Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 27 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
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,916
6,945
0.199
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,081
5,716
0.204
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,575
5,465
0.232
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,509
5,306
0.186
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,583
4,947
0.173
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,134
4,791
0.216
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Optics
photonics
nonlinear femtosecond
diffraction
interference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
1,339
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Raman spectroscopy
Carbon materials
Diamond
SERS
Whispering gallery modes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
956
611
0.639
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
photonics
optical forces and torques
acoustics
orbital and spin angular momentum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
444
0.974
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,449
440
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
femtosecond optics
terahertz spectroscopy
nonlinear optics
фемтосекундная оптика
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
392
0.856
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,057
327
0.309
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
laser cooling
quantum optics
optomechanics
coherent population trapping
photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,303
319
0.245
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
281
0.318
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
optics
nanotechnology
solid state physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
235
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Quantum Key Distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
208
0.916
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
quantum information
quantum key distribution
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
130
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Microfluidics
computer simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
125
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
607
90
0.148
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Optics
Laser
Material Sciences
Thin Films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
58
0.866
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
optical system
optoelectronic system
machine vision
photonic
optical materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
38
0.792
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
37
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
SERS
Raman spectroscopy
self-assembling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
35
0.946
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Quantum information
quantum key distribution
quantum optics
quantum entanglement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
nanostructure
carbon dots
single quantum dot
laser scanning confocal microscope
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,447
142
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Александр Смирнов
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,916
6,945
0.199
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,864
189
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Александр Кузнецов
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,081
5,716
0.204
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,194
199
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Дмитрий Иванов
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,575
5,465
0.232
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,244
214
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Сергей Смирнов
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,509
5,306
0.186
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,578
228
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Александр Иванов
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,583
4,947
0.173
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,115
240
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Иванова Наталия
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,134
4,791
0.216
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,900
1,408
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anton Tsypkin
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
1,339
0.756
Optics
photonics
nonlinear femtosecond
diffraction
interference
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,511
3,663
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kirill Bogdanov
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
956
611
0.639
Raman spectroscopy
Carbon materials
Diamond
SERS
Whispering gallery modes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,249
5,143
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ivan Toftul
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
444
0.974
photonics
optical forces and torques
acoustics
orbital and spin angular momentum
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,207
5,171
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Сергей Третьяков
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,449
440
0.304
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
798,881
5,765
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maria O. Zhukova (Жукова Мария Олеговна)|Maria Osipova
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
392
0.856
femtosecond optics
terahertz spectroscopy
nonlinear optics
фемтосекундная оптика
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
877,350
6,863
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Валерий Коротаев
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,057
327
0.309
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,290
7,035
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yuri Rozhdestvensky
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,303
319
0.245
laser cooling
quantum optics
optomechanics
coherent population trapping
photonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
946,160
7,890
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Igor A. Konyakhin
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
281
0.318
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,030,447
9,317
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ilia Vovk
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
235
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,088,626
10,324
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
İrina Vorontsova
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
208
0.916
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,314,784
14,713
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Roman Goncharov
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
130
1.000
quantum information
quantum key distribution
quantum optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,331,207
15,098
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kirill Belousov
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
125
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,480,068
18,359
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Мусалимов Виктор
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
607
90
0.148
Optics
photonics
nanoantennas
metamaterials
diffraction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,666,366
23,061
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Quang-Dung Nguyen
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
58
0.866
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,819,325
27,284
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dinh Ba Minh
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
38
0.792
optical system
optoelectronic system
machine vision
photonic
optical materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,829,652
27,551
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tong Minh Hoa
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
37
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,848,092
28,097
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kseniya Maleeva
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
35
0.946
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,950,491
31,175
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniil Kirichenko
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
Quantum information
quantum key distribution
quantum optics
quantum entanglement
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,051,463
34,249
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mariia Stepanova
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
nanostructure
carbon dots
single quantum dot
laser scanning confocal microscope