Highly Cited Researchers rankings

15 scientists among the most cited worldwide

When scientists write research papers, they cite the most important papers that have already been published on the topic. Therefore, the total number of times a paper is cited is a good indicator of the quality of the research. To identify the most highly cited researchers, the US company Clarivate annually analyzes its Web of Science database, which covers scientific publications in a broad range of disciplines.

The latest evaluation lists the scientists who were cited most frequently in their subject areas in the period from 2013 to 2023. Researchers who are frequently cited in multiple fields are listed in the Cross-Field category. The list contains the names of about 6,900 persons in no specific order, including the following TUM researchers:

Cross-Field:

• Prof. Dr. Dirk Haller, Chair of Nutrition and Immunology
• Prof. Dr. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner, Chair of Soil Science
• Prof. Dr. Bernhard Küster, Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics
• Prof. Dr. Josef Priller, Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, TUM University Hospital
• Prof. Dr. Anja Rammig, Professorship of Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions
• Prof. Dr. Melanie Schirmer, Professorship of Translational Microbiome Data Integration
• Prof. Dr. Mikael Simons, Chair of Molecular Neurobiology
• Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weisser, Chair of Terrestrial Ecology

Biology und Biochemistry:

• Prof. Dr. Fabian Theis, Chair of Mathematical Modelling of Biological Systems

Clinical Medicine:

• Prof. Dr. Matthias Eiber, Clinic for Nuclear Medicine, TUM University Hospital

Environment and Ecology:

• Prof. Dr. Rupert Seidl, Chair of Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management in Mountain Landscapes

Geosciences:

• Prof. Dr. Xiaoxiang Zhu, Chair of Data Science in Earth Observation

Immunology:

• Prof. Dr. Dietmar Zehn, Chair of Animal Physiology and Immunology

Plant and Animal Science:

• Prof. Dr. Klaus Mayer, Honorary Professor of Genome Biology of Plants

Psychiatry and Psychology:

• Prof. Dr. Stefan Leucht, Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, TUM University Hospital

In addition, Prof. Laura Herz is among the Highly Cited Researchers in the Cross-Field category. The University of Oxford physicist is currently a fellow at the TUM Institute for Advanced Study.