Universität zu Köln 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).
155
researchers on the list
25
rank in Germany
419
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessen, Frank Olaf | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,339 / 379,830 | 264 / 379,830 |
| Winter, Andreas J. | Networking & Telecommunications | 143 / 228,312 | 66 / 228,312 |
| Thomma, Bart P.H.J. | Plant Biology & Botany | 109 / 204,373 | 69 / 204,373 |
| Ando, Yoichi | Applied Physics | 183 / 323,282 | 281 / 323,282 |
| Pasparakis, Manolis | Immunology | 424 / 176,292 | 153 / 176,292 |
| Hofmann, Kay | Developmental Biology | 432 / 167,121 | 1,360 / 167,121 |
| Khomskiî, Daniel I. | Applied Physics | 270 / 323,282 | 325 / 323,282 |
| Bonkowski, M. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 149 / 95,377 | 79 / 95,377 |
| Stauffer, Dietrich | Fluids & Plasmas | 96 / 58,297 | 888 / 58,297 |
| Shao, Yaping | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 363 / 84,638 | 302 / 84,638 |
| Groß, David J. | General Physics | 410 / 87,024 | 140 / 87,024 |
| Krug, Joachim | Fluids & Plasmas | 162 / 58,297 | 683 / 58,297 |
| König, Johannes | Education | 818 / 115,687 | 304 / 115,687 |
| Breitung, Jörg | Econometrics | 47 / 1,427 | 37 / 1,427 |
| Maleki, Hajar (Homa) | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,577 / 177,859 | 721 / 177,859 |
| Strey, Reinhard | Chemical Physics | 560 / 121,889 | 2,278 / 121,889 |
| Koenig, Julian | Psychiatry | — | 461 / 90,846 |
| Eming, Sabine Anne | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 319 / 64,751 | 90 / 64,751 |
| Rosch, Achim | General Physics | 170 / 87,024 | 396 / 87,024 |
| Rittweger, Jörn Rn | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 673 / 100,693 | 512 / 100,693 |
| Erdmann, Erland | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,205 / 249,410 | — |
| Turkeshi, Xhek | General Physics | — | 215 / 87,024 |
| Schadschneider, Andreas | Fluids & Plasmas | 276 / 58,297 | 743 / 58,297 |
| Berkessel, Albrecht | Organic Chemistry | 650 / 188,664 | 2,195 / 188,664 |
| Kopriva, Stanislav | Plant Biology & Botany | 599 / 204,373 | 494 / 204,373 |
| Unkelbach, Christian | Social Psychology | 614 / 27,908 | 527 / 27,908 |
| Hehl, Friedrich W. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 623 / 164,120 | 1,022 / 164,120 |
| Krämer, Reinhard | Microbiology | 918 / 232,186 | — |
| Heine, Bernd | Languages & Linguistics | 215 / 25,930 | 214 / 25,930 |
| Meerholz, Klaus | Applied Physics | 932 / 323,282 | — |
| Münker, Carsten | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 671 / 108,013 | 759 / 108,013 |
| Meis, Jacques F. | Microbiology | 1,420 / 232,186 | 732 / 232,186 |
| Flügge, Ulf Ingo | Plant Biology & Botany | 528 / 204,373 | 2,970 / 204,373 |
| Langmann, Thomas | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,614 / 216,826 | 640 / 216,826 |
| Hank, Karsten | Sociology | 193 / 12,471 | 206 / 12,471 |
| Lammers, Joris | Social Psychology | — | 625 / 27,908 |
| Thiele, Jürgen Michael | Immunology | 1,315 / 176,292 | 2,757 / 176,292 |
| Kiefer, Claus | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 789 / 164,120 | 1,109 / 164,120 |
| Hülskamp, Martin | Plant Biology & Botany | 605 / 204,373 | 2,203 / 204,373 |
| Griesbeck, Axel Georg | Organic Chemistry | 951 / 188,664 | — |
| Dunai, Tibor J. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 873 / 108,013 | 946 / 108,013 |
| Reinartz, Werner J. | Marketing | 239 / 15,920 | 295 / 15,920 |
| Saur, Joachim | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,530 / 84,638 | 1,051 / 84,638 |
| Vogel, Emanuel | Organic Chemistry | 1,013 / 188,664 | — |
| Pilz, Matthias | Education | 1,698 / 115,687 | 744 / 115,687 |
| Zirnbauer, Martin R. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 987 / 164,120 | 1,877 / 164,120 |
| Grayver, Alexander V. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 798 / 108,013 |
| Altland, Alexander | General Physics | 360 / 87,024 | 535 / 87,024 |
| Voltz, Raymond D. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,771 / 379,830 | — |
| Budzikiewicz, Herbert | Analytical Chemistry | 398 / 137,328 | — |
| Hildebrandt, Tatjana M. | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,240 / 204,373 | 895 / 204,373 |
| Riechers, Dominick A. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 994 / 58,202 | 1,052 / 58,202 |
| Schmalz, Hans Günther | Organic Chemistry | 1,163 / 188,664 | — |
| Müller, Holger S.P. | Chemical Physics | 1,306 / 121,889 | 1,671 / 121,889 |
| Eichhorst, Barbara F. | Immunology | — | 1,129 / 176,292 |
| Gassner, G. J. | Applied Mathematics | 303 / 23,982 | 186 / 23,982 |
| Bruns, Christiane Josephine | Surgery | 651 / 146,713 | 238 / 146,713 |
| Büschges, Ansgar | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,303 / 379,830 | 7,243 / 379,830 |
| Diehl, Sebastian | General Physics | 1,144 / 87,024 | 418 / 87,024 |
| Stoffel, Wilhelm | Materials | 989 / 330,896 | — |
| Glöckner, Andreas | Experimental Psychology | 964 / 37,808 | 770 / 37,808 |
| Campos-Ortega, José A. | Developmental Biology | 2,173 / 167,121 | — |
| Berthold, Frank | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 2,937 / 377,791 | — |
| Becker, Petra | Applied Physics | 1,946 / 323,282 | 3,703 / 323,282 |
| Niessen, Carien M. | Developmental Biology | 2,178 / 167,121 | 1,783 / 167,121 |
| Kruis, Wolfgang | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 1,095 / 113,536 | — |
| Randerath, Winfried Johannes | Respiratory System | 945 / 71,926 | 475 / 71,926 |
| Leopold, Thomas | Sociology | — | 367 / 12,471 |
| Wodarz, Andreas | Developmental Biology | 2,392 / 167,121 | — |
| Winnewisser, Gisbert F. | Chemical Physics | 1,709 / 121,889 | — |
| Arndt, Hartmut | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 682 / 54,545 | — |
| Al-Sawaf, Othman | Immunology | — | 1,541 / 176,292 |
| Müller-Hartmann, Erwin | Applied Physics | 2,333 / 323,282 | — |
| Krieg, Thomas M. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 549 / 64,751 | 542 / 64,751 |
| von Brentano, Peter | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,598 / 164,120 | — |
| Bucher, Marcel | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,297 / 204,373 | 1,945 / 204,373 |
| Bothe, Hermann W. | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,298 / 204,373 | 4,230 / 204,373 |
| Follmann, Alexander | Geography | — | 485 / 21,559 |
| Neubauer, Fritz Manfred | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,640 / 84,638 | — |
| Müller-Hill, Benno | Developmental Biology | 2,679 / 167,121 | — |
| Von Elert, Eric | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 834 / 54,545 | — |
| Kawohl, Bernd | General Mathematics | 559 / 76,268 | 1,059 / 76,268 |
| Bulla, Ralf | Applied Physics | 2,763 / 323,282 | — |
| Lässig, Michael | General Physics | 711 / 87,024 | 979 / 87,024 |
| Borchmann, Peter | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,263 / 377,791 | 3,203 / 377,791 |
| Schmidt, Annette M. | Polymers | 1,032 / 133,253 | 2,246 / 133,253 |
| Trifunović, Aleksandra | Developmental Biology | 2,966 / 167,121 | 2,665 / 167,121 |
| Wickleder, Mathias Siegfried | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 688 / 86,991 | — |
| Sachinidis, Agapios | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,476 / 249,410 | — |
| Seidel, Stefan | Information Systems | — | 365 / 19,463 |
| Hoppe, Thorsten | Developmental Biology | 3,089 / 167,121 | — |
| Legler, Günter | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,114 / 216,826 | — |
| Lehmann, Klaus A. | Anesthesiology | 439 / 59,383 | — |
| Mösges, Ralph | Allergy | 338 / 19,768 | 338 / 19,768 |
| Hoecker, Ute | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,005 / 204,373 | 2,063 / 204,373 |
| Korsching, Sigrun I. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 7,446 / 379,830 | — |
| Baumann, Ulrich M. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,403 / 216,826 | 2,857 / 216,826 |
| Ravat, Prince | Organic Chemistry | — | 1,570 / 188,664 |
| Fügener, Andreas | Operations Research | — | 506 / 31,951 |
| Mathur, Sanjay | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,622 / 177,859 | — |
| Albus, Christian | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 4,733 / 249,410 | 3,025 / 249,410 |
| Sperl, Matthias | Fluids & Plasmas | — | 879 / 58,297 |
| Deiters, Ulrich K. | Chemical Engineering | 654 / 97,821 | — |
| Krause, Franz | Anthropology | — | 164 / 10,039 |
| Klein, Axel | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 834 / 86,991 | 1,450 / 86,991 |
| Haussühl, Siegfried | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 835 / 86,991 | — |
| Saito, Shuji | Chemical Physics | 2,514 / 121,889 | — |
| Kirchhof, Bernd | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 962 / 86,157 | — |
| Peifer, Martin | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 4,031 / 377,791 |
| Witthaut, Dirk | Fluids & Plasmas | — | 945 / 58,297 |
| Tieke, Bernd | Polymers | 1,358 / 133,253 | — |
| Ermer, Otto | Organic Chemistry | 2,590 / 188,664 | — |
| Maier, Berenike | Microbiology | 3,564 / 232,186 | 3,392 / 232,186 |
| Klawonn, Axel | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | 335 / 17,431 | — |
| Nattermann, Thomas | General Physics | 1,092 / 87,024 | — |
| Bojchevski, Aleksandar | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 7,268 / 517,648 |
| Doehlemann, Gunther | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 2,787 / 204,373 |
| Mons, Ute | Public Health | — | 1,653 / 82,273 |
| Giernoth, Ralf | Organic Chemistry | 2,857 / 188,664 | — |
| Jolie, Jan | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,021 / 164,120 | — |
| Fischer, Kirsten | Immunology | — | 2,761 / 176,292 |
| Elagib, Nadir Ahmed | Environmental Engineering | 963 / 68,664 | 1,048 / 68,664 |
| Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. | Languages & Linguistics | 453 / 25,930 | — |
| Bringmann, Kathrin A. | General Mathematics | 1,221 / 76,268 | 1,476 / 76,268 |
| Nimtz, Guenter | Applied Physics | 4,994 / 323,282 | — |
| Brunkwall, Jan Sigge | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 5,237 / 249,410 | — |
| Zuccaro, Alga | Plant Biology & Botany | 4,010 / 204,373 | 3,226 / 204,373 |
| Ramirez, Alfredo Echevarria | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 7,583 / 379,830 |
| Baüdler, Marianne B. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,255 / 86,991 | — |
| Bareth, Georg | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,089 / 82,760 | — |
| Pulverer, Gerhard | Microbiology | 4,721 / 232,186 | — |
| Lehmacher, Walter | General & Internal Medicine | 2,586 / 360,081 | — |
| Borcherding, Jost | Fisheries | 674 / 47,614 | — |
| Michely, Thomas | Applied Physics | 6,182 / 323,282 | — |
| Ruschewitz, Uwe | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,426 / 86,991 | — |
| Römer, Thomas | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 2,106 / 105,735 | 1,808 / 105,735 |
| Mansfeldt, Tim | Environmental Sciences | 2,192 / 140,934 | — |
| Holschneider, Alexander Mathias | Pediatrics | 1,295 / 81,129 | — |
| Kress, Claus | Law | 278 / 18,707 | — |
| Becker, Burkhard | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,781 / 204,373 | — |
| Neundorf, Ines | Organic Chemistry | — | 3,922 / 188,664 |
| Bollig, Michael Thomas | Cultural Studies | 131 / 8,723 | — |
| Buchhold, Michael | General Physics | — | 1,603 / 87,024 |
| Eck, Werner | Classics | 53 / 3,682 | 42 / 3,682 |
| Becker, Jan U. | Urology & Nephrology | — | 1,823 / 96,288 |
| Zöller, Joachim E. | Dentistry | 2,003 / 101,728 | — |
| Stoft, Steven E. | Energy | 5,863 / 371,959 | — |
| Schulz, Dorothea E. | Cultural Studies | 171 / 8,723 | — |
| Hölkeskamp, Karl Joachim | Classics | 70 / 3,682 | — |
| Alder, Kurt | Materials | 6,603 / 330,896 | — |
| Eggers, Hans Joachim | General & Internal Medicine | 5,226 / 360,081 | — |
| Uhlenbruck, Gerhard G. | General & Internal Medicine | 6,158 / 360,081 | — |
| Rupprecht, Tobias | History | — | 283 / 20,299 |
| Rigby, Kate | Literary Studies | 265 / 21,141 | 328 / 21,141 |
| Streichert, Thomas | General Clinical Medicine | — | 276 / 24,038 |
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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