Highly Cited Researchers rankings

17 TUM scientists among the most cited worldwide

When scientists write research papers, they cite the most important papers that have already been published on the topic. Therefore, the total number of times a paper is cited is a good indicator of the quality of the research. To identify the most highly cited researchers, the US company Clarivate annually analyzes its Web of Science database, which covers scientific publications in a broad range of disciplines.

The latest evaluation lists the scientists who were cited most frequently in their subject areas in the period from 2014 to 2024. Researchers who are frequently cited in multiple fields are listed in the Cross-Field category. The list contains the names of about 7,100 persons in no specific order, including the following TUM researchers:

Cross-Field:

• Prof. Dr. Hubert Gasteiger, Chair of Technical Electrochemistry
• Prof. Dr. Dirk Haller, Chair of Nutrition and Immunology
• Prof. Dr. Bernhard Küster, Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics
• Prof. Dr. Peter Müller-Buschbaum, Chair of Functional Materials
• Prof. Dr. Anja Rammig, Professorship of Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions
• Prof. Dr. Daniel Rückert, Chair of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Medicine
• Prof. Dr. Melanie Schirmer, Professorship of Translational Microbiome Data Integration
• Prof. Dr. Mikael Simons, Chair of Molecular Neurobiology
• Prof. Dr. Bärbel Stecher-Letsch, Chair of Intestinal Microbiome 
• Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weisser, Chair of Terrestrial Ecology

Agricultural Sciences:

• Prof. Dr. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner, Chair of Soil Science

Biology und Biochemistry:

• Prof. Dr. Dr. Fabian Theis, Chair of Mathematical Modelling of Biological Systems

Clinical Medicine:

• Prof. Dr. Matthias Eiber, Clinic for Nuclear Medicine, TUM University Hospital

Environment and Ecology:

• Prof. Dr. Rupert Seidl, Chair of Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management in Mountain Landscapes

Immunology:

• Prof. Dr. Dietmar Zehn, Chair of Animal Physiology and Immunology

Molecular Biology and Genetics:

• Prof. Dr. Marcus Conrad, Chair of Translational Redox Biology

Psychiatry and Psychology:

• Prof. Dr. Stefan Leucht, Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, TUM University Hospital