Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 47 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Germany
Gerd Gigerenzer
Decision Making
Heuristics
Bounded Rationality
Risk Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,068
30,991
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Germany
Jürgen Baumert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,216
23,830
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Germany
Ulman Lindenberger
Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Science
Behavioural Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,647
29,471
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Germany
Gert G. Wagner
Social Science
Behavioral science ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,496
12,313
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Germany
Ralph Hertwig
Decision Making
Heuristics
Bounded Rationality
Decisions from Experience
Risk Preference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,857
16,663
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Germany
Simone Kühn
Neural Plasticity
Environmental neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,082
12,699
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Germany
Iyad Rahwan
Computational Social Science
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Behavior
Cooperation
Psychology of Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,527
11,965
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Germany
Marie K. Deserno
Cognition and Development
Models of Change
Philosophy of Science
Rstats
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,891
7,890
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Germany
Ute Frevert
Modern Social Political and Cultural History
History of Emotions
Gender History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,366
3,236
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Germany
Manuel Cebrian
Computational Social Science
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,684
5,875
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Germany
Nick Obradovich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,917
7,251
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Germany
Larissa Conradt
Evolutionary Theory
Behavioural Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,424
1,715
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Germany
Thorsten Pachur
Decision making
Cognitive Science
Computational modeling
Memory
Heuristics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,564
3,256
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Germany
Mehdi Moussaí¯d
Collective behaviors
Crowds
Computational Social Science
Complex systems
Collective intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,306
3,093
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Germany
Markus Werkle-Bergner
Episodic Memory
Working Memory
Lifespan Development
Neuroscience
Neural Oscillations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,399
3,124
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Germany
Douglas D Garrett
Cognitive neuroscience
ageing
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,175
2,945
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Germany
Bernhard Spitzer
cognitive neuroscience
memory
decision making
learning
neural oscillations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,039
2,285
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Germany
Andreas M. Brandmaier
Brain-behavior relations across the lifespan
Statistical Modeling
Algorithmic Modeling
Formal models of behavioral change
Mu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
2,866
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Germany
Ralf Kurvers
Collective Behaviour
Social Psychology
Personality
Behavioural Ecology
Social Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
2,057
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Germany
Stefan M. Herzog
boosting
JDM
hybrid collective intelligence
AI
cognition online
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,472
2,098
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Germany
Jonathan D Nelson
Cognitive science
information search
optimal experimental design
human eye movement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,410
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Germany
Ruben C. Arslan
ovulation
hormonal contraception
personality
evolutionary genetics
measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,294
2,670
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Germany
Odette Wegwarth
Risk Literacy
Evidence-Based Decision Making in Medicine
Risk Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,113
1,693
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Germany
Robert C. Lorenz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,001
1,738
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Germany
Nils Köbis|Nils Kobis, Nils Koebis
Machine Behavior
Corruption
Behavioral Ethics
Social Norms
Psychology of Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,935
2,691
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,623
Germany
76
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gerd Gigerenzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,068
30,991
0.279
Decision Making
Heuristics
Bounded Rationality
Risk Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,100
Germany
188
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jürgen Baumert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,216
23,830
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,155
Germany
194
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ulman Lindenberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,647
29,471
0.385
Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Science
Behavioural Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,721
Germany
774
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gert G. Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,496
12,313
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,214
Germany
800
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ralph Hertwig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,857
16,663
0.478
Decision Making
Heuristics
Bounded Rationality
Decisions from Experience
Risk Preference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,561
Germany
1,669
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Simone Kühn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,082
12,699
0.602
Neural Plasticity
Environmental neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,826
Germany
1,846
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Iyad Rahwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,527
11,965
0.613
Computational Social Science
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Behavior
Cooperation
Psychology of Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,315
Germany
3,269
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marie K. Deserno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,891
7,890
0.612
Cognition and Development
Models of Change
Philosophy of Science
Rstats
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,129
Germany
3,445
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ute Frevert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,366
3,236
0.262
Modern Social Political and Cultural History
History of Emotions
Gender History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,273
Germany
4,541
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Manuel Cebrian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,684
5,875
0.607
Computational Social Science
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,730
Germany
5,575
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nick Obradovich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,917
7,251
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,236
Germany
5,961
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Larissa Conradt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,424
1,715
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,503
Germany
6,735
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thorsten Pachur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,564
3,256
0.496
Decision making
Cognitive Science
Computational modeling
Memory
Heuristics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,230
Germany
6,993
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mehdi Moussaí¯d
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,306
3,093
0.490
Collective behaviors
Crowds
Computational Social Science
Complex systems
Collective intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,812
Germany
8,005
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Markus Werkle-Bergner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,399
3,124
0.579
Episodic Memory
Working Memory
Lifespan Development
Neuroscience
Neural Oscillations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,004
Germany
8,279
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Douglas D Garrett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,175
2,945
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,926
Germany
10,133
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bernhard Spitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,039
2,285
0.566
cognitive neuroscience
memory
decision making
learning
neural oscillations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,244
Germany
10,468
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andreas M. Brandmaier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
2,866
0.739
Brain-behavior relations across the lifespan
Statistical Modeling
Algorithmic Modeling
Formal models of behavioral change
Mu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,793
Germany
10,894
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ralf Kurvers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
2,057
0.560
Collective Behaviour
Social Psychology
Personality
Behavioural Ecology
Social Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,704
Germany
11,381
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stefan M. Herzog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,472
2,098
0.604
boosting
JDM
hybrid collective intelligence
AI
cognition online
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,405
Germany
11,579
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jonathan D Nelson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,410
0.417
Cognitive science
information search
optimal experimental design
human eye movement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,984
Germany
11,791
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ruben C. Arslan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,294
2,670
0.811
ovulation
hormonal contraception
personality
evolutionary genetics
measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,711
Germany
12,286
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Odette Wegwarth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,113
1,693
0.544
Risk Literacy
Evidence-Based Decision Making in Medicine
Risk Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,551
Germany
12,649
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert C. Lorenz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,001
1,738
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,392
Germany
12,838
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nils Köbis|Nils Kobis, Nils Koebis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,935
2,691
0.917
Machine Behavior
Corruption
Behavioral Ethics
Social Norms
Psychology of Technology
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