Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 52 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
Particle Physics
Distributed Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,096
113,302
0.383
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
High energy particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287,710
108,509
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Particle Physics
Higgs bosons
Machine learning
Big data
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,104
98,928
0.325
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Particle Physics
Radiation Sensors
Holography
Grid Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,601
86,943
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
particle physics
lhc
higgs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,946
63,612
0.317
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
ai drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,046
36,818
0.876
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
particle physics
nuclear physics
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,782
11,485
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
photosynthesis
pigments
zeaxanthin
NPQ
PsbS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,888
7,341
0.295
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
extragalactic astronomy
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,892
7,125
0.341
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bioglasses
Cements
Apatites
Glass-Ceramics
Toothpaste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,499
6,494
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Condensed matter physics
neutron scattering
computational physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,285
6,013
0.270
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Astronomy
Observational cosmology
Galaxy surveys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,913
5,328
0.141
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,069
5,257
0.652
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Space Plasma Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,438
4,928
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Particle physics
Gravity
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,131
4,662
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Theoretical Cosmology
Dark Energy
General Relativity
21cm intensity mapping
large-scale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,074
4,390
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,758
4,135
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Relativity and cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,327
4,079
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Astrophysics and Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,324
3,558
0.823
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
statistical physics
nonlinear dynamical systems
complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,835
3,065
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
quantum field theory
string theory
amplitudes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
2,598
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Condensed matter physics
spectroscopy
high pressure
plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,493
2,135
0.225
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,054
2,222
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,191
2,055
0.286
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
intermolecular interactions
perturbation theory
nucleation
force fields
dispersion interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,002
1,969
0.328
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
SL Lloyd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,096
113,302
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344
29
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eram Rizvi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287,710
108,509
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574
48
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonathan Hays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,104
98,928
0.325
Particle Physics
Higgs bosons
Machine learning
Big data
Proteomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799
59
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter R Hobson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,601
86,943
0.364
Particle Physics
Radiation Sensors
Holography
Grid Computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,672
114
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Seth Zenz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,946
63,612
0.317
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,708
375
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Charman|Thomas Paul Charman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,046
36,818
0.876
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,856
2,424
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Teppei Katori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,782
11,485
0.504
particle physics
nuclear physics
astrophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,288
4,390
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexander Ruban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,888
7,341
0.295
photosynthesis
pigments
zeaxanthin
NPQ
PsbS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,576
4,644
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bryn Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,892
7,125
0.341
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,232
5,088
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert Hill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,499
6,494
0.394
Bioglasses
Cements
Apatites
Glass-Ceramics
Toothpaste
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,264
5,710
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Martin Dove
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,285
6,013
0.270
Condensed matter physics
neutron scattering
computational physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,931
6,421
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Will Sutherland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,913
5,328
0.141
Astronomy
Observational cosmology
Galaxy surveys
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,190
6,663
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tessa Baker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,069
5,257
0.652
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,472
7,153
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christopher HK Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,438
4,928
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,265
7,452
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chris White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,131
4,662
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,588
8,120
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philip Bull
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,074
4,390
0.723
Theoretical Cosmology
Dark Energy
General Relativity
21cm intensity mapping
large-scale
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,952
8,754
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chris Clarkson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,758
4,135
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,669
8,872
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Timothy Clifton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,327
4,079
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,914
10,355
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alkistis Pourtsidou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,324
3,558
0.823
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,094
12,058
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christian Beck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,835
3,065
0.283
statistical physics
nonlinear dynamical systems
complex systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,799
14,351
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Congkao Wen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
2,598
0.599
quantum field theory
string theory
amplitudes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,873
17,056
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David J Dunstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,493
2,135
0.225
Condensed matter physics
spectroscopy
high pressure
plasticity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,383
17,143
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thomas Haworth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,054
2,222
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,632
17,596
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andreas Brandhuber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,191
2,055
0.286
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,930
18,406
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alston J Misquitta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,002
1,969
0.328
intermolecular interactions
perturbation theory
nucleation
force fields
dispersion interactions
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