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
computational materials science
condensed matter theory
density functional theory
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,875
21,271
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Distributed Systems
Internet of Things
Edge Computing
Edge Intelligence
Edge AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,672
20,992
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
surface and interface science
scanning tunneling microscopy
oxide surfaces
material science
nano science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,922
11,287
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Microwave remote sensing
soil moisture
lidar remote sensing
big data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,226
16,901
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Density Functional Theory
Boltzmann Transport Equation
Energy Materials
Oxide Surfaces
Machine-Learned Force Fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,403
15,880
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Quantum Physics
Quantum Technology
quantum many-body systems
nonequilibrium dynamics
Atom Chips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,965
9,254
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Density functional theory
Computational materials science
Electronic Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,125
12,480
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Microelectronics
Spintronics
Semiconductor Devices
Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,603
4,514
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
2D materials
In-sensor computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,713
13,057
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bioprocess technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
117
0.390
P Blaha
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,875
21,271
0.338
computational materials science
condensed matter theory
density functional theory
condensed matter physics
Schahram Dustdar
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,672
20,992
0.384
Distributed Systems
Internet of Things
Edge Computing
Edge Intelligence
Edge AI
Ulrike Diebold
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,922
11,287
0.276
surface and interface science
scanning tunneling microscopy
oxide surfaces
material science
nano science
Wolfgang Wagner
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,226
16,901
0.442
Microwave remote sensing
soil moisture
lidar remote sensing
big data
Georg KH Madsen
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,403
15,880
0.425
Density Functional Theory
Boltzmann Transport Equation
Energy Materials
Oxide Surfaces
Machine-Learned Force Fields
Joerg Schmiedmayer
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,965
9,254
0.299
Quantum Physics
Quantum Technology
quantum many-body systems
nonequilibrium dynamics
Atom Chips
Fabien Tran
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,125
12,480
0.428
Density functional theory
Computational materials science
Electronic Structure
Siegfried Selberherr
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,603
4,514
0.170
Microelectronics
Spintronics
Semiconductor Devices
Simulation
Thomas Mueller
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,713
13,057
0.508
Dénes Zalai
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
117
0.390