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Universität Kassel Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Germany
Stefan Seuring
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain
Sustainability Management
Sustainable Supply Chains
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,595
21,061
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Germany
Werner Blum
Mathematics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,018
12,021
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Germany
Tobias Plieninger
Sustainability science
Landscape ecology
Agroforestry
Ecosystem services
Social-ecological systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,764
12,583
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Germany
Gerd Stumme
World Wide Web
Social Networks
Knowledge Discovery
Information Retrieval
Formal Concept Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,514
2,397
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Germany
Johann Peter Reithmaier
Nano Science
Optoelectronics
Semiconductor Physics
Quantum Dot Lasers
Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,354
3,582
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Germany
Winfried Nöth
Semiotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,729
4,236
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Germany
Claudia Backes
layered inorganic materials
transition metal dichalcogenides
functionalisation
liquid exfoliation
optical spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,507
10,363
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Germany
Christoph Steiner
Nature conservation
sutainable agriculture
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,476
5,974
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Germany
Stefan Bringezu
socio-industrial metabolism
sustainability assessment
systems analysis
footprints
resource policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,984
5,220
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Germany
Christoph Flückiger
Clinical Psychology
Psychotherapy
Anxiety
Reproducibility
Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,878
8,403
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Germany
Andreas Buerkert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,694
5,756
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Germany
Ulrich Hamm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,849
7,386
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Germany
Thomas Baumert
Physik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,068
2,155
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Germany
Stephanie Eisner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,013
7,916
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Germany
Stefan Gold
Sustainability management
supply chain management
operations management
accountability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,675
7,958
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Germany
Georg Krücken
Hochschulforschung
Innovationsforschung
Wissenschaftssoziologie
Neoinstitutionalismus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,567
3,934
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Germany
Johannes Zimmermann
Personality Disorder
Depression
Interpersonal Theory
Personality Assessment
Statistical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,548
8,845
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Germany
Stephan Peth
Bodenphysik
Bodenhydrologie
Nicht-invasive Methoden
Bildanalyse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,164
5,527
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Germany
Martin Braun
Power System Planning
Control and Operation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,010
5,630
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Germany
Ulrich Kutschera
Plant Physiology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,720
2,338
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Germany
Heinz Bude
Soziologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,470
2,361
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Germany
Kurt Geihs
Distributed Systems
Adaptive Systems
Multi-Robot-Systems
Socio-technical Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,851
1,805
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Germany
Reiner Finkeldey
Plant genetics
Forest Genetics
Population Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,685
2,837
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Germany
Bernhard Sick
Machine Learning
Pattern Recognition
Autonomous Learning
Intelligent Systems
Organic Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,864
3,677
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Germany
Maria Finckh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,834
3,833
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,877
Germany
688
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stefan Seuring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,595
21,061
0.576
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain
Sustainability Management
Sustainable Supply Chains
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,109
Germany
1,069
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Werner Blum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,018
12,021
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,880
Germany
1,845
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tobias Plieninger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,764
12,583
0.671
Sustainability science
Landscape ecology
Agroforestry
Ecosystem services
Social-ecological systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,098
Germany
2,024
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gerd Stumme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,514
2,397
0.137
World Wide Web
Social Networks
Knowledge Discovery
Information Retrieval
Formal Concept Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,656
Germany
2,242
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Johann Peter Reithmaier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,354
3,582
0.219
Nano Science
Optoelectronics
Semiconductor Physics
Quantum Dot Lasers
Molecular Beam Epitaxy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,443
Germany
2,381
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Winfried Nöth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,729
4,236
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,504
Germany
2,427
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Claudia Backes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,507
10,363
0.668
layered inorganic materials
transition metal dichalcogenides
functionalisation
liquid exfoliation
optical spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,724
Germany
2,938
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christoph Steiner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,476
5,974
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,932
Germany
3,073
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stefan Bringezu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,984
5,220
0.402
socio-industrial metabolism
sustainability assessment
systems analysis
footprints
resource policies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,672
Germany
3,109
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christoph Flückiger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,878
8,403
0.653
Clinical Psychology
Psychotherapy
Anxiety
Reproducibility
Mental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,005
Germany
3,171
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andreas Buerkert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,694
5,756
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,280
Germany
3,442
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ulrich Hamm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,849
7,386
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,973
Germany
3,736
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Baumert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,068
2,155
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,494
Germany
3,762
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stephanie Eisner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,013
7,916
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,720
Germany
3,897
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stefan Gold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,675
7,958
0.745
Sustainability management
supply chain management
operations management
accountability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,806
Germany
3,941
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Georg Krücken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,567
3,934
0.372
Hochschulforschung
Innovationsforschung
Wissenschaftssoziologie
Neoinstitutionalismus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,990
Germany
3,947
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Johannes Zimmermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,548
8,845
0.839
Personality Disorder
Depression
Interpersonal Theory
Personality Assessment
Statistical Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,761
Germany
4,615
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stephan Peth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,164
5,527
0.603
Bodenphysik
Bodenhydrologie
Nicht-invasive Methoden
Bildanalyse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,792
Germany
4,696
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Martin Braun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,010
5,630
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,860
Germany
4,866
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ulrich Kutschera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,720
2,338
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,665
Germany
5,001
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Heinz Bude
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,470
2,361
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,828
Germany
5,393
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kurt Geihs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,851
1,805
0.230
Distributed Systems
Adaptive Systems
Multi-Robot-Systems
Socio-technical Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,871
Germany
5,506
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Reiner Finkeldey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,685
2,837
0.369
Plant genetics
Forest Genetics
Population Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,389
Germany
6,165
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bernhard Sick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,864
3,677
0.536
Machine Learning
Pattern Recognition
Autonomous Learning
Intelligent Systems
Organic Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,047
Germany
6,181
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maria Finckh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,834
3,833
0.561