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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 134 Scientists Citation 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
Nanotechnology
Nanoparticles
Small-angle scattering
SAXS
Physical Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,398
5,400
0.329
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Laser Matter Interaction
Laser Applications
Ultrafast Phenomena
Nanotechnology
Photovoltaic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,908
7,285
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chemical Sensors and Rapid Tests
Microfluidics
Dyes
Hybrid Materials
Optical Spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,150
3,548
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
mechanochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,880
6,746
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
metabolomics
data analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,635
3,713
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nanomaterials Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Fuel Cells
Batteries
Sustainable Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,686
3,603
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
4,130
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Materials
Ceramics
Mechanical Properties
Thermal Analysis
Residual Stres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,486
4,184
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Analytical chemistry
Spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Raman imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,381
2,152
0.337
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Proteins Peptides Bioanalysis Immunoassays Amino acids Antibodies Bioconjugation Mass Spectrometry Affinity Chromatography Pept
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,094
2,077
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plasticity
Mechanical Properties
Metallic Glasses
Size Effects
Glass Transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,233
2,578
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,718
2,207
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
mass spectrometry
polymers
biopolymers
chromatograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,573
2,085
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
antimicrobial resistance
single-cell microbiology
biocides
biofilms
environmental microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,343
2,106
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Analytische Chemie
Isotope
Massenspektrometrie
Metrologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,060
1,608
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
X-ray spectroscopy
electron microscopy
analytical sciences
nanoscal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,978
2,435
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,871
1,945
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thermografie
zerstörungsfreie Prüfung
Additive Fertigung
In-situ Monitorin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
1,532
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,275
1,334
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bakteriengenetik
Mikrobiologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,184
1,445
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
SRXRF
Gold
CX
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,119
1,151
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
746
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
material science
composite materials
polymer matrix composites
fibre-matrix interfac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,042
1,305
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
NDT in civil engineering
ultrasonics
engineering geophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,987
1,767
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Analytical chemistry
Optical Sensing
chemistry
nanotechnology
mesoporous material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,975
835
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,013
2,494
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andreas F. Thünemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,398
5,400
0.329
Nanotechnology
Nanoparticles
Small-angle scattering
SAXS
Physical Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,671
2,867
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jörn Bonse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,908
7,285
0.489
Laser Matter Interaction
Laser Applications
Ultrafast Phenomena
Nanotechnology
Photovoltaic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,263
3,046
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Knut Rurack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,150
3,548
0.251
Chemical Sensors and Rapid Tests
Microfluidics
Dyes
Hybrid Materials
Optical Spectroscop
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,844
3,427
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Franziska Emmerling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,880
6,746
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,176
5,328
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Lisec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,635
3,713
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,131
5,999
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tim-Patrick Fellinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,686
3,603
0.469
Nanomaterials Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Fuel Cells
Batteries
Sustainable Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,764
6,812
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christian Würth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
4,130
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,634
7,070
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Giovanni Bruno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,486
4,184
0.645
Materials
Ceramics
Mechanical Properties
Thermal Analysis
Residual Stres
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,454
7,180
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Schmid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,381
2,152
0.337
Analytical chemistry
Spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Raman imagin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,592
7,505
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael G. Weller|Michael Weller, MG Weller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,094
2,077
0.341
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,562
8,493
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert Maass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,233
2,578
0.493
Plasticity
Mechanical Properties
Metallic Glasses
Size Effects
Glass Transition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,233
9,287
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Heinz Sturm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,718
2,207
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,037
9,521
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Steffen M. Weidner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,573
2,085
0.456
mass spectrometry
polymers
biopolymers
chromatograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,565
9,934
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Frank Schreiber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,343
2,106
0.485
antimicrobial resistance
single-cell microbiology
biocides
biofilms
environmental microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,449
10,467
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jochen Vogl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,060
1,608
0.396
Analytische Chemie
Isotope
Massenspektrometrie
Metrologi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,176
10,622
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vasile-Dan Hodoroaba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,978
2,435
0.612
X-ray spectroscopy
electron microscopy
analytical sciences
nanoscal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,602
10,850
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Julia Schumacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,871
1,945
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,197
11,810
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christiane Maierhofer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
1,532
0.444
Thermografie
zerstörungsfreie Prüfung
Additive Fertigung
In-situ Monitorin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,002
12,267
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Behnke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,275
1,334
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,485
12,505
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jörg Kunte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,184
1,445
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,124
12,702
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martin Radtke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,119
1,151
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,150
12,806
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zoltí¡n Konthur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
746
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,796
12,929
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gerhard Kalinka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,042
1,305
0.429
material science
composite materials
polymer matrix composites
fibre-matrix interfac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,838
13,091
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ernst Niederleithinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,987
1,767
0.592
NDT in civil engineering
ultrasonics
engineering geophysic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,019
13,124
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Estela Climent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,975
835
0.281
Analytical chemistry
Optical Sensing
chemistry
nanotechnology
mesoporous material