Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 292 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
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,857
222,591
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Synthetic Biology
Biochemical and Biological Engineering
Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,128
5,366
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,345
5,091
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Open Source Innovation
Lead User Innovation
Product Development
Open Source Innovation
Frugal Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,204
5,484
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biotechnology
Bioeconomy
Microbiology
Biocatalysis
Extremophiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,652
3,404
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biomechanics
Orthopedics
Joint Replacement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,033
4,681
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Reaction engineering
Molecular Modelling
Diffusion Adsorption
. Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,477
3,708
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
biocatalysis
reaction engineering
online process analytics
STEM education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,853
3,283
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Materials Science
Fracture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,937
2,995
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marketing
Innovation
Open and User Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,764
2,480
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Finite Element Analysis
Fictitious Domain Methods
Coupled Problems
Multi-scale Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,487
2,901
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Soil
Water
Soil Salinization
Soil Degradation
Data analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,720
4,455
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vibrations
Nonlinear Vibrations
Waves
Nonlinear Waves
Rogue Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,626
3,041
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,806
2,130
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bioprocess Engineering
Cell culture technology
tissue engineering
model based process control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,261
1,843
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Physics
Materials Science
Nanoconfinement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,169
2,169
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
High-Frequency Technology
RF technology
Radar
Wireless Sensor Networks
Six-Port
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
3,002
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Security
Privacy
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,567
2,417
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Product Architecture
Design Methods
Lightweight Design
Platform Design
Simulation and Testing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,474
2,978
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ship Structures
Extreme Conditions
Experiments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,467
2,590
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
silicon photonics
photonic crystals
slow light
metamaterials
thermal photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,455
2,260
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
chemical engineering
materials science
biopolymers
aerogels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,105
3,353
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Water treatment
Water Quality Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,069
1,708
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
solid mechanics - computational mechanics - materials modeling - micromechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,993
2,772
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Logistik
Supply Chain Management
Risk Management
Complexity Management
Digital Transformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,874
1,920
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian M Ringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,857
222,591
0.760
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,228
1,772
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
An Ping Zeng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,128
5,366
0.267
Synthetic Biology
Biochemical and Biological Engineering
Biomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,687
2,393
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jörg Weissmüller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,345
5,091
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,360
2,425
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cornelius Herstatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,204
5,484
0.338
Open Source Innovation
Lead User Innovation
Product Development
Open Source Innovation
Frugal Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,864
2,517
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Garabed Antranikian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,652
3,404
0.217
Biotechnology
Bioeconomy
Microbiology
Biocatalysis
Extremophiles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,869
2,943
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Morlock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,033
4,681
0.334
Biomechanics
Orthopedics
Joint Replacement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,417
3,093
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Frerich Keil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,477
3,708
0.275
Reaction engineering
Molecular Modelling
Diffusion Adsorption
. Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,661
4,005
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andreas Liese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,853
3,283
0.302
biocatalysis
reaction engineering
online process analytics
STEM education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,533
4,955
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gerold Schneider
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,937
2,995
0.335
Materials Science
Fracture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,089
5,051
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christian Lüthje
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,764
2,480
0.283
Marketing
Innovation
Open and User Innovation
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,229
5,919
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alexander Düster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,487
2,901
0.387
Finite Element Analysis
Fictitious Domain Methods
Coupled Problems
Multi-scale Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,006
6,579
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nima Shokri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,720
4,455
0.663
Soil
Water
Soil Salinization
Soil Degradation
Data analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,255
6,674
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Norbert Hoffmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,626
3,041
0.459
Vibrations
Nonlinear Vibrations
Waves
Nonlinear Waves
Rogue Waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,964
7,543
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Herbert Werner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,806
2,130
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,213
8,179
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pörtner Ralf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,261
1,843
0.350
Bioprocess Engineering
Cell culture technology
tissue engineering
model based process control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,638
8,294
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patrick Huber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,169
2,169
0.420
Physics
Materials Science
Nanoconfinement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,896
8,334
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alexander Koelpin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
3,002
0.584
High-Frequency Technology
RF technology
Radar
Wireless Sensor Networks
Six-Port
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,983
9,182
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Riccardo Scandariato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,567
2,417
0.529
Security
Privacy
Software Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,453
9,343
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dieter Krause
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,474
2,978
0.666
Product Architecture
Design Methods
Lightweight Design
Platform Design
Simulation and Testing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,808
9,355
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sören Ehlers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,467
2,590
0.580
Ship Structures
Extreme Conditions
Experiments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,393
9,373
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alexander Yu. Petrov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,455
2,260
0.507
silicon photonics
photonic crystals
slow light
metamaterials
thermal photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,643
10,011
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pavel Gurikov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,105
3,353
0.817
chemical engineering
materials science
biopolymers
aerogels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,787
10,080
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mathias Ernst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,069
1,708
0.420
Water treatment
Water Quality Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,113
10,248
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian J. Cyron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,993
2,772
0.694
solid mechanics - computational mechanics - materials modeling - micromechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,043
10,492
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wolfgang Kersten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,874
1,920
0.496
Logistik
Supply Chain Management
Risk Management
Complexity Management
Digital Transformation