Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 137 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
High Energy Physics
Nuclear Physics
Heavy Ion Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,535
5,118
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
plasma physics
nuclear fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,463
3,189
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Galaxy evolution
discovering and characterizing the most distant galaxies
dark energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,180
2,743
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,048
4,676
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,626
1,299
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Satellite Geodesy
GRACE
Precision Orbit Determination
High performance computing
Estimation and analysis of temporal varia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,938
6,752
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Plasma physics
Nuclear fusion
Magnetohydrodynamic instabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
1,878
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,583
708
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
condensed matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,492
637
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
stars
stellar evolution
stellar pulsation
laboratory astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,197
2,631
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Extragalactic
galaxy formation/evolution
dwarf galaxies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,965
4,456
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Astronomy
Electrical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,260
1,036
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
plasma physics
controlled thermonuclear fusion
plasma spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,066
653
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
biological physics
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,956
2,123
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
plasma physics
nuclear fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,896
826
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,518
446
0.099
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Optics
Lasers
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,466
1,094
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Ionosphere
astronomy
particle physics
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,423
410
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Quantum Gravity
Black Holes
Cosmology
Particle Physics
Quantum Foundations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,337
2,452
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,236
2,657
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Astronomy
White Dwarfs
Asteroseismology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,221
3,260
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Astrodynamics
Space Environmentalism
Space Situational Awareness
Space Traffic Management
Multi-Source Information Fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,899
2,018
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Integrated photonics
optics
nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,700
2,367
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Transmission Electron Microscopy
in-situ TEM
Structural Characterization
Nanomaterials
Energy Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,210
2,684
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,952
2,767
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,161
41,939
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Prabhat Bhattarai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,535
5,118
0.537
High Energy Physics
Nuclear Physics
Heavy Ion Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,086
42,258
448
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Max E Austin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,463
3,189
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,843
43,561
459
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Steven L Finkelstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,180
2,743
0.299
Galaxy evolution
discovering and characterizing the most distant galaxies
dark energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,674
44,220
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Keji Lai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,048
4,676
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,913
46,274
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Linda Reichl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,626
1,299
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,334
50,030
512
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Himanshu Save
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,938
6,752
0.851
Satellite Geodesy
GRACE
Precision Orbit Determination
High performance computing
Estimation and analysis of temporal varia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,638
51,107
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Richard Fitzpatrick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
1,878
0.242
Plasma physics
Nuclear fusion
Magnetohydrodynamic instabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,078
52,200
537
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
James Erskine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,583
708
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,858
52,789
545
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
John Markert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,492
637
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,918
54,752
563
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Michael Montgomery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,197
2,631
0.366
stars
stellar evolution
stellar pulsation
laboratory astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,696
64,456
644
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Steven Janowiecki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,965
4,456
0.747
Extragalactic
galaxy formation/evolution
dwarf galaxies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,844
71,468
717
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
John H Davis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,260
1,036
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,309
73,739
733
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
William L Rowan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,066
653
0.129
plasma physics
controlled thermonuclear fusion
plasma spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,682
75,063
743
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Vernita Gordon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,956
2,123
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,164
75,756
752
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
François Waelbroeck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,896
826
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,927
80,750
790
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Karl Fisher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,518
446
0.099
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,410
81,452
796
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Michael F Becker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,466
1,094
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,429
82,046
801
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Thomas Gaussiran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,423
410
0.093
Ionosphere
astronomy
particle physics
nuclear physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,734
83,265
817
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Chethan Krishnan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,337
2,452
0.565
Quantum Gravity
Black Holes
Cosmology
Particle Physics
Quantum Foundations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,946
84,805
828
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
David Hatch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,236
2,657
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,751
85,050
832
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Keaton J Bell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,221
3,260
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,976
90,322
874
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Moriba Jah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,899
2,018
0.518
Astrodynamics
Space Environmentalism
Space Situational Awareness
Space Traffic Management
Multi-Source Information Fusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,163
93,830
902
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Mykhailo Tymchenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,700
2,367
0.640
Integrated photonics
optics
nonlinear optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,634
104,010
1,002
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Hyoju Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,210
2,684
0.836
Transmission Electron Microscopy
in-situ TEM
Structural Characterization
Nanomaterials
Energy Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,912
110,236
1,052
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Yang Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,952
2,767
0.937