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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 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
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277,204
141,708
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,732
119,825
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
astrophysics
cosmology
information theory
information field theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,468
54,900
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cosmological surveys
weak gravitational lensing
clusters of galaxies
galaxies
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,290
32,907
0.838
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cosmology
Structure Formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,275
25,777
0.557
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Semiconductor Physics
Plasmonics
Solar Energy Conversion
Quantum Dots
Optical Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,210
15,571
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
astrophysics
machine learning
cosmoslogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,352
13,798
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,551
11,103
0.435
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Astrophysics
Planet Formation
Circumstellar Disks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,420
10,030
0.696
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Theoretical Physics
Cosmology
Strings
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,215
9,639
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Nanoscience
Quantum Dots
Nanochemistry
Perovskites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,771
8,898
0.826
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,830
8,010
0.175
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
2D Quantum Materials
Moiré Systems
Quantum Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,904
7,954
0.803
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biological Physics
Soft Matter
Nonequilibrium Dynamics
Statistical Physics
Quantitative Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,749
7,422
0.358
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cosmology
weak gravitational lensing
galaxy clusters
numerical simulations
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,129
6,801
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Physics Education Research
Multiple Representations
Multimedia Learning
Human-Centered AI
Eye Tracking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,474
6,694
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Physics
Physical Chemistry
Photocatalysis
Nanocrystals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,100
6,453
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ultracold atoms
topology
quantum simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,380
5,908
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Origin of Life
RNA World
Protocells
Astrobiology
Molecular evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,131
5,421
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Strongly correlated fermions
Topological order and FQHE
Many-body Physics
Ultracold Atoms & Photons
Polarons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
5,355
0.839
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Nano-Optics
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,644
3,888
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
X-ray Physics
Nanophotonics
Plasmonics
Attosecond Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,113
3,766
0.249
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Mesoscopic Physics
Strongly Correlated Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,196
3,621
0.323
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
mechanobiology
magnetic tweezers
SAXS
small-angle X-ray scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,220
3,498
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Theoretical Physics
many-body physics
large-scale computer simulations
Monte Carlo simulations
ultracold atoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,730
3,381
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Federica Legger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277,204
141,708
0.511
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385
15
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sascha Mehlhase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,732
119,825
0.508
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,382
80
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Torsten Ensslin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,468
54,900
0.569
astrophysics
cosmology
information theory
information field theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,496
216
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Gruen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,290
32,907
0.838
Cosmological surveys
weak gravitational lensing
clusters of galaxies
galaxies
artificial intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,061
332
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joe Mohr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,275
25,777
0.557
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,359
772
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jochen Feldmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,210
15,571
0.330
Semiconductor Physics
Plasmonics
Solar Energy Conversion
Quantum Dots
Optical Spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,809
933
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ben Hoyle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,352
13,798
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,949
1,274
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ulrich Schollwöck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,551
11,103
0.435
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,809
1,476
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Til Birnstiel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,420
10,030
0.696
Astrophysics
Planet Formation
Circumstellar Disks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,707
1,563
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
V. Mukhanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,215
9,639
0.290
Theoretical Physics
Cosmology
Strings
Particle Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,271
1,759
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Quinten Adriaan Akkerman|Quinten Adriaan Akkerman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,771
8,898
0.826
Nanoscience
Quantum Dots
Nanochemistry
Perovskites
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,857
2,055
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hermann E.Gaub
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,830
8,010
0.175
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,323
2,079
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dmitri K. Efetov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,904
7,954
0.803
2D Quantum Materials
Moiré Systems
Quantum Sensing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,145
2,262
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Erwin Frey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,749
7,422
0.358
Biological Physics
Soft Matter
Nonequilibrium Dynamics
Statistical Physics
Quantitative Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,942
2,587
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sebastian Bocquet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,129
6,801
0.837
Cosmology
weak gravitational lensing
galaxy clusters
numerical simulations
statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,310
2,654
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jochen Kuhn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,474
6,694
0.790
Physics Education Research
Multiple Representations
Multimedia Learning
Human-Centered AI
Eye Tracking
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,407
2,770
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jacek Stolarczyk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,100
6,453
0.709
Physics
Physical Chemistry
Photocatalysis
Nanocrystals
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,297
3,136
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Monika Aidelsburger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,380
5,908
0.630
Ultracold atoms
topology
quantum simulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,748
3,489
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dieter Braun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,131
5,421
0.413
Origin of Life
RNA World
Protocells
Astrobiology
Molecular evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,033
3,537
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fabian Grusdt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
5,355
0.839
Strongly correlated fermions
Topological order and FQHE
Many-body Physics
Ultracold Atoms & Photons
Polarons
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,582
5,173
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Achim Hartschuh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,644
3,888
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,298
5,351
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ulf Kleineberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,113
3,766
0.249
X-ray Physics
Nanophotonics
Plasmonics
Attosecond Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,252
5,592
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jan Von Delft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,196
3,621
0.323
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Mesoscopic Physics
Strongly Correlated Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,634
5,816
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jan Lipfert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,220
3,498
0.484
mechanobiology
magnetic tweezers
SAXS
small-angle X-ray scattering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,268
6,047
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lode Pollet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,730
3,381
0.347
Theoretical Physics
many-body physics
large-scale computer simulations
Monte Carlo simulations
ultracold atoms