Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Duke University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
378,680
174,338
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
neutrino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,877
94,575
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,408
29,346
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Supernova
Cosmology
Dark Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,491
34,940
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,640
7,664
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
High Energy Experimental Physics
ATLAS Collaboration Authorship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,033
28,525
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Nuclear Physics
Heavy-Ion Physics
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,746
11,708
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,157
19,290
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
soft matter
granular materials
fluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,615
5,634
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Medical Physics
Particle Physics
Radiation Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,154
4,753
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
nuclear physics
particle physics
atomic physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,004
5,855
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Radiation Physics
Dosimetry & Radiation Protection
Radiation Transport
Radiation Detectors
Nuclear and Particle (Neutrinos)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,090
2,593
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,521
2,855
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
condensed matter physics
materials physics
quantum inforamtion
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,285
2,637
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Quantum Information Processing
Quantum Communications
Imaging Systems
Optical Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,498
6,798
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
physics
optics
spectroscopy
semiconductor
plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,407
5,191
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Low-Background Astroparticle Physics
Fundamental Properties of Neutrinos
Dark Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,354
5,950
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
neutron spectroscopy
computer aided diagnosis
nuclear medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,188
970
0.095
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
metamaterials
nonlinear optics
orbital angular momentum
supersymmetry
topological photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,952
5,429
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Applied mathematics
partial differential equations
nonlinear dynamics
kinetic theory
fluid dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,142
4,955
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Applied Physics
Computational Physics
Nanotechnology
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,113
4,301
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Energy Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,038
5,416
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Optics
Photonics
Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,832
2,510
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Condensed Matter Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,198
1,725
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Physics
Statistics
Machine Learning
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,178
4,119
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82
42
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lei Layla Li
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
378,680
174,338
0.460
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
940
391
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joshua Albert
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,877
94,575
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,291
2,978
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christopher Monroe
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,408
29,346
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,930
6,583
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Scolnic
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,491
34,940
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,825
8,355
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Berndt Mueller
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,640
7,664
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,492
10,829
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pingchuan Zhao
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,033
28,525
0.983
High Energy Experimental Physics
ATLAS Collaboration Authorship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,143
11,537
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Steffen A Bass
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,746
11,708
0.422
Nuclear Physics
Heavy-Ion Physics
Computational Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,968
15,663
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Troxel
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,157
19,290
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,731
17,206
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert Behringer
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,615
5,634
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,858
18,823
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yawei Zhang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,154
4,753
0.248
Medical Physics
Particle Physics
Radiation Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,615
20,264
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Haiyan Gao
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,004
5,855
0.325
nuclear physics
particle physics
atomic physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,067
25,051
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rathnayaka M Gunasingha
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,090
2,593
0.172
Radiation Physics
Dosimetry & Radiation Protection
Radiation Transport
Radiation Detectors
Nuclear and Particle (Neutrinos)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,239
28,478
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John H Kelley
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,521
2,855
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,781
29,015
394
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Harold U Baranger
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,285
2,637
0.198
condensed matter physics
materials physics
quantum inforamtion
quantum optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,359
31,044
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jungsang Kim
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,498
6,798
0.544
Quantum Information Processing
Quantum Communications
Imaging Systems
Optical Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,128
34,232
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Henry Everitt
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,407
5,191
0.455
physics
optics
spectroscopy
semiconductor
plasmonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,616
34,397
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Phil Barbeau
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,354
5,950
0.524
Low-Background Astroparticle Physics
Fundamental Properties of Neutrinos
Dark Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,200
38,409
533
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carey E Floyd Jr
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,188
970
0.095
neutron spectroscopy
computer aided diagnosis
nuclear medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,781
39,303
545
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Natalia M Litchinitser
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,952
5,429
0.546
metamaterials
nonlinear optics
orbital angular momentum
supersymmetry
topological photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,851
42,814
584
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jian Guo Liu
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,142
4,955
0.542
Applied mathematics
partial differential equations
nonlinear dynamics
kinetic theory
fluid dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,230
42,934
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yaroslav Urzhumov
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,113
4,301
0.472
Applied Physics
Computational Physics
Nanotechnology
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,692
48,472
635
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Olivier Delaire
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,038
5,416
0.674
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Energy Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,380
49,669
649
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Britt Lassiter
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,832
2,510
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,672
53,657
693
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joshua Socolar
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,198
1,725
0.240
Condensed Matter Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,079
53,780
694
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mayra D Cervantes
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,178
4,119
0.574
Physics
Statistics
Machine Learning
Data Science