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
Emotional Communication
Remote Touch
Smart Systems
Millimetre Waves
Space Instruments for Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,648
44,768
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Radio Astronomy
Very Long Baseline Interferometry
Active Galactic Nuclei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,780
19,825
0.834
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
condensed-matter and materials physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,534
9,490
0.213
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Theoretical solid state physics
surfaces
interfaces
SPM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,882
7,119
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,723
5,777
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Quantum Computing
Quantum Devices
Bose-Einstein condensates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,648
4,495
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Quantum materials
van der Waals materials
correlated quantum matter
machine learning quantum materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,980
4,486
0.901
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
atomic layer deposition
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,209
4,348
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
magnetoencephalography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,101
3,190
0.287
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Space physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,882
3,157
0.355
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cosmology
particle physics
gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,318
2,801
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Soft matter
Active matter
Pattern formation
Non-equilibrium systems
Ferrofluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,174
2,485
0.783
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,507
2,147
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,220
1,862
0.839
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Computational Physics
Machine Learning
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
1,771
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
optics
photonics
nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
1,739
0.917
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
solar energy
photovoltaics
energy harvesting
electrochemical energy conversion
transdisciplinary artscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
1,634
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Physics
Optics
Photonics
Lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,017
1,597
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
quantum photonics
nanophotonics
2D materials
accelerator technologies
pattern recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
1,494
0.860
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,575
1,472
0.935
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,258
1,290
0.245
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
STM MBE Monolayer TMDC Superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
908
0.796
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Soft matter
nanoparticles
self-assembly
X-ray scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,262
889
0.704
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Integrated photonics
Laser
Nonlinear optics
Optoelectronic Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
880
0.859
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Condensed matter theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
765
0.877
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,667
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jussi Tuovinen
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,648
44,768
0.555
Emotional Communication
Remote Touch
Smart Systems
Millimetre Waves
Space Instruments for Cosmology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,954
54
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tuomas Savolainen
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,780
19,825
0.834
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Radio Astronomy
Very Long Baseline Interferometry
Active Galactic Nuclei
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,355
169
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Risto Nieminen
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,534
9,490
0.213
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,199
293
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Adam S Foster
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,882
7,119
0.422
Theoretical solid state physics
surfaces
interfaces
SPM
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,266
403
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tapio Ala Nissila
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,723
5,777
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,535
599
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mikko Möttönen
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,648
4,495
0.466
Quantum Computing
Quantum Devices
Bose-Einstein condensates
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,809
603
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
JL Lado
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,980
4,486
0.901
Quantum materials
van der Waals materials
correlated quantum matter
machine learning quantum materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,961
633
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Riikka Puurunen
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,209
4,348
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,016
953
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Veikko Jousmäki
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,101
3,190
0.287
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,934
963
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Esa Kallio
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,882
3,157
0.355
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,127
1,130
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tommi Tenkanen
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,318
2,801
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,441
1,289
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jaakko Vi Timonen
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,174
2,485
0.783
Soft matter
Active matter
Pattern formation
Non-equilibrium systems
Ferrofluids
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,656
1,523
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alexander Zyuzin
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,507
2,147
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,747
1,773
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sebastiano Peotta
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,220
1,862
0.839
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,411
1,840
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lauri Himanen
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
1,771
0.995
Computational Physics
Machine Learning
Materials Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,470
1,872
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anton Autere
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
1,739
0.917
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,037
1,994
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Janne Halme
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
1,634
0.383
solar energy
photovoltaics
energy harvesting
electrochemical energy conversion
transdisciplinary artscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,752
2,038
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matti Kaivola
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,017
1,597
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,847
2,167
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Antti J Moilanen
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
1,494
0.860
quantum photonics
nanophotonics
2D materials
accelerator technologies
pattern recognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,394
2,198
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shawulienu Kezilebieke
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,575
1,472
0.935
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,777
2,472
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jukka Tulkki
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,258
1,290
0.245
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,999
3,243
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Somesh Chandra Ganguli
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
908
0.796
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,464
3,291
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ville Liljeström
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,262
889
0.704
Soft matter
nanoparticles
self-assembly
X-ray scattering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,209
3,310
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xiaoqi Cui
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
880
0.859
Integrated photonics
Laser
Nonlinear optics
Optoelectronic Computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,645
3,616
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jaakko Nissinen
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
765
0.877