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Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 2.381 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 2.381 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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64
World Rank
Germany
2
Country Rank
European Molecular Biology Laboratory Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Peer Bork
European Molecular Biology Laboratory Heidelberg, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
biology | computational biology | systems biology | bioinformatics | evolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    450,980
  • Last 5 Years
    218,200
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.484
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Rankings

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300
World Rank
Germany
13
Country Rank
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Gene Myers
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Dresden, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Bioimage Informatics | Bioinformatics | String Algorithm

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    303,700
  • Last 5 Years
    85,550
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.282
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Rankings

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2,409
World Rank
Germany
72
Country Rank
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Peter Lichter
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Heidelberg, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Molecular genetics | cancer | pathomechanism

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    128,420
  • Last 5 Years
    47,255
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.368
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Rankings

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3,162
World Rank
Germany
103
Country Rank
Heidelberger Institut für Theoretische Studien Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Alexandros Stamatakis
Heidelberger Institut für Theoretische Studien Heidelberg, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Algorithms | Parallel Computing | Bioinformatics | Phylogenetics | Evolutionary Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    111,796
  • Last 5 Years
    55,650
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.498
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Rankings

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3,286
World Rank
Germany
109
Country Rank
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Hans Poertner
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung Bremerhaven, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecophysiology | Molecular to physiological bases of ecological processes. Role of climate factors (temperature | carbon dioxide |

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    109,625
  • Last 5 Years
    63,513
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.579
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Rankings

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4,139
World Rank
Germany
147
Country Rank
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Ulrich Hartl
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry Martinsried, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Protein folding | molecular chaperones | protein aggregation | neurodegenerative diseas

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    96,421
  • Last 5 Years
    25,835
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.268
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Rankings

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4,205
World Rank
Germany
152
Country Rank
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Pavel Tomancak
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Dresden, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
evolutionary biology | developmental biology | imaging | image analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    95,538
  • Last 5 Years
    65,676
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.687
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Rankings

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4,289
World Rank
Germany
156
Country Rank
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Aa Hyman
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Dresden, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    94,232
  • Last 5 Years
    46,577
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.494
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Rankings

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4,504
World Rank
Germany
168
Country Rank
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Eva K Grebel
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg Heidelberg, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
stellar populations | star clusters | galaxy evolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    91,440
  • Last 5 Years
    34,843
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.381
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Rankings

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5,400
World Rank
Germany
210
Country Rank
Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Nikolaus Rajewsky
Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin Berlin, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Systems Biology | Developmental Biology | Gene Regulation | Genomic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    82,347
  • Last 5 Years
    37,278
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.453
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Rankings

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5,638
World Rank
Germany
221
Country Rank
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Andrej Shevchenko
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Dresden, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Mass spectrometry | Lipidomics | Proteomics | Archaeometr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    80,189
  • Last 5 Years
    19,105
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.238
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,310
World Rank
Germany
248
Country Rank
Albert Einstein Institute Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Bhooshan Gadre|Bhooshan Uday Gadre, B. U. Gadre
Albert Einstein Institute Golm, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Gravitational waves | LIGO | LISA | Black hole formation and evolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    75,062
  • Last 5 Years
    61,971
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.826
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Rankings

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6,749
World Rank
Germany
270
Country Rank
Universität Konstanz Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Axel Meyer
Universität Konstanz Konstanz, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolutionary biology | evolutionary genetics | comparative genomics | Molecular Evolution | Zoolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,994
  • Last 5 Years
    20,881
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.290
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,144
World Rank
Germany
292
Country Rank
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Ian T Baldwin
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Jena, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Plant biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    69,406
  • Last 5 Years
    20,513
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.296
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Rankings

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7,933
World Rank
Germany
324
Country Rank
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Didier Stainier
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research Bad Nauheim, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Developmental Biology | Genetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    64,958
  • Last 5 Years
    24,453
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.376
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Rankings

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7,936
World Rank
Germany
325
Country Rank
European Molecular Biology Laboratory Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Sofia K. Forslund
European Molecular Biology Laboratory Heidelberg, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Computational biology | systems medicine | host-microbiome interaction | antibiotics | data scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    64,937
  • Last 5 Years
    37,203
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.573
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Rankings

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8,103
World Rank
Germany
329
Country Rank
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Thomas F. Meyer
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology Berlin, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Infection | Microbiology | Cancer | Helicobacter | Chlamydi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    64,119
  • Last 5 Years
    20,087
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.313
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Rankings

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8,257
World Rank
Germany
340
Country Rank
Universität Bielefeld Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Alfred Pühler
Universität Bielefeld Bielefeld, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,362
  • Last 5 Years
    14,419
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.228
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,212
World Rank
Germany
336
Country Rank
Universität Freiburg Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Alexandra Maria Klein
Universität Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Landscape Ecology | Nature Conservation | Pollination Ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,637
  • Last 5 Years
    34,647
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.544
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Rankings

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8,574
World Rank
Germany
354
Country Rank
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg Logo
26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Uwe Haberkorn
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg Heidelberg, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
nuclear medicine | tracer development | oncology | biotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,868
  • Last 5 Years
    34,831
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.563
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Rankings

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8,885
World Rank
Germany
363
Country Rank
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Ingolf Kühn
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung Leipzig, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
biological invasions | climate change impacts | urban ecology | spatial analyse

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    60,442
  • Last 5 Years
    33,921
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.561
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Rankings

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9,034
World Rank
Germany
371
Country Rank
Universität Würzburg Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Michael Sendtner
Universität Würzburg Würzburg, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
clinical neurobiology | neurotrophic factors | axonal RNA metabolis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    59,734
  • Last 5 Years
    18,496
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.310
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Rankings

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9,371
World Rank
Germany
382
Country Rank
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Hans Schöler
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine Münster, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Germline | Stem Cells | Pluripotency | Reprogrammin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    58,540
  • Last 5 Years
    13,224
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.226
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Rankings

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9,671
World Rank
Germany
396
Country Rank
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Marino Zerial
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Dresden, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,375
  • Last 5 Years
    12,703
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.221
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Rankings

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9,778
World Rank
Germany
400
Country Rank
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Trinad Chakraborty
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen Giessen, Germany
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Antibiotikaresistenz | Wirt-Pathogen-Interaktionen | Listerien | Bioinformati

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    56,995
  • Last 5 Years
    20,379
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.358
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