Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 281 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
Experimental Particle Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333,003
117,867
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283,368
82,988
0.293
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
particle physics
women in physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,781
74,405
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,507
62,804
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
physics
optics and photonics
nanotechnology
QED
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,016
48,578
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Physics
astronomy
cosmology
astrophysics
gravitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,864
33,250
0.317
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Quantum Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,707
31,411
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Condensed Matter Theory
Materials Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,386
30,265
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
photonics
nonlinear optics
quantum optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,947
25,139
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Field Theory
Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Magnetism
Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,299
24,117
0.353
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
quantum many-body systems
condensed matter physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,221
21,674
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
neutrino physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,649
20,116
0.656
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
accretion physics
general relativity
black holes
astrophysics
magnetohydrodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,873
17,504
0.927
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Condensed Matter Physics
Topological phases of matter
Topological insulators
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,621
16,731
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
optical physics
nanophotonics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,984
15,126
0.275
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biomedical Optics
Biophotonics
Biolasers
Brillouin microscopy
Laser particles
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,935
14,676
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,335
14,514
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Massive stars
interacting Binaries
Compact Objects
Stellar Populations
Stellar Transients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,326
13,867
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
AMO physics
CM physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,684
13,406
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Computational Physics and Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics
Monte Carlo
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,482
13,023
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sistemas de Informacion
Inteligencia Artificial
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,729
12,588
0.234
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elementary Particle Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,728
12,454
0.171
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Solid and Fluid Mechanics
Geophysics
Fracture
Earthquake Science
Glaciology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,908
11,642
0.185
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
optics metasurfaces physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,370
10,422
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cosmology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,469
9,863
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303
117
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Masahiro Morii
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333,003
117,867
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988
330
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joao Guimaraes Da Costa
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283,368
82,988
0.293
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,307
466
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Melissa Franklin
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,781
74,405
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,792
670
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David A Weitz
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,507
62,804
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,693
1,045
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Federico Capasso
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,016
48,578
0.377
physics
optics and photonics
nanotechnology
QED
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,017
1,979
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christopher Stubbs|C.W. Stubbs, Christopher W. Stubbs, C. Stubbs
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,864
33,250
0.317
Physics
astronomy
cosmology
astrophysics
gravitation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,491
2,191
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ashvin Vishwanath
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,707
31,411
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,818
2,318
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Efthimios Kaxiras
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,386
30,265
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,767
3,100
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marko Loncar
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,947
25,139
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,295
3,285
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Subir Sachdev
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,299
24,117
0.353
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Field Theory
Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Magnetism
Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,839
3,876
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eugene Demler
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,221
21,674
0.423
quantum many-body systems
condensed matter physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,028
4,350
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carlos A Argüelles
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,649
20,116
0.656
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,575
5,366
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maciek Wielgus
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,873
17,504
0.927
accretion physics
general relativity
black holes
astrophysics
magnetohydrodynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,527
5,739
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Su Yang Xu
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,621
16,731
0.513
Condensed Matter Physics
Topological phases of matter
Topological insulators
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,904
6,640
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eric Mazur
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,984
15,126
0.275
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,706
6,965
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Seok Hyun Yun
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,935
14,676
0.387
Biomedical Optics
Biophotonics
Biolasers
Brillouin microscopy
Laser particles
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,982
7,062
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Amir Yacoby
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,335
14,514
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,260
7,588
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Selma E De Mink
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,326
13,867
0.650
Massive stars
interacting Binaries
Compact Objects
Stellar Populations
Stellar Transients
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,263
7,970
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Markus Greiner
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,684
13,406
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,205
8,302
545
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Guishan Zheng
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,482
13,023
0.357
Computational Physics and Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics
Monte Carlo
Biophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,324
8,709
563
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David C Hall
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,729
12,588
0.234
Sistemas de Informacion
Inteligencia Artificial
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,668
8,844
570
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gary Feldman
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,728
12,454
0.171
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,079
9,795
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
James R Rice
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,908
11,642
0.185
Solid and Fluid Mechanics
Geophysics
Fracture
Earthquake Science
Glaciology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,631
11,463
706
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Francesco Aieta
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,370
10,422
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,204
12,436
749
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cora Dvorkin
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,469
9,863
0.682