Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
astroparticle physics
detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,164
12,739
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Combinatorics
analysis
statistical mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,693
6,199
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
High Energy Astrophysics
Cosmic Rays
Gamma-Ray Universe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,536
8,068
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Galaxy Formation
Cosmology
Large Scale Structure
First Stars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,475
9,434
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Polymers
biopolymers
biophysics
soft matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,870
5,332
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Astronomy
Brown Dwarfs
Low Mass Stars
Star Formation
Exoplanets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,525
14,595
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Molecular Electronics
Quantum Transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,378
9,236
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,446
3,684
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Physics
Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,029
10,189
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,822
5,834
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
X-ray Astronomy
Pulsars
Neutron Stars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,745
4,636
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Particle Physics
Gravity
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,705
3,861
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
High Energy Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,318
12,858
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
High Energy Physics
Neutrino Experiment
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,177
13,777
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,262
5,590
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
High energy astrophysics
plasma physics
gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,029
15,927
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Dwarf Galaxies (Formerly Gravitational Waves)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,764
15,755
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Physics
Gravitational Waves
Multi Messenger Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,147
15,138
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Optical Biosensors
Optical Microcavities
Optical Trapping
Whispering Gallery Modes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,109
3,046
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,896
3,734
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Astrophysics
Transients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,422
11,836
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Dynamics
galaxies and the Milky Way
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,052
6,142
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Theoretical particle physics
lattice gauge theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,668
4,342
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Dark Matter
Direct Detection
Indirect Detection
Statistical Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,483
11,555
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Biomedical optics and Neurovascular coupling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,829
5,873
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,181
10,250
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Francesco Arneodo
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,164
12,739
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,022
11,069
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Alan D Sokal
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,693
6,199
0.216
Combinatorics
analysis
statistical mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,967
12,354
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Reshmi Mukherjee
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,536
8,068
0.304
High Energy Astrophysics
Cosmic Rays
Gamma-Ray Universe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,483
13,866
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Greg Bryan
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,475
9,434
0.385
Galaxy Formation
Cosmology
Large Scale Structure
First Stars
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,758
16,034
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Alexander Y Grosberg
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,870
5,332
0.244
Polymers
biopolymers
biophysics
soft matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,566
16,350
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Kelle Cruz
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,525
14,595
0.678
Astronomy
Brown Dwarfs
Low Mass Stars
Star Formation
Exoplanets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,325
18,655
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Latha Venkataraman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,378
9,236
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,237
19,779
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Massimo Porrati
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,446
3,684
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,712
20,368
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Abhay Pasupathy
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,029
10,189
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,490
20,677
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Neal Weiner
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,822
5,834
0.327
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,769
20,780
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Eric V Gotthelf
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,745
4,636
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,906
20,833
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Gregory Gabadadze
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,705
3,861
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,379
21,428
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Slavko Bogdanov
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,318
12,858
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,933
21,625
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Kazuhiro Terao
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,177
13,777
0.802
High Energy Physics
Neutrino Experiment
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,648
23,081
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Igor Aleiner
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,262
5,590
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,764
23,505
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Jordy Davelaar
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,029
15,927
0.994
High energy astrophysics
plasma physics
gravity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,962
23,950
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Yasmeen Asali
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,764
15,755
0.999
Dwarf Galaxies (Formerly Gravitational Waves)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,994
25,124
458
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Doğa Veske
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,147
15,138
0.999
Physics
Gravitational Waves
Multi Messenger Astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,207
25,209
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Stephen Arnold
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,109
3,046
0.202
Optical Biosensors
Optical Microcavities
Optical Trapping
Whispering Gallery Modes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,297
25,627
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Allen Boozer
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,896
3,734
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,892
26,585
492
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Victoria Ashley Villar
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,422
11,836
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,091
27,431
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Kathryn V Johnston
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,052
6,142
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,499
28,311
520
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Robert D Mawhinney
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,668
4,342
0.318
Theoretical particle physics
lattice gauge theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,674
28,738
530
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Knut Dundas Morã¥
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,483
11,555
0.857
Dark Matter
Direct Detection
Indirect Detection
Statistical Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,154
30,345
556
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Elizabeth Mc Hillman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,829
5,873
0.458
Biomedical optics and Neurovascular coupling