Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg 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).
149
researchers on the list
28
rank in Germany
439
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Würthner, Frank | Organic Chemistry | 25 / 188,664 | 10 / 188,664 |
| Lesch, Klaus Peter | Psychiatry | 93 / 90,846 | 338 / 90,846 |
| Timofte, Radu | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 772 / 517,648 | 161 / 517,648 |
| Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf D. | Ecology | 149 / 82,882 | 145 / 82,882 |
| Braunschweig, Holger | Organic Chemistry | 144 / 188,664 | 223 / 188,664 |
| Sommer, Claudia L. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 728 / 379,830 | 674 / 379,830 |
| Koepsell, Hermann | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 493 / 216,826 | 136 / 216,826 |
| Denner, Ansgar | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 196 / 164,120 | 346 / 164,120 |
| Werner, Helmut W. | Organic Chemistry | 330 / 188,664 | — |
| Bringmann, Gerhard | Organic Chemistry | 344 / 188,664 | 1,112 / 188,664 |
| Vogel, Jörg | Developmental Biology | 619 / 167,121 | 363 / 167,121 |
| Helfrich-Förster, Charlotte | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,509 / 379,830 | 866 / 379,830 |
| Appel, Markus | Social Psychology | 716 / 27,908 | 373 / 27,908 |
| Schmid, Michael | Genetics & Heredity | 135 / 42,273 | 757 / 42,273 |
| Schneider, Wolfgang Erich | Developmental & Child Psychology | 200 / 25,365 | 319 / 25,365 |
| Kübler, Andrea K. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,999 / 379,830 | 1,671 / 379,830 |
| Strack, Fritz | Social Psychology | 313 / 27,908 | 664 / 27,908 |
| Bastard, Gérald | Applied Physics | 675 / 323,282 | 4,309 / 323,282 |
| Haaf, Thomas | Genetics & Heredity | 161 / 42,273 | 380 / 42,273 |
| Friedmann-Angeli, Josè Pedro | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 460 / 216,826 |
| Klapwijk, Teunis M. | Applied Physics | 884 / 323,282 | 2,143 / 323,282 |
| Kanzow, Christian | Operations Research | 110 / 31,951 | 206 / 31,951 |
| Fricke, Jochen | Applied Physics | 958 / 323,282 | 3,730 / 323,282 |
| Frimmel, H. E. | Geology | 48 / 17,936 | 50 / 17,936 |
| Holzgrabe, Ulrike | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 327 / 166,116 | 2,786 / 137,328 |
| Toyka, Klaus Viktor | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,785 / 379,830 | — |
| Latoschik, Marc Erich | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,760 / 517,648 | 1,918 / 517,648 |
| Dekant, Wolfgang | Toxicology | 174 / 69,049 | 331 / 69,049 |
| Morschhäuser, Joachim | Microbiology | 1,089 / 232,186 | 2,158 / 232,186 |
| Lutz, Manfred B. | Immunology | 1,326 / 176,292 | 2,563 / 176,292 |
| Porod, Werner | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 816 / 164,120 | 1,706 / 164,120 |
| Kunde, Wilfried | Experimental Psychology | 630 / 37,808 | 945 / 37,808 |
| Eilers, Martin | Developmental Biology | 1,517 / 167,121 | 2,476 / 167,121 |
| Grün, Dominic | Developmental Biology | — | 1,008 / 167,121 |
| Dyakonov, Vladimir V. | Applied Physics | 1,259 / 323,282 | 3,792 / 323,282 |
| Lambert, Christoph | Chemical Physics | 1,072 / 121,889 | 1,416 / 121,889 |
| Groll, Jürgen | Biomedical Engineering | 527 / 74,543 | 183 / 74,543 |
| Riederer, Markus | Plant Biology & Botany | 667 / 204,373 | 1,413 / 204,373 |
| MacHt, Michael Peter | Materials | 828 / 330,896 | 1,879 / 330,896 |
| Lutz, Werner K. | Toxicology | 270 / 69,049 | — |
| Heber, Ulrich W. | Plant Biology & Botany | 806 / 204,373 | — |
| Rudel, Thomas | Microbiology | 1,585 / 232,186 | 2,395 / 232,186 |
| Mannheim, Karl | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,039 / 58,202 | — |
| Faller, Hermann H. | Psychoanalysis | 6 / 3,511 | 16 / 3,511 |
| Richter, Tobias | Education | 795 / 115,687 | 900 / 115,687 |
| Schneider, Christian | Optics | 789 / 83,504 | 278 / 83,504 |
| Kurth, Dirk G. | Chemical Physics | 1,469 / 121,889 | — |
| Bode, Matthias | Applied Physics | 1,823 / 323,282 | 4,920 / 323,282 |
| Geiger, Dietmar | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,501 / 204,373 | 1,139 / 204,373 |
| Poot, Martin | Genetics & Heredity | 370 / 42,273 | 610 / 42,273 |
| Tacke, Reinhold | Organic Chemistry | 1,408 / 188,664 | — |
| Forchel, Alfred | Applied Physics | 1,927 / 323,282 | — |
| Kühn, Michaela | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,529 / 249,410 | 4,039 / 249,410 |
| Umbach, Eberhard | Applied Physics | 2,074 / 323,282 | — |
| Holzschuh, Andrea | Ecology | — | 1,595 / 82,882 |
| Brixner, Tobias S. | Chemical Physics | 1,645 / 121,889 | 2,242 / 121,889 |
| Hünig, Thomas R. | Immunology | 2,146 / 176,292 | — |
| Tautz, Jürgen | Entomology | 216 / 40,595 | 374 / 40,595 |
| Schultz, Jörg | Developmental Biology | 2,328 / 167,121 | — |
| Schreier, Peter | Food Science | 472 / 107,913 | — |
| Engels, Bernd | Chemical Physics | 1,726 / 121,889 | — |
| Molenkamp, Laurens W. | Applied Physics | 2,271 / 323,282 | 3,632 / 323,282 |
| Hof, Christian | Ecology | — | 1,719 / 82,882 |
| Engel, Volker | Chemical Physics | 1,797 / 121,889 | — |
| Klotz, Karl Norbert | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 308 / 120,621 | — |
| Schatzschneider, Ulrich | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 572 / 86,991 | 661 / 86,991 |
| Saliba, Antoine Emmanuel | Developmental Biology | — | 1,950 / 167,121 |
| Decker, Michael | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 330 / 120,621 | 613 / 120,621 |
| Drenckhahn, Detlev | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,537 / 216,826 | — |
| Lorenz, Volker | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,767 / 108,013 | — |
| Bröcker, Eva Bettina | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 599 / 64,751 | — |
| Nagel, Georg A. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,580 / 216,826 | 4,024 / 216,826 |
| Deckert, Jürgen | Psychiatry | 1,724 / 90,846 | — |
| Reinert, Friedrich T. | Applied Physics | 2,622 / 323,282 | — |
| Hünig, Siegfried | Organic Chemistry | 1,882 / 188,664 | — |
| Hanke, Werner R. | Applied Physics | 2,707 / 323,282 | — |
| Radius, Udo | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 656 / 86,991 | 927 / 86,991 |
| Erdmenger, Johanna | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,908 / 164,120 | 1,829 / 164,120 |
| Oelschlaeger, Tobias A. | Microbiology | 2,688 / 232,186 | 3,073 / 232,186 |
| Sturm, Christian | Networking & Telecommunications | 1,048 / 228,312 | 1,313 / 228,312 |
| Hertel, Tobias | Applied Physics | 3,016 / 323,282 | — |
| Dietl, Johannes A. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,051 / 105,735 | — |
| Rethwilm, Axel | Virology | 909 / 79,508 | — |
| Hecht, Bert | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,519 / 177,859 | — |
| Nuhn, Lutz | Polymers | — | 1,233 / 133,253 |
| Brunner, Karl | Applied Physics | 3,343 / 323,282 | — |
| Kounev, Samuel | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,407 / 517,648 | 5,734 / 517,648 |
| Moll, Heidrun | Immunology | 3,213 / 176,292 | — |
| Lehmann, Matthias | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,648 / 177,859 | — |
| Kinzel, Wolfgang | Fluids & Plasmas | 1,209 / 58,297 | — |
| Moser, Simon K. | Applied Physics | — | 2,439 / 323,282 |
| Beisel, Chase L. | Developmental Biology | — | 2,643 / 167,121 |
| Schneider-Schaulies, Jürgen | Virology | 1,071 / 79,508 | — |
| Sirén, Anna Leena K. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 7,893 / 379,830 | — |
| Nüchter, Andreas G. | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 1,079 / 131,085 | — |
| Sperlich, Billy | Sport Sciences | — | 661 / 41,112 |
| Greiter, Mártin | Applied Physics | 3,722 / 323,282 | 3,020 / 323,282 |
| Frosch, Matthias P. | Microbiology | 3,373 / 232,186 | — |
| Krástl, Gabriel | Dentistry | — | 635 / 101,728 |
| Ruscheweyh, Stephan | General Mathematics | 934 / 76,268 | 1,593 / 76,268 |
| Lindauer, Martin | Materials | 2,208 / 330,896 | — |
| Kastenmüller, Wolfgang | Immunology | — | 2,416 / 176,292 |
| Geyer, Gerd | Paleontology | — | 435 / 23,292 |
| Wienrich, Carolin | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 6,702 / 517,648 |
| Docheva, Denitsa | Biomedical Engineering | 1,587 / 74,543 | 664 / 74,543 |
| Jakob, Peter Michael | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,289 / 129,561 | 2,090 / 129,561 |
| Henschler, Dietrich | Toxicology | 684 / 69,049 | — |
| Heuschmann, Peter Ulrich | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 6,043 / 379,830 |
| Brehm, Klaus R. | Mycology & Parasitology | 345 / 29,175 | 542 / 29,175 |
| Gessler, Manfred | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,647 / 377,791 | — |
| Helten, Holger | Organic Chemistry | — | 2,030 / 188,664 |
| Höfling, Sven | Applied Physics | — | 3,044 / 323,282 |
| Conde, Marcos V. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 7,208 / 517,648 |
| Sotriffer, Christoph A. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 635 / 120,621 | 2,059 / 120,621 |
| Scheiner, Ricarda | Entomology | 614 / 40,595 | 370 / 40,595 |
| Zimmer, Christophe | Developmental Biology | — | 3,331 / 167,121 |
| Ivanov, Sergey V. | Applied Physics | 4,894 / 323,282 | — |
| Haigis, Wolfgang | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 1,280 / 86,157 | 1,362 / 86,157 |
| Wu, Zongwei | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 8,102 / 517,648 |
| Mally, Angela | Toxicology | 883 / 69,049 | 959 / 69,049 |
| Gross, Roy | Microbiology | 4,476 / 232,186 | — |
| Meinel, Lorenz | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,813 / 166,116 | 2,364 / 166,116 |
| Schwack, Wolfgang | Analytical Chemistry | 1,650 / 137,328 | — |
| Hotho, Andreas | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 4,801 / 517,648 | — |
| Jungst, Tomasz | Biomedical Engineering | — | 968 / 74,543 |
| Finze, Maik | Organic Chemistry | 3,737 / 188,664 | — |
| Högger, Petra | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,039 / 166,116 | — |
| Arrowsmith, Merle | Organic Chemistry | — | 2,931 / 188,664 |
| Glavaš, Goran | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,694 / 517,648 | 9,763 / 517,648 |
| Neumann, Hans Günter | Toxicology | 1,039 / 69,049 | — |
| Dashkovskiy, Sergey N. | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 1,806 / 131,085 | — |
| Stolberg, Michael | History of Science, Technology & Medicine | 31 / 3,157 | 19 / 3,157 |
| Meier, Lukas | Analytical Chemistry | — | 1,851 / 137,328 |
| Hoßfeld, Tobias | Networking & Telecommunications | 2,837 / 228,312 | 2,985 / 228,312 |
| Korte, Arthur | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 4,368 / 204,373 |
| Hagen, Rudolf | Otorhinolaryngology | 818 / 54,521 | — |
| Sangiovanni, Giorgio | Applied Physics | — | 5,016 / 323,282 |
| Härtel, Christoph | Pediatrics | — | 800 / 81,129 |
| Wagner, Klaus W. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 6,786 / 517,648 | — |
| Tran-Gia, Phuoc | Networking & Telecommunications | 3,070 / 228,312 | — |
| Marder, Todd B. | General Chemistry | — | 532 / 57,505 |
| Kasper, Heinrich W. | General & Internal Medicine | 3,769 / 360,081 | — |
| Thull, Roger | Biomedical Engineering | 1,473 / 74,543 | — |
| Trendelenburg, Ullrich G. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 3,410 / 166,116 | — |
| Schmitter, Marc | Dentistry | — | 1,740 / 101,728 |
| Bohnert, Michael | Legal & Forensic Medicine | 190 / 15,674 | — |
| Friedrich, Alexandra | General Chemistry | — | 914 / 57,505 |
| von Lüdinghausen, Michael H. | General & Internal Medicine | 7,199 / 360,081 | — |
| Wehner, Marius | General Chemistry | — | 1,257 / 57,505 |
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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