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Highly Cited Researchers 146 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
neurotechnology
innovation
personalized medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,701
38,915
0.521
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Internet-Technologies
Digital Education
Security Engineering
Sustainable AI
Design Thinkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,036
14,687
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bioinformatics
Statistical Genetics
Genomics
Complex Traits
Personalized Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,520
14,110
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Algorithm Engineering
Randomness
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Network Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,749
6,083
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Data Profiling
Data Integration
Data Cleaning
Data Quality
Data Preparatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,115
5,685
0.376
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Efficient Deep Learning
Edge AI
Sustainable A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,866
4,759
0.811
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Digital Health
Connected Healthcare
Ubiquitous Computing
Data Mining
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,428
4,174
0.562
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Statistical Genetics
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Digital Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,137
3,862
0.541
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,574
3,817
0.685
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Human-centered Design
Business Innovation
Design Thinkin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,139
3,275
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,573
2,881
0.806
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,426
2,747
0.621
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cryptography
Security
Privac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,629
2,278
0.628
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Digital health
Translational medicine
Integrative medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,647
2,167
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Text Mining
Machine Learning
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
Recommender System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,528
2,090
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Databases
Data Profiling
Distributed Computing
Data Cleansing
Data Qualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
1,754
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Deep Learning
Natural Language Processing
Information Retrieval
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,557
1,464
0.940
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Technology Management
Innovation Management
Digital Transformation
Entrepreneurship
Human Factor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,923
1,374
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
human-computer interaction
robotics
personal fabrication
interactive systems
co
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,718
1,244
0.724
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Digital health interventions
N-of-1 trials
causal inference & machine learning
biostatistics
molecular and genetic epidemio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,235
1,149
0.930
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
E-Learning
MOOCs
Collaborative Learning
Peer Assessment
Automated Assessmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
951
0.677
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
959
928
0.968
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Data-Driven Decision Support
Business Analytics
MDPs
Reinforcement Learning
Revenue Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
890
0.824
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Randomized Algorithms
Randomized Search Heuristics
Evolutionary Algorithms
Estimation-of-Distribution Algorithm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
780
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Database
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,268
771
0.340
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,440
176
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Erwin Böttinger
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,701
38,915
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,036
891
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christoph Meinel
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,036
14,687
0.506
Internet-Technologies
Digital Education
Security Engineering
Sustainable AI
Design Thinkin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,314
949
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Claudia Schurmann
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,520
14,110
0.688
Bioinformatics
Statistical Genetics
Genomics
Complex Traits
Personalized Medicin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,995
3,136
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tobias Friedrich
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,749
6,083
0.477
Algorithm Engineering
Randomness
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Network Scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,808
3,463
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Felix Naumann
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,115
5,685
0.376
Data Profiling
Data Integration
Data Cleaning
Data Quality
Data Preparatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,100
4,287
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Haojin Yang
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,866
4,759
0.811
Efficient Deep Learning
Edge AI
Sustainable A
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,297
4,967
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bert Arnrich
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,428
4,174
0.562
Digital Health
Connected Healthcare
Ubiquitous Computing
Data Mining
Machine Learnin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,626
5,441
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christoph Lippert
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,137
3,862
0.541
Statistical Genetics
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Digital Healt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,442
5,518
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bernhard Renard
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,574
3,817
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,622
6,521
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Falk Uebernickel
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,139
3,275
0.637
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,599
7,481
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gloria Martrus
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,573
2,881
0.806
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,107
7,818
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tilmann Rabl
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,426
2,747
0.621
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,325
9,381
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anja Lehmann
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,629
2,278
0.628
Cryptography
Security
Privac
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,458
9,851
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nico Steckhan
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,647
2,167
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,329
10,144
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ralf Krestel
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,528
2,090
0.592
Text Mining
Machine Learning
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
Recommender System
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,720
11,796
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thorsten Papenbrock
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
1,754
0.774
Databases
Data Profiling
Distributed Computing
Data Cleansing
Data Qualit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,331
13,617
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Julian Risch
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,557
1,464
0.940
Deep Learning
Natural Language Processing
Information Retrieval
Machine Learnin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,656
14,298
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Katharina Hölzle
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,923
1,374
0.470
Technology Management
Innovation Management
Digital Transformation
Entrepreneurship
Human Factor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,674
15,364
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert Kovacs
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,718
1,244
0.724
human-computer interaction
robotics
personal fabrication
interactive systems
co
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,829
16,216
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stefan Konigorski
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,235
1,149
0.930
Digital health interventions
N-of-1 trials
causal inference & machine learning
biostatistics
molecular and genetic epidemio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,496
18,335
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thomas Staubitz
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
951
0.677
E-Learning
MOOCs
Collaborative Learning
Peer Assessment
Automated Assessmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,127
18,606
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexander Mühle
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
959
928
0.968
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,091
19,085
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rainer Schlosser
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
890
0.824
Data-Driven Decision Support
Business Analytics
MDPs
Reinforcement Learning
Revenue Managemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,996
20,653
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Martin S Krejca
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
780
0.758
Randomized Algorithms
Randomized Search Heuristics
Evolutionary Algorithms
Estimation-of-Distribution Algorithm
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,951
20,807
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lars Butzmann
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,268
771
0.340