Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 518 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
Epigenetics
epigenomics
DNA-methylation
single cell analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,074
12,463
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Image Analysis
Partial Differential Equations
Variational Methods
Data Compression
Numerical Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,425
5,448
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
systems biology
computational biology
non-coding RNA
machine learning
infectious disease genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,913
20,477
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Exercise Physiology
Sports Medicine in Elite Sport
Football
Regeneration
Design of Appropriate Preventive Training Programmes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,299
14,810
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Metabolic Engineering
Systems Biology
Industrial Biotechnology
Bioeconomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,263
10,095
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Color centers in diamond
Single photon nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,352
5,699
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Software Engineering
Software Product Lines
Empirical Software Engineering
Software Analytics
Program Comprehension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,233
7,260
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
System Biotechnologie
Metabolic Engineering
System Toxikologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,134
3,072
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Behavioral Genetics
Intelligence
Personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,316
5,258
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Artificial Intelligence
Automated Planning
Combinatorial Search
Heuristic Search
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,234
3,896
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
self-regulation & self-control
close relationships & sexuality
meta science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,157
6,759
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Model Checking
Stochastic Modelling
Dependability
Energy Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,564
3,453
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sustainable Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,006
3,782
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
kognitive Entwicklung
Theory of Mind
Mutter-Kind-Interaktion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,408
3,126
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
embedded systems
compilers
static program analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,933
1,543
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nanoparticles
Hybrid Materials
Nanocomposites
Sol-Gel Process
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,760
2,756
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Algorithms
Data Structures
Computational Geometry
Combinatorial Geometry
Randomization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,152
2,162
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cognitive psychology
attention
cognition and emotion
social cognition
priming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,113
3,236
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,858
6,574
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Physical Metallurgy
Amorphous Metals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,841
3,370
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Statistical Physics
Biological Physics
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,524
3,055
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Software Testing
Automated Fault Localization
Software Engineering
Fuzzing
Input Generation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,192
3,841
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
cyclodextrins
polymers
cellulose
smart materials
drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,101
1,301
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Personnel selection
time management
job insecurity
layoffs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,785
5,710
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Visual Computing
Computer Graphics
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
High-Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,753
2,332
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,231
656
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jörn Walter
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,074
12,463
0.319
Epigenetics
epigenomics
DNA-methylation
single cell analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,404
866
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joachim Weickert
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,425
5,448
0.163
Image Analysis
Partial Differential Equations
Variational Methods
Data Compression
Numerical Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,916
976
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andreas Keller
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,913
20,477
0.662
systems biology
computational biology
non-coding RNA
machine learning
infectious disease genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,491
1,161
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tim Meyer
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,299
14,810
0.543
Exercise Physiology
Sports Medicine in Elite Sport
Football
Regeneration
Design of Appropriate Preventive Training Programmes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,598
1,373
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christoph Wittmann
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,263
10,095
0.416
Metabolic Engineering
Systems Biology
Industrial Biotechnology
Bioeconomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,347
1,867
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christoph Becher
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,352
5,699
0.294
Color centers in diamond
Single photon nonlinear optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,710
1,886
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sven Apel
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,233
7,260
0.377
Software Engineering
Software Product Lines
Empirical Software Engineering
Software Analytics
Program Comprehension
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,187
2,226
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elmar Heinzle
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,134
3,072
0.179
System Biotechnologie
Metabolic Engineering
System Toxikologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,509
2,595
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frank Spinath
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,316
5,258
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,930
2,620
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joerg Hoffmann
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,234
3,896
0.256
Artificial Intelligence
Automated Planning
Combinatorial Search
Heuristic Search
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,310
2,644
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Malte Friese
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,157
6,759
0.446
self-regulation & self-control
close relationships & sexuality
meta science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,478
2,798
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Holger Hermanns
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,564
3,453
0.237
Model Checking
Stochastic Modelling
Dependability
Energy Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,886
2,948
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rolf Hempelmann
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,006
3,782
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,697
3,108
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gisa Aschersleben
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,408
3,126
0.233
kognitive Entwicklung
Theory of Mind
Mutter-Kind-Interaktion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,018
3,255
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Reinhard Wilhelm
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,933
1,543
0.119
embedded systems
compilers
static program analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,265
3,317
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Guido Kickelbick
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,760
2,756
0.216
Nanoparticles
Hybrid Materials
Nanocomposites
Sol-Gel Process
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,852
3,517
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Raimund Seidel
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,152
2,162
0.178
Algorithms
Data Structures
Computational Geometry
Combinatorial Geometry
Randomization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,148
3,528
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dirk Wentura
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,113
3,236
0.267
cognitive psychology
attention
cognition and emotion
social cognition
priming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,238
3,616
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christina Backes
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,858
6,574
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,415
3,624
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ralf Busch
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,841
3,370
0.285
Physical Metallurgy
Amorphous Metals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,092
3,755
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Heiko Rieger
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,524
3,055
0.265
Statistical Physics
Biological Physics
Computational Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,185
3,868
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lukas Kirschner
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,192
3,841
0.343
Software Testing
Automated Fault Localization
Software Engineering
Fuzzing
Input Generation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,056
3,905
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gerhard Wenz
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,101
1,301
0.117
cyclodextrins
polymers
cellulose
smart materials
drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,182
4,033
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cornelius König
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,785
5,710
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,518
4,047
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philipp Slusallek
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,753
2,332
0.217
Visual Computing
Computer Graphics
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
High-Performance Computing