Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 134 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
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
Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
mechanochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,880
6,746
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nanotechnology
Nanoparticles
Small-angle scattering
SAXS
Physical Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,398
5,400
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Materials
Ceramics
Mechanical Properties
Thermal Analysis
Residual Stres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,486
4,184
0.645
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
4,130
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
metabolomics
data analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,635
3,713
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nanomaterials Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Fuel Cells
Batteries
Sustainable Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,686
3,603
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
Smart Institutional Plan
Powerful Insights + Smart Membership = Institutional Success
Unlock 360° Real-Time Institutional Analysis to identify your institution’s strengths and areas for improvement.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
X-ray spectroscopy
electron microscopy
analytical sciences
nanoscal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,978
2,435
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Festkörperchemie
Computerchemie
Solid-State Chemistry
Computational Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,574
2,271
0.882
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,718
2,207
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Additive Manufacturing
3D printing
ceramic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,931
2,160
0.737
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Analytical chemistry
Spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Raman imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,381
2,152
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
mass spectrometry
polymers
biopolymers
chromatograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,573
2,085
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fracture Mechanics
Fatigue
Structural Integrit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,794
2,000
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,871
1,945
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bioinformatics
Public Health
Metaproteomics
Computational Mass Spectrometr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,741
1,796
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
NDT in civil engineering
ultrasonics
engineering geophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,987
1,767
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Analytische Chemie
Isotope
Massenspektrometrie
Metrologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,060
1,608
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thermografie
zerstörungsfreie Prüfung
Additive Fertigung
In-situ Monitorin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
1,532
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cement
Alkali-activated materials
Concrete
Durabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,830
1,449
0.792
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bakteriengenetik
Mikrobiologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,184
1,445
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,201
2,450
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,481
2,728
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Franziska Emmerling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,880
6,746
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,261
3,676
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,975
4,955
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,740
5,022
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christian Würth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
4,130
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,692
5,690
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jan Lisec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,635
3,713
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,482
5,878
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,968
5,983
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,380
8,344
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,965
8,823
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
Smart Institutional Plan
Powerful Insights + Smart Membership = Institutional Success
Unlock 360° Real-Time Institutional Analysis to identify your institution’s strengths and areas for improvement.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,070
9,407
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Janine George|J. George
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,574
2,271
0.882
Festkörperchemie
Computerchemie
Solid-State Chemistry
Computational Chemistr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,952
9,667
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Heinz Sturm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,718
2,207
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,274
9,865
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrea Zocca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,931
2,160
0.737
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,114
9,897
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,440
10,078
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,903
10,164
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Steffen M. Weidner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,573
2,085
0.456
mass spectrometry
polymers
biopolymers
chromatograph
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,892
10,209
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael G. Weller|Michael Weller, MG Weller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,094
2,077
0.341
Proteins Peptides Bioanalysis Immunoassays Amino acids Antibodies Bioconjugation Mass Spectrometry Affinity Chromatography Pept
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,382
10,572
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mauro Madia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,794
2,000
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,598
10,790
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Julia Schumacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,871
1,945
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,255
11,559
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thilo Muth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,741
1,796
0.655
Bioinformatics
Public Health
Metaproteomics
Computational Mass Spectrometr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,641
11,717
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,265
12,670
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jochen Vogl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,060
1,608
0.396
Analytische Chemie
Isotope
Massenspektrometrie
Metrologi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,529
13,141
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,435
13,726
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gregor Gluth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,830
1,449
0.792
Cement
Alkali-activated materials
Concrete
Durabilit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,146
13,741
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jörg Kunte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,184
1,445
0.454