Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institute of Standards and Technology 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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :51
nanophotonics
quantum optics
metamaterials/metasurfaces
integrated photonics
ultrafast optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,672
4,200
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
single photon sources
single photon detectors
optics
quantum optics
quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,642
3,616
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,562
1,693
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
quantum optics
quantum information
quantum foundations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
3,748
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
neutron physics
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,854
701
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
quantum optics
nonlinear optics
single photon technology
metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,696
2,211
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Condensed Matter Theory
Computational Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,684
4,027
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
magnetism
neutron scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,425
3,076
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,419
3,827
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Neutron Scattering
Residual Stress
Texture
Plasticity
Elasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
2,446
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
physics
materials science
communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,018
2,311
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Neutron Scattering
Neutron Instrumentation
Condense Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,934
3,053
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Atomic physics
optical atomic clocks
laser cooling and trapping
precision metrology
timing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,729
2,419
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
integrated photonics
superconducting electronics
neuromorphic computing
artificial intelligence
cosmological evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
2,863
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
neutron scattering
polarized neutron scattering
polarized nobel gases
instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,393
1,203
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Light-matter interactions
quantum optics
tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,318
893
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
single-photon detectors
quantum optics
quantum communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,315
2,133
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
soft condensed matter
organic photovoltaics
RSoXS
WAXS
NEXAFS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,196
2,500
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Spectroscopy
Chemical Physics
Molecular Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,153
2,372
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Biomedical Optics
Nano-Biophotonics
Medical Imaging
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,145
1,526
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
AMO Physics
Quantum Information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,094
2,124
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
low temperature detectors
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,992
2,219
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Silicon photonics
Nanophotonics
Neuromorphic Computing
Quantum Optics
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,950
2,482
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Condensed Matter Physics
Superconducting Transition-Edge Sensors
Spintronics
Metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,793
1,107
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Astrophysics Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,716
3,276
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,765
56,492
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Amit Agrawal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,672
4,200
0.629
nanophotonics
quantum optics
metamaterials/metasurfaces
integrated photonics
ultrafast optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,431
56,702
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Martin J Stevens
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,642
3,616
0.544
single photon sources
single photon detectors
optics
quantum optics
quantum information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,366
57,352
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Marcus Mendenhall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,562
1,693
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,172
61,695
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Scott Glancy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
3,748
0.622
quantum optics
quantum information
quantum foundations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,134
63,273
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Alan Thompson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,854
701
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,733
64,688
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Sergey V Polyakov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,696
2,211
0.388
quantum optics
nonlinear optics
single photon technology
metrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,116
64,806
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Kevin F Garrity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,684
4,027
0.708
Condensed Matter Theory
Computational Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,423
67,385
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Brian Kirby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,425
3,076
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,631
67,442
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Brian Hoskins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,419
3,827
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,404
71,005
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Thomas Gnäupel-Herold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
2,446
0.481
Neutron Scattering
Residual Stress
Texture
Plasticity
Elasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,827
71,753
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
James C Booth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,018
2,311
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,122
72,762
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Jose Abelardo Rodriguez Rivera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,934
3,053
0.619
Neutron Scattering
Neutron Instrumentation
Condense Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,534
75,251
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Jeff Sherman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,729
2,419
0.512
Atomic physics
optical atomic clocks
laser cooling and trapping
precision metrology
timing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,012
77,195
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Jeffrey Shainline
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
2,863
0.625
integrated photonics
superconducting electronics
neuromorphic computing
artificial intelligence
cosmological evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,565
79,724
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Wangchun Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,393
1,203
0.274
neutron scattering
polarized neutron scattering
polarized nobel gases
instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,195
80,799
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Zachary H Levine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,318
893
0.207
Light-matter interactions
quantum optics
tomography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,306
80,835
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Joshua C Bienfang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,315
2,133
0.494
single-photon detectors
quantum optics
quantum communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,350
82,570
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Subhrangsu Mukherjee
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,196
2,500
0.596
soft condensed matter
organic photovoltaics
RSoXS
WAXS
NEXAFS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,562
83,244
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Kevin Cossel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,153
2,372
0.571
Spectroscopy
Chemical Physics
Molecular Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,025
83,380
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Jeeseong Hwang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,145
1,526
0.368
Biomedical Optics
Nano-Biophotonics
Medical Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,768
84,213
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Andrew C Wilson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,094
2,124
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,484
85,919
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Daniel R Schmidt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,992
2,219
0.556
low temperature detectors
condensed matter physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,860
86,630
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Sonia Buckley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,950
2,482
0.628
Silicon photonics
Nanophotonics
Neuromorphic Computing
Quantum Optics
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,934
89,185
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Mark W Keller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,793
1,107
0.292
Condensed Matter Physics
Superconducting Transition-Edge Sensors
Spintronics
Metrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,624
90,559
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Bradley Dober
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,716
3,276
0.882