Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
condensed matter physics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,938
221,629
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
optical fiber sensor
fiber laser
nonlinear optics
optical force
trapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,213
42,014
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
QPM
nonlinear opitcs
quantum opitcs
laser
metamaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,643
22,476
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mesoscopic physics
Nanoelectronics
2D materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,344
20,436
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nonlinear Optics
Fiber Optics
Liquid Crystals
Photonics
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,291
15,688
0.646
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
QLEDs
Photodetectors
Inorganic perovskite
Quantum dots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,773
15,614
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Quantum dots
photodetectors
QLEDs
Lasing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,027
15,577
0.778
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,183
13,568
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
ultrafast spectroscopy
nonlinear optics
semiconductor nanostructures
singlet fission
OPV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,048
13,095
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,525
12,110
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
exoplanet
hydrodynamic simulation
photometry survey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,180
12,043
0.914
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thin Film Transistors
Neuromorphic Engineering
Device Physics
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,673
7,983
0.920
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Optical Metrology
3D Imaging
Computational Imaging
Computer Vision
Optical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,292
6,657
0.913
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Photodetectors
Quantum dots
Solar cells
Thin-film transistors
Flexible electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,959
6,529
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,101
6,506
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Acoustic metamaterials
Acoustic propagation in bubbly media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,557
6,329
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
colloidal and interfacial phenomena
environmental photochemistry
natural organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,368
6,210
0.742
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Semiconductor optics
single molecule spectroscopy
ultrafast spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,086
6,177
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
source apportionment of atmospheric particulate matter using receptor models
design of dilution systems for combustion sources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,098
6,040
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Luminescence
Quantum Dots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,952
5,943
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Condensed matter physics
2D materials
magnetism
topological materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,618
5,707
0.862
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
liquid crystals
self-assembly
optical fields
terahertz optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,227
5,651
0.782
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plasmonics
Metamaterials
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,023
5,566
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
quantum dots
carbon dots
inorganic-organic assembly
functional materials
optoelectronic applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,541
5,559
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
attosecond physics
atomic
molecular and optical physics
computational materials
quantum dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,834
5,300
0.677
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jun-Ming Liu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,938
221,629
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,048
147
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fei Xu （徐飞）
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,213
42,014
0.635
optical fiber sensor
fiber laser
nonlinear optics
optical force
trapping
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,718
559
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shining Zhu (S N Zhu)
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,643
22,476
0.649
QPM
nonlinear opitcs
quantum opitcs
laser
metamaterials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,391
681
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Feng Miao
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,344
20,436
0.507
Mesoscopic physics
Nanoelectronics
2D materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,442
1,110
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yan qing Lu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,291
15,688
0.646
Nonlinear Optics
Fiber Optics
Liquid Crystals
Photonics
Optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,561
1,116
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jizhong Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,773
15,614
0.790
QLEDs
Photodetectors
Inorganic perovskite
Quantum dots
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,632
1,124
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Xiaoming Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,027
15,577
0.778
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,087
1,461
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zhang Haijun 张海军
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,183
13,568
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,287
1,547
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chunfeng Zhang
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,048
13,095
0.816
ultrafast spectroscopy
nonlinear optics
semiconductor nanostructures
singlet fission
OPV
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,350
1,791
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Craig Roberts
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,525
12,110
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,585
1,805
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
hui zhang
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,180
12,043
0.914
exoplanet
hydrodynamic simulation
photometry survey
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,425
3,374
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Changjin Wan
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,673
7,983
0.920
Thin Film Transistors
Neuromorphic Engineering
Device Physics
Materials Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,934
4,371
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shijie Feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,292
6,657
0.913
Optical Metrology
3D Imaging
Computational Imaging
Computer Vision
Optical Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,556
4,489
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bin Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,959
6,529
0.820
Photodetectors
Quantum dots
Solar cells
Thin-film transistors
Flexible electronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,850
4,506
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hai Hu Wen
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,101
6,506
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,400
4,694
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bin Liang
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,557
6,329
0.662
Acoustic metamaterials
Acoustic propagation in bubbly media
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,206
4,809
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Xiaolei Sean Qu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,368
6,210
0.742
colloidal and interfacial phenomena
environmental photochemistry
natural organic matter
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,717
4,845
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xiaoyong Wang
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,086
6,177
0.511
Semiconductor optics
single molecule spectroscopy
ultrafast spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,838
4,990
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shaofei Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,098
6,040
0.746
source apportionment of atmospheric particulate matter using receptor models
design of dilution systems for combustion sources
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,468
5,085
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zhengtao Deng
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,952
5,943
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,566
5,342
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zaiyao Fei
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,618
5,707
0.862
Condensed matter physics
2D materials
magnetism
topological materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,604
5,402
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wei Hu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,227
5,651
0.782
liquid crystals
self-assembly
optical fields
terahertz optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,131
5,492
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ting Xu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,023
5,566
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,261
5,504
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cai Feng Wang
Nanjing Tech University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,541
5,559
0.583
quantum dots
carbon dots
inorganic-organic assembly
functional materials
optoelectronic applications
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,428
5,828
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ruifeng Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,834
5,300
0.677
attosecond physics
atomic
molecular and optical physics
computational materials
quantum dynamics