Universität Potsdam 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).
107
researchers on the list
43
rank in Germany
638
rank worldwide, of 38,384
Ranks by number of people on the list; we calculate them from the same data.
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berg, Gabriele | Microbiology | 79 / 232,186 | 26 / 232,186 |
| Runge, Jakob | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,437 / 84,638 | 116 / 84,638 |
| Schulze, Matthias Bernd | Nutrition & Dietetics | 110 / 59,506 | 37 / 59,506 |
| Grossart, Hans Peter F. | Microbiology | 346 / 232,186 | 101 / 232,186 |
| Grimm, Volker | Ecology | 179 / 82,882 | 268 / 82,882 |
| Neher, Dieter | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 198 / 177,859 | 757 / 177,859 |
| Korup, Oliver | Geography | 66 / 21,559 | 55 / 21,559 |
| Pikovsky, Arkady S. | Fluids & Plasmas | 93 / 58,297 | 315 / 58,297 |
| Wagener, Thorsten | Environmental Engineering | 121 / 68,664 | 74 / 68,664 |
| Herzschuh, Ulrike | Paleontology | 78 / 23,292 | 17 / 23,292 |
| Dietrich, Tim | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,169 / 164,120 | 305 / 164,120 |
| Braun, Jean | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 402 / 108,013 | 790 / 108,013 |
| Fischer, Martin H. | Experimental Psychology | 328 / 37,808 | 492 / 37,808 |
| Steinmetz, Matthias | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 360 / 58,202 | 915 / 58,202 |
| Krah́e, Barbara | Social Psychology | 481 / 27,908 | 436 / 27,908 |
| Scheiter, Katharina S. | Education | 586 / 115,687 | 369 / 115,687 |
| Mudelsee, Manfred | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 706 / 84,638 | 523 / 84,638 |
| Laschewsky, André | Polymers | 244 / 133,253 | 746 / 133,253 |
| Schiefele, Ulrich | Education | 475 / 115,687 | 399 / 115,687 |
| Clahsen, Harald | Experimental Psychology | 407 / 37,808 | 776 / 37,808 |
| Bookhagen, Bodo | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 792 / 108,013 | 457 / 108,013 |
| Zurell, Damaris | Ecology | — | 675 / 82,882 |
| Kliegl, Reinhold M. | Experimental Psychology | 443 / 37,808 | 433 / 37,808 |
| Hofreiter, Michael | Evolutionary Biology | 341 / 31,128 | 214 / 31,128 |
| Tsimring, Lev Sh | Fluids & Plasmas | 317 / 58,297 | 358 / 58,297 |
| Bäurle, Isabel | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,323 / 204,373 | 591 / 204,373 |
| Schmitt, Thomas | Ecology | 723 / 82,882 | 974 / 82,882 |
| Engbert, Ralf | Experimental Psychology | 672 / 37,808 | 500 / 37,808 |
| Shprits, Yuri Y. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 716 / 84,638 | 843 / 84,638 |
| Schmidt, Bernd | Organic Chemistry | 824 / 188,664 | — |
| Nendel, Claas | Agronomy & Agriculture | 647 / 95,377 | 298 / 95,377 |
| Stieglitz, Stefan | Information Systems | — | 149 / 19,463 |
| Caliendo, Marco | Economics | 812 / 54,592 | 594 / 54,592 |
| Cherstvy, Andrey G. | Chemical Physics | 1,030 / 121,889 | 628 / 121,889 |
| Vasishth, Shravan | Experimental Psychology | — | 572 / 37,808 |
| Dahm, Torsten | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,224 / 108,013 | 680 / 108,013 |
| Grosse, Guido | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,082 / 84,638 |
| Tiberius, Victor | Business & Management | — | 1,323 / 68,786 |
| Hovius, Niels | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 994 / 108,013 | 854 / 108,013 |
| Taubert, Andreas | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 719 / 177,859 | — |
| O'Brien, Patrick J. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 997 / 108,013 | — |
| Dresen, Georg | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,586 / 108,013 | 837 / 108,013 |
| Frieler, Katja | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,241 / 84,638 |
| Saalfrank, Peter | Chemical Physics | 1,298 / 121,889 | — |
| Schlaad, Helmut | Polymers | 589 / 133,253 | 2,466 / 133,253 |
| Juang, Linda P. | Developmental & Child Psychology | — | 438 / 25,365 |
| Thieken, Annegret H. | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 170 / 32,161 | 123 / 32,161 |
| Chaabene, Helmi | Sport Sciences | — | 338 / 41,112 |
| Bronstert, Axel | Environmental Engineering | 301 / 68,664 | 396 / 68,664 |
| Kleinpeter, Erich | Organic Chemistry | 1,373 / 188,664 | — |
| Klaus, Susanne | Nutrition & Dietetics | 519 / 59,506 | 1,201 / 59,506 |
| Kuhlicke, Christian | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 276 / 32,161 | 139 / 32,161 |
| Kliem, Bernhard | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,259 / 58,202 | — |
| Scherbaum, Frank | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,352 / 108,013 | 1,366 / 108,013 |
| Walter, Thomas R. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,424 / 108,013 | 1,358 / 108,013 |
| Winkelmann, Ricarda | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,590 / 84,638 |
| Streck, Charlotte | Law | 299 / 18,707 | 75 / 18,707 |
| Scheller, Frieder W. | Analytical Chemistry | 603 / 137,328 | — |
| Sobel, Edward R. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,564 / 108,013 | 1,213 / 108,013 |
| Hainzl, Sebastian | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,606 / 108,013 | 1,225 / 108,013 |
| Gerhard, Reimund | Applied Physics | 2,329 / 323,282 | — |
| Van Der Beek, Peter A. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,600 / 108,013 | — |
| Richter, Dirk | Education | — | 1,252 / 115,687 |
| Weber, Ewald F. | Ecology | 1,688 / 82,882 | 1,765 / 82,882 |
| Trauth, Martin H. | Paleontology | 422 / 23,292 | 466 / 23,292 |
| Kolleck, Nina | Education | — | 1,273 / 115,687 |
| Leimkühler, Silke | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,644 / 216,826 | 1,378 / 216,826 |
| Hartlieb, Matthias | Polymers | — | 945 / 133,253 |
| Mueller-Roeber, Bernd | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,413 / 204,373 | 2,008 / 204,373 |
| Lazarides, Rebecca | Education | — | 1,382 / 115,687 |
| Kleinridders, André | Endocrinology & Metabolism | — | 1,389 / 100,693 |
| Kalkuhl, Matthias | Agricultural Economics & Policy | — | 114 / 6,741 |
| Strecker, Manfred R. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 2,133 / 108,013 | 1,543 / 108,013 |
| Schweigert, Florian J. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 755 / 59,506 | — |
| Wilkens, Martin | General Physics | 906 / 87,024 | — |
| Rosenblum, Michael G. | Fluids & Plasmas | 1,231 / 58,297 | — |
| Dumont, Hanna | Education | — | 1,864 / 115,687 |
| Bubeck, Philip | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | — | 268 / 32,161 |
| Bruno, Giovanni | Materials | 3,780 / 330,896 | 3,591 / 330,896 |
| Scheffer, Tobias | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,463 / 517,648 | 8,271 / 517,648 |
| Linker, Torsten | Organic Chemistry | 2,663 / 188,664 | — |
| Stripp, Sven Timo | Organic Chemistry | — | 1,947 / 188,664 |
| Dadaczynski, Kevin | General & Internal Medicine | 5,510 / 360,081 | 1,952 / 360,081 |
| Döllner, Jürgen | Software Engineering | 340 / 24,083 | — |
| Schaub, Torsten H. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,647 / 517,648 | 10,055 / 517,648 |
| Pacholski, Claudia | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 2,078 / 177,859 | — |
| Brunner, Martin | Education | 1,358 / 115,687 | 2,234 / 115,687 |
| Wilke, Max | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 2,289 / 108,013 |
| Wissel, Jörg | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 6,815 / 379,830 |
| Lenhard, Michael | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,663 / 204,373 | 3,011 / 204,373 |
| Henkel, Carsten | General Physics | 1,207 / 87,024 | — |
| Wagner, Dirk | Microbiology | 4,259 / 232,186 | 3,832 / 232,186 |
| Wollenberger, Ulla | Analytical Chemistry | 1,459 / 137,328 | — |
| Dittmann, Elke | Microbiology | — | 3,455 / 232,186 |
| Böker, Alexander | Polymers | 1,722 / 133,253 | — |
| Schmidt, Hans Jürgen | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,330 / 164,120 | — |
| Peter, Martin G. | Organic Chemistry | 3,468 / 188,664 | — |
| Grebe, Markus | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,021 / 204,373 | — |
| Stede, Manfred | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 4,818 / 517,648 | — |
| Wessig, Pablo | Organic Chemistry | 3,514 / 188,664 | — |
| Elsenbeer, Helmut | Environmental Engineering | 1,198 / 68,664 | — |
| Selbig, Joachim | Bioinformatics | 500 / 24,357 | — |
| Steup, Martin | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,630 / 204,373 | — |
| Anders, Janet | General Physics | 1,815 / 87,024 | 1,635 / 87,024 |
| Schlangen, David | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 6,597 / 517,648 | — |
| Menzel, Ralf | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 1,261 / 140,272 | — |
| Schwenke, Klaus Dieter | Food Science | 2,098 / 107,913 | — |
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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