Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institute of Standards and Technology 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 :101
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,569
1,246
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
Neutron Scattering Special Environment Instrumentation
High Pressure Physics
High Temperature
Neutron Scattering
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,513
888
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
Microscopy
Optical Systems
Optomechanics
Microfabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,499
802
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,492
1,833
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
laser cooling
optical frequency metrology
quantum sensors
time transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,451
1,930
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
Atomic Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,447
784
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Superconducting Quantum Devices
Quantum Information Science
Advanced Device Fabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,429
670
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
physics
neutron physics
precision measurements
fundamental symmetries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
1,159
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Nonlinear Optics
Quantum Optics
Nanophotonics
Silicon Nitride
Silicon Carbide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,334
2,002
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Multiferroic oxides
Correlated electron systems
quantum materials
neutron scattering
thin film heteroepitaxy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,304
1,803
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Nanophotonics
Integrated Photonics
Nonlinear Optics
Lithium Niobate
Thin-film Lithium Niobate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,240
1,923
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
Neutron Scattering
Materials Chemistry
Energy Storage
Gas Capture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,216
1,800
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
nuclear physics
ionizing radiation
radioactivity
metrology
dosimetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
937
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
Atomic Physics
Quantum Optics
Precision Measurement
Quantum Sensors
Atom Interferometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,092
1,600
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Physics
Mass Spectrometry
Nuclear Physics
Quantum Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,083
842
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
nanophotonics
nanofabrication
quantum sensors
temperature metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,055
1,236
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
Free-space Time Transfer
Ultrafast Optics
Extreme-Ultraviolet Light
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Nanoparticles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,039
1,423
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
1,126
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Neutron Scattering
Data Analysis and Visualization
Quantum Fluids and Solids
Confined Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
622
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
neutron physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
1,650
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
Nonlinear photonics
Quantum photonics
Integrated photonics
CubeSats
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,985
1,505
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
physics
microwave metrology
nonlinear dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,910
1,182
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
neutron scattering
lipid membranes
self-assembly
soft matter
polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,808
1,248
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
Neutron Scattering
Neutron Optics
Neutron Instrumentation
Monte Carlo simulations
Nuclear Reactor Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,700
396
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
atomic physics
radiation physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
354
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,583
118,840
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Pradeep Namboodiri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,569
1,246
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,912
120,598
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Juscelino Leao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,513
888
0.353
Neutron Scattering Special Environment Instrumentation
High Pressure Physics
High Temperature
Neutron Scattering
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,517
121,052
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Christopher M Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,499
802
0.321
Microscopy
Optical Systems
Optomechanics
Microfabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,264
121,264
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Young Il Joe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,492
1,833
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,986
122,545
395
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Roger Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,451
1,930
0.787
laser cooling
optical frequency metrology
quantum sensors
time transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,521
122,682
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Gillian Nave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,447
784
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,674
123,257
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Mustafa Bal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,429
670
0.276
Superconducting Quantum Devices
Quantum Information Science
Advanced Device Fabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,960
125,266
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Shannon Fogwell Hoogerheide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
1,159
0.489
physics
neutron physics
precision measurements
fundamental symmetries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,327
126,448
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Xiyuan Lu|卢溪源
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,334
2,002
0.858
Nonlinear Optics
Quantum Optics
Nanophotonics
Silicon Nitride
Silicon Carbide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,207
127,491
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Colin Heikes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,304
1,803
0.783
Multiferroic oxides
Correlated electron systems
quantum materials
neutron scattering
thin film heteroepitaxy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,458
129,713
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Ashutosh Rao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,240
1,923
0.858
Nanophotonics
Integrated Photonics
Nonlinear Optics
Lithium Niobate
Thin-film Lithium Niobate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,695
130,589
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Hayden A Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,216
1,800
0.812
Neutron Scattering
Materials Chemistry
Energy Storage
Gas Capture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,110
132,337
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Ryan Fitzgerald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
937
0.432
nuclear physics
ionizing radiation
radioactivity
metrology
dosimetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,322
135,444
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Azure Hansen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,092
1,600
0.765
Atomic Physics
Quantum Optics
Precision Measurement
Quantum Sensors
Atom Interferometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,745
135,815
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Joshua J Savory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,083
842
0.404
Physics
Mass Spectrometry
Nuclear Physics
Quantum Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,049
137,041
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Nikolai N Klimov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,055
1,236
0.601
nanophotonics
nanofabrication
quantum sensors
temperature metrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,429
137,693
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Jennifer L Ellis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,039
1,423
0.698
Free-space Time Transfer
Ultrafast Optics
Extreme-Ultraviolet Light
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Nanoparticles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,617
139,068
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Nathan Orloff
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
1,126
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,679
139,082
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Richard Tumanjong Azuah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
622
0.310
Neutron Scattering
Data Analysis and Visualization
Quantum Fluids and Solids
Confined Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,192
139,211
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Markus Bleuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
1,650
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,820
139,883
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Eric J Stanton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,985
1,505
0.758
Nonlinear photonics
Quantum photonics
Integrated photonics
CubeSats
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,261
143,207
451
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Aaron Hagerstrom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,910
1,182
0.619
physics
microwave metrology
nonlinear dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
471,787
147,911
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Elizabeth G Kelley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,808
1,248
0.690
neutron scattering
lipid membranes
self-assembly
soft matter
polymers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,113
153,266
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Jeremy C Cook
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,700
396
0.233
Neutron Scattering
Neutron Optics
Neutron Instrumentation
Monte Carlo simulations
Nuclear Reactor Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,412
155,486
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Paul Bergstrom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
354
0.213