Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 927 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
metabolic modeling
microbial communities
population heterogeneity
(previously: particle physics)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,100
31,868
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hematology
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
microenvironment
signal transduction
precision oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,169
35,011
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,895
37,358
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Clinical Mycology
Aspergillus
Molecular Typing
Cryptococcus
Candida sp. (e.g. auris)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,391
30,517
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ubiquitin
Cell death
Protein evolution
Bioinformatics
Homology domains
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,254
10,622
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Infectious Diseases and Ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,755
31,807
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Relativistic Quantum Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,893
13,603
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
inflammation
cell death
immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,798
21,858
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
genomics
evolution
regulatory circuits
protists
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,073
9,820
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wiederbelebung
Anästhesiologie
Notfallmedizin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,195
20,104
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Molecular Phytopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,902
14,077
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Condensed Matter Physics
topological insulators
superconductivity
strongly-correlated electron systems
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,628
11,007
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychosomatik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,778
17,731
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,035
22,430
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Controversies
Privacy
Introversion
Collectivism
Known Unkowns
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,520
5,455
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,194
12,070
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marketing strategy
CRM
digital transformation
retailing
advertising effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,243
11,209
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,098
10,293
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
condensed matter theory
magnetism
superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,826
7,425
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
theoretical physics
condensed matter theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,686
11,105
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,739
10,689
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
forensic genetics
immunogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,344
7,798
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Statistische Physik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,331
5,767
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,944
8,513
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Neurodegeneration
Cognitive decline
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,967
15,515
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,444
37
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Antonella Succurro
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,100
31,868
0.211
metabolic modeling
microbial communities
population heterogeneity
(previously: particle physics)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,924
137
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Hallek
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,169
35,011
0.388
Hematology
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
microenvironment
signal transduction
precision oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,792
266
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frank Jessen
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,895
37,358
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,867
272
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jacques F. Meis
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,391
30,517
0.474
Clinical Mycology
Aspergillus
Molecular Typing
Cryptococcus
Candida sp. (e.g. auris)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,625
309
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kay Hofmann
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,254
10,622
0.176
Ubiquitin
Cell death
Protein evolution
Bioinformatics
Homology domains
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,932
319
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Oliver Cornely
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,755
31,807
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,722
393
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Dolg
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,893
13,603
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,031
461
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Manolis Pasparakis
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,798
21,858
0.457
inflammation
cell death
immunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,571
536
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gernot Glöckner
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,073
9,820
0.223
genomics
evolution
regulatory circuits
protists
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,485
574
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bernd W. Böttiger
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,195
20,104
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,037
694
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bart Thomma
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,902
14,077
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,226
704
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yoichi Ando
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,628
11,007
0.293
Condensed Matter Physics
topological insulators
superconductivity
strongly-correlated electron systems
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,542
762
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christian Albus
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,778
17,731
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,111
793
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stephan Rosenkranz
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,035
22,430
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,515
819
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anonymous
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,520
5,455
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,798
840
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Manfred Döpfner
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,194
12,070
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,006
1,055
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Werner J Reinartz
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,243
11,209
0.383
Marketing strategy
CRM
digital transformation
retailing
advertising effectiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,179
1,063
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Benzing
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,098
10,293
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,495
1,076
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
DI Khomskiĭ
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,826
7,425
0.258
condensed matter theory
magnetism
superconductivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,996
1,137
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Achim Rosch
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,686
11,105
0.401
theoretical physics
condensed matter theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,443
1,192
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Claus Cursiefen
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,739
10,689
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,057
1,213
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter M. Schneider
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,344
7,798
0.296
forensic genetics
immunogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,073
1,214
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Andreas Schadschneider
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,331
5,767
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,694
1,243
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Schilke
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,944
8,513
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,418
1,319
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alfredo Ramirez
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,967
15,515
0.621