Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 68.190 Scientists Citation in Germany Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
biology
computational biology
systems biology
bioinformatics
evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418,311
187,103
0.447
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ophthalmology
Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406,752
269,537
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Elementarteilchenphysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,311
117,902
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Particle Physics
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336,529
124,735
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Physics instrumentation
particle physics
physical foundations of information processing
brain-inspired computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335,626
109,321
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
particle physics
medical imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333,379
122,226
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
elementary particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,491
118,968
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307,134
237,826
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,943
119,562
0.390
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bioimage Informatics
Bioinformatics
String Algorithm
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,149
73,979
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,477
134,493
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marketing
Structural Equation Modeling
Consumer Behavior
PLS
Research Method
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289,709
236,011
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xray structure determinatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,802
35,881
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biomedicine
Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,162
75,843
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Teilchen- und Astroteilchenphysi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,938
84,047
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245,583
112,094
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,045
67,437
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231,433
101,462
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Psychiatrie
Psychologi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,871
71,068
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,024
103,378
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,257
96,794
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Theoretische Chemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,109
119,133
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
medical imaging
machine learning
computer vision
and graphic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,435
63,541
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vascular biology
interventional cardiology
environment and CV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,221
76,351
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,625
104,554
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peer Bork
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418,311
187,103
0.447
biology
computational biology
systems biology
bioinformatics
evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jonas JB
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406,752
269,537
0.663
Ophthalmology
Epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Kagan
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,311
117,902
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gregor Herten
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336,529
124,735
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Karlheinz Meier
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335,626
109,321
0.326
Physics instrumentation
particle physics
physical foundations of information processing
brain-inspired computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ivor Fleck
Universität Siegen
Siegen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333,379
122,226
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sergio Grancagnolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,491
118,968
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christian M Ringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307,134
237,826
0.774
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218
9
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andre Schoening
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,943
119,562
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gene Myers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,149
73,979
0.253
Bioimage Informatics
Bioinformatics
String Algorithm
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Federica Legger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,477
134,493
0.463
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marko Sarstedt
Otto Von Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289,709
236,011
0.815
Marketing
Structural Equation Modeling
Consumer Behavior
PLS
Research Method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
George Sheldrick
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,802
35,881
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380
14
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
H Erich Wichmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,162
75,843
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stefan Schael
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,938
84,047
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sascha Mehlhase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245,583
112,094
0.456
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576
17
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Werner Hacke
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,045
67,437
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629
18
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ralf Ulrich
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231,433
101,462
0.438
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637
19
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,871
71,068
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jürgen Furthmüller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,024
103,378
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christoph Wanner
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,257
96,794
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
813
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stefan Grimme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,109
119,133
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
903
23
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jingdan Zhang
Siemens AG
Munich, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,435
63,541
0.322
medical imaging
machine learning
computer vision
and graphic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
925
24
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thomas Muenzel
Universitätsmedizin Mainz
Mainz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,221
76,351
0.391
Vascular biology
interventional cardiology
environment and CV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
947
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Xuhui Chen
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,625
104,554
0.543