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 computing
Superconducting quantum circuits
Superconductivity
Astronomical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,147
22,359
0.794
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,940
10,268
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
neutrino physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,589
9,057
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
quantum control
quantum technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,385
7,198
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Hydrodynamics
Mesoscale Simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,188
6,491
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nuclear Fusion
Materials
Plasma-Materials Interaction
Plasma Physics
FZJ-Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,297
6,365
0.618
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Astrophysics
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Neutrino Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,341
6,272
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,759
5,963
0.207
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Semiconductor Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,721
4,713
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plasma Physics
Fusion Research
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,108
4,069
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nuclear Fusion
Plasma Physics
Plasma Wall Interaction
Surface Science
Ion-Surface Collisions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,570
3,942
0.341
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
condensed matter theory
superconductivity
mesoscopic physics
superconducting qubits
Josephson junctions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,919
3,615
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Physik
Materials Science
Electron Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,524
3,272
0.152
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Physics
Energy Storage- Material Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,550
2,838
0.799
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
condensed matter physics
magnetism
spintronics
orbitronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,904
2,825
0.973
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Theory of electronic propert
nanomagnetism
theory of scanning tunneling microscopy
time-dependent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,792
2,725
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Condensed matter physics
magnetic materials
advanced computer simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,446
2,637
0.765
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plasmaphysik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,806
2,514
0.233
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,034
2,431
0.242
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
plasma physics
nuclear fusion
plasma diagnostics
materials
solar power
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,929
2,255
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Physik
Materialwissenschaften
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,231
2,229
0.358
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plasmaphysik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,312
2,228
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Condensed matter physics
DFT
topological insulator
electronics properties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,757
2,157
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Quantum Materials
Neutron Scattering
X-ray Scattering
Magnetism
Superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,609
2,008
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nanostructures
Spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,398
1,981
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,823
451
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rami Barends
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,147
22,359
0.794
Quantum computing
Superconducting quantum circuits
Superconductivity
Astronomical instrumentation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,040
1,532
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gustav Bihlmayer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,940
10,268
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,085
1,836
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Livia Ludhova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,589
9,057
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,283
2,566
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tommaso Calarco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,385
7,198
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,047
2,944
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Roland G. Winkler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,188
6,491
0.457
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Hydrodynamics
Mesoscale Simulations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,844
3,030
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Coenen, Jw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,297
6,365
0.618
Nuclear Fusion
Materials
Plasma-Materials Interaction
Plasma Physics
FZJ-Materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,253
3,088
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ömer Penek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,341
6,272
0.671
Astrophysics
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Neutrino Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,144
3,314
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ro Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,759
5,963
0.207
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,365
4,386
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Detlev Gruetzmacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,721
4,713
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,160
5,202
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
J. Ongena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,108
4,069
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,920
5,386
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rudi Koslowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,570
3,942
0.341
Nuclear Fusion
Plasma Physics
Plasma Wall Interaction
Surface Science
Ion-Surface Collisions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,398
5,934
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gianluigi Catelani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,919
3,615
0.611
condensed matter theory
superconductivity
mesoscopic physics
superconducting qubits
Josephson junctions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,415
6,654
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Knut Urban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,524
3,272
0.152
Physik
Materials Science
Electron Microscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,484
7,676
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chih-Long Tsai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,550
2,838
0.799
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,420
7,717
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dongwook Go
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,904
2,825
0.973
condensed matter physics
magnetism
spintronics
orbitronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,633
7,978
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Samir Lounis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,792
2,725
0.569
Theory of electronic propert
nanomagnetism
theory of scanning tunneling microscopy
time-dependent
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,461
8,239
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nikolai S. Kiselev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,446
2,637
0.765
Condensed matter physics
magnetic materials
advanced computer simulations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,873
8,610
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
U Samm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,806
2,514
0.233
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,335
8,880
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul Gibbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,034
2,431
0.242
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,704
9,544
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrey Litnovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,929
2,255
0.457
plasma physics
nuclear fusion
plasma diagnostics
materials
solar power
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,398
9,654
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Feuerbacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,231
2,229
0.358
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,514
9,658
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Derek Harting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,312
2,228
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,543
9,963
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chengwang Niu (牛成旺)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,757
2,157
0.574
Condensed matter physics
DFT
topological insulator
electronics properties
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,580
10,597
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yixi Su
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,609
2,008
0.436
Quantum Materials
Neutron Scattering
X-ray Scattering
Magnetism
Superconductivity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,127
10,723
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thomas Schäpers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,398
1,981
0.310