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
Astroparticle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,644
17,476
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
High Energy Physics
High Energy Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
High Energy Instrumentation
Cosmic Rays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,316
12,902
0.320
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
High-Energy Astrophysics
Gamma-rays
Neutron stars
MAGIC Cherenkov telescopes
CTA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,605
11,589
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Astrofísica
Astronomia
Estrellas Frías
Espectroscopia
Exoplanetas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,411
11,265
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Membrane science
Nanotechnology
Transport phenomena
Desalination
Renewable energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,060
10,489
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
particle physics
astrophysics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,259
9,531
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Astrophysics
Astronomical Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,297
7,552
0.372
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Condensed matter Physics
complex oxides
magnetism
electron microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,359
6,982
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Astroparticle physics
dark matter
unidentified gamma-ray sources
machine learning
deep learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,695
6,961
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
molecular physics
chemical physics
water
electrolytes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,094
6,440
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cosmic Ray Physics
Astroparticle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,089
6,372
0.317
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
física atómica y molecular
plasmas
interacción radiación - materia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,838
6,166
0.259
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cryo-electron microscopy
Single Particle Analysis
Optics
Interferometry
Image processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,607
5,847
0.769
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Quantum Information
Functional Analysis
Strongly Correlated Quantum Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,719
5,604
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Quantum Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,255
4,670
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gravitation
Black Holes
Compact objects
Modified theories of gravity
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,832
4,608
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Statistical Physics
Fluctuations
Stochastic Thermodynamics
Quantum Thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,671
4,084
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Experimental nuclear structure
decay spectroscopy
fast-timing
medical applications
nuclear astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,944
3,765
0.379
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Open Quantum Systems
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Quantum Phases of Matter
Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,480
3,701
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,244
3,679
0.202
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,882
3,642
0.335
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Photonics
Nanoparticles
Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,622
3,621
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Theoretical physics (hadrons
nuclei
high-energy
field theory
also some astro and other hobbies)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,355
3,499
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
High-energy astrophysics
Cosmology
Galaxy evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,569
3,242
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,205
3,169
0.311
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,661
303
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jose Luis Contreras González
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,644
17,476
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,843
467
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Juan Abel Barrio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,316
12,902
0.320
High Energy Physics
High Energy Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
High Energy Instrumentation
Cosmic Rays
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,197
561
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marcos López Moya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,605
11,589
0.405
High-Energy Astrophysics
Gamma-rays
Neutron stars
MAGIC Cherenkov telescopes
CTA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,506
588
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Montes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,411
11,265
0.686
Astrofísica
Astronomia
Estrellas Frías
Espectroscopia
Exoplanetas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,988
659
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mohamed Khayet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,060
10,489
0.475
Membrane science
Nanotechnology
Transport phenomena
Desalination
Renewable energy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,095
767
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jordi Burguet Castell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,259
9,531
0.428
particle physics
astrophysics
bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,515
1,098
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Armando Gil De Paz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,297
7,552
0.372
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,860
1,244
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Maria Varela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,359
6,982
0.380
Condensed matter Physics
complex oxides
magnetism
electron microscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,103
1,251
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniel Nieto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,695
6,961
0.393
Astroparticle physics
dark matter
unidentified gamma-ray sources
machine learning
deep learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,762
1,418
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jose Luis F Abascal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,094
6,440
0.457
molecular physics
chemical physics
water
electrolytes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,741
1,442
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
F Arqueros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,089
6,372
0.317
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,863
1,526
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Francisco Blanco Ramos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,838
6,166
0.259
física atómica y molecular
plasmas
interacción radiación - materia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,048
1,654
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Javier Vargas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,607
5,847
0.769
Cryo-electron microscopy
Single Particle Analysis
Optics
Interferometry
Image processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,461
1,763
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Pérez García
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,719
5,604
0.523
Quantum Information
Functional Analysis
Strongly Correlated Quantum Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,496
2,337
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Miguel A Martin Delgado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,255
4,670
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,270
2,393
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Diego Rubiera-Garcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,832
4,608
0.790
Gravitation
Black Holes
Compact objects
Modified theories of gravity
Cosmology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,638
2,843
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Juan MR Parrondo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,671
4,084
0.422
Statistical Physics
Fluctuations
Stochastic Thermodynamics
Quantum Thermodynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,886
3,185
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Luis Fraile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,944
3,765
0.379
Experimental nuclear structure
decay spectroscopy
fast-timing
medical applications
nuclear astrophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,577
3,261
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ángel Rivas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,480
3,701
0.571
Open Quantum Systems
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Quantum Phases of Matter
Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,524
3,284
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
A Hernando
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,244
3,679
0.202
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,157
3,335
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Antonio Dobado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,882
3,642
0.335
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,114
3,367
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Laura Martínez Maestro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,622
3,621
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,835
3,529
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Felipe J Llanes Estrada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,355
3,499
0.476
Theoretical physics (hadrons
nuclei
high-energy
field theory
also some astro and other hobbies)
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,069
3,906
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alberto Domínguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,569
3,242
0.582
High-energy astrophysics
Cosmology
Galaxy evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,175
4,042
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jacobo Santamaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,205
3,169
0.311