesicles
liquid biopsy
cancer research
drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,535
25,406
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,102
21,761
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Astroparticle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,984
15,016
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Cosmic Magnetic Fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,895
15,550
0.503
* 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
30,606
12,063
0.394
* 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
29,257
4,234
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Theoretische Teilchenphysik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,133
11,085
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Physik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,992
6,391
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,843
14,632
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Theoretische Chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,512
8,378
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619
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
224,211
115,796
0.516
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,435
38
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joerg Meyer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,072
35,398
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,642
216
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wolfgang Wernsdorfer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,240
18,286
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,841
223
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Passerini Stefano
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,824
42,781
0.613
Battery Supercapacitor Li Na K Mg carbon graphite anode IL Polymer electrolyte cathode
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,397
297
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hartmut Lichtenthaler
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,291
19,868
0.330
Photosynthesis
Plant Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,810
349
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Wegener
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,202
21,917
0.404
Optics
Metamaterials
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,026
400
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christof Wöll
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,985
18,086
0.362
Surface Science
Self-Assembled Monolayers
Oxide Surfaces
Vibrational Spectroscopy
Metal-Organic Frameworks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,339
481
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andreas Petzold
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,078
10,953
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,392
521
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stefan Bräse
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,666
19,798
0.453
Organic Chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Total synthesis
Drug Delivery
Digital Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,836
550
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wolfgang Rodi
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,753
7,732
0.181
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Turbulence Modeling
Environmental Flows
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,396
571
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andreas Haungs
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,636
20,739
0.498
Astroparticle Physics Cosmic Rays Pierre Auger JEM-EUSO KASCADE-Grande
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,698
635
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Butterbach Bahl
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,304
21,267
0.541
Biogeochemistry
biosphere-atmosphere exchange of trace gases
nutrient cycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,680
772
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gerd Ulrich Nienhaus
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,943
12,543
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,036
787
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Horst Hahn
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,489
17,846
0.517
nanostructured materials
high entropy materials
tuneable nanostructures
energy materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,393
810
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tim Huege
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,028
15,800
0.464
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Radio Detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,809
836
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Irina Nazarenko
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,535
25,406
0.758
extracellular vesicles
liquid biopsy
cancer research
drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,186
947
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Felix Studt
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,102
21,761
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,303
954
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Darko Veberic
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,984
15,016
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,384
958
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Unger
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,895
15,550
0.503
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Cosmic Magnetic Fields
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,678
970
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alexander Maedche
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,606
12,063
0.394
Information Systems
Intelligent Systems
Human-Computer Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,326
1,030
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rudi Studer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,257
4,234
0.145
Semantic Web
Knowledge Management
Intelligent Systems
Semantic Web Services
Linked Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,478
1,039
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matthias Steinhauser
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,133
11,085
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,652
1,049
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hilbert von Löhneysen
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,992
6,391
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,834
1,055
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jan Dierk Grunwaldt
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,843
14,632
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,263
1,074
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wim Klopper
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,512
8,378
0.294