Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg 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
Tectonics
Geo-Thermochronology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,483
6,285
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,492
4,622
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Materials Science
Structure Research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,102
4,541
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,961
5,673
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Environmental Geochemistry
Global element cycles
Soil respiration
regional climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,735
4,139
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,292
3,122
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Rock Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,866
5,125
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Metal Forming Technology
Material Science
ICME
Material and Process Modelling
Steel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,429
3,834
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Hydrogeology
water chemistry
Reactive transport modeling
mine water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,526
2,682
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Earth Sciences
Geochemistry
Geochronology
Geology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,178
2,810
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Resources chemistry
white biotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
3,545
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
materials science
phase transformations
intermetallic phases
iron-base alloys
SEM/EBSD
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,951
2,677
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Polymers
Soft Matter
Electrochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,795
2,203
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Microstructure
in situ experiments
fatigue
digital image correlation
acoustic emission
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,004
2,593
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Human-computer interaction
ubiquitous computing
automotive user interfaces
automated driving
internet of things
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,972
3,351
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sedimentology
Volcanology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,908
1,630
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,684
1,514
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Geology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,551
2,219
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
2,126
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Earth Sciences
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
2,355
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Environmental Catalysis
Chemical Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,509
1,546
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Diskrete Mathematik
Algorithmik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,284
1,072
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
ionic liquids
electrochemistry
salts chemistry
mineral chemistry
metallurgy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,242
1,786
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Scientific Computing
High Performance Computing
Domain Decomposition
Scientific Machine Learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,743
1,287
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Geo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,680
1,633
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,308
1,816
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lothar Ratschbacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,483
6,285
0.323
Tectonics
Geo-Thermochronology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,589
2,504
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephan Dempe
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,492
4,622
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,344
4,787
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Rafaja
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,102
4,541
0.499
Materials Science
Structure Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,307
4,868
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christos Aneziris
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,961
5,673
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,622
4,997
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jörg Matschullat
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,735
4,139
0.474
Environmental Geochemistry
Global element cycles
Soil respiration
regional climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,565
5,265
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Edwin Kroke
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,292
3,122
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,243
6,333
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
heinz konietzky
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,866
5,125
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,780
6,766
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ulrich Prahl
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,429
3,834
0.596
Metal Forming Technology
Material Science
ICME
Material and Process Modelling
Steel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,079
7,743
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Broder Merkel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,526
2,682
0.485
Hydrogeology
water chemistry
Reactive transport modeling
mine water
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,262
8,158
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jörg A Pfänder
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,178
2,810
0.543
Earth Sciences
Geochemistry
Geochronology
Geology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,956
8,424
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Martin Bertau
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
3,545
0.711
Resources chemistry
white biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,223
8,465
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andreas Leineweber
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,951
2,677
0.541
materials science
phase transformations
intermetallic phases
iron-base alloys
SEM/EBSD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,765
8,711
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Felix Plamper
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,795
2,203
0.459
Polymers
Soft Matter
Electrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,802
10,067
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anja Weidner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,004
2,593
0.648
Microstructure
in situ experiments
fatigue
digital image correlation
acoustic emission
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,609
10,128
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bastian Pfleging
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,972
3,351
0.844
Human-computer interaction
ubiquitous computing
automotive user interfaces
automated driving
internet of things
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,385
10,253
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christoph Breitkreuz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,908
1,630
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,005
10,735
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dirk Rübbelke
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,684
1,514
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,765
11,031
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Guido Meinhold
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,551
2,219
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,786
11,075
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sabrina Hedrich
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
2,126
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,043
11,083
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bernhard Schulz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
2,355
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,700
11,149
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sven Kureti
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,509
1,546
0.441
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Environmental Catalysis
Chemical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,331
11,680
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ingo Schiermeyer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,284
1,072
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,580
11,792
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gero Frisch
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,242
1,786
0.551
ionic liquids
electrochemistry
salts chemistry
mineral chemistry
metallurgy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,362
13,291
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Oliver Rheinbach
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,743
1,287
0.469
Scientific Computing
High Performance Computing
Domain Decomposition
Scientific Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,856
13,474
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Uwe Kroner
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,680
1,633
0.609