Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Highly Cited Researchers Citation Natural Sciences 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 :76
Experimental nuclear/particle physics
sports physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,456
1,175
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Community and Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,308
2,950
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Behavioral Neuroscience
Behavioral Genetics
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,053
3,313
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
molecular anthropology
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,869
4,885
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
Astronomy
Cosmology
Type Ia Supernova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,845
2,398
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,787
1,567
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Condensed Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,473
2,943
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
DNA Sequencing
genome assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,466
4,761
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
auditory physiology
sensory neuroscience
ethology
neurowthology
neuroengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,399
1,405
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
cognitive science
science learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,382
2,464
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Africa
political ecology
history of cartography
climate change adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,273
2,418
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,145
6,926
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Chemical Biology
Organic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,126
1,879
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Quantum Technology
Quantum devices
Nanophotonic Structures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,033
8,017
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Direct detection dark matter
galaxy formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,985
5,957
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
analytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,929
6,827
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Nuclear Theory
Relativistic Fluids
Kinetic Theory
Heavy Ion Collisions
Neutron Stars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,894
4,926
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Analytical chemistry
mass spectrometry
single cell analysis
cell-to cell signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,876
2,984
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
soft matter
nanomaterials for energy and bioapplication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,359
3,892
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
planetary limits and sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,325
1,962
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Ionosphere
Space Weather
Optical Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
3,639
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Condensed Matter Physics
Science Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,181
1,180
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Conservation Biology
Herpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
2,555
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,868
3,015
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
cold daptation
molecular evolution
evolutionary genomics
polar biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,863
2,091
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,033
40,671
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Alan Nathan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,456
1,175
0.124
Experimental nuclear/particle physics
sports physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,858
41,314
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Carla E Caceres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,308
2,950
0.317
Community and Evolutionary Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,213
42,457
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Justin S Rhodes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,053
3,313
0.366
Behavioral Neuroscience
Behavioral Genetics
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,750
43,330
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Ripan Malhi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,869
4,885
0.551
molecular anthropology
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,106
43,451
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Ricardo Covarrrubias Carreno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,845
2,398
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,908
43,723
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Michael Stone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,787
1,567
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,612
45,355
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Vidya Madhavan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,473
2,943
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,720
45,395
412
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Alvaro G Hernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,466
4,761
0.562
DNA Sequencing
genome assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,759
45,747
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Albert S Feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,399
1,405
0.167
auditory physiology
sensory neuroscience
ethology
neurowthology
neuroengineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,008
45,821
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Jose P Mestre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,382
2,464
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,747
46,388
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Thomas Bassett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,273
2,418
0.292
Africa
political ecology
history of cartography
climate change adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,790
47,078
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Yonatan Kahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,145
6,926
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,137
47,199
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Scott K Silverman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,126
1,879
0.231
Chemical Biology
Organic Chemistry
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,588
47,677
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Safura Sharifi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,033
8,017
0.998
Quantum Technology
Quantum devices
Nanophotonic Structures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,449
47,956
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Cassie Reuter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,985
5,957
0.746
Direct detection dark matter
galaxy formation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,396
48,281
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Qian Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,929
6,827
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,034
48,495
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Jorge Noronha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,894
4,926
0.624
Nuclear Theory
Relativistic Fluids
Kinetic Theory
Heavy Ion Collisions
Neutron Stars
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,376
48,609
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Stanislav Rubakhin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,876
2,984
0.379
Analytical chemistry
mass spectrometry
single cell analysis
cell-to cell signalling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,961
51,746
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Qian Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,359
3,892
0.529
soft matter
nanomaterials for energy and bioapplication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,664
51,968
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Benjamin J Mccall
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,325
1,962
0.268
planetary limits and sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,616
52,604
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Jonathan Makela
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
3,639
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,593
52,910
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
S Lance Cooper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,181
1,180
0.164
Condensed Matter Physics
Science Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,277
55,079
499
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Chris Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
2,555
0.372
Conservation Biology
Herpetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,298
55,083
500
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Anthony Yannarell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,868
3,015
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,418
55,123
501
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Chi Hing Christina Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,863
2,091
0.305
cold daptation
molecular evolution
evolutionary genomics
polar biology