Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 24 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
Few-body problems
cold atoms
light-front
hadrons
QCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,191
4,156
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Física Experimental de Altas Energias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,004
3,864
0.215
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,394
2,256
0.353
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Física Nuclear
Física de Hadrons e Quarks
Astrofísica Relativística e Nuclear
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,574
1,644
0.359
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hadonic physics
Effective QCD models
Applications in astrophysics and other nuclear systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,793
1,540
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plasmas e Descargas Elétricas
Tecnologia de Plasmas
Microeletrônica
Nanotecnologia
Turbina a Gás
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,803
1,052
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gravitational waves
compact stars
general relativity
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,906
859
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Quantum Field Theory
High Energy Physics
Nuclear Physics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
693
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
photonics
quantum technology
laser accelerators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,372
411
0.300
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
311
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Computational chemistry
Energetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
273
0.625
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Quantum Field Theory
Effective models for QCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
256
0.757
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Solid state physics
two-dimensional materials
perovskites
electronic structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315
251
0.797
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Física Atômica e Molecular
Estrutura Eletrônica
Espectroscopia
Cinética Química
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330
216
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eletromagnetismo
Antenas
Circuitos de microondas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
184
0.355
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Física Nuclear
Astrofísica Relativística
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
145
0.665
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
128
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Condensed Matter Physics
Plasma Phisics
Nanomaterials
Semiconductors
Photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
69
0.986
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Física
Astronomia
Relatividade Geral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
52
0.963
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Físico-química
Propulsão química
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
50
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plasma physics
atomic layer deposition
surface kinetic model
global model
atmospheric plasma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
39
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Física de Plasmas
Dinâmica não-linear
Tokamaks
Caos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
24
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Física
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
5
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Física de Plasma
Descargas elétricas
supercondutores
tratamento de superfície
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,480
1,532
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tobias Frederico
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,191
4,156
0.371
Few-body problems
cold atoms
light-front
hadrons
QCD
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,191
1,739
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Danielle Moraes
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,004
3,864
0.215
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,285
4,159
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brett Vern Carlson
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,394
2,256
0.353
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,352
6,577
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Manuel Malheiro
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,574
1,644
0.359
Física Nuclear
Física de Hadrons e Quarks
Astrofísica Relativística e Nuclear
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,620
7,188
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Odilon Lourenço
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,793
1,540
0.551
Hadonic physics
Effective QCD models
Applications in astrophysics and other nuclear systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,313
11,263
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Homero Santiago Maciel
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,803
1,052
0.375
Plasmas e Descargas Elétricas
Tecnologia de Plasmas
Microeletrônica
Nanotecnologia
Turbina a Gás
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,991
13,923
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rubens De Melo Marinho Jr
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,906
859
0.451
Gravitational waves
compact stars
general relativity
cosmology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,340
16,968
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wayne Leonardo Silva De Paula
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
693
0.509
Quantum Field Theory
High Energy Physics
Nuclear Physics
Cosmology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,956
24,808
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Edison Puig Maldonado
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,372
411
0.300
photonics
quantum technology
laser accelerators
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
900,263
28,894
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vincenzo Liccardo
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
311
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
959,942
30,617
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Luiz Fernando De Araujo Ferrão
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
273
0.625
Computational chemistry
Energetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
990,123
31,512
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dyana Duarte
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
256
0.757
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Quantum Field Theory
Effective models for QCD
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
999,360
31,770
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ivan Guilhon Mitoso Rocha
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315
251
0.797
Solid state physics
two-dimensional materials
perovskites
electronic structure
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,069,863
33,668
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rene Felipe Keidel Spada
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330
216
0.655
Física Atômica e Molecular
Estrutura Eletrônica
Espectroscopia
Cinética Química
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,145,926
35,631
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel Chagas Do Nascimento
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
184
0.355
Eletromagnetismo
Antenas
Circuitos de microondas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,260,774
38,385
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Edson Otoniel Da Silva
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
145
0.665
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,320,786
39,822
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dérick Dos Santos Rosa
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
128
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,598,408
46,286
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Armstrong Godoy-Jr
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
69
0.986
Condensed Matter Physics
Plasma Phisics
Nanomaterials
Semiconductors
Photocatalysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,709,393
49,155
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Flavia Rocha
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
52
0.963
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,720,531
49,456
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kamila Cardoso
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
50
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,813,846
52,022
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Júlia Karnopp
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
39
1.000
Plasma physics
atomic layer deposition
surface kinetic model
global model
atmospheric plasma
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,957,563
56,466
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kauê Cabrera Rosalem
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
24
0.632
Física de Plasmas
Dinâmica não-linear
Tokamaks
Caos
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,246,222
67,951
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Heitor Oliveira De Oliveira
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
5
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,251,540
68,249
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rodrigo De Siqueira Bicudo
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ITA
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Física de Plasma
Descargas elétricas
supercondutores
tratamento de superfície