Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

926
World Rank

1
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Physics
Natural Sciences / Physics | High Energy Physics | Higgs Physics | Neutrino Physic
Natural Sciences / Physics | High Energy Physics | Higgs Physics | Neutrino Physic
Citation Metrics
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Total196,886
-
Last 6 Years87,783
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.446
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

987
World Rank

2
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
-
Total190,833
-
Last 6 Years85,464
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.448
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,224
World Rank

3
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
-
Total169,792
-
Last 6 Years88,379
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.521
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,415
World Rank

2
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total157,379
-
Last 6 Years47,816
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.304
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

3,929
World Rank

1
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
-
Total92,929
-
Last 6 Years44,176
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.475
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

4,208
World Rank

7
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total89,268
-
Last 6 Years18,121
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.203
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

4,637
World Rank

5
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
-
Total84,247
-
Last 6 Years57,084
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.678
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

6,831
World Rank

35
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Physics
Photon upconversion | luminescent nanoparticles | Immunotherapy | Catalysis | Scintillator
Photon upconversion | luminescent nanoparticles | Immunotherapy | Catalysis | Scintillator
Citation Metrics
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Total66,985
-
Last 6 Years36,457
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.544
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

11,971
World Rank

11
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total46,936
-
Last 6 Years30,618
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.652
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

13,127
World Rank

76
Country Rank

27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Physics
Ultrafast Optical Spectroscopy | Energy & Charge Transfer | Carrier & Quasi-Particle Dynamics i
Ultrafast Optical Spectroscopy | Energy & Charge Transfer | Carrier & Quasi-Particle Dynamics i
Citation Metrics
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Total44,456
-
Last 6 Years24,543
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.552
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,064
World Rank

85
Country Rank

37
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total42,554
-
Last 6 Years17,720
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Last 6 Years / Total0.416
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

15,679
World Rank

96
Country Rank

44
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Physics
Quantum Computation | Quantum Information | High Energy Physics | Artificial Intelligence | Outreac
Quantum Computation | Quantum Information | High Energy Physics | Artificial Intelligence | Outreac
Citation Metrics
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Total39,801
-
Last 6 Years16,322
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.410
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

16,836
World Rank

101
Country Rank

48
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
-
Total37,995
-
Last 6 Years16,010
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.421
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

16,975
World Rank

104
Country Rank

50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total37,807
-
Last 6 Years11,445
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.303
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

21,031
World Rank

131
Country Rank

65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total32,900
-
Last 6 Years15,790
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.480
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

25,020
World Rank

158
Country Rank

82
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total29,396
-
Last 6 Years12,776
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.435
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

29,909
World Rank

192
Country Rank

59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics | Biophotonics | Nanophotonics | Sensors and Actuators | Nanomaterial
Physics | Biophotonics | Nanophotonics | Sensors and Actuators | Nanomaterial
Citation Metrics
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Total26,126
-
Last 6 Years13,051
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.500
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

33,026
World Rank

22
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Physics
Materials for solid-state detectors | Particle tracking detectors (Solid-state detectors
Materials for solid-state detectors | Particle tracking detectors (Solid-state detectors
Citation Metrics
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Total24,403
-
Last 6 Years15,642
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.641
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

33,238
World Rank

12
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total24,295
-
Last 6 Years6,072
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.250
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

33,496
World Rank

52
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total24,174
-
Last 6 Years17,180
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.711
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

37,175
World Rank

240
Country Rank

120
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total22,436
-
Last 6 Years10,597
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.472
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

38,443
World Rank

249
Country Rank

127
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
-
Total21,923
-
Last 6 Years5,886
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.268
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

39,392
World Rank

30
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
-
Total21,537
-
Last 6 Years3,389
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.157
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

41,913
World Rank

278
Country Rank

90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total20,613
-
Last 6 Years12,972
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.629
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

41,941
World Rank

280
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total20,605
-
Last 6 Years16,085
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.781