Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Thünen Institute 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
Soil organic carbon
Biogeochemical cycling
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,439
9,935
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,108
3,322
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
organic farming
agricultural policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,151
2,406
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
marine spatial planning
risk assessment
marine conservation
fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,460
3,644
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Forest Ecology
Ecophysiology
Root Ecology
Adaptive Forest Management
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,212
3,509
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Stickstoff im Boden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,992
3,798
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
fish biology and evolution
aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,630
3,032
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Tree genomics and transcriptomics
Bioinformatics
NGS data analysis
Sex determination in trees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,111
1,667
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biometeorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,924
3,032
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Environmental chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,763
1,787
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Evaluation of Rural Development Projects and Policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,497
1,650
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
soil and forest hydrology
soil physics
land-use management
sustainable development
watershed management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,945
1,474
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,910
1,708
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
marine ecology
resource management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,439
1,670
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,371
2,115
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
fisheries management
human behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,359
598
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Fisheries Economics
Natural Resource Economics
Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,336
1,091
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Fisheries Impact on Benthic Ecosystems
Marine Ecology
Spatial modeling
Ecology
Species Distributions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,289
1,261
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Organic Agriculture System Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,182
851
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Agricultural Policy
Quantative Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
1,363
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
sociology
social inequalities
rural poverty
social network analysis
qualitative and mixed methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
1,094
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
1,155
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,959
1,046
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
benthic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,768
1,085
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
forest economics
environmental economics and policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,730
784
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,560
2,728
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Axel Don
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,439
9,935
0.688
Soil organic carbon
Biogeochemical cycling
Global Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,297
4,731
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Susanne Padel
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,108
3,322
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,756
5,309
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicolas Lampkin
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,151
2,406
0.295
organic farming
agricultural policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,624
6,660
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vanessa Stelzenmüller
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,460
3,644
0.564
marine spatial planning
risk assessment
marine conservation
fisheries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,112
6,927
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andreas Bolte
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,212
3,509
0.565
Forest Ecology
Ecophysiology
Root Ecology
Adaptive Forest Management
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,170
7,157
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Reinhard Well
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,992
3,798
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,176
7,547
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Reinhold Hanel
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,630
3,032
0.539
fish biology and evolution
aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,623
9,776
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Birgit Kersten
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,111
1,667
0.405
Tree genomics and transcriptomics
Bioinformatics
NGS data analysis
Sex determination in trees
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,230
10,120
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christian Brümmer
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,924
3,032
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,855
10,480
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ulrike Kammann
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,763
1,787
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,123
11,077
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stefan Schwarze
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,497
1,650
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,150
12,535
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kai Schwärzel
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,945
1,474
0.501
soil and forest hydrology
soil physics
land-use management
sustainable development
watershed management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,290
12,644
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andreas Krause
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,910
1,708
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,845
14,219
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marc Taylor
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,439
1,670
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,211
14,484
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tanja Sanders
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,371
2,115
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,771
14,535
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sarah Bm Kraak
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,359
598
0.253
fisheries management
human behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,585
14,648
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ralf Doering
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,336
1,091
0.467
Fisheries Economics
Natural Resource Economics
Ecosystem Services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,635
14,851
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Casper Kraan
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,289
1,261
0.551
Fisheries Impact on Benthic Ecosystems
Marine Ecology
Spatial modeling
Ecology
Species Distributions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,929
15,285
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gerold Rahmann
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,182
851
0.390
Organic Agriculture System Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,716
15,468
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alexander Gocht
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
1,363
0.635
Agricultural Policy
Quantative Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,177
15,509
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andreas Klärner
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
1,094
0.512
sociology
social inequalities
rural poverty
social network analysis
qualitative and mixed methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,753
16,125
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Malte Mader
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
1,155
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,522
16,306
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wolf-Christian Lewin
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,959
1,046
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,483
17,325
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hermann Neumann
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,768
1,085
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,748
17,559
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Elsasser
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,730
784
0.453
forest economics
environmental economics and policy