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
Experimental Solid-State Optics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,013
15,703
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
polymers
calorimetry
dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,391
11,303
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ionic Liquids
Water
Catalysis
Spectroscopy
Simulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,060
7,592
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
regenerative medicine
stem cell therapy
tissue engineering
cardiovascular disease
nanotechnology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,776
3,803
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Ultrafast condensed matter physics
light synthesis
x-rays
ultrafast science
nonlinear optics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,149
5,455
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Statistical Physics
Plasma Physics
Planetary Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,340
6,565
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant metabolism
Photorespiration
Stress Acclimation
Cyanobacteria
Evolution of Photosynthesis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,558
6,720
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Mobile Robotics
Automation
Wind Power
Wind Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,965
12,454
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,798
9,092
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Marine Biology
Physiology
Bioenergetics
Environmental Toxicology
Global Climate Change
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,092
7,385
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Urologische Onkologie
rekonstruktive Operationen
Blasentumormarker
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,859
5,142
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
theoretical quantum optics
quantum information
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,859
3,550
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Institute of Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,519
4,121
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
breath analysis
intensive care medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,759
4,813
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,749
4,410
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Visual Analytics
Informationsvisualisierung
Computergraphik
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,612
3,373
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
sustainable use of grassland systems
nutrient cycling
sources of N2O emissions
stable isotopes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,252
5,525
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
molecular physics
time-resolved spectroscopy
excitons
transfer processes
photosensitizers
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,970
4,106
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Two-dimensional crystals
van der Waals heterostructures
Optical spectroscopy
Spin dynamics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,868
6,560
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,453
2,769
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Functional Genomics
personalized medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,148
1,786
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Photosynthesis
Photorespiration
Metabolic Evolution
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,054
3,974
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Forensic Neuropathology
Forensic Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,778
3,034
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Intense Laser Matter Interaction
Time-Dependent Many-Body Theory
Quantum Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,674
3,370
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
VLSI
Microelectronics
Embedded Systems and Software
Sensor Networks
Localization
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,664
2,619
0.302
Alexander Szameit
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,013
15,703
0.604
Christoph Schick
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,391
11,303
0.445
polymers
calorimetry
dynamics
Ralf Ludwig
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,060
7,592
0.398
Ionic Liquids
Water
Catalysis
Spectroscopy
Simulation
gustav steinhoff
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,776
3,803
0.214
regenerative medicine
stem cell therapy
tissue engineering
cardiovascular disease
nanotechnology
Eleftherios Goulielmakis
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,149
5,455
0.318
Ultrafast condensed matter physics
light synthesis
x-rays
ultrafast science
nonlinear optics
Redmer Ronald
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,340
6,565
0.402
Statistical Physics
Plasma Physics
Planetary Physics
Martin Hagemann
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,558
6,720
0.432
Plant metabolism
Photorespiration
Stress Acclimation
Cyanobacteria
Evolution of Photosynthesis
Hui Liu
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,965
12,454
0.832
Mobile Robotics
Automation
Wind Power
Wind Engineering
Clemens Schafmayer
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,798
9,092
0.614
Inna M Sokolova
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,092
7,385
0.564
Marine Biology
Physiology
Bioenergetics
Environmental Toxicology
Global Climate Change
Oliver W Hakenberg
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,859
5,142
0.434
Urologische Onkologie
rekonstruktive Operationen
Blasentumormarker
Werner Vogel
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,859
3,550
0.299
theoretical quantum optics
quantum information
Oliver Kühn
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,519
4,121
0.358
Jochen Schubert
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,759
4,813
0.447
breath analysis
intensive care medicine
Birgit Piechulla
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,749
4,410
0.410
Heidrun Schumann
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,612
3,373
0.318
Nicole Wrage Mönnig
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,252
5,525
0.539
sustainable use of grassland systems
nutrient cycling
sources of N2O emissions
stable isotopes
Stefan Lochbrunner
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,970
4,106
0.412
molecular physics
time-resolved spectroscopy
excitons
transfer processes
photosensitizers
Tobias Korn
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,868
6,560
0.665
Two-dimensional crystals
van der Waals heterostructures
Optical spectroscopy
Spin dynamics
Dirk Koczan
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,453
2,769
0.293
Hans Juergen Thiesen
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,148
1,786
0.195
Functional Genomics
personalized medicine
Hermann Bauwe
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,054
3,974
0.439
Photosynthesis
Photorespiration
Metabolic Evolution
Andreas Büttner
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,778
3,034
0.346
Forensic Neuropathology
Forensic Pathology
Dieter Bauer
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,674
3,370
0.389
Intense Laser Matter Interaction
Time-Dependent Many-Body Theory
Quantum Physics
Dirk Timmermann
Universität Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,664
2,619
0.302
VLSI
Microelectronics
Embedded Systems and Software
Sensor Networks
Localization