Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Boston College Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,671
10,701
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Condensed Matter Physics
Van der Waals Materials
Topological Materials
Optoelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,038
7,021
0.777
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Optical Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
Semiconductors
Topological Insulators
High Temperature Superconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,611
5,971
0.693
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,346
3,838
0.883
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
condensed matter
plasmonics
materials
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,350
3,715
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Thin Film Growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
1,744
0.782
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ionospheric Scintillation
Radio Propagation
GNSS
Space Weather
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
1,465
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ionosphere
thermosphere
modeling
simulation
forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,777
832
0.300
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,285
666
0.155
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Fluid dynamics
physics of art
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
341
0.261
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Many Body Theory
Fermi Liquid Theory
and Strongly Correlated Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,556
272
0.106
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
65
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Condensed Matter Physics
Non-equilibrium Phenomena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
64
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Spin Liquids
X-ray Diffraction
Neutron Scattering
Magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Quantum materials
Quantum information
Plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,204
12,942
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Broido
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,671
10,701
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,717
22,875
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Qiong Ma
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,038
7,021
0.777
Condensed Matter Physics
Van der Waals Materials
Topological Materials
Optoelectronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,478
27,961
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kenneth Stephen Burch
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,611
5,971
0.693
Optical Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
Semiconductors
Topological Insulators
High Temperature Superconductors
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,711
45,942
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xiao Chen
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,346
3,838
0.883
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,802
47,576
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kempa K
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,350
3,715
0.301
condensed matter
plasmonics
materials
nanotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,476
96,755
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ilija Zeljkovic
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
1,744
0.782
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Thin Film Growth
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,815
111,095
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Charles Carrano
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
1,465
0.596
Ionospheric Scintillation
Radio Propagation
GNSS
Space Weather
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,284
162,660
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Retterer
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,777
832
0.300
Ionosphere
thermosphere
modeling
simulation
forecasting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
627,431
182,974
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jan Engelbrecht
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,285
666
0.155
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,711
239,865
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrzej Herczyński
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
341
0.261
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
991,225
258,152
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kevin Bedell
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,556
272
0.106
Many Body Theory
Fermi Liquid Theory
and Strongly Correlated Materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,633,002
356,059
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Siyu Cheng
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
65
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,638,598
356,810
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vikram Ravindranath
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
64
1.000
Condensed Matter Physics
Non-equilibrium Phenomena
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,078,385
414,478
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alenna Streeter
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Spin Liquids
X-ray Diffraction
Neutron Scattering
Magnetism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,093,829
416,282
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xiaodong Hu
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,120,747
419,453
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrew Cole
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
Quantum materials
Quantum information
Plasma physics