Universität Hamburg 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).
180
researchers on the list
15
rank in Germany
351
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schnabel, Roman | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 289 / 164,120 | 50 / 164,120 |
| Weller, Horst | Chemical Physics | 118 / 121,889 | 762 / 121,889 |
| Kricheldorf, Hans R. | Polymers | 42 / 133,253 | 271 / 133,253 |
| Kaminsky, Walter | Polymers | 53 / 133,253 | 141 / 133,253 |
| Wiesendanger, Roland | Applied Physics | 235 / 323,282 | 300 / 323,282 |
| Kniehl, Bernd Andreas | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 168 / 164,120 | 941 / 164,120 |
| Bandelt, Hans Jürgen | Computation Theory & Mathematics | 25 / 20,721 | 83 / 20,721 |
| Kaiser, Gabriele | Education | 625 / 115,687 | 195 / 115,687 |
| Kärtner, Franz Xaver | Optics | 64 / 83,504 | 166 / 83,504 |
| Hartmann, Jens | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,109 / 84,638 | 261 / 84,638 |
| Wilson, Daniel N. | Developmental Biology | 840 / 167,121 | 311 / 167,121 |
| Parak, Wolfgang Johann | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 223 / 177,859 | 1,100 / 177,859 |
| Chapman, H. N. | Optics | 82 / 83,504 | 58 / 83,504 |
| Rosswog, Stephan K. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 277 / 58,202 | 218 / 58,202 |
| Scheffran, Jürgen | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,528 / 84,638 | 298 / 84,638 |
| Rehder, Dieter | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 96 / 86,991 | 162 / 86,991 |
| Androutsopoulos, Jannis K. | Languages & Linguistics | 151 / 25,930 | 118 / 25,930 |
| Busch, Timo | Business & Management | 1,297 / 68,786 | 515 / 68,786 |
| Wieser, Herbert | Food Science | 98 / 107,913 | 222 / 107,913 |
| Recker, Jan | Information Systems | 64 / 19,463 | 84 / 19,463 |
| Ostapchenko, Sergey S. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 569 / 164,120 | 361 / 164,120 |
| Burmester, Thorsten | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,005 / 216,826 | 1,555 / 216,826 |
| Stammer, Detlef B. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 371 / 84,638 | 597 / 84,638 |
| Schwabe, Lars | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,688 / 379,830 | 1,181 / 379,830 |
| Hauschildt, Peter H. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 347 / 58,202 | 1,190 / 58,202 |
| Jung, Hannes | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 443 / 164,120 | 1,789 / 164,120 |
| Sigl, Günter | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 445 / 164,120 | 452 / 164,120 |
| Notz, Dirk | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,438 / 84,638 | 546 / 84,638 |
| Steinicke, Frank | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,181 / 517,648 | 1,520 / 517,648 |
| Schmitt, Juergen H.M.M. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 472 / 58,202 | — |
| Paulsen, Hans | Organic Chemistry | 663 / 188,664 | — |
| Claussen, Martin | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 534 / 84,638 | 1,722 / 84,638 |
| Burger, Martin | Applied Mathematics | 91 / 23,982 | 169 / 23,982 |
| Abomohra, Abdelfatah El Fatah | Energy | 3,439 / 371,959 | 1,013 / 371,959 |
| Voigt, Stefan | Economics | 575 / 54,592 | 468 / 54,592 |
| Ganzhorn, Jörg Ulrich | Ecology | 652 / 82,882 | — |
| Leemans, Wim P. | General Physics | 236 / 87,024 | 429 / 87,024 |
| Wiener, Antje | Political Science & Public Administration | 388 / 27,183 | 322 / 27,183 |
| Brüggemann, Michael | Communication & Media Studies | — | 181 / 16,468 |
| Bartels, Jochen | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 684 / 164,120 | — |
| Cropley, Arthur J. | Education | 407 / 115,687 | 568 / 115,687 |
| Brüggen, Marcus | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 630 / 58,202 | 1,209 / 58,202 |
| Steiger, Michael | Chemical Engineering | 583 / 97,821 | 300 / 97,821 |
| Sillmann, Jana | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 988 / 84,638 |
| Vogel, Rick | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 427 / 27,183 |
| Francke, Wittko | Entomology | 120 / 40,595 | 699 / 40,595 |
| Lichtenstein, Alexander I. | Applied Physics | 1,679 / 323,282 | 1,015 / 323,282 |
| Alpers, Werner R. | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 274 / 82,760 | 774 / 82,760 |
| Santra, Robin | General Physics | 369 / 87,024 | 726 / 87,024 |
| Rarey, Matthias | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 256 / 120,621 | 203 / 120,621 |
| König, Wilfried A. | Organic Chemistry | 1,101 / 188,664 | — |
| Gümüsay, Ali Aslan | Business & Management | — | 1,353 / 68,786 |
| Schmelcher, Peter | General Physics | 385 / 87,024 | 687 / 87,024 |
| Servant, Ǵeraldine | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,027 / 164,120 | 902 / 164,120 |
| Winterhalter, Mathias | Biophysics | 114 / 21,025 | 60 / 21,025 |
| Baum, Christopher | Biotechnology | 170 / 69,700 | — |
| Weiglein, Georg | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,130 / 164,120 | 3,537 / 164,120 |
| Uranga, Angel M. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,134 / 164,120 | 3,091 / 164,120 |
| Kurtz, Stefan | Bioinformatics | 166 / 24,357 | 246 / 24,357 |
| Böhner, Jürgen | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,845 / 84,638 | 1,302 / 84,638 |
| Hausdorf, Bernhard | Evolutionary Biology | 570 / 31,128 | 570 / 31,128 |
| Hanelt, Dieter | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 497 / 54,545 | 1,028 / 54,545 |
| Lincoln, Tania Marie | Psychiatry | 1,230 / 90,846 | 1,497 / 90,846 |
| Arutyunov, Gleb E. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,185 / 164,120 | — |
| Maalej, Walid | Software Engineering | 343 / 24,083 | 116 / 24,083 |
| Moch, Sven Olaf | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,267 / 164,120 | 1,286 / 164,120 |
| Schneider, Jutta M. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 276 / 13,044 | — |
| Lehmann-Willenbrock, Nale | Business & Management | — | 1,702 / 68,786 |
| Fromm, Jörg H. | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,082 / 204,373 | 2,593 / 204,373 |
| Scholz, Florian | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 1,153 / 108,013 |
| Muḧlhauser, Ingrid | General & Internal Medicine | 984 / 360,081 | — |
| Lüning, Klaus | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 688 / 54,545 | 1,042 / 54,545 |
| Broekaert, Joseé Alfons Clement | Analytical Chemistry | 624 / 137,328 | — |
| Eckstein, Martin | Applied Physics | 4,619 / 323,282 | 1,658 / 323,282 |
| Biswas, Bhaskar | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 1,316 / 164,120 |
| Schroer, Christian G. | Applied Physics | 2,312 / 323,282 | 5,804 / 323,282 |
| Alekhin, Sergey I. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,580 / 164,120 | 3,116 / 164,120 |
| Friedrich, Markus | Developmental Biology | 2,678 / 167,121 | 1,817 / 167,121 |
| Bromm, Burkhart | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,748 / 379,830 | — |
| Blomsma, Fenna | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,056 / 140,934 |
| De Gasperin, Francesco | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 1,659 / 58,202 |
| Peckmann, J. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 2,103 / 108,013 | 1,326 / 108,013 |
| Johnson, Matthew Phillip | Business & Management | — | 2,027 / 68,786 |
| Gerkmann, Timo | Acoustics | 449 / 38,987 | 202 / 38,987 |
| Pfau-Effinger, Birgit | Sociology | 257 / 12,471 | — |
| Fründ, Jochen | Ecology | — | 1,885 / 82,882 |
| Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas | Zoology | 45 / 19,073 | 116 / 19,073 |
| Potthoff, Michael | Applied Physics | 2,694 / 323,282 | — |
| Meier, Chris | Organic Chemistry | 1,890 / 188,664 | — |
| Bajt, Sas̆a | Optics | 457 / 83,504 | 736 / 83,504 |
| Eden, Carsten | Oceanography | 198 / 16,622 | 169 / 16,622 |
| Stadtler, Hartmut | Operations Research | 393 / 31,951 | — |
| Weiss, Erwin | Organic Chemistry | 1,932 / 188,664 | — |
| Röder, Brigitte | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,628 / 379,830 | — |
| Beer, Christian | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 2,125 / 84,638 |
| Giere, Olav W. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 930 / 54,545 | 1,357 / 54,545 |
| Thiem, Joachim E. | Organic Chemistry | 2,004 / 188,664 | — |
| Huber, Guenter | Optics | 500 / 83,504 | 970 / 83,504 |
| Blobel, Volker | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,110 / 164,120 | 3,120 / 164,120 |
| Kreienkamp, Hans Jürgen | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,208 / 216,826 | — |
| Hühnerfuss, Heinrich | Environmental Sciences | 994 / 140,934 | — |
| Luinstra, Gerrit Albert | Polymers | 1,164 / 133,253 | — |
| Anâlayo, Bhikkhu | Clinical Psychology | — | 422 / 19,306 |
| Reumann, Sigrun | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,821 / 204,373 | — |
| Fredenhagen, Klaus | Mathematical Physics | 88 / 6,761 | 64 / 6,761 |
| Herr, Tobias | Optics | — | 506 / 83,504 |
| Klanner, Robert | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,378 / 164,120 | 1,817 / 164,120 |
| Müller-Navarra, Dörthe C. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 1,101 / 54,545 | 1,192 / 54,545 |
| Korobko, Mikhail | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 1,850 / 164,120 |
| Biemann, Chris | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,910 / 517,648 | 6,659 / 517,648 |
| Nickel, Felix X. | Surgery | — | 554 / 146,713 |
| Kehr, Julia | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,892 / 204,373 | — |
| Keller, Jutta | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2,040 / 113,536 | 1,307 / 113,536 |
| Bester, Gabriel | Applied Physics | 3,520 / 323,282 | — |
| Wermter, Stefan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,020 / 517,648 | 6,262 / 517,648 |
| Kerscher, Martina J. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 778 / 64,751 | 566 / 64,751 |
| Eckstein, Dieter | Forestry | 171 / 36,413 | 439 / 36,413 |
| Heyn, Christian | Applied Physics | 3,674 / 323,282 | — |
| Kramer, Gustav | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,461 / 164,120 | — |
| Wehling, Tim Oliver | Applied Physics | 5,957 / 323,282 | 2,576 / 323,282 |
| Albert, Jakob | Organic Chemistry | — | 1,754 / 188,664 |
| Glaubrecht, Matthias A. | Zoology | 77 / 19,073 | — |
| Weigand, Timo | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,603 / 164,120 | — |
| Hemmerich, Andreas | General Physics | 1,009 / 87,024 | — |
| Bock, Eberhard | Microbiology | 3,589 / 232,186 | — |
| Meisel, Jürgen M. | Languages & Linguistics | 385 / 25,930 | — |
| Möllmann, Christian | Fisheries | — | 401 / 47,614 |
| Betzler, Christian G. | Geology | 269 / 17,936 | — |
| Debus, Eike Sebastian | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 4,820 / 249,410 | — |
| Lindström, Gunnar | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,965 / 164,120 | — |
| MacK, Gerhard | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,968 / 164,120 | — |
| Schnetz, Oliver | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 2,329 / 164,120 |
| Schäfer, Wilhelm | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,611 / 204,373 | — |
| Stribeck, Almut | Polymers | 1,636 / 133,253 | — |
| Lane, Thomas J. | Chemical Physics | — | 1,987 / 121,889 |
| Baumbach, Jan I. | Bioinformatics | 395 / 24,357 | — |
| Klika, Karel Douglas | Organic Chemistry | 3,362 / 188,664 | 2,381 / 188,664 |
| Heisig, Peter | Microbiology | 4,343 / 232,186 | — |
| Schreyögg, Jonas | Health Policy & Services | 468 / 23,941 | 456 / 23,941 |
| Drescher, Markus | Optics | 816 / 83,504 | — |
| Hoffmann, Frank | Organic Chemistry | 3,356 / 188,664 | — |
| Koehl, Michael | Forestry | 738 / 36,413 | 307 / 36,413 |
| Steinhart, Hans | Food Science | 1,240 / 107,913 | — |
| Goyen, Mathias | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,772 / 129,561 | — |
| Runkel, Ingo | General Mathematics | — | 1,117 / 76,268 |
| Kulicke, Werner Michael | Polymers | 1,897 / 133,253 | — |
| Heitmann, Detlef | Applied Physics | 5,707 / 323,282 | — |
| Gerberding, Oliver | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 2,819 / 164,120 |
| Louis, Jan | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,720 / 164,120 | — |
| Streit, Wolfgang R. | Microbiology | — | 3,969 / 232,186 |
| Oezaslan, Mehtap | Energy | — | 6,927 / 371,959 |
| Lieberei, Reinhard | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,213 / 204,373 | — |
| Papoulias, Dimitrios K. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 2,933 / 164,120 |
| Schmidt, Olaf | Forestry | 634 / 36,413 | 843 / 36,413 |
| Grübel, Gerhard | Applied Physics | 6,271 / 323,282 | — |
| Leopold, Claudia Sabine | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,162 / 166,116 | — |
| Liese, Walter | Forestry | 361 / 36,413 | — |
| Cahan, William G. | General & Internal Medicine | 2,817 / 360,081 | — |
| Frintrop, Simone | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 5,590 / 517,648 | — |
| Merkt, Ulrich | Applied Physics | 6,629 / 323,282 | — |
| Fischer, Markus | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 3,350 / 216,826 |
| Fröba, Michael | Materials | 3,931 / 330,896 | — |
| Schauss, Peter | General Physics | — | 1,379 / 87,024 |
| Wicha, Sebastian Georg | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | — | 2,007 / 166,116 |
| Mews, Alf | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 3,443 / 177,859 | — |
| Calegari, Francesca | Optics | 1,621 / 83,504 | 1,130 / 83,504 |
| Schnittger, Arp | Plant Biology & Botany | 4,057 / 204,373 | — |
| Mathey, Ludwig | General Physics | — | 1,504 / 87,024 |
| Zachmann, Hans Gerhard | Polymers | 2,584 / 133,253 | — |
| Brzoska, Michael | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 367 / 32,161 | — |
| Schneider, Uwe A. | Environmental Sciences | 2,663 / 140,934 | — |
| Mücke, Oliver D. | Optics | 1,214 / 83,504 | — |
| Jacobi von Wangelin, Axel | Organic Chemistry | — | 4,272 / 188,664 |
| Stahl-Biskup, Elisabeth | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 1,497 / 120,621 | — |
| Begerow, Dominik | Mycology & Parasitology | — | 499 / 29,175 |
| Ayalew, Lulseged | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,941 / 82,760 | — |
| Bauch, Josef | Forestry | 642 / 36,413 | — |
| Valk, Rüdiger | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 9,112 / 517,648 | — |
| Weigmann, Simon | Zoology | — | 415 / 19,073 |
| Schmid, Wolf | Literary Studies | — | 309 / 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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