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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 373 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Experimental Solid-State Optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,833
15,569
0.559
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
polymers
calorimetry
dynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,462
10,156
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ionic Liquids
Water
Catalysis
Spectroscopy
Simulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,810
7,020
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
regenerative medicine
stem cell therapy
tissue engineering
cardiovascular disease
nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,083
3,292
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ultrafast condensed matter physics
light synthesis
x-rays
ultrafast science
nonlinear optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,891
5,207
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Statistical Physics
Plasma Physics
Planetary Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,316
6,515
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mobile Robotics
Automation
Wind Power
Wind Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,421
12,630
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant metabolism
Photorespiration
Stress Acclimation
Cyanobacteria
Evolution of Photosynthesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,207
6,417
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,883
9,034
0.569
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marine Biology
Physiology
Bioenergetics
Environmental Toxicology
Global Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,315
7,699
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Urologische Onkologie
rekonstruktive Operationen
Blasentumormarke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,374
4,919
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
theoretical quantum optics
quantum informatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,211
3,202
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Institute of Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,033
3,931
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,259
4,164
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
breath analysis
intensive care medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,245
4,484
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
sustainable use of grassland systems
nutrient cycling
sources of N2O emissions
stable isotope
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,992
5,621
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Visual Analytics
Informationsvisualisierung
Computergraphi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,822
2,877
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Two-dimensional crystals
van der Waals heterostructures
Optical spectroscopy
Spin dynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,539
6,068
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
molecular physics
time-resolved spectroscopy
excitons
transfer processes
photosensitizer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,450
3,794
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,711
2,564
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Photosynthesis
Photorespiration
Metabolic Evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,394
3,652
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Functional Genomics
personalized medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,272
1,549
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Landscape Ecology
Vegetation Science
Biodiversity
Macroecology
Vegetation_classificatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,234
5,568
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Forensic Neuropathology
Forensic Patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,197
2,954
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Intense Laser Matter Interaction
Time-Dependent Many-Body Theory
Quantum Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,085
3,211
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,096
1,183
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alexander Szameit
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,833
15,569
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,223
1,275
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christoph Schick
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,462
10,156
0.384
polymers
calorimetry
dynamic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,098
1,901
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ralf Ludwig
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,810
7,020
0.354
Ionic Liquids
Water
Catalysis
Spectroscopy
Simulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,975
2,162
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
gustav steinhoff
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,083
3,292
0.182
regenerative medicine
stem cell therapy
tissue engineering
cardiovascular disease
nanotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,715
2,203
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Eleftherios Goulielmakis
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,891
5,207
0.291
Ultrafast condensed matter physics
light synthesis
x-rays
ultrafast science
nonlinear optic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,922
2,308
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Redmer Ronald
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,316
6,515
0.376
Statistical Physics
Plasma Physics
Planetary Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,853
2,490
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hui Liu
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,421
12,630
0.769
Mobile Robotics
Automation
Wind Power
Wind Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,829
2,525
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin Hagemann
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,207
6,417
0.396
Plant metabolism
Photorespiration
Stress Acclimation
Cyanobacteria
Evolution of Photosynthesi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,417
2,606
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Clemens Schafmayer
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,883
9,034
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,164
2,993
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Inna M Sokolova
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,315
7,699
0.538
Marine Biology
Physiology
Bioenergetics
Environmental Toxicology
Global Climate Chang
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,621
3,581
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Oliver W Hakenberg
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,374
4,919
0.398
Urologische Onkologie
rekonstruktive Operationen
Blasentumormarke
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,002
3,645
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Werner Vogel
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,211
3,202
0.262
theoretical quantum optics
quantum informatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,543
3,715
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Oliver Kühn
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,033
3,931
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,613
3,999
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Birgit Piechulla
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,259
4,164
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,740
4,003
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jochen Schubert
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,245
4,484
0.399
breath analysis
intensive care medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,191
4,111
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nicole Wrage Mönnig
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,992
5,621
0.511
sustainable use of grassland systems
nutrient cycling
sources of N2O emissions
stable isotope
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,922
4,179
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Heidrun Schumann
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,822
2,877
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,924
4,298
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tobias Korn
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,539
6,068
0.576
Two-dimensional crystals
van der Waals heterostructures
Optical spectroscopy
Spin dynamic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,881
4,343
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stefan Lochbrunner
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,450
3,794
0.363
molecular physics
time-resolved spectroscopy
excitons
transfer processes
photosensitizer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,676
4,713
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dirk Koczan
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,711
2,564
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,863
4,888
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hermann Bauwe
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,394
3,652
0.389
Photosynthesis
Photorespiration
Metabolic Evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,580
4,956
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hans Juergen Thiesen
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,272
1,549
0.167
Functional Genomics
personalized medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,094
4,973
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Florian Jansen
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,234
5,568
0.603
Landscape Ecology
Vegetation Science
Biodiversity
Macroecology
Vegetation_classificatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,627
4,994
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andreas Büttner
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,197
2,954
0.321
Forensic Neuropathology
Forensic Patholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,257
5,060
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dieter Bauer
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,085
3,211
0.353
Intense Laser Matter Interaction
Time-Dependent Many-Body Theory
Quantum Physic