Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 175 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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: 101
Vectorial Optics
Structured Light
Structured Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,302
2,035
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Exoplanets
Brown Dwarfs
hot Jupiters
Atmosphere
Atmospheric Circulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,295
2,118
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Bifurcation theory
fluid flow
heat transfer
atomic physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,274
128
0.056
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
high-energy physics - accelerator science
beam dynamics and electromagnetic theory
special relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
501
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,261
302
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,222
1,753
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
2,147
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,109
1,181
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,021
751
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
1,432
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Atomic resolution (S)TEM
Quantitative STEM
EELS
EDX
Crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
1,638
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Quantum Physics
Ultracold Atoms
Quantum Optics
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,819
595
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Quantum Many-Body Physics
Quantum Computation
Numerical Mathematics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,772
1,481
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
magnetism
molecular spintronics
magnetic resonance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,761
810
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Galactic Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,759
673
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Theoretical Statistical Physics
Open Quantum Systems
Quantum Many-Body Systems
Time Crystals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,723
1,565
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
supersymmetric field theories
dualities
string theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,693
1,268
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Quantum Physics
Quantum Information
Quantum Thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
1,037
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
particle physics
astroparticle physics
neutrino physics
dark matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,637
1,183
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Fusion
Nuclear
Artificial Intelligence
Simulation
Quantum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,634
912
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Bayesian spatial modelling
time series prediction
machine learning
epidemiology
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,610
1,331
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Astrophysics
Galaxy Formation
Numerical Simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,542
593
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Quantum simulation
Many-body physics
Machine learning
Causal inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,485
720
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Physical sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,464
443
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Quantum Optics
Atomic Physics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
486
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,206
27,460
1,925
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Chao He
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,302
2,035
0.884
Vectorial Optics
Structured Light
Structured Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,094
27,506
1,926
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Xianyu Tan
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,295
2,118
0.923
Exoplanets
Brown Dwarfs
hot Jupiters
Atmosphere
Atmospheric Circulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,969
27,648
1,937
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Keith H Winters
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,274
128
0.056
Bifurcation theory
fluid flow
heat transfer
atomic physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,546
27,736
1,942
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Ivan Konoplev
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
501
0.221
high-energy physics - accelerator science
beam dynamics and electromagnetic theory
special relativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,709
27,748
1,943
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Zsolt John Laczik
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,261
302
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,856
28,006
1,957
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Alexander Ochirov
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,222
1,753
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,766
28,119
1,962
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Ding Pei
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
2,147
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,170
28,836
2,001
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Martin Kiffner
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,109
1,181
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,617
29,544
2,041
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Robert Simpson
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,021
751
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,930
29,622
2,048
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Jamie Farnes
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
1,432
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,472
30,150
2,084
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Ali Mostaed
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
1,638
0.841
Atomic resolution (S)TEM
Quantitative STEM
EELS
EDX
Crystallography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,474
31,278
2,142
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Igor Mekhov
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,819
595
0.327
Quantum Physics
Ultracold Atoms
Quantum Optics
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,116
31,744
2,170
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Michael Lubasch
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,772
1,481
0.836
Quantum Many-Body Physics
Quantum Computation
Numerical Mathematics
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,388
31,863
2,178
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Junjie Liu
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,761
810
0.460
magnetism
molecular spintronics
magnetic resonance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,799
31,891
2,181
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Tilmann Piffl
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,759
673
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,493
32,252
2,196
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Berislav Buca
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,723
1,565
0.908
Theoretical Statistical Physics
Open Quantum Systems
Quantum Many-Body Systems
Time Crystals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,406
32,566
2,220
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Simone Giacomelli
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,693
1,268
0.749
supersymmetric field theories
dualities
string theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,664
33,141
2,253
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Benjamin Yadin
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
1,037
0.633
Quantum Physics
Quantum Information
Quantum Thermodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,870
33,153
2,254
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Jeff Lidgard
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,637
1,183
0.723
particle physics
astroparticle physics
neutrino physics
dark matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,563
33,195
2,256
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Matthew C Levy|M. Chase Levy, M. C. Levy, Matthew C. Levy
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,634
912
0.558
Fusion
Nuclear
Artificial Intelligence
Simulation
Quantum
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,375
33,429
2,271
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Anita Nandi
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,610
1,331
0.827
Bayesian spatial modelling
time series prediction
machine learning
epidemiology
particle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,108
34,187
2,317
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Michael Aumer
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,542
593
0.385
Astrophysics
Galaxy Formation
Numerical Simulations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,818
34,811
2,352
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Jordi Mur Petit
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,485
720
0.485
Quantum simulation
Many-body physics
Machine learning
Causal inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,751
35,031
2,364
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Andrea Vallecchi
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,464
443
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,183
36,097
2,422
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Michael Sprague
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
486
0.353
Quantum Optics
Atomic Physics
Machine Learning