Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487,284
288,763
0.593
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459,052
223,332
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440,118
223,319
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
condensed matter physics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,938
221,629
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
physics
particle physics
nuclear physics
cosmology
computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479,142
220,968
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
supernova
time-domain astronomy
AGN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,718
220,966
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475,806
218,632
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
fundamental constituents
field theories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456,702
216,748
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
density functional theory
first principles calculations
many body theory
condensed matter physics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413,820
204,845
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,095
193,757
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370,871
193,350
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
high energy physics
astro-particle physics
scintillator
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
594,662
192,850
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Physics
Experimental High Energy Physics
Neutrinos
Higgs
Detector Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354,208
192,384
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394,510
188,641
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Physics and Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,518
181,980
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
density functional theory
materials theory
quantum chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424,049
178,969
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380,145
175,660
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337,645
174,766
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
microscale heat sinks
microscale boiling and condensation heat transfer
heat pipes and microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344,728
171,397
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,302
170,893
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
High Energy physics
Data Science
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421,602
169,366
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508,755
169,290
0.333
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407,316
167,447
0.411
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Physics
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466,307
164,821
0.353
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390,575
163,346
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fuquan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487,284
288,763
0.593
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James Brau
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459,052
223,332
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Haijun Yang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440,118
223,319
0.507
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jun-Ming Liu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,938
221,629
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fairouz Malek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479,142
220,968
0.461
physics
particle physics
nuclear physics
cosmology
computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Xiaofeng Wang
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,718
220,966
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joao Seixas
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475,806
218,632
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Schoeffel Laurent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456,702
216,748
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Georg Kresse
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413,820
204,845
0.495
density functional theory
first principles calculations
many body theory
condensed matter physics
materials science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75
35
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephane Willocq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,095
193,757
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gabriella Pasztor
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370,871
193,350
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
HJ Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
594,662
192,850
0.324
high energy physics
astro-particle physics
scintillator
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Koffas
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354,208
192,384
0.543
Physics
Experimental High Energy Physics
Neutrinos
Higgs
Detector Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eduard De La Cruz Burelo
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN CINVESTAV
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394,510
188,641
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ahmed Ali Abdelalim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,518
181,980
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102
42
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John P Perdew
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424,049
178,969
0.422
density functional theory
materials theory
quantum chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lei Layla Li
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380,145
175,660
0.462
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Francesco Crescioli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337,645
174,766
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ji Li 李骥
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344,728
171,397
0.497
microscale heat sinks
microscale boiling and condensation heat transfer
heat pipes and microfluidics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Paul Jackson
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,302
170,893
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Francisco Matorras
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421,602
169,366
0.402
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
High Energy physics
Data Science
Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
SB Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508,755
169,290
0.333
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127
52
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eric Torrence
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407,316
167,447
0.411
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Glen Cowan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466,307
164,821
0.353
Physics
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140
4
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
UK Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390,575
163,346
0.418