Citation Rankings
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Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 17 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
physics
artificial intelligence
deep learning
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,531
41,697
0.531
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Adaptive Optics
Wavefront sensing
Image Post-processing
control
tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,414
7,637
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
physique de la matière condensée
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,931
2,302
0.178
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
adaptive optics
propagation through turbulence
optical links
control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,492
1,841
0.284
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
gravitation
Equivalence principle
accelerometer
MICROSCOPE satellite
LISA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
981
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nonlinear optics
Quantum optics
Laser spectroscopy
Gas sensing
Optical parametric oscillators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,598
958
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hyperspectral imaging
Photonic Integrated Circuits
Quantum optics
Quantum dots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
717
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
optics
laser
lidar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,752
690
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Theoretical spectroscopy
ab-initio electronic structure
nanostructures and 2D-materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
923
641
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Space Systems
Applied Physics & Optronics
Laser Imaging & Telemetry
3D LiDAR
Light Scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
598
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
lidar
nonlinear optics
optical parametric oscillator
laser
laser spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
734
349
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Optics
Metrology
Femtosecond Optical Frequency Comb
CARS
Ring Laser Gyroscopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
505
347
0.687
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Optics
Scattering
Radiative Transfer
Diffusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
135
0.529
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
space propulsion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
98
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lightning
Electric Arc
Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
100
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
physique quantique
physique atomique
capteurs inertiels
interférométrie atomique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
65
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Electromagnétisme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,503
66
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Baptiste Abeloos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,531
41,697
0.531
physics
artificial intelligence
deep learning
computer vision
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,715
894
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thierry Fusco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,414
7,637
0.415
Adaptive Optics
Wavefront sensing
Image Post-processing
control
tomography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,046
5,141
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
François Ducastelle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,931
2,302
0.178
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,340
6,713
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Conan, Jean-Marc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,492
1,841
0.284
adaptive optics
propagation through turbulence
optical links
control
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,547
12,638
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Manuel Rodrigues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
981
0.592
gravitation
Equivalence principle
accelerometer
MICROSCOPE satellite
LISA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,506
12,882
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Antoine Godard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,598
958
0.369
Nonlinear optics
Quantum optics
Laser spectroscopy
Gas sensing
Optical parametric oscillators
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,465
15,923
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Olivier Gazzano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
717
0.399
Hyperspectral imaging
Photonic Integrated Circuits
Quantum optics
Quantum dots
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,415
16,380
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laurent Lombard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,752
690
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,652
17,186
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lorenzo Sponza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
923
641
0.694
Theoretical spectroscopy
ab-initio electronic structure
nanostructures and 2D-materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,965
17,934
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nicolas Riviere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
598
0.574
Space Systems
Applied Physics & Optronics
Laser Imaging & Telemetry
3D LiDAR
Light Scattering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,676
23,848
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jean-Baptiste Dherbecourt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
734
349
0.475
lidar
nonlinear optics
optical parametric oscillator
laser
laser spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
852,473
23,911
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rosa Santagata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
505
347
0.687
Optics
Metrology
Femtosecond Optical Frequency Comb
CARS
Ring Laser Gyroscopes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,295,753
34,037
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ugo Tricoli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
135
0.529
Optics
Scattering
Radiative Transfer
Diffusion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,444,239
36,981
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aurelie Nicole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
98
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,436,076
36,823
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rafael Sousa Martins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
100
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,624,999
40,346
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jeanne Bernard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
65
1.000
physique quantique
physique atomique
capteurs inertiels
interférométrie atomique
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,078,460
48,304
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Quentin Herbette
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938