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Highly Cited Researchers 218 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,845
22,043
0.527
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
cyber-physical systems
complex energy systems
co-simulation
hybrid modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,543
20,491
0.231
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
endophytes
plant-microbe interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,716
11,642
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
(Bio-)Physics
Optics
Surface Science
Materials Science
(Bio-) Sensor Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,065
10,396
0.168
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biochemistry
Olfaction
Protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,274
4,777
0.335
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Smart Grids
Power and Energy Systems
Power Utility Automation
Automation and Contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,965
3,352
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
runtime verification
cyber-physical systems
contract-based design
specification languages
model-based testin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,662
3,295
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
nanophotonics
biosensors
materials researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,302
2,894
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Health Informatics
eHealth
mHealth
Predictive Analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,602
2,776
0.420
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics
Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis
Network Security and Anomaly Detection
Qo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,936
2,729
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Modelling and Simulation
Biomedical Engineering
Mathematics
Entrop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,818
2,723
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Quality of Experience
Data-Driven Experience Research
eXtended Reality
HC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,694
2,701
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Microbial Bioinformatics
Statistics
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,653
2,682
0.734
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cryptography
Privac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,806
2,477
0.651
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pulse Wave Analysis
ECG
Biosignal Analysis
Statistics
Modelling and Simulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
2,325
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
phytohormones
plant-microbe interactions
plant stress physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,039
2,135
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
6G
wireless communications
reconfigurable intelligent surfaces
distributed massive MIMO
mmWav
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,425
2,095
0.326
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,859
2,065
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
2,055
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Safety
Security
Automotive
ISO 26262
Industria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,402
1,863
0.776
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
biomarker
diagnostics
human genetic
protein purification
autoantibod
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,288
1,851
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Computer Vision
Object Trackin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,061
1,847
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Transport Optimization
Logistics
Operations Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,004
1,844
0.614
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cryptoassets
Decentralized Finance
Large-Scale Graph Analytics
Digital Forensic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,381
1,778
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computer Networks
Security
Resilience
Programmable Network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
1,753
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,917
47
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Angela Sessitsch
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,845
22,043
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,203
55
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Edmund Widl
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,543
20,491
0.231
cyber-physical systems
complex energy systems
co-simulation
hybrid modelin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,497
163
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stéphane Compant
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,716
11,642
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,700
195
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wolfgang Knoll
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,065
10,396
0.168
(Bio-)Physics
Optics
Surface Science
Materials Science
(Bio-) Sensor Developmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,612
594
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paolo Pelosi
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,274
4,777
0.335
Biochemistry
Olfaction
Protein
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,557
883
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas I. Strasser
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,965
3,352
0.481
Smart Grids
Power and Energy Systems
Power Utility Automation
Automation and Contro
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,583
898
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dejan Nickovic
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,662
3,295
0.582
runtime verification
cyber-physical systems
contract-based design
specification languages
model-based testin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,658
1,043
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jakub Dostalek
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,302
2,894
0.396
nanophotonics
biosensors
materials researc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,972
1,080
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Guenter Schreier
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,602
2,776
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,459
1,100
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pedro Casas
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,936
2,729
0.553
Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics
Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis
Network Security and Anomaly Detection
Qo
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,956
1,103
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Siegfried Wassertheurer
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,818
2,723
0.468
Modelling and Simulation
Biomedical Engineering
Mathematics
Entrop
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,600
1,116
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Raimund Schatz
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,694
2,701
0.351
Quality of Experience
Data-Driven Experience Research
eXtended Reality
HC
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,109
1,123
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Livio Antonielli
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,653
2,682
0.734
Microbial Bioinformatics
Statistics
Machine Learnin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,193
1,227
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Daniel Slamanig
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,806
2,477
0.651
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,493
1,317
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher Clemens Mayer
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
2,325
0.597
Pulse Wave Analysis
ECG
Biosignal Analysis
Statistics
Modelling and Simulatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,157
1,412
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dominik K. Großkinsky
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,039
2,135
0.703
phytohormones
plant-microbe interactions
plant stress physiolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,685
1,441
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thomas Zemen
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,425
2,095
0.326
6G
wireless communications
reconfigurable intelligent surfaces
distributed massive MIMO
mmWav
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,309
1,463
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Reichenauer
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,859
2,065
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,561
1,470
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bernhard Hametner
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
2,055
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,287
1,611
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christoph Schmittner
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,402
1,863
0.776
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,922
1,619
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andreas Weinhaeusel|Andreas Weinhäusel, Andreas Weinhäusl, Andreas Weinhaeusl
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,288
1,851
0.432
biomarker
diagnostics
human genetic
protein purification
autoantibod
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,525
1,623
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Georg Nebehay
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,061
1,847
0.455
Computer Vision
Object Trackin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,026
1,625
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bin Hu
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,004
1,844
0.614
Transport Optimization
Logistics
Operations Researc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,908
1,664
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bernhard Haslhofer
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,381
1,778
0.526
Cryptoassets
Decentralized Finance
Large-Scale Graph Analytics
Digital Forensic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,809
1,688
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul Smith
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
1,753
0.449
Computer Networks
Security
Resilience
Programmable Network