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
nanoscience
single-molecule biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,003
21,624
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cryo-EM
Electron Microscopy
Microbiology
Immunology
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,543
18,649
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
nanoelectronics
molecular electronics
nanomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,933
19,947
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,868
16,080
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
nanotechnologie
microfluidics
Lab on a Chip
Organ on Chip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,757
11,232
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
nanowetenschappen
natuurkunde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,540
7,328
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nanomaterials
Biomaterials
Nanomedicine
Controlled Drug Delivery
Porous Silicon and Microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,718
19,490
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nanomedicine
polymers
micelles
nanoparticles
microspheres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,482
6,224
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nanotechnology
Materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,206
4,491
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nanomaterials
Perovskites
Surface Chemistry
Quantum Dots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,160
13,692
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nanomechanics
Optomechanics
Superconducting Quantum Circuits
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,921
9,931
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nanoscience
colloidal nanocrystals
optoelectronic properties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,387
5,835
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Complex oxides
PLD
PiezoMEMS
Condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,352
6,749
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
2D materials
nanomaterials
excitons
charge carriers
ultrafast optical/terahertz spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,662
4,665
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nanophotonics
silicon photonics
photonic crystals
wavefront shaping
condensed matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,742
3,347
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
structural biology
cryo-EM
biophysics
immunity
membranes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,461
6,556
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
nanoelectronics
brain-inspired computing
low-energy electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,801
3,697
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lab on a Chip
Nanofluidics
Microfluidics
Physical Chemistry
ISFETs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,456
4,418
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Superconducting quantum circuits
quantum computation and information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,147
5,268
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nanotechnology - Optoelectronic properties of two dimensional materials and colloidal quantum dots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,605
6,194
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Quantum computing
spintronics
superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,365
8,614
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
nanochemistry
scanning probe microscopy
supramolecular chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,643
2,416
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plasma etching
Nanotechnology
Microsystem technology
Membrane technology
Filtration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,469
1,895
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
nanomedicines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,296
3,315
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nanomaterials
QDs
Perovskites
Nanotechnologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,285
5,854
0.630
Cees Dekker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,003
21,624
0.238
nanoscience
single-molecule biophysics
Peter J Peters
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,543
18,649
0.384
Cryo-EM
Electron Microscopy
Microbiology
Immunology
Tuberculosis
Herre Van Der Zant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,933
19,947
0.425
nanoelectronics
molecular electronics
nanomechanics
Lieven Vandersypen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,868
16,080
0.384
Albert Van Den Berg
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,757
11,232
0.290
nanotechnologie
microfluidics
Lab on a Chip
Organ on Chip
Daniel Vanmaekelbergh
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,540
7,328
0.248
nanowetenschappen
natuurkunde
Hélder A. Santos
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,718
19,490
0.703
Nanomaterials
Biomaterials
Nanomedicine
Controlled Drug Delivery
Porous Silicon and Microfluidics
Cornelus Van Nostrum
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,482
6,224
0.277
Nanomedicine
polymers
micelles
nanoparticles
microspheres
Dave Ha Blank
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,206
4,491
0.212
Nanotechnology
Materials science
Loredana Protesescu
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,160
13,692
0.647
Nanomaterials
Perovskites
Surface Chemistry
Quantum Dots
Gary A. Steele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,921
9,931
0.475
Nanomechanics
Optomechanics
Superconducting Quantum Circuits
Condensed Matter Physics
Celso De Mello Donega
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,387
5,835
0.301
Nanoscience
colloidal nanocrystals
optoelectronic properties
Guus Rijnders
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,352
6,749
0.349
Complex oxides
PLD
PiezoMEMS
Condensed matter physics
Laurens Siebbeles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,662
4,665
0.250
2D materials
nanomaterials
excitons
charge carriers
ultrafast optical/terahertz spectroscopy
Willem L Vos
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,742
3,347
0.200
Nanophotonics
silicon photonics
photonic crystals
wavefront shaping
condensed matter
Arjen J. Jakobi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,461
6,556
0.424
structural biology
cryo-EM
biophysics
immunity
membranes
Wilfred G Van Der Wiel
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,801
3,697
0.268
nanoelectronics
brain-inspired computing
low-energy electronics
Jan Eijkel Or Jct Eijkel
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,456
4,418
0.328
Lab on a Chip
Nanofluidics
Microfluidics
Physical Chemistry
ISFETs
Leonardo Dicarlo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,147
5,268
0.401
Superconducting quantum circuits
quantum computation and information
Michele Buscema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,605
6,194
0.491
Nanotechnology - Optoelectronic properties of two dimensional materials and colloidal quantum dots
M. Veldhorst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,365
8,614
0.758
Quantum computing
spintronics
superconductivity
Hans Elemans
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,643
2,416
0.227
nanochemistry
scanning probe microscopy
supramolecular chemistry
HV Jansen Henri
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,469
1,895
0.181
Plasma etching
Nanotechnology
Microsystem technology
Membrane technology
Filtration
RJ Kok
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,296
3,315
0.322
Georgian Nedelcu
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,285
5,854
0.630
Nanomaterials
QDs
Perovskites
Nanotechnologies