Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 147 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: 76
Atomic Physics
Precision Measurement
Quantum Simulation
Laser Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,372
1,098
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Ultrafast Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,308
315
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Photonics
Nonlinear Optics
Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
558
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
Optics
Optoelectronics
Organic Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
841
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
386
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
condensed matter theory
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
661
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
ultrafast spectroscopy
molecular dynamics
Microcavity
Nanofabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
716
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
X-ray and neutron scattering
Condensed matter physics
Soft matter
Colloids
Polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,052
387
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Cosmology
Cosmic Microwave Background
Millimeter-wave instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,039
288
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Theoretical Chemical Physics
Computational Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
831
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
condensed matter
AMO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
200
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Nonlinear optics
Laser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
946
769
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
316
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
magnetism
superconductivity
correlated materials
proximity effect
nano device fabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
389
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Soft Matter
Biophysics
Quantitative Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
911
354
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Computational Cosmology and Data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
884
493
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Magnetic thin films
Spintronics
Ultrafast optics
Plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
541
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Optical imaging
Microscopy
Biophotonics
Wavefront shaping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
785
509
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
X-ray diffraction
condensed matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
587
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
condensed matter experiment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
755
188
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Physics
Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
635
355
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Electronic Structure Calculations
Molecular Electronics
Molecular Spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
591
219
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
361
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Solar Physics
Heliospheric Physics
Space Science
MHD simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
581
329
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
554
139
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,241
175,524
2,009
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Chenghui Yu
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,372
1,098
0.800
Atomic Physics
Precision Measurement
Quantum Simulation
Laser Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,203
179,775
2,050
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Xiaoshi Zhang
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,308
315
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,393
179,837
2,051
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Vahid Ataie
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
558
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,958
181,268
2,067
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Omar Khatib
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
841
0.654
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
Optics
Optoelectronics
Organic Electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,800
188,168
2,134
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Maxim Abashin
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
386
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,645
189,139
2,147
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Wenbo Fu
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
661
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,164
199,289
2,232
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Jiaxi Wang
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
716
0.679
ultrafast spectroscopy
molecular dynamics
Microcavity
Nanofabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,045
199,505
2,234
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Hongyu Guo
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,052
387
0.368
X-ray and neutron scattering
Condensed matter physics
Soft matter
Colloids
Polymers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,509
200,592
2,246
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
David Boettger
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,039
288
0.277
Cosmology
Cosmic Microwave Background
Millimeter-wave instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,123
202,710
2,267
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Raja Ghosh
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
831
0.820
Theoretical Chemical Physics
Computational Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,928
208,262
2,319
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Congjun Wu
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
200
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,883
208,725
2,325
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Yingmin Li
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
946
769
0.813
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Nonlinear optics
Laser
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,491
209,796
2,329
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Ali C Basaran
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
316
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
713,610
210,081
2,332
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Christian Urban
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
389
0.417
magnetism
superconductivity
correlated materials
proximity effect
nano device fabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,905
212,075
2,354
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Dustin Mcintosh
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
911
354
0.389
Soft Matter
Biophysics
Quantitative Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,577
214,595
2,375
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Chang Feng
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
884
493
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
766,073
222,303
2,449
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Mohammed Salah El Hadri
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
541
0.673
Magnetic thin films
Spintronics
Ultrafast optics
Plasmonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,393
224,167
2,464
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Rui Liu
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
785
509
0.648
Optical imaging
Microscopy
Biophotonics
Wavefront shaping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
776,607
224,660
2,468
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Ivan Zaluzhnyy
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
587
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,216
227,197
2,485
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Brian Chapler
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
755
188
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
846,725
239,983
2,589
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Arash Ashourvan
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
635
355
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
870,497
244,994
2,625
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Dhurba Rai
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
591
219
0.371
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Electronic Structure Calculations
Molecular Electronics
Molecular Spintronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
873,672
245,674
2,630
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Bobak Hashemi
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
361
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
876,033
246,184
2,633
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Hsiu Shan Yu
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
581
329
0.566
Solar Physics
Heliospheric Physics
Space Science
MHD simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
892,246
249,461
2,669
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Liang Yin
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
554
139
0.251