i10 Productivity
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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung/ 296 Scientists i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,392,995 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,455 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
Martin Von Bergen
Effects of subacute concentrations of environmental compounds
microbial ecology
integration of omics data
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
274
0.799
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Germany
Hans Richnow
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303
211
0.696
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Germany
Josef Settele
Agro-Ecology
Land use
Biodiversity
Conservation
Assessments
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
214
0.721
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Germany
Dagmar Haase
Urban ecology
land use modelling
ecosystem services
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
231
0.875
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Germany
Francois Buscot
Soil Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
210
0.817
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Germany
Olaf Kolditz
Environmental Geosciences
Computational Geosciences
Data Science
OpenGeoSys Project
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
171
0.676
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Germany
Volker Grimm
Theoretical Ecology
Ecological Modelling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
169
0.728
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Germany
Ingolf Kühn
biological invasions
climate change impacts
urban ecology
spatial analyses
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
182
0.795
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Germany
Werner Brack
Effect Directed Analysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
160
0.711
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Germany
Hauke Harms
Mikrobielle Ökologie
Mikrobiologie
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
130
0.580

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Germany
Matthias Liess
Ecotoxicology
Pesticide
Ecology
One Health
Multiple Stressor
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
151
0.744
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Germany
Henle, K.
conservation biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
86
0.467
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Germany
Stefan Klotz
Community Ecology
Plant Ecology
Biological Invasions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
105
0.614
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Germany
Rolf Altenburger
ecotoxicology
mixture toxicity
environmental risk assessment
aquatic sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
111
0.677
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Germany
Nico Jehmlich
Metaproteomics
Microbiome Biology
Gut Microbiome
Environmental Microbiome
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
138
0.863
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Germany
Walter Durka
population genetics
invasive species
genetic variation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
111
0.703
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Germany
Peter Dietrich
geophysics tomography "direct push"
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
97
0.642
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Germany
Evgenia Blagodatskaya
soil microbiology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
133
0.893
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Germany
Martin Krauss
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
123
0.854
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Germany
Ana Zenclussen
perinatal immunology
environmental immunology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
120
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Germany
Ralf Seppelt
Environmental Science
Biodiversity
Socio-Ecological Systems
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
117
0.842
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Germany
Hans-Hermann Thulke
EcoEpi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
103
0.757
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Germany
Falk Harnisch
electrobiotechnology
electrochemistry
microbiology
electromicrobiology
electrosynthesis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
125
0.926
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Germany
Hermann J. Heipieper
Microbial Stress Adaptation
Lipidomics
Outer Membrane Vesicles
Bacterial Degradation of Plastics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
103
0.769
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Martin Von Bergen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
274
0.799
Effects of subacute concentrations of environmental compounds
microbial ecology
integration of omics data
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hans Richnow
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303
211
0.696
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Josef Settele
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
214
0.721
Agro-Ecology
Land use
Biodiversity
Conservation
Assessments
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dagmar Haase
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
231
0.875
Urban ecology
land use modelling
ecosystem services
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Francois Buscot
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
210
0.817
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Olaf Kolditz
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
171
0.676
Environmental Geosciences
Computational Geosciences
Data Science
OpenGeoSys Project
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Volker Grimm
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
169
0.728
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ingolf Kühn
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
182
0.795
biological invasions
climate change impacts
urban ecology
spatial analyses
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Werner Brack
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
160
0.711
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hauke Harms
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
130
0.580

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matthias Liess
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
151
0.744
Ecotoxicology
Pesticide
Ecology
One Health
Multiple Stressor
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Henle, K.
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
86
0.467
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stefan Klotz
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
105
0.614
Community Ecology
Plant Ecology
Biological Invasions
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rolf Altenburger
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
111
0.677
ecotoxicology
mixture toxicity
environmental risk assessment
aquatic sciences
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nico Jehmlich
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
138
0.863
Metaproteomics
Microbiome Biology
Gut Microbiome
Environmental Microbiome
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Walter Durka
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
111
0.703
population genetics
invasive species
genetic variation
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthias Kästner
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
95
0.625
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Peter Dietrich
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
97
0.642
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evgenia Blagodatskaya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
133
0.893
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Martin Krauss
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
123
0.854
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ana Zenclussen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
120
0.833
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ralf Seppelt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
117
0.842
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hans-Hermann Thulke
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
103
0.757
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Falk Harnisch
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
125
0.926
electrobiotechnology
electrochemistry
microbiology
electromicrobiology
electrosynthesis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hermann J. Heipieper
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
103
0.769
Microbial Stress Adaptation
Lipidomics
Outer Membrane Vesicles
Bacterial Degradation of Plastics