Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,138
47,416
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Physics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,883
22,750
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nonlinear Optics
Quantum Optics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,165
4,568
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Astronomy
Astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,881
8,080
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Chemistry
Crystallography
Materials Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,866
5,959
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
asymptotic linear algebra
numerical analysis
matrix analysis
spectral analysis
applied mathematics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,040
3,822
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Glycobiology
Extracellular matrix
Hyaluronan
Vascular pathologies
Tumor microenvironment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,199
3,488
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Quantum Optics
nonlinear optics
photonics.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,144
1,933
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
dynamical systems
chaos theory
quantum chaos
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,134
673
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
biologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,684
2,105
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
QSAR
computational toxicology
environmental chemistry
chemometrics
ecotoxicology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,459
2,300
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Statistical physics
nonlinear dynamics
complexity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,444
2,610
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
physical chemistry
materials chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,920
3,322
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
laser physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,908
1,372
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
chimica analitica
chimica ambientale
chimica dei materiali
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,720
3,312
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,683
1,404
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Zoology
Ecology
Mammals
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
2,007
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
zoologia
immunolgia
biologia dello sviluyppo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
1,905
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
classical and quantum chaos
statistical mechanics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,642
660
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biologia Vegetale
Struttura e funzione della radice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,577
1,602
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Ecologia
Ecotossicologia
Ambienti acquatici
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,315
1,829
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
GIS
Conservation biology
modelling
zoology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,014
1,437
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
analytical chemistry
nanomaterials
catalysis
photocatalysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,958
1,234
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Genomic medicine
neoplasia
inflammation
bacterioma
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,656
736
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
numerical linear algebra
discrete ill-posed problems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,613
1,351
0.517
Fabio Ferri
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,138
47,416
0.526
Massimo Caccia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,883
22,750
0.256
Luigi Lugiato
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,165
4,568
0.182
Francesco Haardt
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,881
8,080
0.369
Norberto Masciocchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,866
5,959
0.376
Chemistry
Crystallography
Materials Science
Stefano Serra Capizzano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,040
3,822
0.423
asymptotic linear algebra
numerical analysis
matrix analysis
spectral analysis
applied mathematics
Davide Vigetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,199
3,488
0.563
Glycobiology
Extracellular matrix
Hyaluronan
Vascular pathologies
Tumor microenvironment
Enrico Brambilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,144
1,933
0.315
İtalo Guarneri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,134
673
0.110
dynamical systems
chaos theory
quantum chaos
Giovanni Bernardini
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,684
2,105
0.370
Ester Papa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,459
2,300
0.421
QSAR
computational toxicology
environmental chemistry
chemometrics
ecotoxicology
Francesco Ginelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,444
2,610
0.479
Statistical physics
nonlinear dynamics
complexity
Gloria Tabacchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,920
3,322
0.675
physical chemistry
materials chemistry
Franco Prati
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,908
1,372
0.280
Pozzi Andrea
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,720
3,312
0.702
chimica analitica
chimica ambientale
chimica dei materiali
Ettore Fois
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,683
1,404
0.300
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Adriano Martinoli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
2,007
0.519
Annalisa Grimaldi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
1,905
0.497
zoologia
immunolgia
biologia dello sviluyppo
Roberto Artuso
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,642
660
0.181
classical and quantum chaos
statistical mechanics
Donato Chiatante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,577
1,602
0.448
Biologia Vegetale
Struttura e funzione della radice
Roberta Bettinetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,315
1,829
0.552
Ecologia
Ecotossicologia
Ambienti acquatici
Damiano G. Preatoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,014
1,437
0.477
GIS
Conservation biology
modelling
zoology
Sandro Recchia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,958
1,234
0.417
analytical chemistry
nanomaterials
catalysis
photocatalysis
Giovanni Porta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,656
736
0.277
Genomic medicine
neoplasia
inflammation
bacterioma
Marco Donatelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,613
1,351
0.517
numerical linear algebra
discrete ill-posed problems