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EuropeSocial Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 1.074 Scientists Citation in Germany Rankings - 2026

See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
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Total 1.074 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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661
World Rank
Germany
19
Country Rank
Technische Universität Dresden Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Technische Universität Dresden Dresden, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychiatrie | Psychologi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    242,805
  • Last 5 Years
    81,174
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.334
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Rankings

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1,516
World Rank
Germany
40
Country Rank
Freie Universität Berlin Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Uwe Flick
Freie Universität Berlin Berlin, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Qualitative Research | Health Psychology | Mixed Methods | Social Representations | Qualitative Method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    161,639
  • Last 5 Years
    72,211
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.447
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Rankings

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1,654
World Rank
Germany
45
Country Rank
Universität Mannheim Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Edgar Erdfelder
Universität Mannheim Mannheim, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive Modeling | Memory | Judgmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    155,912
  • Last 5 Years
    100,242
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.643
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Rankings

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2,318
World Rank
Germany
63
Country Rank
Universität Bremen Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Franz Petermann
Universität Bremen Bremen, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Clinical Psychology | Psychotherapy | Psychology | Diagnostics | Developmental Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    131,435
  • Last 5 Years
    32,916
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.250
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Rankings

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3,501
World Rank
Germany
115
Country Rank
Technische Universität Dresden Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Clemens Kirschbaum
Technische Universität Dresden Dresden, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
stress | endocrinology | burnout | saliva | hai

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    105,970
  • Last 5 Years
    35,391
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.334
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Rankings

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3,848
World Rank
Germany
132
Country Rank
Universität Leipzig Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Elmar Braehler
Universität Leipzig Leipzig, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Medizinische Psychologie | Medizinische Soziologi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    100,784
  • Last 5 Years
    55,276
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.548
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Rankings

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4,193
World Rank
Germany
151
Country Rank
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Reinhard Pekrun
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Munich, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Education | Emotion | Control-Value Theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    95,828
  • Last 5 Years
    53,997
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.563
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Rankings

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4,581
World Rank
Germany
172
Country Rank
Universität Tubingen Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Jan Born
Universität Tubingen Tübingen, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Sleep | Memor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    90,596
  • Last 5 Years
    33,534
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.370
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Rankings

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5,336
World Rank
Germany
204
Country Rank
Max Planck Institute for Human Development Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Ulman Lindenberger
Max Planck Institute for Human Development Berlin, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Developmental Psychology | Cognitive Science | Behavioural Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    82,960
  • Last 5 Years
    35,608
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.429
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Rankings

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6,647
World Rank
Germany
263
Country Rank
Philipps Universität Marburg Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Winfried Rief
Philipps Universität Marburg Marburg, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Placebo | Nocebo | Mental disorders | psychosomatic disorders | psychotherap

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    72,696
  • Last 5 Years
    38,316
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.527
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Rankings

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6,856
World Rank
Germany
277
Country Rank
Universität Trier Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Hellhammer D
Universität Trier Trier, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychoneuroendocrinolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,436
  • Last 5 Years
    18,278
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.256
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Rankings

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6,885
World Rank
Germany
282
Country Rank
Universität Konstanz Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Thomas Elbert
Universität Konstanz Konstanz, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
traumatic stress | PTSD | aggression | neuroplasticit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,256
  • Last 5 Years
    19,112
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.268
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Rankings

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8,602
World Rank
Germany
356
Country Rank
Universität Mannheim Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Sabine Sonnentag
Universität Mannheim Mannheim, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
occupational stress | well-being | recovery | health behavior | proactivit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,799
  • Last 5 Years
    31,679
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.513
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Rankings

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10,910
World Rank
Germany
446
Country Rank
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Christine Heim
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychobiology | Stress | Trauma | Development | Disease Ris

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    53,102
  • Last 5 Years
    18,554
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.349
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Rankings

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11,775
World Rank
Germany
489
Country Rank
Universität Konstanz Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Jens Pruessner
Universität Konstanz Konstanz, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Psychoneuroendocrinology | Stres

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,609
  • Last 5 Years
    19,537
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.386
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Rankings

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12,072
World Rank
Germany
506
Country Rank
Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universität Bonn Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Michael Wagner
Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universität Bonn Bonn, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Neuropsychology | Dementia | Schizophrenia | OCD | epidemiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,879
  • Last 5 Years
    29,668
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.595
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Rankings

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12,430
World Rank
Germany
527
Country Rank
Universität Tubingen Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Martin Hautzinger
Universität Tubingen Tübingen, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Depression | Psychotherapieforschung | Kognitive Verhaltenstherapi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,020
  • Last 5 Years
    21,133
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.431
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Rankings

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13,960
World Rank
Germany
594
Country Rank
Max Planck Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Heinrich H. Bülthoff
Max Planck Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie Tübingen, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychophysics | Recognition | Multisensory Perception | Human Machine Interaction | Handling Qualitie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,691
  • Last 5 Years
    12,996
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.284
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Rankings

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14,538
World Rank
Germany
629
Country Rank
Hochschule Fresenius Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Thomas Fenzl
Hochschule Fresenius Idstein, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
empirische Sozialforschung | Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse | Wirtschaftspsychologie | Verhaltensökonomie | Behavioral Economic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,574
  • Last 5 Years
    20,285
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.455
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Rankings

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14,841
World Rank
Germany
646
Country Rank
Ruhr Universität Bochum Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Oliver T. Wolf
Ruhr Universität Bochum Bochum, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Stress und Kognitio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,067
  • Last 5 Years
    16,594
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.377
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Rankings

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16,725
World Rank
Germany
733
Country Rank
Technische Universität München Logo
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
David Daniel Ebert
Technische Universität München Munich, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
depression prevention | mHealth | ehealth | digital health | mental health promotio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,915
  • Last 5 Years
    34,179
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.835
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Rankings

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16,949
World Rank
Germany
746
Country Rank
Goethe University Frankfurt Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Zapf Dieter
Goethe University Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
occupational health psychology | work stress | well-being | emotional labor | workplace bullyin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,572
  • Last 5 Years
    12,071
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.298
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Rankings

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17,047
World Rank
Germany
752
Country Rank
Universität Tubingen Logo
26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Stephan Zipfel
Universität Tubingen Tübingen, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Anorexia nervosa | Eating Disorders | Essstörungen | Adipositas | Psychosomati

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,388
  • Last 5 Years
    23,843
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.590
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Rankings

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17,025
World Rank
Germany
749
Country Rank
Universität zu Köln Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Christian Albus
Universität zu Köln Köln, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychosomati

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,412
  • Last 5 Years
    21,965
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.544
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Rankings

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18,450
World Rank
Germany
825
Country Rank
Universität Potsdam Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Reinhold Kliegl
Universität Potsdam Potsdam, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
linear mixed models | physical fitness | eye movement

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,389
  • Last 5 Years
    15,574
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.406
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