Scientists can appear in multiple fields within the social and natural sciences. Researchers from PIK are recognized in the category “Environment and Ecology” and in the interdisciplinary category “Cross-Field”. The ranking highlights the significant scientific impact and recognition PIK scientists have achieved in their respective domains. In 2025, the following PIK scientists are among the top one percent of “Highly Cited Researchers” worldwide (listed alphabetically by surname):
- Benjamin Bodirsky (Research Department “Climate Resilience”)
- Jonathan Donges (Earth Resilience Science Unit)
- Katja Frieler (Co-Head Research Department “Transformation Pathways”)
- Dieter Gerten (Research Department “Earth System Analysis”)
- Florian Humpenöder (Research Department “Climate Resilience)
- Elmar Kriegler (Co-Head Research Department “Transformation Pathways”)
- Jürgen Kurths (Research Department “Complexity Science”)
- Gunnar Luderer (Research Department “Transformation Pathways”)
- Robert Pietzcker(Research Department “Transformation Pathways”)
- Alexander Popp (Research Department "Transformation Pathways")
- Stefan Rahmstorf (Co-Head Research Department “Earth System Analysis”)
- Johan Rockström (Director)
- Ricarda Winkelmann (Co-Chair Earth Resilience Science Unit)
This year Clarivate has designated Highly Cited Researcher awards to 6,868 individuals. Clarivate Analytics identifies scientists from around the world in one or more of 21 fields based on their contributions to highly cited papers. These papers rank within the top one percent by citations for their field and publication year in the Web of Science citation index over the past decade. The selection process combines quantitative and qualitative methods to highlight researchers who have made outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
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