Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

University of California San Diego 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
United States
Yuehuan Wei
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
United States
Kam Arnold
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
United States
Quinn Konopacky
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
United States
Leonid Butov
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
United States
Karin Sandstrom
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
United States
Tenio Popmintchev
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
United States
Liang Yang
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
United States
Carl Mcilwain
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
United States
Dan Dubin
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
United States
Shayan Mookherjea
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
United States
Philbert Tsai
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
United States
Ertugrul Cubukcu
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
United States
Farrokh Najmabadi
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
United States
Suckjoon Jun
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
United States
Tsang Keung Chan
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
United States
Nicholas Galitzki
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
United States
Dmitriy M Orlov
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
United States
Olga Dudko
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
United States
Mikhail Malkov
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
United States
Robert Freedman
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
United States
Amit Yadav
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
United States
Andrew S Friedman
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
United States
Chunhui Rita Du
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
United States
Gene CK Leung
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
United States
Iek Heng Chu
Machine Learning
Computational Physics
Materials Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,601
3,026
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,482
United States
34,096
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Yuehuan Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,514
9,567
0.831
Detector Technology
Dark matter
Neutrino physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,483
United States
40,396
646
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Kam Arnold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,739
7,276
0.747
Cosmology
astrophysics
mm-wave
detectors
microfabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,821
United States
41,936
669
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Quinn Konopacky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,390
5,423
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,831
United States
41,940
670
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Leonid Butov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,390
2,693
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,741
United States
46,313
720
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Karin Sandstrom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,481
3,491
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,358
United States
47,184
731
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Tenio Popmintchev
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,911
United States
48,021
739
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Liang Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,162
5,630
0.690
neutrinos
dark matter
fudamental symmetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,148
United States
50,419
770
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Carl Mcilwain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,753
864
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,938
United States
52,594
796
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Dan Dubin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,400
1,447
0.196
plasma physics
fluid dynamics
statistical mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,510
United States
52,796
797
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Shayan Mookherjea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,371
4,049
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,085
United States
54,910
820
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Philbert Tsai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,056
3,259
0.462
Optics
Micromachining
Neurovasculature
Neuroscience
TPLSM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,018
United States
61,534
888
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ertugrul Cubukcu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,195
1,898
0.306
optics
photonics
plasmonics
nanophotonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,143
United States
65,620
929
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Farrokh Najmabadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,738
1,254
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,781
United States
65,821
931
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Suckjoon Jun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,719
3,044
0.532
quantitative biology
systems biology
biological physics
soft matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,240
United States
69,605
971
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Tsang Keung Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,337
4,817
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,958
United States
70,464
986
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Nicholas Galitzki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,262
4,674
0.888
Cosmology
experimental physics
polarimetry
cosmic microwave background
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,812
United States
71,898
1,002
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Dmitriy M Orlov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,129
2,133
0.416
plasma physics
tokamak
nuclear fusion
aerodynamics
flow control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,003
United States
82,073
1,087
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Olga Dudko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
1,385
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,978
United States
84,981
1,121
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Mikhail Malkov
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,973
United States
85,631
1,129
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Robert Freedman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,114
1,139
0.277
Reservoir Characterization
NMR
Machine Learning
Condensed Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,807
United States
87,293
1,143
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Amit Yadav
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,011
1,031
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,239
United States
91,414
1,181
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Andrew S Friedman
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,444
United States
93,478
1,202
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Chunhui Rita Du
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,649
2,470
0.677
Quantum sensing
Condensed matter physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,238
United States
93,738
1,207
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Gene CK Leung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,636
3,382
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,576
United States
94,423
1,216
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Iek Heng Chu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,601
3,026
0.840
Machine Learning
Computational Physics
Materials Informatics