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
High Energy Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,314
25,050
0.242
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
High Energy Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,627
17,046
0.220
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,201
9,666
0.562
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cosmology
Climate Science
Remote sensing
radiative transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,743
7,769
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
magnetics
spintronics
spin waves
magnetization dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,962
5,998
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,417
5,195
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Physical
Inorganic
and Materials Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,537
4,108
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cosmic Rays
Astroparticle Physics
Machine Learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,604
3,602
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Condensed matter Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,908
2,720
0.935
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Condensed Matter Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,194
2,203
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Atomic Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,300
2,094
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
physics
lasers
ultra short pulses ultra intense laser systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,984
1,893
0.316
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
optics
microscopy
lasers
spectroscopy
imaging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,209
1,563
0.252
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,400
1,453
0.605
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
laser diagnostics
plasma
combustion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
1,285
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Theoretical Physics
Ion Bombardment
Pattern Formation
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,157
1,191
0.231
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Optics
Laser
soft x-ray
EUV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,588
1,070
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
theoretical physics
lidar
mesopause
sodium lidar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,687
903
0.245
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
High Energy Density Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
894
0.869
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
plasma physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
836
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Laser-plasma interactions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
783
0.877
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Health Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,186
763
0.239
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,236
719
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,141
679
0.216
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ultrafast and Nonlinear Optics
Multiphoton Microscopy
Biomedical Optics
Deep Learning
Convolutional Neural Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,142
593
0.519
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,138
3,648
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Norm Buchanan
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,314
25,050
0.242
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,365
6,504
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert J Wilson
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,627
17,046
0.220
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,516
14,934
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shih Kai Lin
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,201
9,666
0.562
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,657
20,051
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chris O Dell
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,743
7,769
0.662
Cosmology
Climate Science
Remote sensing
radiative transfer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,014
27,787
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mingzhong Wu
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,962
5,998
0.547
magnetics
spintronics
spin waves
magnetization dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,243
32,979
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hua Chen
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,417
5,195
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,595
42,758
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joseph M Zadrozny
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,537
4,108
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,852
49,156
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ben Gookin
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,604
3,602
0.419
Cosmic Rays
Astroparticle Physics
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,259
64,972
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vijaysankar Kalappattil
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,908
2,720
0.935
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,793
79,023
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kate Ross
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,194
2,203
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,507
82,779
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chris S Smith
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,300
2,094
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,973
90,293
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vladimir Chvykov
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,984
1,893
0.316
physics
lasers
ultra short pulses ultra intense laser systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,088
105,646
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Randy A Bartels
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,209
1,563
0.252
optics
microscopy
lasers
spectroscopy
imaging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,380
111,851
457
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Muhammad Tahir
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,400
1,453
0.605
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,441
122,683
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ap Yalin
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
1,285
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,525
129,458
530
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
R Mark Bradley
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,157
1,191
0.231
Theoretical Physics
Ion Bombardment
Pattern Formation
Nanotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,931
139,261
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yong Wang
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,588
1,070
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
516,833
154,984
608
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David A Krueger
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,687
903
0.245
theoretical physics
lidar
mesopause
sodium lidar
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,727
156,008
612
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Reed C Hollinger
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
894
0.869
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,761
162,276
631
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jaebum Park
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
836
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,771
168,374
651
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Adam Higginson
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
783
0.877
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,670
170,670
660
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ralf Sudowe
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,186
763
0.239
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,708
176,193
675
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jeffrey J Field
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,236
719
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
620,357
181,220
691
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
RG Leisure
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,141
679
0.216
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,188
193,194
725
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jesse W Wilson
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,142
593
0.519
Ultrafast and Nonlinear Optics
Multiphoton Microscopy
Biomedical Optics
Deep Learning
Convolutional Neural Networks