For the first time, ten scientists from across all research domains of PIK were honoured as the most highly cited scientists worldwide: Stefan Rahmstorf, Co-Chair of research domain Earth System Analysis, in the field of geosciences, Jürgen Kurths, Co-Chair of Transdisciplinary Concepts and Methods in engineering as well as physics. PIK performed particularly strong in the crossfield category proving that interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity are at the heart of PIK's research: Both Ottmar Edenhofer and Johan Rockström, Directors Designate of PIK, were honoured in the category cross-field as well as Dieter Gerten, head of the research group 'Planetary Opportunities and Planetary Boundaries', Elmar Kriegler, interim Chair of research domain 'Sustainable Solutions', Hermann Lotze-Campen, Co-Chair of Climate Impact and Vulnerability, Wolfgang Lucht, Co-Chair of Earth System Analysis, Christoph Müller, group leader of the project 'Multi-sector impacts and climate extremes', and Alexander Popp, . This makes PIK one of the most renowned research institutions in Germany, alongside the Max Planck Society, Ruprecht Karl University Heidelberg, Goethe University Frankfurt, and the Helmholtz Association.
The ranking by Clarivate Analytics identifies the influence of the scientific work done and the extent to which it has inspired or challenged other research. For the ranking, data from the Web of Science, a literature and citation database, was analysed. With the vast store of citation statistics, the Web of Science stands as the authoritative compendium for impact and relevance in worldwide research. This year, for the first time, not only the impact within a research area but also the cross-field impact was analysed. A total of about 6,000 researchers was honoured as highly cited this year.
Weblink to the Clarivate ranking of the most cited scientists: https://hcr.clarivate.com/
