Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology 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
Plant biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,360
19,316
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,650
26,480
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Bioorganische Chemie
Biochemie
Ökologische Chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,750
9,756
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Insect olfaction
chemical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,922
11,661
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
entomology
plant-insect interactions
molecular evolution
genomics
immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,208
9,434
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Chemical ecology
induced plant responses
plant volatiles
phytohormones
plant metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,214
4,040
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
plant biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,170
6,717
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,467
5,883
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
neurobiology
insect olfaction
sensory processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,467
3,038
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
animal behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,081
3,896
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
plant-environment-interactions
chemical ecology
biodiversity research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,736
3,349
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Entomology
Horizontal gene transfer
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,370
2,737
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plant Defenses
Genomics
miRNAs
small RNAs
Molecular Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,404
2,117
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Natural Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,060
3,224
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,754
1,335
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biochemistry
Toxicology
Natural Products
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,910
1,872
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
antipredator defence
predator-prey
aposematism
masquerade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,771
1,696
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Phylogenomics
Evolution of symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,071
2,024
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant specialized metabolism
Natural products
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
1,636
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Insect Symbiosis
Antimicrobial Defense
Evolutionary and Chemical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,412
1,138
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
1,028
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Plant Metabolism
Phytohormones
Plant Signaling
Forest Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
1,089
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Interspecific interactions
symbiosis
mutualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
393
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Neuroethology
Insect of Chemical Ecology
Chemosensory Receptor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
790
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Mass Spectrometry
Metabolomics
Lipidomics
Evolution of Plant Chemical Diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
927
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,413
252
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ian T Baldwin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,360
19,316
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,533
256
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jonathan Gershenzon
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,650
26,480
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,805
879
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wilhelm Boland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,750
9,756
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,689
970
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bill Hansson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,922
11,661
0.390
Insect olfaction
chemical ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,252
2,089
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Heiko Vogel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,208
9,434
0.548
entomology
plant-insect interactions
molecular evolution
genomics
immunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,418
3,315
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rayko Halitschke
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,214
4,040
0.331
Chemical ecology
induced plant responses
plant volatiles
phytohormones
plant metabolomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,748
3,326
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tobias Köllner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,170
6,717
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,702
5,003
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin Kaltenpoth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,467
5,883
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,956
5,659
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Silke Sachse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,467
3,038
0.407
neurobiology
insect olfaction
sensory processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,645
6,939
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Markus Knaden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,081
3,896
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,564
7,301
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sybille Unsicker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,736
3,349
0.584
plant-environment-interactions
chemical ecology
biodiversity research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,233
7,728
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yannick Pauchet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,370
2,737
0.510
Entomology
Horizontal gene transfer
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,000
9,065
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shree Pandey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,404
2,117
0.481
Plant Defenses
Genomics
miRNAs
small RNAs
Molecular Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,547
9,702
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Almuth Hammerbacher
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,060
3,224
0.794
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Natural Products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,299
10,302
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jürgen Rybak
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,754
1,335
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,808
12,416
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daniel Vassao
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,910
1,872
0.643
Biochemistry
Toxicology
Natural Products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,924
12,855
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hannah M. Rowland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,771
1,696
0.612
antipredator defence
predator-prey
aposematism
masquerade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,626
15,554
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jean Keller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,071
2,024
0.977
Phylogenomics
Evolution of symbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,938
16,315
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Prashant Sonawane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
1,636
0.859
Plant specialized metabolism
Natural products
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,607
19,310
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tobias Engl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,412
1,138
0.806
Insect Symbiosis
Antimicrobial Defense
Evolutionary and Chemical Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,953
20,077
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Franziska Beran
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
1,028
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,029
20,730
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chhana Ullah
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
1,089
0.887
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Plant Metabolism
Phytohormones
Plant Signaling
Forest Pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619,881
21,530
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pierre-Jean G. Malé
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
393
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,142
21,903
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jin Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
790
0.718
Neuroethology
Insect of Chemical Ecology
Chemosensory Receptor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,988
22,001
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Carlos Rodríguez-López
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
927
0.852
Mass Spectrometry
Metabolomics
Lipidomics
Evolution of Plant Chemical Diversity