Universität Heidelberg with 16 “Highly Cited Researchers”
International evaluation names researchers whose publications have been most cited worldwide
16 researchers from Heidelberg University feature on the recently published list of “Highly Cited Researchers”. This international evaluation names researchers whose publications have been cited most frequently worldwide in their respective field or who have an outstanding track-record of publications across several disciplines.
The list includes a total of 21 disciplines from the natural, life and social sciences as well as the cross-field category, which recognizes researchers with an outstanding track-record of publications across several disciplines. Ten of the 16 most-cited scientists from Ruperto Carola are in this 22st category. Among them is Prof. Dr Ralf Bartenschlager, who is on the list of “Highly Cited Researchers” for the thirteenth time in a row.
The citation count reflects how often colleagues cite a publication in their research papers, and is therefore an important indicator of a publication’s scientific influence. The latest list of highly cited researchers, issued by analytics company Clarivate, assessed publications between 2014 and 2024.
Highly cited publications are those in the top 1 percent by citations in their respective field and year of publication. The list was first issued in 2001; it was revised for the first time in 2014 and since then has appeared annually. It currently comprises just over 7,100 designations of researchers from 60 countries.
Overview of highly cited researchers
Prof. Dr Dr Till Bärnighausen (cross-field)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg
Director of the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health at the Medical Faculty Heidelberg of Heidelberg University and at Heidelberg University Hospital
Prof. Dr Dr Tobias Banaschewski (cross-field)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Mannheim
Deputy Director of the Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, and Medical Director of its Clinic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Prof. Dr Ralf Bartenschlager (cross-field)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg
Head of the Molecular Virology division at the Center for Infectious Diseases of Heidelberg University Hospital and head of the Division of Virus-associated Carcinogenesis at the German Cancer Research Center
Prof. Dr. Felix Deschler (cross-field)
Heidelberg University, Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Leader of the “Functional Material Dynamics” research group at Heidelberg University’s Institute for Physical Chemistry
Prof. Dr Tobias P. Dick (biology / biochemistry)
Heidelberg University, Faculty of Biosciences
Head of the Division of Redox Regulation at the German Cancer Research Center
Prof. Dr Uwe Haberkorn (clinical medicine)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg
Medical Director of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the Radiological Clinic of Heidelberg University Hospital and head of the Clinical Cooperation Unit Nuclear Medicine at the German Cancer Research Center
Prof. Dr. Jessica Hassel (cross-field)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg
Head of the Section of Dermato-Oncology and working group leader at the Department of Dermatology (Center) of Heidelberg University Hospital; adjunct professor at the Medical Faculty Heidelberg of Heidelberg University
Dr Clemens Kratochwil (clinical medicine)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg
Senior physician in the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the Radiological Clinic of Heidelberg University Hospital
Prof. Dr Andreas Linkermann (cross-field)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Mannheim
Director of Medical Clinic V and head of the Transplant Center at the University Hospital Mannheim
Dr Frauke Mücksch (cross-field)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg
Leader of a Schaller Research Group in the Virology division at the Center for Infections Diseases of Heidelberg University Hospital
Dr Dylan Nelson (space science, astrophysics in this context)
Heidelberg University, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Leader of the “Computational Galaxy Formation and Evolution” Emmy Noether Junior Research Group at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, which is part of the Centre for Astronomy of Heidelberg University
Prof. Dr Michael Platten (cross-field)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Mannheim
Director of the Department of Neurology of the University Hospital Mannheim and member of the Translational Neuroscience research focus at the Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University; head of the Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology at the German Cancer Research Center
Prof. Dr. Hans-Walter Rix (space science, astronomy in this context)
Heidelberg University, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Director of the Department of Galaxies and Cosmology at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg
Prof. Dr Julio Saez-Rodriguez (cross-field)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg
Director of the Institute for Computational Biomedicine at the Medical Faculty Heidelberg; research group leader in the Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit between the Medical Faculties of Heidelberg University and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL); head of Research at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute in Hinxton (UK)
Prof. Dr Oliver Stegle (biology / biochemistry)
Heidelberg University, Faculty of Biosciences
Head of the Computational Genomics and Systems Genetics division at the German Cancer Research Center; leader of the Statistical Genomics and Systems Genetics research group at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Wick (cross-field)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg
Spokesperson of the Head Hospital (Center) of Heidelberg University Hospital as well as Managing Director of its Department of Neurology and Medical Director of Neurology and Polyclinic; head of the Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology at the German Cancer Research Center
