Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 27 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
Condensed Matter Physics
Crystallography
Nanoscience
2-D Materials
Graphene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,321
14,781
0.306
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
computational physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Transport
Energy Storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,553
13,441
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,179
13,206
0.299
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dark matter
neutrinoless double beta decay
xenon detectors
XENON100
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,463
8,866
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Machine Learning
Statistics
Particle Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,563
4,340
0.951
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,105
3,057
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Astronomy
Astrobiology
Astrochemistry
Music
Sibelius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,209
2,779
0.153
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
nuclear engineering
industrial engineering
neural networks
computational intelligence
data mining - big data - genetic algor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,944
1,736
0.250
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
light-matter interactions
plasmonics
super-resolution microscopy
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,634
1,546
0.425
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thin Films
Nanostructures
Vapor Phase Epitaxy
Nanoscale Characterizations
Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,930
1,324
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
astrodynamics
spacecraft
navigation
computer vision
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,094
1,322
0.631
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neutron Scattering
X-ray Scattering
Light Scattering
Molecular Dynamics simulation
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,280
1,005
0.235
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Statistical Physics
Network Science
Complex Networks
Mathematical Biology
Theoretical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
974
0.250
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computational Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,023
854
0.835
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
X-ray physics at synchrotrons & XFELs
Neutron Scattering
Topology in Ferroics
Electronic/Structural Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
705
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Molecular dynamics simulations
Density functional theory calculations
carbon nanomaterials
nanoporous carbon
graphene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,821
661
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nuclear structural materials
Small-scale mechanical testing
SEM-DIC
FIB/SEM
TEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
588
0.677
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Optics
lasers
instrumentation
image processing/reconstruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,176
397
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Optics
Wavefront Shaping
Computational Optics
Quantum Entanglement
Biomedical Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
711
334
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Theoretical and computational astrophysics
plasma physics
magnetohydrodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,797
193
0.107
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
79
0.564
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Physics
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
73
0.948
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Physics Lighting Light Emitting Diode GaN Lighting Semiconductor III-nitride
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
61
0.134
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Material Physics
Computational Materials Physics
Machine Learning
2D magnets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Quantum Optics
Nonlinear Optics
Wavefront Shaping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,973
7,067
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Humberto Terrones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,321
14,781
0.306
Condensed Matter Physics
Crystallography
Nanoscience
2-D Materials
Graphene
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,932
8,210
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vincent Meunier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,553
13,441
0.426
computational physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Transport
Energy Storage
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,618
8,441
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
SB Zhang Shengbai Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,179
13,206
0.299
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,444
14,751
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ethan Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,463
8,866
0.508
Dark matter
neutrinoless double beta decay
xenon detectors
XENON100
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,897
37,755
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kelly Odgers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,563
4,340
0.951
Machine Learning
Statistics
Particle Astrophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,107
54,128
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Intes Xavier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,105
3,057
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,718
59,398
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Douglas Whittet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,209
2,779
0.153
Astronomy
Astrobiology
Astrochemistry
Music
Sibelius
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,723
89,786
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mark Embrechts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,944
1,736
0.250
nuclear engineering
industrial engineering
neural networks
computational intelligence
data mining - big data - genetic algor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,749
99,952
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Esther A Wertz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,634
1,546
0.425
light-matter interactions
plasmonics
super-resolution microscopy
condensed matter physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,930
112,569
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xin Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,930
1,324
0.686
Thin Films
Nanostructures
Vapor Phase Epitaxy
Nanoscale Characterizations
Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,285
114,336
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Christian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,094
1,322
0.631
astrodynamics
spacecraft
navigation
computer vision
astronomy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,176
137,216
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Li Emily Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,280
1,005
0.235
Neutron Scattering
X-ray Scattering
Light Scattering
Molecular Dynamics simulation
Nanomaterials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,218
140,561
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gyorgy Korniss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
974
0.250
Statistical Physics
Network Science
Complex Networks
Mathematical Biology
Theoretical Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,335
151,217
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Colin Daniels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,023
854
0.835
Computational Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
582,428
170,719
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Edwin Fohtung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
705
0.616
X-ray physics at synchrotrons & XFELs
Neutron Scattering
Topology in Ferroics
Electronic/Structural Dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,820
174,784
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xi Mi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,821
661
0.363
Molecular dynamics simulations
Density functional theory calculations
carbon nanomaterials
nanoporous carbon
graphene
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,840
185,642
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yachun Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
588
0.677
Nuclear structural materials
Small-scale mechanical testing
SEM-DIC
FIB/SEM
TEM
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,818
218,514
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lingling Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,176
397
0.338
Optics
lasers
instrumentation
image processing/reconstruction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
940,550
247,462
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Moussa N Gom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
711
334
0.470
Optics
Wavefront Shaping
Computational Optics
Quantum Entanglement
Biomedical Imaging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,129,418
280,468
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Glenn Ciolek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,797
193
0.107
Theoretical and computational astrophysics
plasma physics
magnetohydrodynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,536,558
343,234
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Julian Georg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
79
0.564
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,638,650
357,822
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pascal Bassene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
73
0.948
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,647,346
359,035
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yong Xia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
61
0.134
Physics Lighting Light Emitting Diode GaN Lighting Semiconductor III-nitride
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,820,740
382,759
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Minch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
Material Physics
Computational Materials Physics
Machine Learning
2D magnets
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,035,718
410,159
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Finn Buldt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Quantum Optics
Nonlinear Optics
Wavefront Shaping
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