Universität Witten/Herdecke 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).
31
researchers on the list
110
rank in Germany
1,847
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reinehr, Thomas | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 303 / 100,693 | 376 / 100,693 |
| Maegele, Marc G. | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 121 / 44,281 | 74 / 44,281 |
| Bussing, Arndt | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,727 / 377,791 | 848 / 377,791 |
| Gambichler, Thilo | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 161 / 64,751 | 229 / 64,751 |
| Lefering, Rolf L. | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 120 / 44,281 | 160 / 44,281 |
| Thévenod, Frank | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,601 / 216,826 | 987 / 216,826 |
| Kreuter, Alexander | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 268 / 64,751 | 314 / 64,751 |
| Windisch, Wolfram | Respiratory System | 571 / 71,926 | 488 / 71,926 |
| Esch, Tobias | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,785 / 249,410 | 1,926 / 249,410 |
| Möllering, Guido | Business & Management | 1,333 / 68,786 | 1,711 / 68,786 |
| Frosch, Peter J. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 535 / 64,751 | — |
| Wisplinghoff, Hilmar | Microbiology | 2,164 / 232,186 | 1,797 / 232,186 |
| Rostásy, Kevin M. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,460 / 379,830 | 6,913 / 379,830 |
| Wappler, Frank | Anesthesiology | 450 / 59,383 | 949 / 59,383 |
| Jörres, Achim | Urology & Nephrology | 1,268 / 96,288 | — |
| Zaenker, Kurt S. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 4,814 / 377,791 | — |
| Bouillon, Bertil | Orthopedics | 1,012 / 98,781 | — |
| Thürmann, Petra A. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,360 / 166,116 | 2,172 / 166,116 |
| Mooren, Frank Christoph | Sport Sciences | 549 / 41,112 | 738 / 41,112 |
| Brinks, Ralph | Arthritis & Rheumatology | — | 824 / 45,980 |
| Zernikow, Boris | Anesthesiology | 758 / 59,383 | 801 / 59,383 |
| Sorg, Heiko | Surgery | — | 995 / 146,713 |
| Philipp-Dormston, Wolfgang Gordon | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | — | 820 / 64,751 |
| Yayan, Josef | General & Internal Medicine | 6,569 / 360,081 | 3,090 / 360,081 |
| Ambe, Peter Che | Surgery | — | 1,359 / 146,713 |
| Ostermann, Thomas | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | 76 / 14,206 | 105 / 14,206 |
| Kiene, Helmut | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | 91 / 14,206 | — |
| Tronnier, Hagen | General & Internal Medicine | 4,430 / 360,081 | — |
| Heusser, Peter | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | 117 / 14,206 | — |
| Brzoska, Patrick H. | General & Internal Medicine | — | 4,629 / 360,081 |
| Matthiessen, Peter F. | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | 239 / 14,206 | — |
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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