University of Cologne and CMMC scientists among the most highly cited researchers worldwide

Researchers on this list are among the world’s most influential one percent of their field – measured by how often their academic publications have been cited by their peers over the past ten years (2014 to 2024).

The most highly cited researchers from the University of Cologne are:

• Professor Dr. Jens C. Brüning, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Preventive Medicine / Max Planck Institute of Metabolism Research / CECAD / Executive Board Member at the Center for Molecular MEdicine Cologne (CMMC), Focus: Metabolism Research
   
• Professor Dr. Oliver A. Cornely, Internal Medicine, Director of the Institute of Translational Research at the CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research, Academic Director of the Clinical Trials Centre Cologne, associated to the Center for Molecular Medicine Cololgne (CMMC). Main research areas: clinical infectiology, invasive fungal diseases, aging research
   
• Professor Dr. Barbara Eichhorst, Senior Physician, Department I of Internal Medicine and Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO). Main research area: chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
   
• Professor Dr. Christian Frezza, Biology, Alexander von Humboldt Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Principal Investigator at CECAD. Main research areas: metabolism, cancer, immunity, and tissue degeneration
   
• Professor Dr. Michael Hallek, Internal Medicine, Director of the Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO); Executive Board Member and Principal Investigator at the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) and Principal Investigator at CECAD. Main research area: chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
   
• Professor Dr. Jacques F. Meis, Internal Medicine, CECAD. Main research areas: translational research / transfer of basic research into promising clinical projects, invasive fungal diseases
   
• Professor Dr. Jane E. Parker, Biology, Associate Professor at the Institute of Genetics, Principal Investigator at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, CEPLAS Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences. Main research areas: activation and control of plant immune reactions, interaction of plants and microbes

Professor Dr Joybrato Mukherjee, Rector of the University of Cologne, says: “I congratulate my colleagues on this outstanding achievement in terms of the visibility of their research. Their remarkable accomplishment highlights the research strength of our university.”

This year’s international list of ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ features approximately 6,900 researchers in total, including 367 from Germany. Of particular significance where the selection process is concerned is that their work should have an impact across various academic disciplines.

This message has been modified by the CMMC (K. Heber & D. Grosskopf-Kroiher) and is based on the text by the press and communications teams of the University of Cologne (Dr. Elisabeth Hoffmann – e.hoffmann@verw.uni-koeln.de, original version here).