Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 176 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
Condensed Matter Physics
ARPES
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,381
3,511
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Plasma Turbulence
Tokamaks
Stellarators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,270
1,806
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
soft condensed matter
single molecule trapping
nanoscale electrostatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,193
780
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
plasma physics
turbulence
computational physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,123
1,935
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,080
2,711
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
quantum computing
trapped ions
quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,076
2,956
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
exoplanets
exoplanet atmospheres
biosignatures
astrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,998
3,051
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
statistical mechanics solvable models applied maths
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,943
376
0.095
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
optical microscopy
micro-endoscopy
wavefront shaping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,933
2,598
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Plasma Physics
X-ray Free-electron Lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,888
1,802
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Optical and Wireless Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,810
2,094
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
condensed matter theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
1,922
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Laser spectroscopy
Rydberg atoms
combustion diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,717
612
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Metal Halide Perovskites
Photovoltaics
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,662
2,013
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Nuclear science
atom probe tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,279
1,135
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Astrophysics
computational methods
machine learning
genetics
healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,171
2,775
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Quantum optics
nonlinear optics
high-power fiber lasers/amplifiers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,025
1,052
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,430
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Quantum optics
nonlinear optics
semiconductor optics
ultrafast optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,700
1,243
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
High energy physics
string theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,668
2,098
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Plastic Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,644
1,097
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Light & Matter
High Magnetic Fields
Semiconductor Nanostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,634
1,251
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Quantum optics
Quantum metrology
Quantum simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,533
1,913
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Quantum physics
Quantum optics
Quantum information
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,429
1,289
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
programming languages
systems and storage software
machine learning
mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
453
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,007
17,735
1,366
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
cheng chen (陈成)
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,381
3,511
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,717
18,074
1,383
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Felix I Parra
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,270
1,806
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,810
18,341
1,400
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Madhavi Krishnan
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,193
780
0.186
soft condensed matter
single molecule trapping
nanoscale electrostatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,694
18,612
1,418
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Michael Barnes
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,123
1,935
0.469
plasma physics
turbulence
computational physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,085
18,766
1,432
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Emilio Bellini
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,080
2,711
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,353
18,784
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Cj Ballance
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,076
2,956
0.725
quantum computing
trapped ions
quantum information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,791
19,030
1,446
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Sarah Rugheimer
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,998
3,051
0.763
exoplanets
exoplanet atmospheres
biosignatures
astrobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,009
19,240
1,458
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Douglas Abraham
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,943
376
0.095
statistical mechanics solvable models applied maths
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,549
19,269
1,461
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Raphaël Turcotte
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,933
2,598
0.661
optical microscopy
micro-endoscopy
wavefront shaping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,176
19,420
1,470
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Sam Vinko
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,888
1,802
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,860
19,712
1,490
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Hyunchae Chun
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,810
2,094
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,051
19,720
1,491
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Dmitry L Kovrizhin
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
1,922
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,674
20,091
1,513
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
P Ewart
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,717
612
0.165
Laser spectroscopy
Rydberg atoms
combustion diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,291
20,314
1,523
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Matthew T Klug
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,662
2,013
0.550
Metal Halide Perovskites
Photovoltaics
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,845
21,910
1,609
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Jonathan Hyde
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,279
1,135
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,420
22,418
1,637
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Harley Katz
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,171
2,775
0.875
Astrophysics
computational methods
machine learning
genetics
healthcare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,018
23,160
1,672
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Justin Spring
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,025
1,052
0.348
Quantum optics
nonlinear optics
high-power fiber lasers/amplifiers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,622
23,312
1,681
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Oscar Barragán
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,430
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,485
24,934
1,779
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Andreas Eckstein
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,700
1,243
0.460
Quantum optics
nonlinear optics
semiconductor optics
ultrafast optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,858
25,126
1,789
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Fabio Apruzzi
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,668
2,098
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,534
25,267
1,800
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Sungho Nam
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,644
1,097
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,574
25,328
1,803
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Nathaniel J Huáng
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,634
1,251
0.475
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Light & Matter
High Magnetic Fields
Semiconductor Nanostructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,780
25,950
1,837
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Heng Shen
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,533
1,913
0.755
Quantum optics
Quantum metrology
Quantum simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,166
26,627
1,878
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Raj B Patel
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,429
1,289
0.531
Quantum physics
Quantum optics
Quantum information
Nanophotonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,346
26,744
1,890
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Peter J Braam
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
453
0.188
programming languages
systems and storage software
machine learning
mathematics