Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
Nonclassical laserinterferometry
Quantum control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,604
77,041
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Photocatalysis
Nanotechnology
Photoelectrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,049
30,954
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,773
20,156
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,296
20,504
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Physics
Laser Nanotechnologies
Nanophotonics
Biofabrication
Laser Printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,430
16,847
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Finite Element Analysis
Contact Mechanics
Multi-scale Methods
Homogenization
Particle Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,235
14,495
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Linked Data
Knowledge Graphs
Web Science
Digital Libraries
Industry 4.0
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,202
16,759
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Quantum Theory
Quantum Foundations
Mathematical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,479
11,002
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Information Retrieval
Web Science
Social Media
Data Mining
Semantic Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,217
5,997
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
microstructure-property-relationship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,658
11,782
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computational Mechanics
Materials Design
Civil Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,900
19,653
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biotechnology
Tissue Engineering
Enzyme Technology
Biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,238
8,285
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Quantum gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,808
7,409
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Physik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,555
5,737
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant Biochemistry
Mitochondria
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,059
6,895
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ultrafast Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,262
5,346
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,412
10,034
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
energy materials
energy harvesting
thermoelectrics
mixed ionic-electronic conductors
solid state chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,049
7,528
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Brand Management
Consumer Behavior
Neuro Science
Corporate Identity
Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,878
7,024
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
materials physics
solid-state chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,888
5,789
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Quantum optics
precision spectroscopy
fundamental tests
optical clocks
quantum logic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,833
7,238
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Machine Learning
Biology
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,533
7,891
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
audio and video processing
source coding
genome data processing
child speech analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,516
2,873
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Economic Geography
Entrepreneurship
Regional Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,654
4,110
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,219
6,982
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,019
95
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michele Heurs
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,604
77,041
0.758
Nonclassical laserinterferometry
Quantum control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,429
159
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Detlef Bahnemann
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,049
30,954
0.377
Photocatalysis
Nanotechnology
Photoelectrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,825
549
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Georg Guggenberger
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,773
20,156
0.471
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,117
606
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Juergen Caro
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,296
20,504
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,617
631
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Boris Chichkov
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,430
16,847
0.427
Physics
Laser Nanotechnologies
Nanophotonics
Biofabrication
Laser Printing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,442
762
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Wriggers
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,235
14,495
0.411
Finite Element Analysis
Contact Mechanics
Multi-scale Methods
Homogenization
Particle Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,237
798
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sören Auer
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,202
16,759
0.490
Linked Data
Knowledge Graphs
Web Science
Digital Libraries
Industry 4.0
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,769
884
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Reinhard F Werner
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,479
11,002
0.339
Quantum Theory
Quantum Foundations
Mathematical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,953
1,142
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wolfgang Nejdl
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,217
5,997
0.220
Information Retrieval
Web Science
Social Media
Data Mining
Semantic Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,400
1,236
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
HJ Maier
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,658
11,782
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,476
1,463
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xiaoying Zhuang
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,900
19,653
0.858
Computational Mechanics
Materials Design
Civil Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,917
1,734
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas Scheper
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,238
8,285
0.409
Biotechnology
Tissue Engineering
Enzyme Technology
Biosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,115
1,768
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Luis Santos
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,808
7,409
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,832
1,796
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wolfgang Ertmer
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,555
5,737
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,600
2,004
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hans Peter Braun
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,059
6,895
0.382
Plant Biochemistry
Mitochondria
Proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,611
2,150
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Uwe Morgner
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,262
5,346
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,978
2,312
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Benjamin Burkhard
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,412
10,034
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,675
2,391
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Armin Feldhoff
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,049
7,528
0.469
energy materials
energy harvesting
thermoelectrics
mixed ionic-electronic conductors
solid state chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,392
2,639
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Klaus Peter Wiedmann
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,878
7,024
0.472
Brand Management
Consumer Behavior
Neuro Science
Corporate Identity
Strategy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,168
2,917
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Paul Heitjans
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,888
5,789
0.417
materials physics
solid-state chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,484
2,932
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Piet O. Schmidt
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,833
7,238
0.523
Quantum optics
precision spectroscopy
fundamental tests
optical clocks
quantum logic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,374
3,005
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bodo Rosenhahn
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,533
7,891
0.583
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Machine Learning
Biology
Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,488
3,011
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jörn Ostermann
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,516
2,873
0.213
audio and video processing
source coding
genome data processing
child speech analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,443
3,268
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rolf Sternberg
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,654
4,110
0.325
Economic Geography
Entrepreneurship
Regional Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,615
3,422
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rasel Ernst M
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,219
6,982
0.571