i10 Productivity
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology/ 43 Scientists Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,384,773 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,456 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Germany
Butterbach Bahl
Biogeochemistry
biosphere-atmosphere exchange of trace gases
nutrient cycling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
334
0.848
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Germany
Ralf Kiese
biogeochemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
128
0.889
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Germany
Friedemann Wenzel
Earthquake engineering
loss estimation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
59
0.428
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Germany
Philipp Blum
Engineering geology
rock mechanics
geothermal energy
hydrogeology
applied geology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
108
0.850
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Germany
Andreas Rietbrock
Seismology
Geophysics and Tectonics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
89
0.761
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Germany
Nico Goldscheider
general and applied hydrogeology
karst hydrogeology
alpine water research
tracing techniques
groundwater quality and protect
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
97
0.836
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Germany
Zsolt A Berner
Earth and Environmental Sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
72
0.637
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Germany
Thomas Kohl
geothermal
geoscience
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
75
0.670
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Germany
James Daniell
Earthquakes
Natural Disasters
Economic Loss Estimation
Socioeconomic analysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
39
0.609

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Germany
Thomas Bohlen
Full Waveform Inversion
Seismic Modeling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
44
0.759
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Germany
Christoph Hilgers
Reservoir Geology
Structural Diagenesis
Georessources-Management
Reservoir Utilization & Energy Systems
Geometry and Heterog
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
41
0.719
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Germany
Martin Breunig
Geoinformatik
Spatial Information Systems
Geospatial Databases
Spatio-temporal databases
3D GIS
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
5
0.135
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Germany
Nadine Goeppert
hydrogeology
karst
tracing techniques
groundwater chemistry and quality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
29
0.853
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Germany
Frank Heberling
Geochemistry
Mineral-Water-Interfaces
Solid-Solutions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
28
0.848
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Germany
José LJ Ledesma
Biogeochemistry
Catchment science
Catchment modelling
Water quality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Germany
Tanja Liesch
Hydrogeology
Numerical Modeling
Statistics
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
24
0.923
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Germany
Yudi Pan
Geophysics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
24
0.960
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Germany
Jens Grimmer|Jens C. Grimmer, Jens Carsten Grimmer
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Geothermics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Germany
Fabian Nitschke
Geothermal
Geochemistry
Numerics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
17
0.944
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Germany
Sebastian Held
Geology
Exploration Geochemistry
Magnetotellurics
Numerical Modeling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
15
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Germany
Utz Kramar
geochemistry statistics analytical methods
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
14
0.778
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Butterbach Bahl
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
334
0.848
Biogeochemistry
biosphere-atmosphere exchange of trace gases
nutrient cycling
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ralf Kiese
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
128
0.889
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Friedemann Wenzel
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
59
0.428
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philipp Blum
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
108
0.850
Engineering geology
rock mechanics
geothermal energy
hydrogeology
applied geology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andreas Rietbrock
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
89
0.761
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nico Goldscheider
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
97
0.836
general and applied hydrogeology
karst hydrogeology
alpine water research
tracing techniques
groundwater quality and protect
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zsolt A Berner
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
72
0.637
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas Kohl
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
75
0.670
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
James Daniell
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
39
0.609
Earthquakes
Natural Disasters
Economic Loss Estimation
Socioeconomic analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Birgit Müller
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
33
0.559

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hansjörg Kutterer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
14
0.237
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas Bohlen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
44
0.759
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christoph Hilgers
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
41
0.719
Reservoir Geology
Structural Diagenesis
Georessources-Management
Reservoir Utilization & Energy Systems
Geometry and Heterog
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eva Schill
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
34
0.680
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martin Breunig
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
5
0.135
Geoinformatik
Spatial Information Systems
Geospatial Databases
Spatio-temporal databases
3D GIS
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nadine Goeppert
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
29
0.853
hydrogeology
karst
tracing techniques
groundwater chemistry and quality
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Frank Heberling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
28
0.848
Geochemistry
Mineral-Water-Interfaces
Solid-Solutions
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
José LJ Ledesma
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
Biogeochemistry
Catchment science
Catchment modelling
Water quality
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tanja Liesch
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
24
0.923
Hydrogeology
Numerical Modeling
Statistics
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yudi Pan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
24
0.960
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hans Gert Linzer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
16
0.696
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jens Grimmer|Jens C. Grimmer, Jens Carsten Grimmer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fabian Nitschke
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
17
0.944
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sebastian Held
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
15
0.833
Geology
Exploration Geochemistry
Magnetotellurics
Numerical Modeling
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Utz Kramar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
14
0.778