Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research 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).
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researchers on the list
212
rank in Germany
4,523
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christensen, Ulrich R. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 108 / 108,013 | 182 / 108,013 |
| Solanki, Sarni K. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 77 / 58,202 | 282 / 58,202 |
| Wiegelmann, Thomas | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 787 / 58,202 | 978 / 58,202 |
| Kleine, Thorsten | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,921 / 108,013 | 777 / 108,013 |
| Schou, Jesper | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 970 / 58,202 | — |
| Wicht, Johannes | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,591 / 58,202 | 1,169 / 58,202 |
| Wilhelm, Klaus | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,177 / 58,202 | — |
| Vasyliünas, Vytenis M. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,230 / 84,638 | — |
| Schüssler, Manfred | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,326 / 58,202 | — |
| Schwenn, Reinhard W. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,357 / 58,202 | — |
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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