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Ranking "Highly Cited Researchers": 15 DZHK researchers among the most cited worldwide


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Among the most influential researchers worldwide are 15 scientists from the DZHK: the list of "Highly Cited Researchers" recognises the influence of researchers on their field. It measures how often colleagues cite their work. This year, 6,849 researchers are on the list of "Highly Cited Researchers", which is published every year by the analysis company Clarivate.

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For researchers in all disciplines, it is important that their own work is cited in other publications. How often they are cited by their peers is a key indicator of how respected and influential they are within the scientific community. A publication is considered "highly cited" if it ranks among the top 1 per cent of total citations in its subject area and year of publication. Publications between January 2012 and December 2022 were analysed for the current list.

List of the most cited researchers of the DZHK (in alphabetical order):

Anker, Stefan D. | Berlin | Clinical Medicine

Daiber, Andreas | RheinMain | Pharmacology and Toxicology

Martin Dichgans | Munich | Cross-Field

Dimmeler, Stefanie | RheinMain | Cross-Field

Forslund, Sofia K. | Berlin | Biology and Biochemistry

Haberkorn, Uwe | Heidelberg/Mannheim | Clinical Medicine

Kirchhof, Paulus | Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck | Clinical Medicine

Mann, Matthias | Munich | Biology and Biochemistry

Münzel, Thomas |RheinMain | Cross-Field

Offermanns, Stefan |RheinMain | Cross-Field

Rajewsky, Nikolaus | Berlin | Molecular Biology and Genetics

Steinmetz, Lars M. | Heidelberg/Mannheim | Cross-Field

Theis, Fabian J. | Munich | Biology and Biochemistry

Weber, Christian | Munich | Cross-Field

Weitschies, Werner | Greifswald | Pharmacology and Toxicology

The period 2012 to 2022 was analysed for this year's list of "Highly Cited Researchers". A total of 188,500 highly cited articles from journals listed in the Web of Science™ citation database were analysed.

Source: Clarivate press release