Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Soft Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,275
2,543
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Quantum optics
quantum information
Rydberg atoms
optical lattices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,359
2,220
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Experimental Quantum Mechanics
BEC
Matterwave Interferometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,486
2,109
0.605
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Metasurfaces
Nanophotonics
Nonlinear Optics
Graphene
Plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,622
2,093
0.798
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Multiscale modelling
Laser-Matter Interaction
LIPSS formation
Fundamentals
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,633
1,785
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
physics
ultrafast spectroscopy
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,645
1,220
0.335
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Quantum Materials & Magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,145
1,075
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ultrafast Nanoscopy
Nonlinear Optics
Intense THz sources
spectroscopy
ultra-fast lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
982
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Quantum Optics
Quantum Cryptography
Quantum Communication
Quantum Networks
Atomic Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,297
756
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
thin films
sputtering
gas sensors
thermochromic materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
743
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Metamaterials & Photonic Crystals
Active Media
Nanophotonics
Nonlinear Optics
Computational Electromagnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
553
0.633
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Materials Physics
Solid State Physics
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
441
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Atomic Molecular Optical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
433
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Atomic Molecular and Optical physics - Laser and Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
383
0.901
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
681
371
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Attosecond Science
Strong Field Physics
Free-Electron Laser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
324
0.985
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Physics
Polarimetry
Lasers
Laser Cavities
Polarized Particles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
185
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Optical Payload
Optical Metrology
wavefront shaping
optical imaging
light scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
155
0.638
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,616
1,331
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
George Petekidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,275
2,543
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,842
1,571
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Petrosyan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,359
2,220
0.414
Quantum optics
quantum information
Rydberg atoms
optical lattices
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,672
1,676
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wolf Von Klitzing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,486
2,109
0.605
Experimental Quantum Mechanics
BEC
Matterwave Interferometry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,633
1,685
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Odysseas Tsilipakos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,622
2,093
0.798
Metasurfaces
Nanophotonics
Nonlinear Optics
Graphene
Plasmonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,963
2,037
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
George D. Tsibidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,633
1,785
0.678
Multiscale modelling
Laser-Matter Interaction
LIPSS formation
Fundamentals
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,554
2,991
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Panagiotis Loukakos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,645
1,220
0.335
physics
ultrafast spectroscopy
nanotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,326
3,346
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexandros Lappas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,145
1,075
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,141
3,599
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anastasios D. Koulouklidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
982
0.871
Ultrafast Nanoscopy
Nonlinear Optics
Intense THz sources
spectroscopy
ultra-fast lasers
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,120
4,349
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Georgios M. Nikolopoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,297
756
0.329
Quantum Optics
Quantum Cryptography
Quantum Communication
Quantum Networks
Atomic Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,538
4,391
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gagaoudakis Emmanouil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
743
0.536
thin films
sputtering
gas sensors
thermochromic materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,038
5,249
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sotiris Droulias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
553
0.633
Metamaterials & Photonic Crystals
Active Media
Nanophotonics
Nonlinear Optics
Computational Electromagnetism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783,854
5,862
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
George Perrakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
441
1.000
Materials Physics
Solid State Physics
Materials Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
790,793
5,907
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dimitrios Sofikitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
433
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842,853
6,224
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Orfanos Ioannis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
383
0.901
Atomic Molecular and Optical physics - Laser and Photonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,912
6,315
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nikos Vasilantonakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
681
371
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
914,902
6,644
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ioannis K. Makos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
324
0.985
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Attosecond Science
Strong Field Physics
Free-Electron Laser
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,168,289
7,959
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alexandros K. Spiliotis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
185
0.768
Physics
Polarimetry
Lasers
Laser Cavities
Polarized Particles
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,249,806
8,343
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Diego Di Battista
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
155
0.638
Optical Payload
Optical Metrology
wavefront shaping
optical imaging
light scattering