Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München 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
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,584
148,708
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biomedicine
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,721
89,988
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,384
125,935
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Stroke
Dementia
Genetics
Imaging
Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,498
93,588
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Psychiatry
psychopharmacology
biological psychiatry
psychoses
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,824
27,560
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Drug Discovery & Development
Precision Medicine
Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,626
51,931
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Epidemiology Air pollution Cohort studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,953
43,236
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
astrophysics
cosmology
information theory
information field theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,271
57,624
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Atherosclerosis
Inflammation
non-coding RNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,188
33,873
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,572
33,579
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,066
47,296
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
nanophotonics
plasmonics
metamaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,101
39,208
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
natural language processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,490
32,696
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
large-scale structure
dark energy
galaxy clusters
cosmic microwave background
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,048
44,441
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Pathophysiology Cell Biology & Genetics of Pancreatic Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,512
33,686
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,352
9,528
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,051
29,386
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Vertigo
Balance
Orientation
Vestibular System
Eye Movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,834
19,533
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Nanoscience
Physical Chemistry of Interfaces
Porous Materials
Energy Conversion
Drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,783
26,209
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Schizophrenia
Neuroimaging
Neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,946
26,718
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
drug delivery
targeted protein and nucleic acid delivery
pharmaceutical biotechnology
nanotechnology
gene therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,195
11,682
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
economics
economics of education
economic growth
economic history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,200
23,509
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Lipoprotein metabolism
Diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,616
34,762
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
lymphoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,811
24,134
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Genetically tailored large animal models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,218
15,922
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Federica Legger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,584
148,708
0.523
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
H Erich Wichmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,721
89,988
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sascha Mehlhase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,384
125,935
0.520
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,047
27
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin Dichgans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,498
93,588
0.533
Stroke
Dementia
Genetics
Imaging
Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,592
73
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hans Jürgen Möller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,824
27,560
0.251
Psychiatry
psychopharmacology
biological psychiatry
psychoses
dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,699
80
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Harald Hampel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,626
51,931
0.483
Drug Discovery & Development
Precision Medicine
Alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,784
88
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joachim Heinrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,953
43,236
0.408
Epidemiology Air pollution Cohort studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,156
99
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Torsten Ensslin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,271
57,624
0.580
astrophysics
cosmology
information theory
information field theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,242
146
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christian Weber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,188
33,873
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,292
152
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Berthold Koletzko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,572
33,579
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,329
154
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Reinhard Pekrun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,066
47,296
0.569
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,422
158
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stefan A Maier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,101
39,208
0.478
nanophotonics
plasmonics
metamaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,589
166
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hinrich Schütze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,490
32,696
0.406
natural language processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,944
230
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jochen Weller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,048
44,441
0.644
large-scale structure
dark energy
galaxy clusters
cosmic microwave background
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,319
243
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Markus M. Lerch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,512
33,686
0.506
Pathophysiology Cell Biology & Genetics of Pancreatic Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,348
247
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gerd Binnig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,352
9,528
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,712
260
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Veit Hornung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,051
29,386
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,125
283
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Brandt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,834
19,533
0.316
Vertigo
Balance
Orientation
Vestibular System
Eye Movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,135
284
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Bein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,783
26,209
0.424
Nanoscience
Physical Chemistry of Interfaces
Porous Materials
Energy Conversion
Drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,107
327
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Falkai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,946
26,718
0.469
Schizophrenia
Neuroimaging
Neurobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,814
350
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ernst Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,195
11,682
0.216
drug delivery
targeted protein and nucleic acid delivery
pharmaceutical biotechnology
nanotechnology
gene therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,077
366
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ludger Woessmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,200
23,509
0.442
economics
economics of education
economic growth
economic history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,218
372
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Klaus Parhofer *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,616
34,762
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,452
380
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Martin Dreyling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,811
24,134
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,588
425
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eckhard Wolf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,218
15,922
0.330
Genetically tailored large animal models