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
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,174
30,694
0.826
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
High Energy Cosmic Rays
Neutrino Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,869
13,267
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Astrofisica
Mezzo Interstellare
raggi Cosmici
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,282
11,822
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fisica Sperimentale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,559
9,878
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Quantum Technologies
Open Quantum systems
Superconductivity
Quantum Phase Transitions
Mesoscopic Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,550
2,178
0.288
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Quantum technologies
Open quantum systems
Noise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,479
1,426
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Silicon Nanowires
Photonics
Nanomaterials
Sensors
Fractals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
739
0.954
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Material Science
Nanotechnologies
Electrochemical
Sensors
Power Microelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
561
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kinetic models. Charge transport in semiconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,469
327
0.223
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Quantum Communication
Quantum Optics
Condensed Matter Physics
Hybrid Quantum Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
274
0.828
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
263
0.992
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Non-perturbative QCD
Quantum Field Theory
Standard Model
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
113
0.958
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Solar Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
88
0.967
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Complex Systems
Complex Networks
Higher-order interactions
Dynamical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mathematical modeling
simulation
applied Mathematics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Photocatalysis
Wastewater treatment
TiO2
Nanowires
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biophysics and Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Quantum Physics
Quantum control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,621
334
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alessandro Lanzafame
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,174
30,694
0.826
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,864
912
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rossella Caruso
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,869
13,267
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,338
1,070
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Valerio Pirronello
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,282
11,822
0.418
Astrofisica
Mezzo Interstellare
raggi Cosmici
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,088
1,415
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Domenico Lo Presti
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,559
9,878
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,020
10,414
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Giuseppe Falci
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,550
2,178
0.288
Quantum Technologies
Open Quantum systems
Superconductivity
Quantum Phase Transitions
Mesoscopic Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,149
15,773
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Elisabetta Paladino
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,479
1,426
0.410
Quantum technologies
Open quantum systems
Noise
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,256
24,806
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Antonio Alessio Leonardi
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
739
0.954
Silicon Nanowires
Photonics
Nanomaterials
Sensors
Fractals
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,700
28,050
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Antonino Scandurra
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
561
0.384
Material Science
Nanotechnologies
Electrochemical
Sensors
Power Microelectronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
908,545
35,126
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Armando Majorana
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,469
327
0.223
Kinetic models. Charge transport in semiconductors
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988,899
37,566
493
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Luigi Giannelli
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
274
0.828
Quantum Communication
Quantum Optics
Condensed Matter Physics
Hybrid Quantum Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,007,924
38,138
499
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Giuliano Chiriacò
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
263
0.992
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,400,814
48,158
630
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Giorgio Comitini
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
113
0.958
Non-perturbative QCD
Quantum Field Theory
Standard Model
High Energy Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,512,029
50,614
652
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vasantharaju N
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
88
0.967
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,925,473
57,437
752
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Federico Malizia
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
Complex Systems
Complex Networks
Higher-order interactions
Dynamical systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,003,398
58,416
772
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Giorgia Vitanza
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Mathematical modeling
simulation
applied Mathematics.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,018,471
58,608
775
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Federico Giuffrida
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Photocatalysis
Wastewater treatment
TiO2
Nanowires
Nanomaterials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,232,458
60,899
805
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elisabetta Di Franco
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,278,237
61,292
818
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nicola Macrì
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000