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
Detector Technology
Dark matter
Neutrino physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,514
9,567
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Cosmology
astrophysics
mm-wave
detectors
microfabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,739
7,276
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,390
5,423
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,390
2,693
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,481
3,491
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Quantum X-ray Technology
Coherent EUV
Coherent Soft-Hard X-Rays
Attosecond X-Ray Imaging
Quantum Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,322
3,356
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
neutrinos
dark matter
fudamental symmetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,162
5,630
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Space plasmas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,753
864
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
plasma physics
fluid dynamics
statistical mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,400
1,447
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Integrated photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,371
4,049
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Optics
Micromachining
Neurovasculature
Neuroscience
TPLSM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,056
3,259
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
optics
photonics
plasmonics
nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,195
1,898
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Fusion
Plasma Physics
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,738
1,254
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
quantitative biology
systems biology
biological physics
soft matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,719
3,044
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,337
4,817
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Cosmology
experimental physics
polarimetry
cosmic microwave background
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,262
4,674
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
plasma physics
tokamak
nuclear fusion
aerodynamics
flow control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,129
2,133
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Biological Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
1,385
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Plasma Physics
Dynamical Systems and Chaos
Magnetic Fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,152
1,154
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Reservoir Characterization
NMR
Machine Learning
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,114
1,139
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Cosmology
Early Universe
CMB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,011
1,031
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Astrophysics and Cosmology
Quantum Foundations
Observational Astronomy
Supernovae
Causal Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,765
1,811
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Quantum sensing
Condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,649
2,470
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,636
3,382
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Machine Learning
Computational Physics
Materials Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,601
3,026
0.840
Yuehuan Wei
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,514
9,567
0.831
Detector Technology
Dark matter
Neutrino physics
Kam Arnold
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,739
7,276
0.747
Cosmology
astrophysics
mm-wave
detectors
microfabrication
Quinn Konopacky
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,390
5,423
0.578
Leonid Butov
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,390
2,693
0.287
Karin Sandstrom
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,481
3,491
0.412
Tenio Popmintchev
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,322
3,356
0.403
Quantum X-ray Technology
Coherent EUV
Coherent Soft-Hard X-Rays
Attosecond X-Ray Imaging
Quantum Materials
Liang Yang
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,162
5,630
0.690
Carl Mcilwain
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,753
864
0.111
Dan Dubin
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,400
1,447
0.196
plasma physics
fluid dynamics
statistical mechanics
Shayan Mookherjea
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,371
4,049
0.549
Philbert Tsai
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,056
3,259
0.462
Optics
Micromachining
Neurovasculature
Neuroscience
TPLSM
Ertugrul Cubukcu
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,195
1,898
0.306
Farrokh Najmabadi
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,738
1,254
0.219
Suckjoon Jun
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,719
3,044
0.532
quantitative biology
systems biology
biological physics
soft matter
Tsang Keung Chan
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,337
4,817
0.903
Nicholas Galitzki
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,262
4,674
0.888
Cosmology
experimental physics
polarimetry
cosmic microwave background
Dmitriy M Orlov
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,129
2,133
0.416
plasma physics
tokamak
nuclear fusion
aerodynamics
flow control
Olga Dudko
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
1,385
0.319
Mikhail Malkov
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,152
1,154
0.278
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Plasma Physics
Dynamical Systems and Chaos
Magnetic Fusion
Robert Freedman
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,114
1,139
0.277
Reservoir Characterization
NMR
Machine Learning
Condensed Matter Physics
Amit Yadav
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,011
1,031
0.257
Andrew S Friedman
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,765
1,811
0.481
Astrophysics and Cosmology
Quantum Foundations
Observational Astronomy
Supernovae
Causal Structure
Chunhui Rita Du
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,649
2,470
0.677
Gene CK Leung
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,636
3,382
0.930
Iek Heng Chu
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,601
3,026
0.840
Machine Learning
Computational Physics
Materials Informatics