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
ENSO
El Nino
Climate Variability and Change
Climate Predictability
Climate Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,595
15,439
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Climate variability and change
Climate modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,932
14,668
0.367
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
climate change
climate modeling
carbon cycle
variability
ENSO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,010
6,484
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
atmospheric science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,155
5,524
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
tropical cyclones
satellite meteorology
climatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,568
5,463
0.435
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cloud Remote Sensing
Atmospheric Radiative Transfer
Climate Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,343
4,176
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Earth System Modeling
Climate Dynamics
Tropical Weather and Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,525
3,549
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Models
Computational Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,809
3,439
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
subseasonal-to-seasonal climate variability and prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,484
3,410
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Climate Modeling and Prediction
Climate variability and Predictability
Water Cycle and Drought
Climate Adaptation and Mitigat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,183
3,322
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Atmospheric Science
Numerical Weather Prediction
Dynamic Meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,394
2,966
0.874
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Homework
Travel
Camping
Hiking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,591
2,495
0.379
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plasma Physics
Space Weather
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,509
1,860
0.741
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
climate modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,916
1,857
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,727
1,286
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Atmospheric Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
1,177
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Remote Sensing
Sea ice
Cloud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,299
1,169
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Meteorology
Lightning
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,280
966
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gravity measurement
airborne gravity
plate tectonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,971
792
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Physical Oceanography
Meteorology
Storms
Renewable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
994
689
0.693
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Atmospheric Processes in the Polar Regions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
983
685
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Solar Physics/Space Weather
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
521
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
single photon detectors
remote sensing
quantum communications
Advanced Baseline Imager
calibration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,545
351
0.227
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Clouds and Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
333
0.974
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Atmospheric Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
326
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,881
7,559
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew T Wittenberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,595
15,439
0.522
ENSO
El Nino
Climate Variability and Change
Climate Predictability
Climate Modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,425
8,151
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thomas L Delworth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,932
14,668
0.367
Climate variability and change
Climate modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,139
25,228
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John P Krasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,010
6,484
0.809
climate change
climate modeling
carbon cycle
variability
ENSO
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,954
30,640
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Leo Donner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,155
5,524
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,124
31,027
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Knaff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,568
5,463
0.435
tropical cyclones
satellite meteorology
climatology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,528
41,916
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Heidinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,343
4,176
0.447
Cloud Remote Sensing
Atmospheric Radiative Transfer
Climate Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,420
49,821
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joshua Xiouhua Fu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,525
3,549
0.416
Earth System Modeling
Climate Dynamics
Tropical Weather and Climate
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,853
51,445
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Niki T Zadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,809
3,439
0.592
Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Models
Computational Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,243
51,889
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michelle L'Heureux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,484
3,410
0.622
subseasonal-to-seasonal climate variability and prediction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,747
53,349
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Annarita Mariotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,183
3,322
0.462
Climate Modeling and Prediction
Climate variability and Predictability
Water Cycle and Drought
Climate Adaptation and Mitigat
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,657
59,622
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lucas M Harris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,394
2,966
0.874
Atmospheric Science
Numerical Weather Prediction
Dynamic Meteorology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,509
70,448
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alexander Ignatov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,591
2,495
0.379
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,017
91,523
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Enrico Camporeale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,509
1,860
0.741
Plasma Physics
Space Weather
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,388
91,622
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carrie Morrill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,916
1,857
0.474
Paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
climate modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,956
122,398
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Juliana Dias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,727
1,286
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,054
130,272
406
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nadir Jeevanjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
1,177
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,193
130,836
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yinghui Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,299
1,169
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,793
148,379
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Scott Rudlosky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,280
966
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,943
166,952
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vicki A Childers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,971
792
0.402
Gravity measurement
airborne gravity
plate tectonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,684
179,639
580
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Greg Seroka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
994
689
0.693
Physical Oceanography
Meteorology
Storms
Renewable Energy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,803
180,151
581
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Gallagher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
983
685
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,696
204,000
655
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hazel M Bain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
521
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
877,810
237,574
729
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Aaron Pearlman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,545
351
0.227
single photon detectors
remote sensing
quantum communications
Advanced Baseline Imager
calibration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
901,589
242,298
738
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jianhao Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
333
0.974
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911,168
244,056
741
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chris Jernigan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
326
1.000