Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
gravitational waves
interferometery
optical scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,440
91,999
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Black holes
numerical relativity
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,824
71,155
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
astrophysics
neutron stars
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,377
41,627
0.780
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Surface Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,447
17,830
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Physics Education Research
Quantum Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
732
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
300
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
quantum optics and Mach effect gravitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
253
0.183
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
AMO collision theory
macroscopic quantum imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
165
0.073
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Atomic physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
75
0.189
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
28
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cybersecurity
Quantum Information Theory
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
26
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,010
339
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joshua R Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,440
91,999
0.716
gravitational waves
interferometery
optical scattering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,745
652
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Geoffrey Lovelace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,824
71,155
0.829
Black holes
numerical relativity
gravitational waves
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,128
1,663
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jocelyn Read
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,377
41,627
0.780
astrophysics
neutron stars
gravitational waves
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,257
6,076
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Shapiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,447
17,830
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,150
174,557
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gina Passante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
732
0.709
Physics Education Research
Quantum Computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
947,657
250,383
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leigh Hargreaves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
300
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,023,805
263,786
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
H Fearn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
253
0.183
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,219,881
295,741
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jim Feagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
165
0.073
AMO collision theory
macroscopic quantum imaging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,570,665
347,326
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
JG Childers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
75
0.189
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,915,221
394,098
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shovit Bhari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
28
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,935,714
396,776
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pramod Pandya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
26
0.542
Cybersecurity
Quantum Information Theory
Astrophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,987,914
403,307
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chrisitan Alistair Dumaup
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000