Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 22 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Energy Storage Devices
Perovskite Solar Cell
2D Materials
Dye Degradation
Antimicrobial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,425
9,142
0.970
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,111
5,759
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plasma Physics
plasma processing of materials
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,248
1,713
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nanomaterials
Nanotechnology
Photocatalysis
Electrochemistry
Spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,377
1,357
0.985
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Materials Science
Experimental Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,657
1,110
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
plasmaphysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,670
1,075
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nuclear Data for Medical Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,172
857
0.731
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laser-Material Interaction
Latice Defects and Mechanical Properties
Micro-Macro Property Correlations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,066
849
0.411
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plasma Physics
Space Physics
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
828
0.703
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Transparent Conducting Oxides
Mechanical properties of crystalline materials
Laser Material Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
723
0.713
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Laser induced plasma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
495
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Synthesis of nanomaterials for energy and bioremedial applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
391
0.980
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Theoretical Plasma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
468
386
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Theoretical Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
322
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nanomaterials for NEMS/MEMS devices as Nanogenrator
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
172
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plasma Polymerization
PECVD
Zinc Oxide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
79
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
57
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
56
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Solar Cell fabrication
Solar cell characterization
nano-materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Theoretical Plasma Physics
Waves and Instabilities
Space Plasma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
30
0.833
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nonlinear Plasma Physics
Space Plasmas
Plasma-Wall Transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
24
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,518
97
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Muhammad Ikram
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,425
9,142
0.970
Energy Storage Devices
Perovskite Solar Cell
2D Materials
Dye Degradation
Antimicrobial
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,958
198
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ghulam Murtaza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,111
5,759
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,713
1,315
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Riaz Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,248
1,713
0.527
Plasma Physics
plasma processing of materials
materials science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,339
1,693
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Asma Rafiq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,377
1,357
0.985
Nanomaterials
Nanotechnology
Photocatalysis
Electrochemistry
Spintronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,167
2,090
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tousif Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,657
1,110
0.670
Materials Science
Experimental Plasma Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,581
2,119
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hassan Shah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,670
1,075
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,145
2,675
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mazhar Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,172
857
0.731
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,243
2,708
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Muhammad Zakria Butt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,066
849
0.411
Laser-Material Interaction
Latice Defects and Mechanical Properties
Micro-Macro Property Correlations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,745
2,769
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Muhammad Nouman Sarwar Qureshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
828
0.703
Plasma Physics
Space Physics
Computational Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,548
3,179
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dilawar Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
723
0.713
Transparent Conducting Oxides
Mechanical properties of crystalline materials
Laser Material Interaction
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,143
4,209
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Asma Hayat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
495
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
816,174
5,102
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Abdul Ghaffar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
391
0.980
Synthesis of nanomaterials for energy and bioremedial applications
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,782
5,249
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Muhammad Sarfraz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
468
386
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
896,310
5,799
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zafar Iqbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
322
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,183,700
8,808
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muhammad Faisal Wasim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
172
0.632
Nanomaterials for NEMS/MEMS devices as Nanogenrator
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,536,735
12,976
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Farrukh Ehtesham Mubarik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
79
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,662,399
14,507
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Muhammad Javaid Iqbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
57
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,722,814
15,307
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Muhammad Shamir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
56
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,786,362
16,099
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maham Akhlaq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
Solar Cell fabrication
Solar cell characterization
nano-materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,924,701
17,927
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tajammal Hussain Khokhar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
30
0.833
Theoretical Plasma Physics
Waves and Instabilities
Space Plasma
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,969,392
18,562
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Fatima Bint-E-Munir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
24
0.800
Nonlinear Plasma Physics
Space Plasmas
Plasma-Wall Transition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,110,804
20,759
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Muhammad Tashfeen Aslam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
