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
High Energy physics
collider physics
neutrino physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380,706
163,249
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,186
18,897
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
condensed matter theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,088
9,285
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
High Energy Astrophysics
Aerospace
Radiation detectors
micro-satellite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,568
6,592
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,645
6,584
0.267
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nuclear physics
Nuclear Data
Nuclear Astrophysics
Nuclear Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,919
5,115
0.321
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cosmology
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,219
4,681
0.648
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Optical properties of Solid
Photoinduced Phase Transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,671
4,452
0.238
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nuclear physics
RI beam
Neutron-rich Nuclei
Neutron star
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,230
4,298
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computational physics
Numerical fluid dynamics
Atmospheric modeling
Fluid dynamics
CFD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,734
3,296
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
optical imaging
color
holography
multispectral imaging
pathology image analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,200
3,171
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Photoenergy conversion
Material chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,678
3,075
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plasma Chemistry
Plasma Catalysis
Reaction Engineering
Energy Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,947
2,947
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Quantum transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,084
2,504
0.207
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Local Structure
Thermoelectrics
Thermal Conductivity
Magnetism
Synchrotron X-ray techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,916
2,381
0.817
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Solid state physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,358
2,335
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Structural physics
Solid state chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,859
2,044
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Solid state physics
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Time-resolved structural analysis
Photofunctional materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,791
2,040
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Theoretical Physics
Subatomic Physics
Hadron Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,466
2,026
0.271
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Statistical Physics
Complex Systems
Econophysics
Fractals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,939
2,016
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Condensed Matter Theory
Transport Phenomena
Optical Response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,121
1,760
0.830
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Experimental condensed matter physics
surface science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,858
1,745
0.359
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
physics
electron microscopy
plasmonics
nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,630
1,650
0.216
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nonequilibrium physics
Electron-phonon systems
Strongly correlated systems
High harmonic generation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
1,511
0.872
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Quantum field theory
Quantum gravity
Higher-derivative gravity
Black holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,507
1,459
0.968
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Masahiro Kuze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380,706
163,249
0.429
High Energy physics
collider physics
neutrino physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,941
133
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kentaro Somiya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,186
18,897
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,606
456
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shuichi Murakami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,088
9,285
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,730
880
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yoichi Yatsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,568
6,592
0.624
High Energy Astrophysics
Aerospace
Radiation detectors
micro-satellite
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,825
884
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Masaya Notomi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,645
6,584
0.267
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,481
1,296
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Satoshi Chiba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,919
5,115
0.321
Nuclear physics
Nuclear Data
Nuclear Astrophysics
Nuclear Energy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,220
1,481
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Teruaki Suyama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,219
4,681
0.648
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,767
1,598
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
S Koshihara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,671
4,452
0.238
Optical properties of Solid
Photoinduced Phase Transition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,557
1,690
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Takashi Nakamura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,230
4,298
0.282
Nuclear physics
RI beam
Neutron-rich Nuclei
Neutron star
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,147
2,424
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Feng Xiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,734
3,296
0.426
Computational physics
Numerical fluid dynamics
Atmospheric modeling
Fluid dynamics
CFD
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,070
2,562
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Masahiro Yamaguchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,200
3,171
0.345
optical imaging
color
holography
multispectral imaging
pathology image analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,710
2,656
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Keiji Nagai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,678
3,075
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,877
2,817
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tomohiro Nozaki 野崎 智洋
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,947
2,947
0.496
Plasma Chemistry
Plasma Catalysis
Reaction Engineering
Energy Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,707
3,427
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Toshimasa Fujisawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,084
2,504
0.207
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,146
3,623
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lei Hu (胡磊)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,916
2,381
0.817
Local Structure
Thermoelectrics
Thermal Conductivity
Magnetism
Synchrotron X-ray techniques
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,623
3,704
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Masaki Uchida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,358
2,335
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,093
4,292
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jun Ichi Yamaura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,859
2,044
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,589
4,299
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tadahiko Ishikawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,791
2,040
0.262
Solid state physics
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Time-resolved structural analysis
Photofunctional materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,303
4,331
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Daisuke Jido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,466
2,026
0.271
Theoretical Physics
Subatomic Physics
Hadron Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,534
4,363
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Misako Takayasu (高安美佐子)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,939
2,016
0.339
Statistical Physics
Complex Systems
Econophysics
Fractals
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,177
5,091
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hiroaki Ishizuka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,121
1,760
0.830
Condensed Matter Theory
Transport Phenomena
Optical Response
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,422
5,130
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Toru Hirahara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,858
1,745
0.359
Experimental condensed matter physics
surface science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,121
5,455
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Naoki Yamamoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,630
1,650
0.216
physics
electron microscopy
plasmonics
nanophotonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,411
5,941
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yuta Murakami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
1,511
0.872
Nonequilibrium physics
Electron-phonon systems
Strongly correlated systems
High harmonic generation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,105
6,168
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Luca Buoninfante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,507
1,459
0.968
Quantum field theory
Quantum gravity
Higher-derivative gravity
Black holes