Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ruhr Universität Bochum 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
Diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,258
29,883
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Astrophysics
plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,867
19,714
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
chemistry
electrochemistry
biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,763
24,461
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Stress und Kognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,793
16,526
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
heterogeneous catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,771
18,125
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Evolution of microstructures
elementary deformation and transformation processes
high temperature materials
shape memory allo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,801
18,241
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Positive mental health
anxiety disorders
experimental psychopathology
cognitive behavior therapy
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,588
16,111
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Self-Control
Sustainability
Public Policy
Experience-Sampling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,267
16,269
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
evolution of cognition
comparative neuroscience
extinction learning
laterality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,794
12,141
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Theoretical Neuroscience
Motor control
Embodied Cognition
Cognitive Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,076
5,547
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,839
17,632
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Neurodegeneration
Ubiquitin
Mitochondria
Innate Immune Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,052
11,201
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
molecular oncology
colon and pancreas cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,868
4,928
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Molecular Plant Physiology
Plant Genetics
Genomics
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,434
8,328
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
neural network potentials
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,277
17,713
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Bioinformatics and Biostatistics for Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,750
15,145
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
usability
security
privacy
trust
identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,733
6,676
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Neuroscience
Biochemistry
RasGTPase in brain
magnetic nanoparticles
neuronal regeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,518
1,964
0.096
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
climate change impacts
water resources
modeling
water quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,803
13,728
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Parkinson Disease
Neurodegeneration
Stroke
Intensive Care Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,403
10,123
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
nuclear forces
effective field theory
chiral perturbation theory
QCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,170
8,233
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Neurology
Psychiatry
Pain
Parkinson's disease
multiple sclerosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,457
5,210
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Human Biomonitoring
Exposure Assessment
Risk Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,873
9,077
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
security
cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,871
15,071
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,421
3,645
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,724
171
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Nauck
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,258
29,883
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,886
317
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Reinhard Schlickeiser
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,867
19,714
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,095
405
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wolfgang Schuhmann
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,763
24,461
0.492
chemistry
electrochemistry
biosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,831
590
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Oliver T. Wolf
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,793
16,526
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,418
623
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martin Muhler
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,771
18,125
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,582
825
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gunther Eggeler
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,801
18,241
0.540
Evolution of microstructures
elementary deformation and transformation processes
high temperature materials
shape memory allo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,702
925
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jürgen Margraf
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,588
16,111
0.510
Positive mental health
anxiety disorders
experimental psychopathology
cognitive behavior therapy
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,023
941
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wilhelm Hofmann
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,267
16,269
0.520
Self-Control
Sustainability
Public Policy
Experience-Sampling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,666
1,005
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Onur Güntürkün
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,794
12,141
0.407
evolution of cognition
comparative neuroscience
extinction learning
laterality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,199
1,149
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gregor Schoner
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,076
5,547
0.205
Theoretical Neuroscience
Motor control
Embodied Cognition
Cognitive Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,092
1,220
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hendrik Hildebrandt
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,839
17,632
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,406
1,280
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Konstanze Winklhofer
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,052
11,201
0.447
Neurodegeneration
Ubiquitin
Mitochondria
Innate Immune Signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,543
1,467
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stephan Hahn
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,868
4,928
0.215
molecular oncology
colon and pancreas cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,476
1,506
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ute Kraemer
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,434
8,328
0.371
Molecular Plant Physiology
Plant Genetics
Genomics
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,814
1,517
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jörg Behler
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,277
17,713
0.795
neural network potentials
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,516
1,665
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Martin Eisenacher
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,750
15,145
0.730
Bioinformatics and Biostatistics for Proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,571
1,669
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
M. Angela Sasse
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,733
6,676
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,163
1,700
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rolf Heumann
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,518
1,964
0.096
Neuroscience
Biochemistry
RasGTPase in brain
magnetic nanoparticles
neuronal regeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,127
1,769
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Martina Flörke
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,803
13,728
0.693
climate change impacts
water resources
modeling
water quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,260
1,819
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lars Tönges
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,403
10,123
0.522
Parkinson Disease
Neurodegeneration
Stroke
Intensive Care Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,927
1,851
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Evgeny Epelbaum
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,170
8,233
0.429
nuclear forces
effective field theory
chiral perturbation theory
QCD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,197
1,949
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Thomas Müller
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,457
5,210
0.282
Neurology
Psychiatry
Pain
Parkinson's disease
multiple sclerosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,293
2,035
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Holger Martin Koch
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,873
9,077
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,299
2,036
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yuval Yarom
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,871
15,071
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,980
2,118
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Konstantin Efetov
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,421
3,645
0.209