Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 112 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Fluid Mechanics
Turbulence
Aerothermodynamics
Heliophysics
Composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,331
3,997
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
theoretical physics
string theory
quantum gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,157
3,158
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Computational condensed matter
Quantum computing
Quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,467
12,190
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Star Formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,567
4,833
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Condensed Matter Physics
Nanoelectronics
Novel Phase of Matters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,047
4,544
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,968
1,896
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Experimental nuclear/particle physics
sports physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,560
1,034
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Astronomy
Cosmology
Type Ia Supernova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,035
2,061
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,914
1,413
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,874
6,963
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Quantum Technology
Quantum devices
Nanophotonic Structures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,870
8,820
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Condensed Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,754
2,834
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
cognitive science
science learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,583
2,142
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Nuclear Theory
Relativistic Fluids
Kinetic Theory
Heavy Ion Collisions
Neutron Stars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,509
4,940
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Direct detection dark matter
galaxy formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,402
5,223
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
soft matter
nanomaterials for energy and bioapplication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,385
4,167
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Ionosphere
Space Weather
Optical Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,573
3,506
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Condensed Matter Physics
Science Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,284
1,059
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
condensed matter physics
biophysics
quantum foundations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,787
640
0.094
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Quark Gluon Plasma
High-Energy Nuclear Theory
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
Lattice QCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,207
4,365
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,022
4,619
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
atomic physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,434
3,483
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,247
3,320
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
integrated photonics
optomechanics
topological insulators
nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,170
3,085
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Gravitation
Relativistic Astrophysics
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
3,894
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,898
27,271
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Nagi Nicolas Mansour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,331
3,997
0.279
Fluid Mechanics
Turbulence
Aerothermodynamics
Heliophysics
Composites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,972
27,699
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Robert G Leigh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,157
3,158
0.223
theoretical physics
string theory
quantum gravity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,361
31,811
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Benjamin Villalonga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,467
12,190
0.978
Computational condensed matter
Quantum computing
Quantum information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,330
37,822
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Leslie Looney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,567
4,833
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,996
39,788
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Sungjae Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,047
4,544
0.452
Condensed Matter Physics
Nanoelectronics
Novel Phase of Matters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,897
40,120
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Dale Van Harlingen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,968
1,896
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,845
41,841
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Alan Nathan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,560
1,034
0.108
Experimental nuclear/particle physics
sports physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,868
44,279
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ricardo Covarrrubias Carreno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,035
2,061
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,635
44,863
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Michael Stone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,914
1,413
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,202
45,043
406
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Yonatan Kahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,874
6,963
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,267
45,070
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Safura Sharifi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,870
8,820
0.994
Quantum Technology
Quantum devices
Nanophotonic Structures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,988
45,633
412
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Vidya Madhavan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,754
2,834
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,584
46,495
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jose P Mestre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,583
2,142
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,801
46,905
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Jorge Noronha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,509
4,940
0.581
Nuclear Theory
Relativistic Fluids
Kinetic Theory
Heavy Ion Collisions
Neutron Stars
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,473
47,421
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Cassie Reuter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,402
5,223
0.622
Direct detection dark matter
galaxy formation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,733
47,497
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Qian Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,385
4,167
0.497
soft matter
nanomaterials for energy and bioapplication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,267
52,265
468
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Jonathan Makela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,573
3,506
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,102
54,173
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
S Lance Cooper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,284
1,059
0.145
Condensed Matter Physics
Science Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,108
57,668
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Michael B Weissman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,787
640
0.094
condensed matter physics
biophysics
quantum foundations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,874
62,340
551
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Jacquelyn Noronha Hostler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,207
4,365
0.703
Quark Gluon Plasma
High-Energy Nuclear Theory
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
Lattice QCD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,029
63,939
573
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Qian Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,022
4,619
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,567
69,584
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Bryce Gadway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,434
3,483
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,276
71,611
635
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Xin Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,247
3,320
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,178
72,490
641
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Gaurav Bahl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,170
3,085
0.597
integrated photonics
optomechanics
topological insulators
nonlinear optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,466
72,911
646
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Hector O Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
3,894
0.758
Gravitation
Relativistic Astrophysics
Theoretical Physics