Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 699 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
Brain rhythms
brain-heart interaction
brain-computer interface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,308
23,536
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,197
14,611
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Microbiome Research & Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,197
24,292
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biomechanics
Mechanobiology
Solid Mechanics
Continuum Mechanics
Constitutive Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,149
17,326
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Computational Neuroscience
Machine Learning
Computational Complexity Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,999
12,335
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Convex optimization
Image processing
Variational methods
Machine learning
Computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,979
14,420
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bioinformatics
Computational Biotechnology
Systems Biology
Integrative Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,119
11,941
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brain-Computer Interfaces
brain-machine interfaces
Neuroprosthetics
neural engineering
disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,060
10,892
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
computer security
embedded security
hardware security
side-channel attacks
applied cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,391
13,552
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lipids
biomembranes
organelles
yeast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,000
5,535
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chemie
Sensorik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,269
4,362
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
System Security
Systems Security
Computer Security
Side-Channel Attacks
Operating Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,769
13,841
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
nanotechnology
porous materials
hybrid materials
MOFs
Sol-Gel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,438
10,849
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
elearning
Open Educational Resources
Learning Analytics
MOOC
TEL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,125
6,268
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,600
4,944
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Computer Vision
Robotics
Machine Learning
Photogrammetry
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,981
7,526
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
algorithms
geometry
graph theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,402
2,732
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Internet of Things
Cyber-Physical Systems
Pervasive Computing
Sensor Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,361
2,875
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,328
5,866
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Organic and hybrid electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,133
3,354
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Evolutionary Biology
Phylogenetics
Phylogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,286
10,166
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Recommender Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Human Decisions
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,207
5,289
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ion dynamics
solid electrolytes
NMR
solid state ionics
ionic conductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,981
6,550
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cryptology
Cryptography
Cryptanalysis
Information Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,826
5,564
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Microarchitectural Attacks
Transient Execution
Side-Channel Attacks
Cache Attacks
System Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,226
8,841
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,477
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gert Pfurtscheller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,308
23,536
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,602
40
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Horst Bischof
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,197
14,611
0.280
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Computer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,862
45
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gabriele Berg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,197
24,292
0.504
Microbiome Research & Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,626
48
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gerhard A Holzapfel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,149
17,326
0.375
Biomechanics
Mechanobiology
Solid Mechanics
Continuum Mechanics
Constitutive Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,800
102
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wolfgang Maass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,999
12,335
0.385
Computational Neuroscience
Machine Learning
Computational Complexity Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,842
106
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Pock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,979
14,420
0.465
Convex optimization
Image processing
Variational methods
Machine learning
Computer vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,782
135
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerhard G Thallinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,119
11,941
0.440
Bioinformatics
Computational Biotechnology
Systems Biology
Integrative Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,861
136
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gernot Müller Putz|Gernot Müller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,060
10,892
0.403
Brain-Computer Interfaces
brain-machine interfaces
Neuroprosthetics
neural engineering
disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,374
163
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stefan Mangard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,391
13,552
0.556
computer security
embedded security
hardware security
side-channel attacks
applied cryptography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,102
166
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Günther Daum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,000
5,535
0.231
Lipids
biomembranes
organelles
yeast
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,971
253
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ingo Klimant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,269
4,362
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,753
267
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Daniel Gruss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,769
13,841
0.779
System Security
Systems Security
Computer Security
Side-Channel Attacks
Operating Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,016
274
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paolo Falcaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,438
10,849
0.622
nanotechnology
porous materials
hybrid materials
MOFs
Sol-Gel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,461
345
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Ebner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,125
6,268
0.414
elearning
Open Educational Resources
Learning Analytics
MOOC
TEL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,283
362
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Axel Pinz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,600
4,944
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,014
377
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Friedrich Fraundorfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,981
7,526
0.538
Computer Vision
Robotics
Machine Learning
Photogrammetry
Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,738
394
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Franz Aurenhammer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,402
2,732
0.204
algorithms
geometry
graph theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,037
398
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kay Römer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,361
2,875
0.215
Internet of Things
Cyber-Physical Systems
Pervasive Computing
Sensor Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,259
402
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sergey M Borisov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,328
5,866
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,598
411
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Egbert Zojer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,133
3,354
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,731
447
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Klaus Schliep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,286
10,166
0.827
Evolutionary Biology
Phylogenetics
Phylogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,381
454
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexander Felfernig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,207
5,289
0.433
Recommender Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Human Decisions
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,199
468
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
H Martin R Wilkening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,981
6,550
0.547
ion dynamics
solid electrolytes
NMR
solid state ionics
ionic conductivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,532
478
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Rechberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,826
5,564
0.470
Cryptology
Cryptography
Cryptanalysis
Information Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,884
506
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Moritz Lipp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,226
8,841
0.788
Microarchitectural Attacks
Transient Execution
Side-Channel Attacks
Cache Attacks
System Security