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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Declan Millar
Quantum Computing Applications and Algorithms
Artificial intelligence
Particle physics phenomenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,874
37,611
0.920
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Charles H Bennett
physics of information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,323
30,589
0.277
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Jay M Gambetta
quantum information
quantum computing
superconducting quantum circuits
quantum control
quantum simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,967
30,375
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Jerry M Chow
Quantum computing
Superconducting quantum circuits
quantum algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,288
17,455
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Sergey Bravyi
Quantum computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,065
12,297
0.721
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Jerry Tersoff
materials physics
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,727
11,352
0.168
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Kristan Temme
quantum information
quantum many body theory
mathematical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,776
11,000
0.934
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
İvano Tavernelli
quantum computing
quantum information
quantum dynamics
electronic structure
TDDFT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,542
10,760
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Antonio Mezzacapo
quantum computing
quantum devices
quantum simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,819
9,606
0.888
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Abhinav Kandala
Quantum Computing
Superconducting Quantum Circuits
Condensed Matter Physics
Topological
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,940
9,282
0.934
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Oki Gunawan
Semiconductor physics
photovoltaics
nano and quantum electronics
electrodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,159
9,138
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
See-Hun Yang
Condensed Matter Physics
Spintronics
Magnetoelectronics
Quantum Materials
Quantum Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,592
7,130
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Andrew W Cross
quantum information
quantum computing
error-correction
fault-tolerance
superconducting circuits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,737
6,661
0.762
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Matthias Steffen
quantum information
quantum computing
superconducting circuits
quantum control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,742
6,631
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Blake R Johnson
Quantum Computing
Quantum Information
Superconducting Qubits
Control Systems
Quantum Tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,739
6,563
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Antonio Corcoles
Quantum Information
Quantum Computing
Superconducting Circuits
Mesoscopic Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,501
6,429
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Yuhai Tu
Statistical Physics
Biophysics
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,570
5,993
0.341
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Lev Bishop
Condensed matter
Quantum Optics
quantum computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,855
5,424
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Daniel J Egger
Quantum information
Superconducting qubits
Optimal control
Applications of quantum computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,382
5,093
0.946
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Petar Jurcevic
Quantum Simulation
Quantum Computation
Foundations of Quantum Physics
Atomic Physics
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,776
4,845
0.839
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Hendrik Hamann
Physics
IoT
ML
AI
Geospatial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,783
4,716
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Blair Edwards
Physics
AI
Geospatial
Climate
Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,876
4,647
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Paul Nation
Quantum Physics
Quantum Optics
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,729
4,441
0.775
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Jonathan Z Sun
materials physics
device physics
advanced information technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,081
4,354
0.207
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Panagiotis Barkoutsos
Quantum Information
Quantum Computing
Quantum Physics
HPC
Algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,144
4,108
0.991
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,462
United States
1,813
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Declan Millar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,874
37,611
0.920
Quantum Computing Applications and Algorithms
Artificial intelligence
Particle physics phenomenology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,148
United States
2,494
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Charles H Bennett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,323
30,589
0.277
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,217
United States
2,525
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jay M Gambetta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,967
30,375
0.675
quantum information
quantum computing
superconducting quantum circuits
quantum control
quantum simulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,586
United States
5,861
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jerry M Chow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,288
17,455
0.690
Quantum computing
Superconducting quantum circuits
quantum algorithms
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,823
United States
9,831
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sergey Bravyi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,065
12,297
0.721
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,988
United States
11,048
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jerry Tersoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,727
11,352
0.168
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,380
United States
11,556
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kristan Temme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,776
11,000
0.934
quantum information
quantum many body theory
mathematical physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,410
United States
11,946
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
İvano Tavernelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,542
10,760
0.499
quantum computing
quantum information
quantum dynamics
electronic structure
TDDFT
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,909
United States
14,002
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Antonio Mezzacapo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,819
9,606
0.888
quantum computing
quantum devices
quantum simulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,847
United States
14,745
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Abhinav Kandala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,940
9,282
0.934
Quantum Computing
Superconducting Quantum Circuits
Condensed Matter Physics
Topological
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,696
United States
15,064
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Oki Gunawan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,159
9,138
0.412
Semiconductor physics
photovoltaics
nano and quantum electronics
electrodynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,178
United States
21,044
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
See-Hun Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,592
7,130
0.489
Condensed Matter Physics
Spintronics
Magnetoelectronics
Quantum Materials
Quantum Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,728
United States
22,977
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrew W Cross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,737
6,661
0.762
quantum information
quantum computing
error-correction
fault-tolerance
superconducting circuits
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,103
United States
23,094
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthias Steffen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,742
6,631
0.450
quantum information
quantum computing
superconducting circuits
quantum control
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,941
United States
23,400
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Blake R Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,739
6,563
0.478
Quantum Computing
Quantum Information
Superconducting Qubits
Control Systems
Quantum Tomography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,743
United States
24,047
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Antonio Corcoles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,501
6,429
0.756
Quantum Information
Quantum Computing
Superconducting Circuits
Mesoscopic Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,942
United States
26,232
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yuhai Tu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,570
5,993
0.341
Statistical Physics
Biophysics
Systems Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,683
United States
29,563
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lev Bishop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,855
5,424
0.613
Condensed matter
Quantum Optics
quantum computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,426
United States
31,858
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Daniel J Egger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,382
5,093
0.946
Quantum information
Superconducting qubits
Optimal control
Applications of quantum computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,058
United States
33,748
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Petar Jurcevic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,776
4,845
0.839
Quantum Simulation
Quantum Computation
Foundations of Quantum Physics
Atomic Physics
Spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,144
United States
34,750
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hendrik Hamann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,783
4,716
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,918
United States
35,333
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Blair Edwards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,876
4,647
0.427
Physics
AI
Geospatial
Climate
Environment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,648
United States
37,195
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paul Nation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,729
4,441
0.775
Quantum Physics
Quantum Optics
Computational Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,178
United States
38,040
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jonathan Z Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,081
4,354
0.207
materials physics
device physics
advanced information technologies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,960
United States
40,547
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Panagiotis Barkoutsos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,144
4,108
0.991
Quantum Information
Quantum Computing
Quantum Physics
HPC
Algorithms