Freie Universität Berlin in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
184
researchers on the list
14
rank in Germany
339
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rillig, Matthias C. | Ecology | 18 / 82,882 | 2 / 82,882 |
| Schwarzer, Ralf | Public Health | 28 / 82,273 | 30 / 82,273 |
| Eisert, Jens | General Physics | 73 / 87,024 | 40 / 87,024 |
| Müller, Rainer Helmut | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 35 / 166,116 | 75 / 166,116 |
| Menzel, Randolf | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 508 / 379,830 | 858 / 379,830 |
| Netz, Roland R. | Chemical Physics | 172 / 121,889 | 183 / 121,889 |
| Steiner, Thomas | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 35 / 86,991 | 131 / 86,991 |
| Helfrich, Wolfgang | General Physics | 45 / 87,024 | 176 / 87,024 |
| Saenger, Wolfram Am | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 297 / 216,826 | 1,128 / 216,826 |
| Haag, Rainer | Organic Chemistry | 175 / 188,664 | 302 / 188,664 |
| Ballauff, Matthias | Polymers | 84 / 133,253 | 440 / 133,253 |
| Stein, Christoph | Anesthesiology | 37 / 59,383 | 135 / 59,383 |
| Lendlein, Andreas | Polymers | 87 / 133,253 | 93 / 133,253 |
| Börzel, Tanja Anita | Political Science & Public Administration | 42 / 27,183 | 84 / 27,183 |
| Lücking, Robert K. | Mycology & Parasitology | 36 / 29,175 | 19 / 29,175 |
| Jeschke, Jonathan M. | Ecology | 632 / 82,882 | 325 / 82,882 |
| Risse, Thomas | Political Science & Public Administration | 45 / 27,183 | 127 / 27,183 |
| Lütkepohl, Helmut | Econometrics | 21 / 1,427 | 33 / 1,427 |
| Kostka, Genia | Cultural Studies | 28 / 8,723 | 3 / 8,723 |
| Herrmann, Andreas | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 765 / 216,826 | 1,013 / 216,826 |
| Dau, Holger | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 833 / 216,826 | 497 / 216,826 |
| Sydow, Jörg | Business & Management | 607 / 68,786 | 554 / 68,786 |
| Bodmeier, Roland A. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 152 / 166,116 | 1,626 / 166,116 |
| Brouwer, Piet W. | Applied Physics | 488 / 323,282 | 1,808 / 323,282 |
| Church, Martin K. | Allergy | 82 / 19,768 | 133 / 19,768 |
| Schalley, Christoph A. | Organic Chemistry | 486 / 188,664 | 1,602 / 188,664 |
| Eid, Michael | Social Psychology | 397 / 27,908 | 417 / 27,908 |
| Genersch, Elke | Microbiology | 871 / 232,186 | 446 / 232,186 |
| Graeber, David | Anthropology | 91 / 10,039 | 24 / 10,039 |
| Jacobs, Arthur M. | Experimental Psychology | 345 / 37,808 | 360 / 37,808 |
| Shapiro, Serge A. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 536 / 108,013 | 354 / 108,013 |
| Schwarz, Stefan | Microbiology | 679 / 232,186 | 746 / 232,186 |
| Klopfleisch, Robert | Veterinary Sciences | 116 / 72,388 | 17 / 72,388 |
| Denner, Joachim | Virology | 185 / 79,508 | 64 / 79,508 |
| Kaplan, Frederick S. | Orthopedics | 172 / 98,781 | 357 / 98,781 |
| Lehmann, Anika | Ecology | — | 664 / 82,882 |
| Cui, Yongxing | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 235 / 95,377 |
| Grunze, Michael | Chemical Physics | 731 / 121,889 | — |
| Hutter, Swen | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 287 / 27,183 |
| Pfahl, Stephan | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 721 / 84,638 |
| Reissig, Hans Ulrich | Organic Chemistry | 728 / 188,664 | 3,197 / 188,664 |
| Panke, Diana | International Relations | 160 / 9,646 | 83 / 9,646 |
| Ohme, Jakob | Communication & Media Studies | — | 185 / 16,468 |
| Rolff, Jens | Evolutionary Biology | 479 / 31,128 | 255 / 31,128 |
| Schmülling, Thomas | Plant Biology & Botany | 516 / 204,373 | 808 / 204,373 |
| Orfanos, Constantin E. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 240 / 64,751 | — |
| Haucke, Volker | Developmental Biology | 1,370 / 167,121 | 1,470 / 167,121 |
| Jackson, Gregory A. | Business & Management | 924 / 68,786 | 1,078 / 68,786 |
| Slaby, Jan | Experimental Psychology | — | 550 / 37,808 |
| Schulz-Menger, Jeanette | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,014 / 249,410 | 1,331 / 249,410 |
| Oppen, Felix Von | Applied Physics | 1,176 / 323,282 | 2,311 / 323,282 |
| Neukum, Gerhard | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 760 / 58,202 | 1,160 / 58,202 |
| Körting, Hans Christian Günter | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 275 / 64,751 | 809 / 64,751 |
| Oelkers, Wolfgang K.H. | General & Internal Medicine | 630 / 360,081 | 4,844 / 360,081 |
| Hilker, Monika | Entomology | 127 / 40,595 | 124 / 40,595 |
| Knapp, Ernst Walter | Chemical Physics | 1,204 / 121,889 | — |
| Peschel, Ingo | Fluids & Plasmas | 511 / 58,297 | 584 / 58,297 |
| Koch, Christiane P. | General Physics | 704 / 87,024 | 372 / 87,024 |
| Christmann, Klaus | Chemical Physics | 1,281 / 121,889 | — |
| Seppelt, Konrad | Organic Chemistry | 1,229 / 188,664 | 3,406 / 188,664 |
| Limbach, Hans Heinrich | Chemical Physics | 1,386 / 121,889 | — |
| Eigler, Siegfried | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,292 / 177,859 | 2,553 / 177,859 |
| Spielmann, Horst | Toxicology | 316 / 69,049 | — |
| Castanho Silva, Bruno | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 598 / 27,183 |
| Zentek, Jürgen R. | Dairy & Animal Science | 177 / 78,455 | 200 / 78,455 |
| Kampfrath, Tobias | Applied Physics | — | 1,362 / 323,282 |
| Prechelt, Lutz | Software Engineering | 148 / 24,083 | 214 / 24,083 |
| Dewey, Marc | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 546 / 129,561 | 448 / 129,561 |
| Faßnacht, Fabian Ewald | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | — | 853 / 82,760 |
| Heberle, Joachim | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,756 / 216,826 | 2,810 / 216,826 |
| von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Georg | Mycology & Parasitology | 161 / 29,175 | 136 / 29,175 |
| Kind, Rainer | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,403 / 108,013 | — |
| Jaumann, Ralph | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,330 / 58,202 | — |
| Abram, Ulrich | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 488 / 86,991 | — |
| Schäfer-Körting, Monika | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 699 / 166,116 | 2,086 / 166,116 |
| Becker, Harry J. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,464 / 108,013 | 1,563 / 108,013 |
| Fuhrhop, Jürgen Hinrich | Organic Chemistry | 1,545 / 188,664 | — |
| Delle Site, Luigi | Chemical Physics | 1,673 / 121,889 | — |
| Stefanowitsch, Anatol | Languages & Linguistics | 287 / 25,930 | 427 / 25,930 |
| Salama, Abdulgabar R. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,789 / 249,410 | — |
| Pragst, Fritz | Legal & Forensic Medicine | 29 / 15,674 | 100 / 15,674 |
| Libman, Alexander Mikhailovich | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 727 / 27,183 |
| Rauer, Heike | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 1,545 / 58,202 |
| Scherler, Dirk | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,724 / 84,638 |
| Gorbushina, A. A. | Microbiology | 2,173 / 232,186 | 2,454 / 232,186 |
| Melzig, Mathias Friedrich | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 292 / 120,621 | 402 / 120,621 |
| Fischer-Lichte, Erika | Drama & Theater | 2 / 1,418 | 1 / 1,418 |
| Schepanski, Kerstin | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,801 / 84,638 |
| Reich, Stephanie | Applied Physics | 3,376 / 323,282 | 1,774 / 323,282 |
| von Sikorski, Christian | Communication & Media Studies | — | 434 / 16,468 |
| Brindha, K. | Environmental Sciences | 2,070 / 140,934 | 2,214 / 140,934 |
| Kaufmann, Georg | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,787 / 108,013 | — |
| Illenberger, Eugen | Chemical Physics | 1,990 / 121,889 | — |
| Baberschke, Klaus | Applied Physics | 2,625 / 323,282 | — |
| Von Scheve, Christian | Sociology | — | 430 / 12,471 |
| Sajil Kumar, Pazhuparambil Jayarajan | Environmental Sciences | 2,353 / 140,934 | 2,334 / 140,934 |
| Paulus, Beate | Chemical Physics | 2,159 / 121,889 | — |
| Kolodziej, Herbert | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,612 / 204,373 | — |
| Labitzke, Karin | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,897 / 84,638 | — |
| Adorno, Theodor W. | Music | 2 / 3,762 | 4 / 3,762 |
| Sun, Yuanze | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,549 / 140,934 |
| de Souza Machado, Anderson Abel | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,575 / 140,934 |
| Gaehtgens, Peter A.L. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,545 / 249,410 | — |
| Bennemann, Karl Heinz | Applied Physics | 3,136 / 323,282 | — |
| Meyer, Johannes Jakob | General Physics | — | 736 / 87,024 |
| Lentz, Dieter | Organic Chemistry | 2,211 / 188,664 | — |
| Zimmer, Reinhold | Organic Chemistry | 2,234 / 188,664 | — |
| Luger, Peter | Organic Chemistry | 2,270 / 188,664 | — |
| Heekeren, Hauke R. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 5,389 / 379,830 |
| Rote, Günter | Computation Theory & Mathematics | 342 / 20,721 | — |
| Veit, Michael | Virology | 1,101 / 79,508 | 678 / 79,508 |
| Wolber, Gerhard | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 733 / 120,621 | 580 / 120,621 |
| Weinelt, Martin | Applied Physics | 3,679 / 323,282 | — |
| Christmann, Mathias | Organic Chemistry | 2,460 / 188,664 | — |
| Ziegler, Günter M. | General Mathematics | 897 / 76,268 | — |
| Landsiedel, Robert | Toxicology | 648 / 69,049 | — |
| Tarasov, Pavel E. | Paleontology | — | 431 / 23,292 |
| Scheiner, Thorsten | Education | — | 2,004 / 115,687 |
| Kleuser, B. P. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,431 / 166,116 | 1,446 / 166,116 |
| Gorenflo, Rudolf | Applied Mathematics | 422 / 23,982 | — |
| Heinke, Lars | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 2,111 / 177,859 | — |
| Martens, Holger | Veterinary Sciences | 568 / 72,388 | 696 / 72,388 |
| Aigner, Martin S. | Computation Theory & Mathematics | 432 / 20,721 | — |
| Kürschner, Harald | Mycology & Parasitology | 391 / 29,175 | — |
| Kuch, Wolfgang | Applied Physics | 4,613 / 323,282 | — |
| Fortus, David | Education | 2,208 / 115,687 | 2,282 / 115,687 |
| Mikus, Gerd | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,575 / 166,116 | — |
| Hafez, Hafez Mohamed | Veterinary Sciences | 1,013 / 72,388 | 241 / 72,388 |
| Antelmann, Haike | Microbiology | 4,202 / 232,186 | — |
| Abalkina, Anna | Information & Library Sciences | — | 133 / 15,996 |
| Caro, Matthias C. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 8,362 / 517,648 |
| Sharma, Sangeeta | Applied Physics | — | 3,656 / 323,282 |
| Müller, Christian | Organic Chemistry | 3,360 / 188,664 | — |
| Gruber, Achim D. | Veterinary Sciences | 724 / 72,388 | 723 / 72,388 |
| Schunack, Walter G. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 826 / 120,621 | — |
| Aschenbach, Jörg R. | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,296 / 78,455 | 608 / 78,455 |
| Riedel, Sebastian D. | Organic Chemistry | 3,526 / 188,664 | — |
| Seifert, Tom Sebastian | Applied Physics | — | 4,062 / 323,282 |
| Leone, Lorenzo | General Physics | — | 1,191 / 87,024 |
| Merker, Hans Joachim | Toxicology | 993 / 69,049 | — |
| Begehr, Heinrich | General Mathematics | — | 1,206 / 76,268 |
| Sarkar, Biprajit | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,372 / 86,991 | — |
| Conrad, Sebastian | History | 52 / 20,299 | 90 / 20,299 |
| Doherr, Marcus G. | Veterinary Sciences | 837 / 72,388 | — |
| Raum, Kay | Acoustics | 606 / 38,987 | — |
| Christiansen, Silke H. | Applied Physics | 6,540 / 323,282 | 6,099 / 323,282 |
| Einspanier, Ralf | Dairy & Animal Science | 812 / 78,455 | — |
| Möschwitzer, Jan Peter | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,476 / 166,116 | 1,937 / 166,116 |
| Rogal, Jutta | Applied Physics | — | 4,737 / 323,282 |
| Kunze, Reinhard | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,666 / 204,373 | — |
| Mehnert, Wolfgang | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,410 / 166,116 | 2,439 / 166,116 |
| Schulz, Martin | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,417 / 166,116 | 2,768 / 166,116 |
| Kaufer, Benedikt B. | Virology | — | 999 / 79,508 |
| Pagel, Kevin | Analytical Chemistry | — | 2,051 / 137,328 |
| Bravo-Prieto, Carlos | General Physics | — | 1,472 / 87,024 |
| Franke, Katharina J. | General Physics | — | 1,489 / 87,024 |
| Gross, Wolfgang | Plant Biology & Botany | 4,077 / 204,373 | — |
| Khatri, Sumeet | General Physics | — | 1,539 / 87,024 |
| Chubarov, Alexey S. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | — | 1,258 / 86,991 |
| Parr, Maria Kristina | Analytical Chemistry | — | 2,432 / 137,328 |
| Mele, Antonio Anna | General Physics | — | 1,623 / 87,024 |
| Paschke, Adrian | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 7,404 / 517,648 | — |
| Kohn, Barbara | Veterinary Sciences | 1,292 / 72,388 | 844 / 72,388 |
| Kocka, Jürgen | History | 116 / 20,299 | 209 / 20,299 |
| Wunder, Gerhard | Networking & Telecommunications | 3,408 / 228,312 | — |
| Frey, Hans Hasso | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 3,182 / 166,116 | — |
| Simon, Ortwin | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,240 / 78,455 | — |
| Drillich, Marc | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,265 / 78,455 | 1,460 / 78,455 |
| Krücken, Jürgen | Mycology & Parasitology | — | 559 / 29,175 |
| Roth, Christina | Energy | 6,440 / 371,959 | — |
| Mebs, Stefan | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | — | 1,581 / 86,991 |
| Höltje, Hans Dieter | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 1,764 / 120,621 | — |
| Vahjen, Wilfried | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,470 / 78,455 | — |
| Wissing, Sylvia A. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | — | 3,359 / 166,116 |
| Auschra, Carolin | General & Internal Medicine | — | 4,496 / 360,081 |
| Nijhof, Ard Menzo | Mycology & Parasitology | — | 666 / 29,175 |
| Sudhaus, Walter | Zoology | 463 / 19,073 | — |
| Gienow-Hecht, Jessica C.E. | History | 352 / 20,299 | 346 / 20,299 |
| Lesener, Tino | General & Internal Medicine | — | 5,585 / 360,081 |
| Bäumer, Wolfgang | Veterinary Sciences | — | 1,269 / 72,388 |
| Stüttgen, Günther | General & Internal Medicine | 7,095 / 360,081 | — |
| Goebel, Michael | History | — | 313 / 20,299 |
| Gusy, Burkhard | General & Internal Medicine | — | 6,674 / 360,081 |
| Fluck, Winfried | Literary Studies | 417 / 21,141 | — |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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