Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Professional Education Heidelberg Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,503
5,720
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Physiotherapie
Ergotherapie
Rehabilitation
Neurologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,498
3,185
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Neutron scattering
magnetism
solid state physics
renewable energies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,121
630
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
system thinking
meditation
time perception
effect sizes in psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
1,569
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,150
684
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Laryngotracheal Stenosis
Rekurrensparesen
Neurostimulation
Nervenregeneration
L-EMG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,015
1,073
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
635
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Renewable energy
environmental
tourism
sustinable development
local development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
988
659
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Teams
Team Leadership
Humor
Transactive Memory Systems
Psychological Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
870
463
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Agile Project Management
Scale Development
Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
629
581
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Spine surgery
Adult Spinal Deformity
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Brain Mapping
White Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
390
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Computational Neuroscience
Neural Network Models
Statistics
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
365
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Digital Business Models
Platforms
Corporate Venture Creation
Blockchain
Cryptography Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
84
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
music
voice
music therapy
music education
emotion regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
262
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Online Communication
Marketing
Political Communication
Transparency in Online Communication
Explainable AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
253
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Rechnungswesen
Controlling
Digitalisierung
Familienunternehmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
198
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Business Law
Law and Economics
Empirical Legal Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
253
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
73
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Data Science
Deep Learning
Knowledge Management
Affective Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
168
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
137
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Supply chain development
M&A
international business
industry 4.0
circularity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
165
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Data Visualization
User Experience
User Interface Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
74
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
team diversity
employee training
newcomer socialization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
130
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
behavioral science
judgment and decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
88
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Health Care Innovation Technology Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
96
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,481
3,971
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sabine Koch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,503
5,720
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,012
7,565
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bernhard Elsner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,498
3,185
0.579
Physiotherapie
Ergotherapie
Rehabilitation
Neurologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,664
11,790
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Klaus Ulrich Neumann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,121
630
0.202
Neutron scattering
magnetism
solid state physics
renewable energies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,273
14,561
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Schwarz Marcus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
1,569
0.684
system thinking
meditation
time perception
effect sizes in psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,431
15,187
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard von Georgi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,150
684
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,346
15,791
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas Müller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,015
1,073
0.533
Laryngotracheal Stenosis
Rekurrensparesen
Neurostimulation
Nervenregeneration
L-EMG
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,522
23,043
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Susanne Hardecker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
635
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,572
23,075
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Osvaldo Romero Romero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
988
659
0.667
Renewable energy
environmental
tourism
sustinable development
local development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716,395
24,426
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christine Gockel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
870
463
0.532
Teams
Team Leadership
Humor
Transactive Memory Systems
Psychological Safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828,504
27,781
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jan Koch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
629
581
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
833,315
27,942
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amir Zolal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
390
0.629
Spine surgery
Adult Spinal Deformity
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Brain Mapping
White Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,424
27,968
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joachim Hass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
365
0.591
Computational Neuroscience
Neural Network Models
Statistics
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
868,461
29,030
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christian Kapteyn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
84
0.151
Digital Business Models
Platforms
Corporate Venture Creation
Blockchain
Cryptography Applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
956,732
32,152
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sylka Uhlig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
262
0.601
music
voice
music therapy
music education
emotion regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,034,904
35,108
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ognyan Seizov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
253
0.707
Online Communication
Marketing
Political Communication
Transparency in Online Communication
Explainable AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,045,001
35,461
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Markus Grottke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
198
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,093,732
37,254
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alexander J. Wulf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
253
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,120,318
38,209
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Franz Hollich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
73
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,271,702
43,609
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Binh Vu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
168
0.840
Data Science
Deep Learning
Knowledge Management
Affective Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,306,972
44,726
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ajinkya Prabhune
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
137
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,315,775
44,975
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nnamdi Oguji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
165
0.917
Supply chain development
M&A
international business
industry 4.0
circularity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,444,915
48,791
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Swati Chandna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
74
0.556
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Data Visualization
User Experience
User Interface Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,449,383
48,915
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Laura Elisabeth Creon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
130
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,540,816
51,511
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maria Douneva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
88
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,567,154
52,211
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philipp Plugmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
96
0.980