Wolfgang Kießling among the top 50 of the most-cited scientists

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31. October 2025

We warmly congratulate Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kießling on his outstanding achievement in the Ranking of the Stanford List 2025. According to the latest edition, a total of 236 researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are among the world’s top two percent of most-cited scientists. Eight FAU researchers are ranked among the top 50 in their field, including Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kießling (# 45) from the GeoZentrum Nordbayern (Chair of Palaeontology).

This year’s ranking of the Stanford takes into account a total of 236,313 researchers. For the full article, additional background information, and references, please visit the FAUwebsite:

https://www.fau.eu/2025/09/news/meistzitiert-fau-forschende-zaehlen-zu-den-top-2-prozent/.