Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 174 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
Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science
Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,936
42,036
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,941
27,236
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
atmospheric chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,930
26,782
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Multiphase Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry
Aerosol
Climate
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,116
28,202
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Geochemistry
Petrology
Earth's mantle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,049
12,735
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Molecular Modeling
Protein Dynamics
NMR
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,663
21,547
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
gene transcription
structural biology
functional genomics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,944
22,773
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Climate
Geochemistry
Paleoclimate
Paleoceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,645
10,451
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,760
7,666
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fluorescence microscopy
Single-molecule biophysics
Super-resolution imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,298
7,846
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
paleoclimate geochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,196
8,573
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
air chemistry volatile organic compounds VOC mass spectrometry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,175
7,907
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Atmospheric Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,760
13,472
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Physics
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,423
8,656
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Aerosol chemistry
Atmospheric chemistry
Black carbon and Wildfires
Air Quality
Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,138
10,974
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
satellite-based climate monitoring
biomass burning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,395
8,321
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Atmospheric Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,523
5,733
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Air Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,269
4,971
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Solid State Physics
Ultrafast Transmission Electron Microscopy
Ultrafast Electron Diffraction
Nano-Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,593
7,416
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
meteorites astrophysics cosmochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,045
3,794
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Physical Chemistry
Reaction Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,914
3,446
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Quantum Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,588
3,752
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Geochemie
Klimageochemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,642
4,738
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,741
3,847
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Isotope geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,038
2,680
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,451
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul J. Crutzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,936
42,036
0.279
Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science
Climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,839
91
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Meinrat Andreae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,941
27,236
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,783
265
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jos Lelieveld
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,930
26,782
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,086
327
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ulrich Pöschl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,116
28,202
0.485
Multiphase Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry
Aerosol
Climate
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,679
389
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Albrecht W. Hofmann
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,049
12,735
0.245
Geochemistry
Petrology
Earth's mantle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,073
463
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Colin A. Smith
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,663
21,547
0.452
Molecular Modeling
Protein Dynamics
NMR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,635
539
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Patrick Cramer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,944
22,773
0.518
gene transcription
structural biology
functional genomics
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,048
1,144
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gerald H. Haug
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,645
10,451
0.378
Climate
Geochemistry
Paleoclimate
Paleoceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,989
1,258
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marina Rodnina
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,760
7,666
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,693
1,549
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark Bates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,298
7,846
0.352
Fluorescence microscopy
Single-molecule biophysics
Super-resolution imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,918
1,560
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Klaus Jochum
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,196
8,573
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,422
1,660
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jonathan Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,175
7,907
0.373
air chemistry volatile organic compounds VOC mass spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,269
1,817
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrea Pozzer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,760
13,472
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,523
2,006
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mikhail Eremets
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,423
8,656
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,535
2,044
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yafang Cheng
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,138
10,974
0.605
Aerosol chemistry
Atmospheric chemistry
Black carbon and Wildfires
Air Quality
Climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,290
2,178
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Johannes W. Kaiser
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,395
8,321
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,901
2,357
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rolf Sander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,523
5,733
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,069
2,413
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John N. Crowley
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,269
4,971
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,161
2,530
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Claus Ropers
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,593
7,416
0.476
Solid State Physics
Ultrafast Transmission Electron Microscopy
Ultrafast Electron Diffraction
Nano-Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,807
2,940
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Hoppe|Hoppe, P., P. Hoppe
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,045
3,794
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,318
3,264
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alec Wodtke
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,914
3,446
0.267
Physical Chemistry
Reaction Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,324
4,113
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gopalakrishnan Balasubramanian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,588
3,752
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,006
4,570
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Brigitte Stoll
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,642
4,738
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,427
5,061
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gerhard Lammel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,741
3,847
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,855
5,504
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen Galer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,038
2,680
0.333