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
United States
Tristan Smith
Cosmology
gravitational physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,791
6,756
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Eric Ln Jensen
Extrasolar planets
planet formation
circumstellar disks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,508
5,839
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Hillary L Smith
energy storage materials
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
952
0.631
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Michael R Brown
plasma physics
turbulence
reconnection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,507
525
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Aaron Grocholski
Resolved stellar populations
stellar evolution
formation and evolution of galaxies in the nearby Universe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
369
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Benjamin D Geller
Physics
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552
320
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Jeffrey M Hyde
Neutrinos
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Physics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
193
0.814
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Alexa Bartlett
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
117
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Amy Graves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
81
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,650
United States
23,974
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tristan Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,791
6,756
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,188
United States
28,675
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eric Ln Jensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,508
5,839
0.686
Extrasolar planets
planet formation
circumstellar disks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,891
United States
149,746
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hillary L Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
952
0.631
energy storage materials
condensed matter physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
711,406
United States
203,219
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael R Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,507
525
0.209
plasma physics
turbulence
reconnection
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
856,185
United States
233,525
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aaron Grocholski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
369
0.319
Resolved stellar populations
stellar evolution
formation and evolution of galaxies in the nearby Universe
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
918,557
United States
245,514
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Benjamin D Geller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552
320
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,150,985
United States
285,515
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jeffrey M Hyde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
193
0.814
Neutrinos
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Physics Education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,386,119
United States
321,377
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexa Bartlett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
117
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,545,001
United States
344,438
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Amy Graves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
81
0.547