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
Astrophysics
gravitational waves
pulsars
black holes
pulsar timing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,188
84,314
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
black hole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,497
14,391
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,338
8,275
0.992
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
high energy physics
high energy nuclear physics
effective field theory
quantum chromodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,555
6,155
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Ultrafast spectroscopy
XFEL
Probes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,004
4,679
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,568
3,920
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
disorder and dissipation effect in low dimensional quantum systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,688
3,261
0.696
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Quantum optics
Quantum information
Nano- and micro- photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,914
2,753
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Condensed Matter Physics
Dynamical Mean Field Theory
Strongly correlated materials
High temperature superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,960
2,708
0.546
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Silicon
Silicon Etching
Electrochemistry
photovoltaic and photochemical solar energy conversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,510
2,530
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plasma physics
plasma wakefield accelerator
computational plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,011
2,009
0.667
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,256
1,779
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
photosynthesis
nitrogen-vacancy center
avian navigation
quantum physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,317
1,656
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
plasmonics
transformation optics
random laser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
1,473
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
1,349
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,221
1,148
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Statistical Physics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
1,086
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Loop quantum gravity
general relativity
higher dimensional and alternative theories of gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,936
1,042
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Quantum information
quantum computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
932
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
supernovae
GRB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,006
879
0.874
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Superconductivity
Magnetism
Spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
853
0.528
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
SFVS
nonlinear optics
ultrafast dynamics
surface science
water science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
727
684
0.941
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Laboratory Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
631
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
General Relativity、Superstring and Supergravity、AdS/CFT、Holography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
569
0.771
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Computational Neuroscience
Systems Science
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
463
0.437
Xingjiang Zhu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,188
84,314
0.809
Astrophysics
gravitational waves
pulsars
black holes
pulsar timing
Xiaoxiong Zeng
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,497
14,391
0.669
Zu-Cheng Chen
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,338
8,275
0.992
Xiaohui Liu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,555
6,155
0.644
high energy physics
high energy nuclear physics
effective field theory
quantum chromodynamics
Wenkai Zhang
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,004
4,679
0.779
Jun Qing Xia
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,568
3,920
0.371
Haiwenliu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,688
3,261
0.696
disorder and dissipation effect in low dimensional quantum systems
Chuan Wang
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,914
2,753
0.466
Quantum optics
Quantum information
Nano- and micro- photonics
Zhiping Yin
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,960
2,708
0.546
Condensed Matter Physics
Dynamical Mean Field Theory
Strongly correlated materials
High temperature superconductivity
Kui Qing Peng
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,510
2,530
0.241
Silicon
Silicon Etching
Electrochemistry
photovoltaic and photochemical solar energy conversion
Weiming An
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,011
2,009
0.667
Plasma physics
plasma wakefield accelerator
computational plasma physics
Ka Shen
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,256
1,779
0.789
Qing Ai
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,317
1,656
0.715
photosynthesis
nitrogen-vacancy center
avian navigation
quantum physics
Jinwei Shi
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
1,473
0.649
plasmonics
transformation optics
random laser
Biwei Jiang
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
1,349
0.469
Zhigang Zheng
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,221
1,148
0.356
Wenan Guo
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
1,086
0.655
Statistical Physics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Yongge Ma
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,936
1,042
0.538
Loop quantum gravity
general relativity
higher dimensional and alternative theories of gravity
Xue Ke Song
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
932
0.758
Liangduan Liu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,006
879
0.874
Tianxing Ma
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
853
0.528
Shumei Sun
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
727
684
0.941
SFVS
nonlinear optics
ultrafast dynamics
surface science
water science
Jiayong Zhong
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
631
0.464
Xing Hui Feng
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
569
0.771
General Relativity、Superstring and Supergravity、AdS/CFT、Holography
Dahui Wang
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
463
0.437
Computational Neuroscience
Systems Science
Physics