Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.538 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
Elementarteilchenphysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,311
117,902
0.349
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Psychiatrie
Psychologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,871
71,068
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Graphene NSs
Organic 2D Crystals
On-water Surface Chemistry
Quantum Materials
Energy Device
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,288
69,604
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
stress
endocrinology
burnout
saliva
hai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,237
31,315
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
physiology and pathology of the human chemical sense
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,234
38,325
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Porous Materials
Energy Materials
Batteries
Coating Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,464
34,041
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
wireless communications
signal processing
circuit architecture and desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,547
15,916
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Astrometry
Celestial Mechanics
Relativity
Computer Algebr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,510
31,661
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Theoretical Materials Science
Theoretical Chemistry
Theoretical Physics
Computational Design of Functional Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,968
24,532
0.558
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nanowissenschaften
Spektroskopi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,673
13,080
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nanostrukturen
Theoretische Chemi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,769
11,792
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Meteorologie
Ökologie
Hydrologi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,463
16,388
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
DNA Sequenzierun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,486
9,403
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Logic in Computer Science
Knowledge Representation
Automated Deductio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,011
6,073
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Astronomy
Astrometry
Gravitational Waves
HPC
Data Analysi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,700
27,067
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Epigenetics
Genetic Engineerin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,298
8,698
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Neuroimaging
Cognitive Computational Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,174
11,373
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Developmental Biology
Neurobiology
Brain and Retina Regeneration
Morphogens
Fgf signalin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,217
6,921
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Organization of the cytoplasm - Protein aggregation - Proteostasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,111
21,664
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
addiction
cognitive neuroscience
computational neuroscienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,824
13,997
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,625
9,317
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Organic Electronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,321
11,075
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
astrometry
Gaia
gravity
hadron physics
particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,884
21,316
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
2D materials
supercapacitors
aqueous batteries
dual-ion batteries
multivalent metal batterie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,423
14,656
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Translational Developmental Neuroscience
eating disorders
schizophrenia
autism
neuroimagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,937
18,038
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Kagan
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,311
117,902
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639
19
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,871
71,068
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,170
59
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xinliang Feng
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,288
69,604
0.556
Graphene NSs
Organic 2D Crystals
On-water Surface Chemistry
Quantum Materials
Energy Device
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,309
108
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Clemens Kirschbaum
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,237
31,315
0.309
stress
endocrinology
burnout
saliva
hai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,445
207
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Hummel
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,234
38,325
0.503
physiology and pathology of the human chemical sense
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,154
285
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stefan Kaskel
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,464
34,041
0.528
Porous Materials
Energy Materials
Batteries
Coating Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,602
483
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerhard P Fettweis
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,547
15,916
0.335
wireless communications
signal processing
circuit architecture and desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,953
550
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sergei Klioner
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,510
31,661
0.711
Astrometry
Celestial Mechanics
Relativity
Computer Algebr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,198
558
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Heine
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,968
24,532
0.558
Theoretical Materials Science
Theoretical Chemistry
Theoretical Physics
Computational Design of Functional Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,345
566
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alexander Eychmüller
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,673
13,080
0.299
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,809
586
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gotthard Seifert
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,769
11,792
0.276
Nanostrukturen
Theoretische Chemi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,969
594
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christian Bernhofer
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,463
16,388
0.386
Meteorologie
Ökologie
Hydrologi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,108
651
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andreas Rump
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,486
9,403
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,013
700
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Franz Baader
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,011
6,073
0.156
Logic in Computer Science
Knowledge Representation
Automated Deductio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,375
817
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robin Geyer
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,700
27,067
0.758
Astronomy
Astrometry
Gravitational Waves
HPC
Data Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,693
832
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
A Francis Stewart
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,298
8,698
0.246
Epigenetics
Genetic Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,858
1,045
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stefan Kiebel
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,174
11,373
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,007
1,094
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Brand
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,217
6,921
0.237
Developmental Biology
Neurobiology
Brain and Retina Regeneration
Morphogens
Fgf signalin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,149
1,101
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Simon Alberti
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,111
21,664
0.744
Organization of the cytoplasm - Protein aggregation - Proteostasi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,523
1,118
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael N Smolka
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,824
13,997
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,759
1,130
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christoph Neinhuis
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,625
9,317
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,699
1,206
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stefan Mannsfeld
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,321
11,075
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,375
1,232
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thomas Hilger
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,884
21,316
0.793
astrometry
Gaia
gravity
hadron physics
particle physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,117
1,271
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Minghao Yu
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,423
14,656
0.555
2D materials
supercapacitors
aqueous batteries
dual-ion batteries
multivalent metal batterie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,941
1,310
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stefan Ehrlich
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,937
18,038
0.695
Translational Developmental Neuroscience
eating disorders
schizophrenia
autism
neuroimagin