Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 48 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
First principle calculations
Semiconductor
photocatalysis
2D materials
spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,045
17,955
0.814
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
optical image
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,727
8,784
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Magnetism
Spintronics
Valleytronics
Spin Catalysis
Spin Chirality Relation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,035
7,483
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Soft Condensed Matter Physics
Molecular Simulation
Statistical Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,967
4,833
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plasmonics
Surface Plasmons
Metasurface
Terahertz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,284
4,403
0.833
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Particle characterisation and engineering
Powder technology
Numerical modelling
Computer visualisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,862
3,592
0.930
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Density Functional Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,793
3,568
0.941
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bioinformatics
Microbial Genomics
Computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,673
2,841
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Optics
Lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,668
2,798
0.494
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM)
Laser Surface Engineering
Nano Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,956
2,725
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ultrafast lasers
laser noise
laser metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,900
2,337
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Optics
Precision measurement
Single molecule technology
Optical tweezers
Surface optical characterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,882
2,180
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Optics
Photonics
Optical communications
Nanophotonics
Nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,962
2,100
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
building physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,314
2,004
0.866
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Laser welding
DIC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,205
1,964
0.891
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Physics
Polarized Light
2D materials
Surface and interfaces
Spectroscopic Charaterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,617
0.852
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Micro/nano fabrication
focused ion beam
Defect Engineering
Raman Spectroscopy
Atomistic Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,154
1,573
0.730
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Laser diagnostics
Combustion
Laser spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,422
1,174
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,338
1,143
0.854
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Laser and Terahertz Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
1,033
0.572
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Black holes
supergravity
AdS/CFT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,057
910
0.442
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Quantum Information
Quantum Optics
Optical Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,653
871
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
string theory
gravity
quantum field theory
statistical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
816
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
electrochemistry
battery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
806
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
condensed matter physics
quantum transport
nano-devices
topological materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
770
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,051
749
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wei Zhou
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,045
17,955
0.814
First principle calculations
Semiconductor
photocatalysis
2D materials
spintronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,285
2,669
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chenxi Li
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,727
8,784
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,095
3,392
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wenbo Mi （米文博）
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,035
7,483
0.678
Magnetism
Spintronics
Valleytronics
Spin Catalysis
Spin Chirality Relation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,234
6,141
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zilu Wang
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,967
4,833
0.441
Soft Condensed Matter Physics
Molecular Simulation
Statistical Mechanics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,219
6,889
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Quan Xu
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,284
4,403
0.833
Plasmonics
Surface Plasmons
Metasurface
Terahertz
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,791
8,744
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chunlei Pei
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,862
3,592
0.930
Particle characterisation and engineering
Powder technology
Numerical modelling
Computer visualisation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,849
8,819
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Haozhi Wang
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,793
3,568
0.941
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,392
11,265
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Feng Gao
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,673
2,841
0.608
Bioinformatics
Microbial Genomics
Computational biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,290
11,428
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Minglie Hu
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,668
2,798
0.494
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,390
11,753
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shengfeng Zhou
Tianjin Polytechnic University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,956
2,725
0.689
Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM)
Laser Surface Engineering
Nano Biomaterials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,749
13,715
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Youjian Song
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,900
2,337
0.599
Ultrafast lasers
laser noise
laser metrology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,254
14,625
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chun guang Hu
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,882
2,180
0.756
Optics
Precision measurement
Single molecule technology
Optical tweezers
Surface optical characterization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,995
15,148
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lin Zhang
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,962
2,100
0.352
Optics
Photonics
Optical communications
Nanophotonics
Nonlinear optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,338
15,787
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zhuangbo Feng
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,314
2,004
0.866
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,323
16,117
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sansan Ao
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,205
1,964
0.891
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,326
18,921
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wanfu Shen
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,617
0.852
Physics
Polarized Light
2D materials
Surface and interfaces
Spectroscopic Charaterization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,914
19,319
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zongwei Xu
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,154
1,573
0.730
Micro/nano fabrication
focused ion beam
Defect Engineering
Raman Spectroscopy
Atomistic Simulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,676
23,953
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bo Li, 李博
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,422
1,174
0.485
Laser diagnostics
Combustion
Laser spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,510
24,391
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xueshi Guo
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,338
1,143
0.854
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,030
26,011
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kai Zhong
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
1,033
0.572
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,206
28,013
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yi Pang
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,057
910
0.442
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,627
28,689
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ningbo Zhao 赵宁波
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,653
871
0.527
Quantum Information
Quantum Optics
Optical Communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
516,870
29,726
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jiaju Zhang
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
816
0.503
string theory
gravity
quantum field theory
statistical physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,550
29,917
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zejing Lin
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
806
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,886
30,617
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fan Yang
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
770
0.384
condensed matter physics
quantum transport
nano-devices
topological materials