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
Quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,425
62,112
0.736
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Quantum Optics
Ultrafast Lasers
Litho Metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,331
29,828
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Condensed Matter Physics
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,369
25,643
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Experimental High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,790
11,421
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,228
6,629
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Experimental nuclear physics
nucleon spin structure
hyperpolarized 3He targets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,354
6,220
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,929
4,213
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,530
3,822
0.691
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neutrino Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,542
3,388
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,764
2,887
0.268
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,077
2,842
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,464
2,426
0.139
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,290
2,073
0.184
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,376
1,970
0.309
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plasma physics
Computational Physics
Magnetic Fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,845
1,647
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Theoretical particle physics
lattice QCD
theoretical nuclear physics
lattice perturbation theory
statistical field theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
1,636
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Quantum Optics
Atomic Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,367
1,568
0.359
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
High energy theory
quantum gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,004
1,055
0.211
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plasma Physics
Surface Physics
Nanoscience
Semiconductor devices
AMO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,809
932
0.137
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
801
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Elementary Particle Theory
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,894
685
0.140
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
558
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
plasma physics
nonlinear dynamics
data analysis
alternative energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,570
487
0.189
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
atomic physics
precision measurements
ultracold atoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
274
0.253
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hadron physics
QCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
256
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,121
828
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eugeniy E Mikhailov
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,425
62,112
0.736
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,916
2,804
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mi Zhang *
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,331
29,828
0.722
Quantum Optics
Ultrafast Lasers
Litho Metrology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,777
3,524
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Enrico Rossi
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,369
25,643
0.686
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Condensed Matter Physics
Theoretical Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,850
11,728
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeffrey Kevin Nelson
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,790
11,421
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,279
24,582
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kostas Orginos
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,228
6,629
0.408
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Computational Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,051
26,568
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Todd Averett
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,354
6,220
0.306
Experimental nuclear physics
nucleon spin structure
hyperpolarized 3He targets
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,275
41,510
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jozef Dudek
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,929
4,213
0.472
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Computational Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,538
46,056
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Leonidas Aliaga
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,530
3,822
0.691
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,356
52,256
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Erika Catano-Mur
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,542
3,388
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,950
61,178
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Armstrong
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,764
2,887
0.268
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,143
62,168
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
MM Qazilbash
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,077
2,842
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,826
72,306
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Henry Krakauer
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,464
2,426
0.139
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,516
83,330
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carl E Carlson
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,290
2,073
0.184
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,593
87,064
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gina Hoatson
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,376
1,970
0.309
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,733
101,096
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Saskia Mordijck
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,845
1,647
0.579
Plasma physics
Computational Physics
Magnetic Fusion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,705
101,679
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chris Monahan
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
1,636
0.548
Theoretical particle physics
lattice QCD
theoretical nuclear physics
lattice perturbation theory
statistical field theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,173
105,174
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Irina Novikova
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,367
1,568
0.359
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,009
140,282
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Josh Erlich
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,004
1,055
0.211
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,155
151,652
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dennis M Manos
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,809
932
0.137
Plasma Physics
Surface Physics
Nanoscience
Semiconductor devices
AMO
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,161
165,943
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ezekiel Wertz
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
801
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,486
180,075
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christopher D Carone
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,894
685
0.140
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
688,792
198,032
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yudistira Virgus
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
558
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,651
209,736
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eugene R Tracy
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,570
487
0.189
plasma physics
nonlinear dynamics
data analysis
alternative energy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
987,975
258,039
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Seth Aubin
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
274
0.253
atomic physics
precision measurements
ultracold atoms
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,020,394
263,674
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hervé Dutrieux
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
256
1.000