Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Max Planck Institute for Informatics 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
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Autonomous Driving
Scene Understanding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,408
67,921
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Computer Graphics
Geometric Modeling
Geometry Processing
Rendering
Video Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,753
15,734
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Databases
Data Mining
Information Retrieval
Web Data Management
Knowledge Bases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,379
15,734
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Computer Graphics
Computer Vision
AI & Machine Learning
HCI
Virtual/Augmented Reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,371
34,680
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Algorithms
Computational Geometry
Computer Algebra
Algorithm Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,158
7,359
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,347
14,893
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Computer Vision
Autonomous Driving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,524
12,344
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
computer graphics
high dynamic range imaging
binocular vision
perception in graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,495
3,749
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Autonomous Driving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,176
10,102
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Differentiable algorithms
Deep Learning
GPU algorithms
Computer vision
Computer graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,657
8,616
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computer Graphics
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,775
7,761
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biomedical Informatics
Computational Biology
Statistical Machine Learning
Data Science
Precision Medicine for Infection Rese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,627
4,434
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Protein structure and function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,278
1,862
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
HCI
Mobile Devices
Wearable Computing
Haptic Interfaces
Digital Fabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,704
3,832
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computer Visiion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,680
4,350
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Commonsense Reasoning
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,531
3,902
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Neural Rendering
Generative Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,220
4,201
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Black-Box Optimization
Evolutionary Computation
Heuristic Search
Discrepancy
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,145
3,210
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Computer Graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,014
3,982
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
logic
automated reasoning
industrial applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,707
897
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
3D reconstruction
neural rendering
generative models
quantum computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,654
3,570
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Generative AI
Visual Computing
Machine Learning
AI Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,246
3,199
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Theoretical Computer Science
Distributed Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,786
1,387
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Responsible AI
AI Safety
Large language models
ML Fairness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
2,734
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
Machine Learning
Human Performance Capture
Neural Rendering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
2,528
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,660
78
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bernt Schiele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,408
67,921
0.627
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Autonomous Driving
Scene Understanding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,514
305
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hans-Peter Seidel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,753
15,734
0.263
Computer Graphics
Geometric Modeling
Geometry Processing
Rendering
Video Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,898
448
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gerhard Weikum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,379
15,734
0.332
Databases
Data Mining
Information Retrieval
Web Data Management
Knowledge Bases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,238
474
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christian Theobalt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,371
34,680
0.748
Computer Graphics
Computer Vision
AI & Machine Learning
HCI
Virtual/Augmented Reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,706
1,090
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kurt Mehlhorn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,158
7,359
0.261
Algorithms
Computational Geometry
Computer Algebra
Algorithm Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,259
2,135
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohamed Omran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,347
14,893
0.859
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,428
3,009
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dengxin Dai|代登信
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,524
12,344
0.913
Computer Vision
Autonomous Driving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,590
3,327
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Karol Myszkowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,495
3,749
0.300
computer graphics
high dynamic range imaging
binocular vision
perception in graphics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,587
4,226
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shaoshuai Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,176
10,102
0.993
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Autonomous Driving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,019
5,022
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jan Eric Lenssen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,657
8,616
0.995
Differentiable algorithms
Deep Learning
GPU algorithms
Computer vision
Computer graphics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,718
5,569
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lingjie Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,775
7,761
0.998
Computer Graphics
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,898
6,550
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nico Pfeifer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,627
4,434
0.669
Biomedical Informatics
Computational Biology
Statistical Machine Learning
Data Science
Precision Medicine for Infection Rese
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,771
6,907
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gabriele Mayr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,278
1,862
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,229
7,512
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jürgen Steimle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,704
3,832
0.672
HCI
Mobile Devices
Wearable Computing
Haptic Interfaces
Digital Fabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,230
8,866
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Oleksandr Sotnychenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,680
4,350
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,890
9,068
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Niket Tandon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,531
3,902
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,234
9,642
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fangneng Zhan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,220
4,201
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,298
9,775
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carola Doerr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,145
3,210
0.774
Black-Box Optimization
Evolutionary Computation
Heuristic Search
Discrepancy
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,580
10,010
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xingang Pan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,014
3,982
0.992
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Computer Graphics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,768
10,656
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christoph Weidenbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,707
897
0.242
logic
automated reasoning
industrial applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,106
10,771
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vladislav Golyanik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,654
3,570
0.977
3D reconstruction
neural rendering
generative models
quantum computer vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,274
11,738
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adam Kortylewski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,246
3,199
0.986
Generative AI
Visual Computing
Machine Learning
AI Safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,688
13,114
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christoph Lenzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,786
1,387
0.498
Theoretical Computer Science
Distributed Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,524
13,230
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Preethi Lahoti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
2,734
0.995
Responsible AI
AI Safety
Large language models
ML Fairness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,684
13,952
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marc Habermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
2,528
0.998
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
Machine Learning
Human Performance Capture
Neural Rendering