Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

University of Copenhagen Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Denmark
Francesco Valentino
Astrophysics of galaxies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,288
3,945
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Denmark
Mauricio Bustamante
astroparticle physics
neutrino
particle physics
cosmic rays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,869
3,321
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Denmark
Peter Ditlevsen
Physics
Climate Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,752
1,641
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Denmark
Jens Jensen
Rare earth magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,657
746
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Denmark
András Gyenis
Quantum Computation
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,551
2,314
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Denmark
Jens Paaske
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,411
1,090
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Denmark
Sven Marian Albrecht
Quantum Physics
Quantum Computing
Quantum Information
Condensed Matter Physics
Nanophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,981
1,863
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Denmark
Albert H Werner
Quantum Information
Quantum Walks
Quantum many body systems
Quantum dynamical semigroups
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,970
1,264
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Denmark
Michele Burrello
Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Quantum Information
Topological Phases of Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,038
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Denmark
Tobias Heinemann
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,731
452
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Denmark
Georg Enzian
Physics
Quantum Optics
Optomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
125
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Denmark
Stefan Lund Christensen
Quantum Optics
Atomic Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
31
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Denmark
Daniel Steffensen
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
79
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Denmark
Oliver Sandberg|Oliver August Dall'Alba Sandberg, Oliver A.D Sandberg
Quantum optics
Quantum information
Quantum gases
Floquet theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
77
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Denmark
Monica-Elisabeta Lacatusu
Physics
Material science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
68
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Denmark
Tim Tejsner
Condensed Matter Physics
Neutron Scattering
Density Functional Theory
Molecular Dynamics
Phonons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
66
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Denmark
Neda Rahmani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
58
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Denmark
Patrik Isene Sund
Quantum Optics
Quantum Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
53
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Denmark
Gopakumar Mohandas
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
46
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Denmark
Atefeh Shadmani
Quantum Photonics
Nanofabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
32
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Denmark
Merve Polat
Atmospheric chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Denmark
Fabrizio Berritta
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Denmark
Gustav Nortvig
Condensed matter theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Denmark
Gunjan Nagda
Crystal synthesis
Nano-fabrication
Low-temperature physics
Quantum transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Denmark
Hanna Salamon
Quantum Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,596
Denmark
2,163
581
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Francesco Valentino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,288
3,945
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,520
Denmark
2,350
622
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Mauricio Bustamante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,869
3,321
0.858
astroparticle physics
neutrino
particle physics
cosmic rays
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,391
Denmark
2,414
641
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Peter Ditlevsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,752
1,641
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,254
Denmark
2,476
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jens Jensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,657
746
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,070
Denmark
2,547
672
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
András Gyenis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,551
2,314
0.652
Quantum Computation
Condensed Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,604
Denmark
2,638
693
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Jens Paaske
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,411
1,090
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,518
Denmark
2,899
749
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Sven Marian Albrecht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,981
1,863
0.625
Quantum Physics
Quantum Computing
Quantum Information
Condensed Matter Physics
Nanophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,309
Denmark
3,794
911
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Albert H Werner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,970
1,264
0.642
Quantum Information
Quantum Walks
Quantum many body systems
Quantum dynamical semigroups
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,435
Denmark
3,987
938
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Michele Burrello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,038
0.576
Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Quantum Information
Topological Phases of Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,618
Denmark
4,061
944
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Tobias Heinemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,731
452
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,437,153
Denmark
10,201
1,830
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Georg Enzian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
125
0.926
Physics
Quantum Optics
Optomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,561,604
Denmark
10,876
1,970
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Stefan Lund Christensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
31
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,644,916
Denmark
11,300
2,056
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Daniel Steffensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
79
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,659,031
Denmark
11,355
2,068
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Oliver Sandberg|Oliver August Dall'Alba Sandberg, Oliver A.D Sandberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
77
1.000
Quantum optics
Quantum information
Quantum gases
Floquet theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,702,872
Denmark
11,549
2,108
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Monica-Elisabeta Lacatusu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
68
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,713,735
Denmark
11,605
2,125
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Tim Tejsner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
66
1.000
Condensed Matter Physics
Neutron Scattering
Density Functional Theory
Molecular Dynamics
Phonons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,747,619
Denmark
11,759
2,160
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Neda Rahmani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
58
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,786,979
Denmark
11,899
2,183
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Patrik Isene Sund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
53
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,789,765
Denmark
11,909
2,185
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Gopakumar Mohandas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
46
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,935,263
Denmark
12,331
2,276
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Atefeh Shadmani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
32
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,942,836
Denmark
12,352
2,285
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Merve Polat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,991,522
Denmark
12,473
2,315
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Fabrizio Berritta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,110,482
Denmark
12,761
2,384
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Gustav Nortvig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,164,316
Denmark
12,886
2,406
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Gunjan Nagda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Crystal synthesis
Nano-fabrication
Low-temperature physics
Quantum transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,291,641
Denmark
13,109
2,442
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Hanna Salamon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000