Humboldt-Universität zu 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).
144
researchers on the list
30
rank in Germany
464
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulvermüller, Friedemann | Experimental Psychology | 44 / 37,808 | 83 / 37,808 |
| Hengge, Regine | Microbiology | 182 / 232,186 | 298 / 232,186 |
| Sauer, Joachim | Chemical Physics | 194 / 121,889 | 365 / 121,889 |
| Scheffler, Matthias | Applied Physics | 212 / 323,282 | 222 / 323,282 |
| Hinkel, Jochen | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 529 / 84,638 | 215 / 84,638 |
| Rettig, Wolfgang J. | Chemical Physics | 283 / 121,889 | 881 / 121,889 |
| Koch, Nobert | Applied Physics | 308 / 323,282 | 544 / 323,282 |
| Sokolov, Igor M. | Fluids & Plasmas | 98 / 58,297 | 100 / 58,297 |
| Kuemmerle, Tobias | Ecology | 1,309 / 82,882 | 320 / 82,882 |
| Asendorpf, Jens B. | Social Psychology | 182 / 27,908 | 561 / 27,908 |
| McDonald, Robert Ian | Ecology | 1,043 / 82,882 | 355 / 82,882 |
| Koopmans, Ruud | Sociology | 84 / 12,471 | 92 / 12,471 |
| Hecht, Stefan | Organic Chemistry | 404 / 188,664 | 419 / 188,664 |
| Hess, Ursula | Social Psychology | 360 / 27,908 | 361 / 27,908 |
| Meier, Rudolf | Evolutionary Biology | 347 / 31,128 | 140 / 31,128 |
| Kneipp, Katrin | Chemical Physics | 526 / 121,889 | 794 / 121,889 |
| Macdonald, Sharon | Anthropology | 98 / 10,039 | 23 / 10,039 |
| Borriss, Rainer | Microbiology | 1,259 / 232,186 | 447 / 232,186 |
| Schöll, Eckehard | Fluids & Plasmas | 199 / 58,297 | 409 / 58,297 |
| Charpentier, Emmanuelle M. | Microbiology | 1,563 / 232,186 | 495 / 232,186 |
| Fischer, Frank | Political Science & Public Administration | 219 / 27,183 | 209 / 27,183 |
| Reckwitz, Andreas | Sociology | 187 / 12,471 | 137 / 12,471 |
| Schütz, Martin | Chemical Physics | 634 / 121,889 | 1,290 / 121,889 |
| Larkum, Matthew Evan | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,971 / 379,830 | 1,289 / 379,830 |
| Carstensen, Carsten | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | 34 / 17,431 | 118 / 17,431 |
| Gerten, Dieter | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 915 / 84,638 | 556 / 84,638 |
| Pinna, Nicola | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 466 / 177,859 | 2,487 / 177,859 |
| Hegemann, Peter | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,302 / 216,826 | 922 / 216,826 |
| Wolff, Ulli | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 605 / 164,120 | 1,610 / 164,120 |
| Jegerlehner, Friedrich | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 637 / 164,120 | 2,841 / 164,120 |
| Steinberg, Christian E.W. | Environmental Sciences | 294 / 140,934 | 1,492 / 140,934 |
| Fuss, Sabine | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 809 / 84,638 |
| Härdle, Wolfgang K. | Statistics & Probability | 180 / 24,695 | 204 / 24,695 |
| Rabe, Jürgen P. | Chemical Physics | 908 / 121,889 | — |
| Klüver, Heike | Political Science & Public Administration | 530 / 27,183 | 381 / 27,183 |
| Vogel, Gretchen | General & Internal Medicine | 614 / 360,081 | 5,264 / 360,081 |
| Scholtz, Gerhard | Evolutionary Biology | 450 / 31,128 | — |
| Ébeling, Wecrner | Fluids & Plasmas | 442 / 58,297 | — |
| Lessmann, Stefan | Information Systems | 351 / 19,463 | 176 / 19,463 |
| Ziegler, Matthias | Social Psychology | — | 696 / 27,908 |
| Klusmann, Uta | Education | 2,373 / 115,687 | 732 / 115,687 |
| Benson, Oliver | Optics | 238 / 83,504 | 565 / 83,504 |
| Sommer, Rainer | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 984 / 164,120 | — |
| Winter, Helmut | Applied Physics | 1,420 / 323,282 | — |
| Feindt, Peter H. | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 479 / 27,183 |
| Seitz, Oliver | Organic Chemistry | 1,096 / 188,664 | 3,578 / 188,664 |
| Kneipp, Janina | Analytical Chemistry | 392 / 137,328 | 505 / 137,328 |
| Adelhelm, Philipp | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,435 / 177,859 | 2,205 / 177,859 |
| Hostert, Patrick | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 726 / 82,760 | 716 / 82,760 |
| Dziobek, Isabel | Psychiatry | 1,754 / 90,846 | 1,072 / 90,846 |
| Kemnitz, Erhard | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 397 / 86,991 | 983 / 86,991 |
| Brecht, Michael | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,358 / 379,830 | 5,634 / 379,830 |
| Börner, Hans G. | Polymers | 646 / 133,253 | — |
| Hohm, Olaf | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,255 / 164,120 | 1,472 / 164,120 |
| Humphreys, MacArtan | Political Science & Public Administration | 454 / 27,183 | 609 / 27,183 |
| Paier, Joachim | Chemical Physics | 2,160 / 121,889 | 906 / 121,889 |
| Grimm, Bernhard | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,048 / 204,373 | 3,758 / 204,373 |
| Steinmeyer, Gun̈ter D. | Optics | 337 / 83,504 | 1,529 / 83,504 |
| Hübers, Heinz Wilhelm | Networking & Telecommunications | 651 / 228,312 | 1,654 / 228,312 |
| Volmer, Dietrich A. | Analytical Chemistry | 552 / 137,328 | 1,589 / 137,328 |
| Busch, Kurt | Optics | 340 / 83,504 | 1,141 / 83,504 |
| Staudacher, Matthias | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,441 / 164,120 | — |
| Mahrwald, Rainer | Organic Chemistry | 1,561 / 188,664 | — |
| Gerstorf, Denis | Experimental Psychology | — | 936 / 37,808 |
| Winter, Hannspeter P. | General Physics | 583 / 87,024 | — |
| Ohler, Uwe | Developmental Biology | 2,489 / 167,121 | 3,522 / 167,121 |
| Rueß, Liliane | Agronomy & Agriculture | 479 / 95,377 | 781 / 95,377 |
| Eisenack, Klaus | Ecology | — | 1,762 / 82,882 |
| Griewank, Andreas O. | Operations Research | 335 / 31,951 | 658 / 31,951 |
| Hammerstein, Peter | Evolutionary Biology | 753 / 31,128 | — |
| Zimmermann, Roland | Applied Physics | 2,469 / 323,282 | — |
| Unger, Eva L. | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 3,087 / 177,859 | 3,674 / 177,859 |
| Matuschewski, Kai | Microbiology | 2,343 / 232,186 | — |
| Ernsting, Nikolaus | Chemical Physics | 1,931 / 121,889 | — |
| Ébert, Dietmar | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,775 / 164,120 | 2,241 / 164,120 |
| Simmel, Georg | Sociology | — | 421 / 12,471 |
| May, Volkhard | Chemical Physics | 1,983 / 121,889 | — |
| Braun, Thomas | Organic Chemistry | 1,874 / 188,664 | — |
| Börner, Thomas | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,470 / 204,373 | — |
| Chirkov, Valery I. | Social Psychology | — | 1,077 / 27,908 |
| Merkel, Wolfgang | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 868 / 27,183 |
| Moss, Timothy | Urban & Regional Planning | 204 / 15,338 | 322 / 15,338 |
| Riess, Hanno B. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 3,909 / 377,791 | — |
| Alexiadou, Artemis | Languages & Linguistics | 258 / 25,930 | — |
| Draxl, Claudia | Applied Physics | — | 2,012 / 323,282 |
| Limberg, Christian | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 681 / 86,991 | — |
| Arampatzis, Adamantios | Sport Sciences | 604 / 41,112 | 537 / 41,112 |
| Steuer, Ralf | Bioinformatics | 273 / 24,357 | — |
| Kolb, Steffen | Microbiology | 4,333 / 232,186 | 2,162 / 232,186 |
| Kaufmann, Kerstin | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 2,000 / 204,373 |
| Klipp, Edda | Bioinformatics | 287 / 24,357 | — |
| Kowalski, Marek P. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,326 / 164,120 | 1,779 / 164,120 |
| Heimel, Georg | Chemical Physics | 2,448 / 121,889 | 2,222 / 121,889 |
| Heinrich, Reinhart | Bioinformatics | 303 / 24,357 | — |
| Saenz, Alejandro | General Physics | 887 / 87,024 | — |
| Picht, Thomas | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 5,378 / 379,830 |
| Grunske, Lars | Software Engineering | 291 / 24,083 | — |
| Ghosh, Pritam | Organic Chemistry | — | 1,736 / 188,664 |
| Balasubramanian, Kannan | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,777 / 177,859 | — |
| Plefka, Jan Christoph | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,540 / 164,120 | 3,559 / 164,120 |
| Ẅunsche, Alfred | Optics | 622 / 83,504 | — |
| Jakobsen, Gustav Uhre | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 2,055 / 164,120 |
| Kumm, Mattias | Law | 109 / 18,707 | 232 / 18,707 |
| Jüttner, Burkhard J. | Fluids & Plasmas | 1,356 / 58,297 | — |
| Gygax, Lorenz | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | — | 257 / 13,044 |
| R̈omisch, Werner | Operations Research | 581 / 31,951 | — |
| Leser, Ulf | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,749 / 517,648 | 8,944 / 517,648 |
| Peters, Achim | Optics | 1,268 / 83,504 | 694 / 83,504 |
| Krueger, Tobias | Environmental Engineering | — | 1,012 / 68,664 |
| Kautz, Timo | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 1,371 / 95,377 |
| Engels, Christof H. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,040 / 95,377 | — |
| Vogel, Thomas T. | General & Internal Medicine | 2,265 / 360,081 | 2,956 / 360,081 |
| Masselink, William Ted | Applied Physics | 5,197 / 323,282 | — |
| Polte, Jörg | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 2,486 / 177,859 | — |
| Kühn, Christina | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,910 / 204,373 | — |
| Panne, Ulrich | Analytical Chemistry | 1,600 / 137,328 | — |
| Paul, Harry G. | General Physics | 1,340 / 87,024 | — |
| Röder, Beate | Organic Chemistry | 3,389 / 188,664 | — |
| Koch, Christoph T. | Microscopy | 55 / 4,178 | 51 / 4,178 |
| Kirchberg, Eberhard | General Mathematics | 1,523 / 76,268 | — |
| Arenz, Christoph | Organic Chemistry | 3,591 / 188,664 | — |
| Pinkwart, Niels | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,608 / 517,648 | 9,314 / 517,648 |
| Roemelt, Michael | Chemical Physics | — | 2,392 / 121,889 |
| Henneberger, Fritz | Applied Physics | 6,059 / 323,282 | — |
| Reisig, Wolfgang | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 5,229 / 517,648 | — |
| Rauschenbeutel, Arno | General Physics | 1,669 / 87,024 | 1,231 / 87,024 |
| Mlynek, Juergen | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 912 / 140,272 | — |
| Saling, Erich Z. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 2,092 / 105,735 | — |
| Linscheid, Michael W. | Analytical Chemistry | 1,949 / 137,328 | — |
| Bojdys, Michael J. | Organic Chemistry | — | 3,220 / 188,664 |
| George, Eckhard St | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,416 / 95,377 | — |
| Erhardt, Marc | Microbiology | — | 4,578 / 232,186 |
| Grimm, Dieter | Law | 290 / 18,707 | 337 / 18,707 |
| Dobbek, Holger | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 3,525 / 216,826 |
| Schröder, Tim | Optoelectronics & Photonics | — | 826 / 140,272 |
| Maier, Rolf Felix | Pediatrics | 1,453 / 81,129 | — |
| Ray, Kallol | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | — | 1,164 / 86,991 |
| Emmerling, Franziska F. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | — | 1,363 / 86,991 |
| Weidlich, Matthias | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 7,737 / 517,648 | — |
| Ernst, Wolfgang | Art Practice, History & Theory | 16 / 2,788 | 4 / 2,788 |
| van Tongeren, Stijn Jurrien | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 4,335 / 164,120 |
| Schulze, Martin | Dairy & Animal Science | — | 1,258 / 78,455 |
| Tzschentke, Barbara | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,486 / 78,455 | — |
| Bredekamp, Horst | Literary Studies | 266 / 21,141 | 300 / 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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