The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
computational materials science
condensed matter physics
density-functional theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,328
55,234
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Materials Theory
Multiferroics
Strongly Correlated Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,405
19,982
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stimuli-responsive Polymers
Polymers
Polymer Chemistry
Polymer Science
Stimuli-Responsive Materials.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,608
14,840
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
surface science
biomaterials
biointerfaces
biosensing
nano/microfabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,638
5,845
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Computational materials sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,907
11,812
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
solidification microstructures and processing
phase transformation
laser treatment and additive manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,805
7,280
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,603
10,982
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Materials chemistry
inorganic nanoparticles
aerogels
colloidal assembly
stretchable batteries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,886
8,207
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Magnetism
Spintronics
Interfaces
Nanostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,044
13,383
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
bio-inspired materials
living materials
3D printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,669
12,513
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Orthopaedics
Trauma
Infection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,486
10,789
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
physical metallurgy
light alloys
aluminium alloys
magnesium alloys
alloy design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,859
9,119
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
micro and nano systems
piezoelectricity
thin films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,831
4,878
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Soft and Living Materials
Soft Matter
Biological Physics
Physical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,310
8,762
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Materials science
Nanotechnology
Nanowires
III-V
solar cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,081
5,992
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,965
7,023
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
soft materials
bioelectronics
neural interfaces
translational research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,552
7,632
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Materials
Photovoltaics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,118
1,567
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
metallurgy
materials science
micromechanics
infiltration
materials engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,049
3,912
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,672
5,684
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Computational
Statistical Physics
Algorithms
Computer Simulation
Macromolecules
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,519
5,646
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Materials Science
Computational Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics
CP2K
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,458
7,124
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Materials
electrodeposition
microrobotics
nanorobotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,323
10,648
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plasticity in strongly disordered materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,917
4,177
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Solid-state Physics
Materials Science
Materials simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,112
9,422
0.719
Nicola Marzari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,328
55,234
0.579
computational materials science
condensed matter physics
density-functional theory
Nicola Spaldin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,405
19,982
0.310
Materials Theory
Multiferroics
Strongly Correlated Materials
Christoph Weder
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,608
14,840
0.405
Stimuli-responsive Polymers
Polymers
Polymer Chemistry
Polymer Science
Stimuli-Responsive Materials.
Marcus Hans Textor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,638
5,845
0.164
surface science
biomaterials
biointerfaces
biosensing
nano/microfabrication
Stefan Goedecker
Universität Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,907
11,812
0.382
Computational materials sciences
Wilfried Kurz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,805
7,280
0.244
solidification microstructures and processing
phase transformation
laser treatment and additive manufacturing
Francesco Stellacci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,603
10,982
0.384
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Nanomedicine
Markus Niederberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,886
8,207
0.305
Materials chemistry
inorganic nanoparticles
aerogels
colloidal assembly
stretchable batteries
Pietro Gambardella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,044
13,383
0.514
Magnetism
Spintronics
Interfaces
Nanostructures
Andre R Studart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,669
12,513
0.507
bio-inspired materials
living materials
3D printing
Richards R Geoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,486
10,789
0.502
Orthopaedics
Trauma
Infection
Peter J Uggowitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,859
9,119
0.437
physical metallurgy
light alloys
aluminium alloys
magnesium alloys
alloy design
Paul Muralt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,831
4,878
0.246
micro and nano systems
piezoelectricity
thin films
Eric R Dufresne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,310
8,762
0.454
Soft and Living Materials
Soft Matter
Biological Physics
Physical Biology
Anna Fontcuberta İ Morral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,081
5,992
0.331
Materials science
Nanotechnology
Nanowires
III-V
solar cells
Jörg F Löffler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,965
7,023
0.391
Stéphanie P Lacour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,552
7,632
0.461
soft materials
bioelectronics
neural interfaces
translational research
Arvind Shah
Université de Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,118
1,567
0.097
Materials
Photovoltaics
Andreas Mortensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,049
3,912
0.244
metallurgy
materials science
micromechanics
infiltration
materials engineering
Ralph Spolenak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,672
5,684
0.387
Martin Kröger Kroger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,519
5,646
0.389
Computational
Statistical Physics
Algorithms
Computer Simulation
Macromolecules
Matthias Krack
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,458
7,124
0.493
Materials Science
Computational Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics
CP2K
Salvador Pané
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,323
10,648
0.743
Materials
electrodeposition
microrobotics
nanorobotics
Peter Derlet
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,917
4,177
0.300
Plasticity in strongly disordered materials
Giovanni Pizzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,112
9,422
0.719
Solid-state Physics
Materials Science
Materials simulations