Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 695 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
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,790
40,612
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Medizinische Psychologie
Medizinische Soziologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,771
44,632
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bioinformatics
Discrete Mathematics
Complex Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,137
29,586
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biometry
Bioinformatics
Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,718
22,584
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Oncology
Cancer Research
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Clinical Trials
Personalized Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,862
25,102
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
semiconductor
semiconductors
oxides
iodides
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,393
10,714
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
functional plant ecology
fire ecology
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,433
18,594
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Data Integration
Databases
large_scale_data_management
Data_Science
Data_Privacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,281
5,809
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Diffusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,915
5,882
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cancer research
RNA folding
Bioinformatics
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,113
16,059
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Work Psychology
Organizational Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology
Aging
Lifespan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,499
20,193
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Obesity
adipose tissue
childhood obesity
pediatric endocrinology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,273
12,963
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
attention
perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,139
7,435
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Visualization
Visual Analytics
Topology
Cliffordalgebra
Digital Humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,616
13,021
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chemical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,682
6,014
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,422
12,045
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,206
14,275
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Environmental Data Sciences
Ecosystem functioning
Extreme events
Data Cubes
Society-Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,661
13,130
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biophysics
Physics of Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,991
5,426
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,040
7,025
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
epilepsy genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,033
9,271
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pediatric Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,950
8,918
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
materials science
thin films and superlattices
functional properties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,570
4,483
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kardiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,472
10,104
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
PET and PET/MRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,752
8,315
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,743
84
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Stumvoll
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,790
40,612
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,946
138
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elmar Braehler
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,771
44,632
0.497
Medizinische Psychologie
Medizinische Soziologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,369
157
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter F Stadler
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,137
29,586
0.352
Bioinformatics
Discrete Mathematics
Complex Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,615
257
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Markus Loeffler
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,718
22,584
0.344
Biometry
Bioinformatics
Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,317
415
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Florian Lordick
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,862
25,102
0.503
Oncology
Cancer Research
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Clinical Trials
Personalized Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,795
443
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marius Grundmann
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,393
10,714
0.221
semiconductor
semiconductors
oxides
iodides
physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,544
825
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christian Wirth
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,433
18,594
0.540
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
functional plant ecology
fire ecology
forest ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,511
913
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Erhard Rahm
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,281
5,809
0.180
Data Integration
Databases
large_scale_data_management
Data_Science
Data_Privacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,876
931
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jörg Kärger
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,915
5,882
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,334
1,110
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephan Bernhart
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,113
16,059
0.571
Cancer research
RNA folding
Bioinformatics
Epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,200
1,148
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hannes Zacher
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,499
20,193
0.734
Work Psychology
Organizational Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology
Aging
Lifespan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,533
1,164
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Antje Körner
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,273
12,963
0.475
Obesity
adipose tissue
childhood obesity
pediatric endocrinology
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,747
1,170
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Erich Schröger
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,139
7,435
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,982
1,337
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gerik Scheuermann
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,616
13,021
0.529
Visualization
Visual Analytics
Topology
Cliffordalgebra
Digital Humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,727
1,422
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Annette Beck Sickinger
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,682
6,014
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,336
1,745
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anja Mehnert
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,422
12,045
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,919
1,764
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Philipp Lurz
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,206
14,275
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,458
1,827
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Miguel D Mahecha
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,661
13,130
0.668
Environmental Data Sciences
Ecosystem functioning
Extreme events
Data Cubes
Society-Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,511
1,919
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Josef Käs
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,991
5,426
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,774
2,056
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Torsten Schöneberg
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,040
7,025
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,804
2,060
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Johannes Lemke
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,033
9,271
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,123
2,078
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jon Genuneit
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,950
8,918
0.497
Pediatric Epidemiology
Biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,534
2,149
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Lorenz
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,570
4,483
0.255
materials science
thin films and superlattices
functional properties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,900
2,169
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rolf Wachter
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,472
10,104
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,728
2,302
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Henryk Barthel
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,752
8,315
0.496