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
Experimental high energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,115
118,048
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle Physics
Quantum Computing
Sustainability
Future of Mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,333
62,495
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Photogrammetry
Remote Sensing
Image Analysis
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,830
21,461
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Polymer Physics
Liquid Crystals
Soft Matter
Water
Protein aggregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,688
20,245
0.601
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Quantum Physics
Quantum Information
Quantum Optics
Circuit QED
Cavity QED
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,456
18,710
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
physics
perovskites
quantum dots
X-ray detectors
thermography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,225
17,859
0.804
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
quantum optics
mesoscopic physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,070
16,975
0.320
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neuromorphic electronic engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,327
16,868
0.641
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Radiocarbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,227
16,819
0.724
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Quantum Cascade Laser
microcavity
strong light-matter coupling
Terahertz
Dicke phase transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,155
16,514
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,347
16,482
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Physics
Ultrafast Science
Laser Physics
Attosecond Science
Frequency comb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,574
16,362
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Astroparticle
Cosmic Rays
Very high energy astronomy
silicon photomultiplier SiPM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,241
15,582
0.272
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Optical Materials
Nanocrystals
Plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,556
13,228
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Quantum Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,036
12,896
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
plasmonics
nanooptics
biotechnology
optomechanics
flat optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,405
12,839
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
laser spectroscopy
strong electronic correlation
nonlinear optics
multiferroics
light-matter interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,011
12,618
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Quantum Information Theory
Foundations of Quantum Theory
Quantum Thermodynamics
Quantum Cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,594
11,627
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
high energy astrophysics
gamma-ray astronomy
pulsar wind nebulae
cosmic ray muons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,710
9,841
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,506
9,801
0.302
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Theoretical physics
Condensed matter
Quantum optics
Quantum Engineering
Topological phases of matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,051
9,019
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
physics
nanostructures
quantum technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,500
9,010
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
condensed matter theory
superconductivity
strongly correlated electron systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,365
8,852
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,461
8,276
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
soft matter
rheology
interfacial rheology
colloids
bilayers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,114
8,230
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489
8
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alejandro Gomez Espinosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,115
118,048
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,095
23
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Milena Quittnat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,333
62,495
0.566
Particle Physics
Quantum Computing
Sustainability
Future of Mobility
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,517
192
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Konrad Schindler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,830
21,461
0.654
Photogrammetry
Remote Sensing
Image Analysis
Computer Vision
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,561
206
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Raffaele Mezzenga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,688
20,245
0.601
Polymer Physics
Liquid Crystals
Soft Matter
Water
Protein aggregation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,149
239
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andreas Wallraff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,456
18,710
0.513
Quantum Physics
Quantum Information
Quantum Optics
Circuit QED
Cavity QED
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,140
256
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sergii Yakunin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,225
17,859
0.804
physics
perovskites
quantum dots
X-ray detectors
thermography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,381
283
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Atac Imamoglu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,070
16,975
0.320
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,538
284
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tobi Delbruck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,327
16,868
0.641
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,623
286
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lukas Wacker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,227
16,819
0.724
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,105
298
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jerome Faist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,155
16,514
0.305
Quantum Cascade Laser
microcavity
strong light-matter coupling
Terahertz
Dicke phase transition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,140
300
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carollo C Marcella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,347
16,482
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,318
304
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ursula Keller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,574
16,362
0.289
Physics
Ultrafast Science
Laser Physics
Attosecond Science
Frequency comb
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,623
320
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adrian Biland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,241
15,582
0.272
Astroparticle
Cosmic Rays
Very high energy astronomy
silicon photomultiplier SiPM
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,950
445
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David J Norris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,556
13,228
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,864
462
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tilman Esslinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,036
12,896
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,028
471
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Romain Quidant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,405
12,839
0.468
plasmonics
nanooptics
biotechnology
optomechanics
flat optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,697
481
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Manfred Fiebig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,011
12,618
0.420
laser spectroscopy
strong electronic correlation
nonlinear optics
multiferroics
light-matter interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,059
540
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Renato Renner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,594
11,627
0.515
Quantum Information Theory
Foundations of Quantum Theory
Quantum Thermodynamics
Quantum Cryptography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,282
685
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alison Mitchell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,710
9,841
0.840
high energy astrophysics
gamma-ray astronomy
pulsar wind nebulae
cosmic ray muons
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,501
690
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Werner Wegscheider
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,506
9,801
0.302
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,355
778
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Oded Zilberberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,051
9,019
0.816
Theoretical physics
Condensed matter
Quantum optics
Quantum Engineering
Topological phases of matter
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,412
780
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Klaus Ensslin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,500
9,010
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,486
803
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sigrist Manfred
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,365
8,852
0.282
condensed matter theory
superconductivity
strongly correlated electron systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,904
880
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Degen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,461
8,276
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,301
888
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jan Vermant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,114
8,230
0.454
soft matter
rheology
interfacial rheology
colloids
bilayers