track-record of publications Universität Heidelberg with 15 “Highly Cited Researchers”

15 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 20 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 15 most-cited scientists from Ruperto Carola are in this 21st category. Among them is Prof. Dr Ralf Bartenschlager, who is on the list of “Highly Cited Researchers” for the twelfth 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 2013 and 2023. 

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 almost 6,900 designations of researchers from 59 countries.

Prof. Dr Simon Anders (biology / biochemistry)
Heidelberg University, Faculty of Biosciences
Leader of the “Biostatistics for Omics Data” research group at the BioQuant Center of Heidelberg University

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 Andreas von Deimling (neuroscience and behaviour)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg
Medical Director of the Department of Neuropathology at the Institute of Pathology of Heidelberg University Hospital

Prof. Dr Tobias P. Dick (cross-field)
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

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
Head of a Schaller Research Group in the Virology division at the Center for Infectious Diseases of Heidelberg University Hospital

Prof. Dr Klaus-Armin Nave (cross-field)
Heidelberg University, Faculty of Biosciences
Director of the Department of Neurogenetics at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen

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 Mannheim University Hospital 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 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 Rolf-Detlef Treede (neuroscience and behaviour)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Mannheim
Former head of the Department of Neurophysiology at the Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University

Prof. Dr Wolfgang Wick (cross-field)
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg
Spokesperson of the Head Hospital (Centre) 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