Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 576 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,479
12,319
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
abiotic stress
plants
cell signaling
redox regulation
transcriptional regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,972
11,423
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
functional genomics
genetics
plant breeding
regulation of gene expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,451
11,902
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genomforschung
Bioinformatik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,741
11,075
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,305
2,730
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
migration
transnationalization
citizenship
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,774
8,007
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Microbiology
microbial genomics
transcriptomics
regulatory networks
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,368
11,760
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
strong interaction thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,294
3,310
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
sociology of science
science communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,454
4,909
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,011
7,169
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
neuroinformatics and cognitive systems
interfaces and interaction technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,695
3,782
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
biotechnology
synthetic biology
microbiology
metabolic engineering
bioeconomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,877
7,756
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pulsar Timing
Gravitational-Wave Detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,217
10,014
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Personality Big-Five Five-Factor Model Cross-Cultural Developmental Psychology Personality Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,580
3,706
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,566
7,026
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,741
4,994
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nanotechnology
Magnetism
Spinelectronics
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,373
4,189
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
social psychology
gender research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,338
4,927
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Algae Molecular Biology
Algae Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,491
5,055
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Spectroscopy
single molecule spectroscopy
microscopy
Raman-Spectroscopy
Coherent Raman microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,371
5,767
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
ice nucleation
clouds
aerosol
glasses
antifreeze proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,852
5,232
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chemical Biology
Biocatalysis
Natural Products Chemistry
Peptides
Bioconjugates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,236
5,531
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Schulpädaogik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,047
2,001
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bioinformatics
Combinatorial Algorithms
Declarative Programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,494
3,004
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cognitive Neuroscience
Auditory Cortex
Multisensory Integration
Multisensory processing
Computational Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,462
5,183
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,561
305
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alfred Pühler
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,479
12,319
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,115
794
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Karl Josef Dietz
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,972
11,423
0.327
abiotic stress
plants
cell signaling
redox regulation
transcriptional regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,518
822
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Weisshaar Bernd
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,451
11,902
0.345
functional genomics
genetics
plant breeding
regulation of gene expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,344
1,023
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alexander Goesmann
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,741
11,075
0.372
Genomforschung
Bioinformatik
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,892
1,051
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
gunter baum
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,305
2,730
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,496
1,077
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Faist
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,774
8,007
0.278
migration
transnationalization
citizenship
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,045
1,097
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jörn Kalinowski
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,368
11,760
0.415
Microbiology
microbial genomics
transcriptomics
regulatory networks
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,484
1,465
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Helmut Satz
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,294
3,310
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,246
1,530
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Weingart
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,454
4,909
0.219
sociology of science
science communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,752
1,675
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Röckner
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,011
7,169
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,604
1,713
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Helge Ritter
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,695
3,782
0.183
neuroinformatics and cognitive systems
interfaces and interaction technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,840
1,796
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Volker F Wendisch
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,877
7,756
0.390
biotechnology
synthetic biology
microbiology
metabolic engineering
bioeconomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,139
2,025
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joris Verbiest
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,217
10,014
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,492
2,145
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fritz Ostendorf
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,580
3,706
0.211
Personality Big-Five Five-Factor Model Cross-Cultural Developmental Psychology Personality Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,551
2,150
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Frank Neuner
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,566
7,026
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,785
2,306
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Harald Gröger
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,741
4,994
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,454
2,385
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
G Reiss
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,373
4,189
0.256
Nanotechnology
Magnetism
Spinelectronics
Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,598
2,394
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gerd Bohner
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,338
4,927
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,578
2,551
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Olaf Kruse
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,491
5,055
0.326
Algae Molecular Biology
Algae Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,196
2,582
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas Huser
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,371
5,767
0.375
Spectroscopy
single molecule spectroscopy
microscopy
Raman-Spectroscopy
Coherent Raman microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,917
2,719
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thomas Koop
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,852
5,232
0.352
ice nucleation
clouds
aerosol
glasses
antifreeze proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,468
2,894
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Norbert Sewald
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,236
5,531
0.389
Chemical Biology
Biocatalysis
Natural Products Chemistry
Peptides
Bioconjugates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,654
2,936
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Klaus Jürgen Tillmann
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,047
2,001
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,136
3,081
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert Giegerich
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,494
3,004
0.223
Bioinformatics
Combinatorial Algorithms
Declarative Programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,350
3,092
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christoph Kayser
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,462
5,183
0.385
Cognitive Neuroscience
Auditory Cortex
Multisensory Integration
Multisensory processing
Computational Neuroscience