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 :26
Soft matter
numerical simulations
statistical mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,258
3,497
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
difference image analysis
transient discovery
supernova
machine learning
galaxy evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,336
4,459
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Quantum Field Theories
Lattice and Qubit Regularizations
Fermion Algorithms
Sign Problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,740
1,821
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,351
925
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,930
1,117
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
optical microscopy
optical spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,469
1,427
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
condensed matter theory
quantum computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,275
1,472
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Quantum Information
Quantum Computation
Quantum Thermodynamics
Quantum many-body physics
Symmetries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,038
2,104
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Plasmonics
nanophotonics
2D materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,392
1,601
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Particle and Nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,962
1,800
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
quantum optics
optomechanics
phononics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,903
1,005
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Condensed matter physics
experimental and theoretical studies of far-from-equilibrium phenomena
nonlinear and noisy electronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,555
225
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
quantum optics
quantum technologies
quantum information
cavity QED
ion trap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,449
1,113
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,395
769
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Nonlinear optics. Optical properties of micro- and nanostructures. Nonlinear and active
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
542
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
semiconductor optics
material sciences.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
946
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Statistical Programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
822
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Nano Physics
Material Science
Surface Plasmon
Vacuum System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,170
807
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
computational imaging
nonlinear optics
slow light
atomic physics
x-ray imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
650
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Experimental Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
743
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Optics
soliton
non-linear optics
biomathematics
rogue waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
452
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Granular matter
Soft condensed matter
Impact mechanics
Pattern formation
Phase transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
301
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Plasmonic Optical Tweezers
Nanophotonics
Biophotonics
Metamaterial
Light Matter Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
558
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
346
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Semiconductors
Materials Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
123
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,870
60,699
754
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Patrick Charbonneau
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,258
3,497
0.559
Soft matter
numerical simulations
statistical mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,777
69,276
819
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Bruno O Sánchez
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,336
4,459
0.836
difference image analysis
transient discovery
supernova
machine learning
galaxy evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,266
76,305
857
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Shailesh Chandrasekharan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,740
1,821
0.384
Quantum Field Theories
Lattice and Qubit Regularizations
Fermion Algorithms
Sign Problems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,083
81,559
895
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Glenn Edwards
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,351
925
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,917
88,234
938
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
YK Wu
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,930
1,117
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,108
96,644
1,013
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Martin Fischer
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,469
1,427
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,482
100,726
1,047
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Thomas Barthel
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,275
1,472
0.449
condensed matter theory
quantum computation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,866
106,182
1,084
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Iman Marvian
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,038
2,104
0.693
Quantum Information
Quantum Computation
Quantum Thermodynamics
Quantum many-body physics
Symmetries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,552
124,676
1,228
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Jiani Huang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,392
1,601
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,979
141,062
1,316
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Long Li
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,962
1,800
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,910
143,719
1,338
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Mark C Kuzyk
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,903
1,005
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,975
161,560
1,455
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Stephen W Teitsworth
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,555
225
0.145
Condensed matter physics
experimental and theoretical studies of far-from-equilibrium phenomena
nonlinear and noisy electronic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,620
25,667
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Myung Joong Hwang
Duke Kunshan University
Kunshan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,449
1,113
0.768
quantum optics
quantum technologies
quantum information
cavity QED
ion trap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,905
171,176
1,533
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Andrew J Traverso
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,395
769
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,351
175,281
1,553
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Ekaterina Poutrina
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
542
0.406
Nonlinear optics. Optical properties of micro- and nanostructures. Nonlinear and active
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,211
27,136
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Changcheng Zheng
Duke Kunshan University
Kunshan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
946
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,570
183,239
1,597
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Zsolt Rak
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
822
0.673
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Statistical Programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,884
187,162
1,624
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Yang Yang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,170
807
0.690
Nano Physics
Material Science
Surface Plasmon
Vacuum System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,374
188,824
1,636
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Joel A Greenberg
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
650
0.566
computational imaging
nonlinear optics
slow light
atomic physics
x-ray imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,291
190,571
1,641
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Krishichayan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
743
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
779,953
225,271
1,785
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Stanislav Kolpakov Nikitin
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
452
0.600
Optics
soliton
non-linear optics
biomathematics
rogue waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806,005
231,094
1,819
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Kai Huang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
301
0.431
Granular matter
Soft condensed matter
Impact mechanics
Pattern formation
Phase transitions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
847,489
38,038
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Domna G Kotsifaki
Duke Kunshan University
Kunshan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
558
0.904
Plasmonic Optical Tweezers
Nanophotonics
Biophotonics
Metamaterial
Light Matter Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,745
250,662
1,897
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Derek Ho
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
346
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,046,952
275,643
2,016
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Kristen Collar
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
123
0.340