Six researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum have been identified as the most frequently cited researchers worldwide - including Prof. Martina Flörke, Head of the Chair of Engineering Hydrology and Water Resources Management, for the second time in a row. This is according to the current list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2024” from November 19, 2024.

Every year, the American company Clarivate Analytics compiles the world's most frequently cited publications in each specialist field. Based on the results, these publications are rated as particularly important for the respective specialist community. Authors who have written many of these most-cited publications are added to the list of highly cited researchers. The analysis is based on the Web of Science database and takes into account all articles published within the last eleven years.

You can find out who the other most cited researchers at RUB are here in the RUB News Portal.

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