Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Gravitational Wave Astronomy
General Relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,870
96,955
0.741
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
General Relativity
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,762
31,069
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Solid State Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,604
4,102
0.233
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Astrophysics
neutron stars
quantum mechanics
condensed matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,845
4,099
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
condensed matter physics
nano-optics
nano-science
material science
optical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,186
3,089
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Biophotonics
spectroscopy
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,629
2,973
0.256
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Optical remote sensing & propagation
optics in nature
optical design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,416
2,779
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Spectroscopy
Quantum Information
Decoherence
Condensed Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,599
1,869
0.519
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
solar and heliospheric physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,659
1,793
0.142
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,280
1,722
0.186
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Radiation Belts
TGFs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,225
1,524
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Material Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,029
1,494
0.297
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Optomechanics
Quantum Optics
Precision Measurements
Atomic Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,390
1,487
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Atomic Force Microscopy
Polymer Science
Additive Manufacturing
Mechanics of Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,289
1,166
0.905
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ultrafast material dynamics
Nonlinear Optics and Imaging
Time-resolved Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
800
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Superconductivity
quasiclassical theory
condensates in high magnetic fields and confinement
interplay with magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,815
536
0.190
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
two-photon absorption
solvatochromism
charge transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
770
383
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Solar physics: solar eruptions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
258
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
space physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
199
0.943
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Solar Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
175
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biophysics
Neuroscience
Nonlinear Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
535
82
0.153
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Astrophysics
Active Galactic Nuclei
Supermassive Black Holes
Outflows
Dwarf Galaxies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
72
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
solar physics
astrophysics
VUV optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
56
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
40
0.714
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
902
297
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Neil Cornish
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,870
96,955
0.741
Gravitational Wave Astronomy
General Relativity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,523
2,627
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Blake C Moore
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,762
31,069
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,778
42,815
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard J Smith
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,604
4,102
0.233
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,887
42,852
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bennett Link
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,845
4,099
0.599
Astrophysics
neutron stars
quantum mechanics
condensed matter
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,962
57,354
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nicholas J Borys
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,186
3,089
0.738
condensed matter physics
nano-optics
nano-science
material science
optical physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,229
59,586
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Aleksander Rebane
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,629
2,973
0.256
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,780
63,646
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joseph A Shaw
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,416
2,779
0.433
Optical remote sensing & propagation
optics in nature
optical design
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,317
91,286
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Charles W Thiel
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,599
1,869
0.519
Spectroscopy
Quantum Information
Decoherence
Condensed Matter
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,599
94,497
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Richard Canfield
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,659
1,793
0.142
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,866
97,714
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yves Idzerda
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,280
1,722
0.186
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,732
107,796
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Sample
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,225
1,524
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,747
109,454
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Recep Avci
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,029
1,494
0.297
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,239
109,866
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brian R D Urso
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,390
1,487
0.439
Optomechanics
Quantum Optics
Precision Measurements
Atomic Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,772
131,365
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lewis Cox
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,289
1,166
0.905
Atomic Force Microscopy
Polymer Science
Additive Manufacturing
Mechanics of Materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,659
166,332
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Erik Grumstrup
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
800
0.493
Ultrafast material dynamics
Nonlinear Optics and Imaging
Time-resolved Spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,148
201,718
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anton Vorontsov
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,815
536
0.190
Superconductivity
quasiclassical theory
condensates in high magnetic fields and confinement
interplay with magnetism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842,296
230,336
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Geoffrey Wicks
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
770
383
0.497
two-photon absorption
solvatochromism
charge transfer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,015,710
262,416
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chunming Zhu 朱春明
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
258
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,135,020
282,457
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rachael Filwett
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
199
0.943
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,193,716
291,703
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William Ashfield
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
175
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,533,375
342,059
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Giho H Kim
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
535
82
0.153
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,592,437
350,375
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sheyda Salehirad
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
72
1.000
Astrophysics
Active Galactic Nuclei
Supermassive Black Holes
Outflows
Dwarf Galaxies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,689,798
363,885
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Catharine E Bunn|Catharine "Cappy" E. Bunn
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
56
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,805,461
379,622
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Harshawardhan Bhatkar
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
40
0.714