Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München 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
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277,204
141,708
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biomedicine
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,474
87,208
0.332
* 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
235,732
119,825
0.508
* 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
171,060
89,389
0.523
* 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
108,499
26,598
0.245
* 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
104,934
49,480
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Epidemiology Air pollution Cohort studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,827
41,403
0.399
* 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
96,468
54,900
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Atherosclerosis
Inflammation
non-coding RNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,994
32,585
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,026
32,160
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
nanophotonics
plasmonics
metamaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,266
37,440
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,081
44,551
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
natural language processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,519
30,981
0.395
* 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
66,034
41,439
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,840
9,146
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Pathophysiology Cell Biology & Genetics of Pancreatic Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,853
32,107
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,708
28,095
0.448
* 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
61,059
18,876
0.309
* 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
60,809
25,277
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Schizophrenia
Neuroimaging
Neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,712
25,552
0.459
* 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
53,870
11,397
0.212
* 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
51,741
22,265
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Lipoprotein metabolism
Diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,324
33,538
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
lymphoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,677
23,122
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Genetically tailored large animal models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,593
15,356
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Federica Legger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277,204
141,708
0.511
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334
12
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
H Erich Wichmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,474
87,208
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sascha Mehlhase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,732
119,825
0.508
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,052
27
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin Dichgans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,060
89,389
0.523
Stroke
Dementia
Genetics
Imaging
Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,526
70
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hans Jürgen Möller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,499
26,598
0.245
Psychiatry
psychopharmacology
biological psychiatry
psychoses
dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,715
84
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Harald Hampel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,934
49,480
0.472
Drug Discovery & Development
Precision Medicine
Alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,767
86
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joachim Heinrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,827
41,403
0.399
Epidemiology Air pollution Cohort studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,202
102
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Torsten Ensslin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,468
54,900
0.569
astrophysics
cosmology
information theory
information field theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,184
146
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christian Weber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,994
32,585
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,264
149
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Berthold Koletzko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,026
32,160
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,434
160
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stefan A Maier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,266
37,440
0.466
nanophotonics
plasmonics
metamaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,450
161
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Reinhard Pekrun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,081
44,551
0.556
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,608
163
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hinrich Schütze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,519
30,981
0.395
natural language processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,161
238
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jochen Weller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,034
41,439
0.628
large-scale structure
dark energy
galaxy clusters
cosmic microwave background
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,187
239
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gerd Binnig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,840
9,146
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,334
250
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Markus M. Lerch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,853
32,107
0.495
Pathophysiology Cell Biology & Genetics of Pancreatic Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,681
261
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Veit Hornung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,708
28,095
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,995
275
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Brandt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,059
18,876
0.309
Vertigo
Balance
Orientation
Vestibular System
Eye Movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,044
277
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Bein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,809
25,277
0.416
Nanoscience
Physical Chemistry of Interfaces
Porous Materials
Energy Conversion
Drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,099
326
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Falkai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,712
25,552
0.459
Schizophrenia
Neuroimaging
Neurobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,587
345
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ernst Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,870
11,397
0.212
drug delivery
targeted protein and nucleic acid delivery
pharmaceutical biotechnology
nanotechnology
gene therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,150
367
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ludger Woessmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,741
22,265
0.430
economics
economics of education
economic growth
economic history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,247
373
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Klaus Parhofer *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,324
33,538
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,439
381
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Martin Dreyling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,677
23,122
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,430
419
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eckhard Wolf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,593
15,356
0.323
Genetically tailored large animal models