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Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 33 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
79,363
World Rank
343
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total12,192
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Last 6 Years5,654
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Last 6 Years / Total0.464
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
157,708
World Rank
928
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total3,677
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Last 6 Years3,220
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Last 6 Years / Total0.876
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
182,075
World Rank
1,145
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total3,181
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Last 6 Years2,831
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Last 6 Years / Total0.890
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
203,861
World Rank
1,382
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total3,254
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Last 6 Years2,549
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Last 6 Years / Total0.783
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
221,155
World Rank
1,561
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total5,014
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Last 6 Years2,359
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Last 6 Years / Total0.470
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
384,680
World Rank
3,781
Country Rank
63
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total1,380
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Last 6 Years1,307
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Last 6 Years / Total0.947
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
417,974
World Rank
4,328
Country Rank
69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total1,637
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Last 6 Years1,180
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Last 6 Years / Total0.721
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
432,104
World Rank
4,576
Country Rank
74
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Physics
surface and interface science | catalyst | sensor | hydrogen | CO2 conversio
surface and interface science | catalyst | sensor | hydrogen | CO2 conversio
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Total1,343
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Last 6 Years1,131
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Last 6 Years / Total0.842
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
449,094
World Rank
4,896
Country Rank
84
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total2,221
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Last 6 Years1,075
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Last 6 Years / Total0.484
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
450,505
World Rank
4,921
Country Rank
85
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Physics
quantum dot | carbon dots | perovskite | photothermal | Density Functional Theor
quantum dot | carbon dots | perovskite | photothermal | Density Functional Theor
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Total1,268
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Last 6 Years1,071
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Last 6 Years / Total0.845
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
486,750
World Rank
5,587
Country Rank
107
University
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11
Natural Sciences / Physics
Control Systems | Intelligent Systems | Applied Mathematics | Robotics and Automation | Energy System
Control Systems | Intelligent Systems | Applied Mathematics | Robotics and Automation | Energy System
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Total1,526
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Last 6 Years964
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Last 6 Years / Total0.632
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
496,353
World Rank
5,776
Country Rank
116
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total1,097
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Last 6 Years938
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Last 6 Years / Total0.855
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
514,574
World Rank
6,105
Country Rank
131
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total1,331
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Last 6 Years891
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Last 6 Years / Total0.669
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
594,858
World Rank
7,909
Country Rank
172
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Physics
Computational Physics | Complex Systems | Artificial Intelligence | Theoritical Physic
Computational Physics | Complex Systems | Artificial Intelligence | Theoritical Physic
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Total1,280
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Last 6 Years715
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Last 6 Years / Total0.559
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
604,920
World Rank
8,136
Country Rank
175
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total827
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Last 6 Years696
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Last 6 Years / Total0.842
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
664,793
World Rank
9,626
Country Rank
217
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total1,105
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Last 6 Years594
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Last 6 Years / Total0.538
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
666,789
World Rank
9,671
Country Rank
218
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total1,037
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Last 6 Years591
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Last 6 Years / Total0.570
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
702,006
World Rank
10,664
Country Rank
239
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total785
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Last 6 Years541
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Last 6 Years / Total0.689
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
710,154
World Rank
10,897
Country Rank
244
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total902
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Last 6 Years530
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Last 6 Years / Total0.588
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
767,858
World Rank
12,589
Country Rank
276
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Physics
Earth Physics | Electromagnetic Methods | Geophysical Modeling and Inversion | Computational Physics | Geophysical Exploratio
Earth Physics | Electromagnetic Methods | Geophysical Modeling and Inversion | Computational Physics | Geophysical Exploratio
Citation Metrics
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Total701
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Last 6 Years462
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Last 6 Years / Total0.659
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
864,073
World Rank
15,889
Country Rank
313
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total552
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Last 6 Years371
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Last 6 Years / Total0.672
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
866,332
World Rank
15,959
Country Rank
314
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total687
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Last 6 Years369
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Last 6 Years / Total0.537
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
908,873
World Rank
17,563
Country Rank
342
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total516
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Last 6 Years336
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Last 6 Years / Total0.651
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
958,572
World Rank
19,539
Country Rank
358
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total615
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Last 6 Years302
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Last 6 Years / Total0.491
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
968,158
World Rank
19,937
Country Rank
360
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total522
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Last 6 Years296
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Last 6 Years / Total0.567
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