Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 26 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
18,370
World Rank
1,180
Country Rank
14
University
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1
Natural Sciences / Physics
two-dimensional materials | nanocatalysis | electronic and optical properties | first-principles calculation
two-dimensional materials | nanocatalysis | electronic and optical properties | first-principles calculation
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Total24,899
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Last 6 Years15,595
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Last 6 Years / Total0.626
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
38,115
World Rank
2,711
Country Rank
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Physics
Ultrafast spectroscopy | condensed-matter physics | semiconductor photonics | plasmonics | low-dimensional material
Ultrafast spectroscopy | condensed-matter physics | semiconductor photonics | plasmonics | low-dimensional material
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Total15,051
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Last 6 Years9,588
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Last 6 Years / Total0.637
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
54,169
World Rank
3,894
Country Rank
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total8,485
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Last 6 Years7,497
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Last 6 Years / Total0.884
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
109,194
World Rank
7,804
Country Rank
104
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total5,381
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Last 6 Years4,409
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Last 6 Years / Total0.819
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
120,790
World Rank
8,574
Country Rank
111
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total4,923
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Last 6 Years4,054
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Last 6 Years / Total0.823
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
153,310
World Rank
10,746
Country Rank
139
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total3,689
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Last 6 Years3,310
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Last 6 Years / Total0.897
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
254,039
World Rank
16,905
Country Rank
208
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total2,432
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Last 6 Years2,065
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Last 6 Years / Total0.849
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
259,923
World Rank
17,239
Country Rank
212
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total2,111
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Last 6 Years2,017
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Last 6 Years / Total0.955
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
274,863
World Rank
18,090
Country Rank
221
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total2,489
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Last 6 Years1,906
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Last 6 Years / Total0.766
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
280,013
World Rank
18,373
Country Rank
226
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total2,466
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Last 6 Years1,870
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Last 6 Years / Total0.758
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
295,902
World Rank
19,255
Country Rank
236
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total2,343
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Last 6 Years1,764
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Last 6 Years / Total0.753
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
401,833
World Rank
24,800
Country Rank
302
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Physics
Intelligent electromagnetic computation | Metasurface design | Quantum computin
Intelligent electromagnetic computation | Metasurface design | Quantum computin
Citation Metrics
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Total1,305
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Last 6 Years1,243
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Last 6 Years / Total0.952
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
465,047
World Rank
27,878
Country Rank
344
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total2,834
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Last 6 Years1,028
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Last 6 Years / Total0.363
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
467,771
World Rank
28,001
Country Rank
346
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total1,508
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Last 6 Years1,020
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Last 6 Years / Total0.676
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
468,350
World Rank
28,029
Country Rank
348
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total2,066
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Last 6 Years1,018
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Last 6 Years / Total0.493
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
505,128
World Rank
29,720
Country Rank
367
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Physics
Materials Science | Condensed Matter Physics | Physics | Magnetoelectric | Multiferroi
Materials Science | Condensed Matter Physics | Physics | Magnetoelectric | Multiferroi
Citation Metrics
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Total1,684
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Last 6 Years917
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Last 6 Years / Total0.545
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
517,404
World Rank
30,238
Country Rank
373
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Physics
Condensed matter physics | material science | nanotechnology | magnetism | spintronic
Condensed matter physics | material science | nanotechnology | magnetism | spintronic
Citation Metrics
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Total2,129
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Last 6 Years886
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Last 6 Years / Total0.416
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
592,394
World Rank
33,649
Country Rank
426
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total1,903
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Last 6 Years721
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Last 6 Years / Total0.379
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
614,610
World Rank
34,654
Country Rank
440
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total685
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Last 6 Years680
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Last 6 Years / Total0.993
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
728,585
World Rank
39,845
Country Rank
496
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total608
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Last 6 Years508
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Last 6 Years / Total0.836
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
778,699
World Rank
42,041
Country Rank
525
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total854
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Last 6 Years451
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Last 6 Years / Total0.528
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
819,822
World Rank
43,794
Country Rank
543
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total996
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Last 6 Years410
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Last 6 Years / Total0.412
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,075,154
World Rank
54,893
Country Rank
682
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total517
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Last 6 Years237
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Last 6 Years / Total0.458
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,147,003
World Rank
58,211
Country Rank
737
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total646
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Last 6 Years205
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Last 6 Years / Total0.317
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,293,549
World Rank
305,557
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total479
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Last 6 Years154
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Last 6 Years / Total0.322
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