Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 65 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
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,131
66,310
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fisica delle Particelle Elementari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,759
29,835
0.812
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
physics
optics
photonics
condensed matter
soft matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,634
9,141
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
fisica sperimentale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,484
9,018
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,630
7,179
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
trasmissione del calore
energetica dell'edificio
sicurezza antincendio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,037
5,987
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,482
5,740
0.605
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Efficienza Energetica
Involucro edilizio
Impianti di climatizzazione
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,530
4,927
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
physics
relativity
science
gravity
field theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,271
4,893
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Theoretical and Observational Cosmology
General Relativity and Modified Gravity
Cosmography
parameters constraints by data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,371
4,038
0.924
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Seismology
Geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,365
3,701
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plasmonics
Biosensors
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,828
3,029
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
quantum internet
quantum networks
quantum communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,977
2,634
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pulsed laser ablation
pulsed laser deposition
ultrashort laser pulses
nanoparticles and nanoparticles assembled films
direct
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,081
2,632
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Quantum Internet
Quantum Communications
Quantum Networks
Quantum Information Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,754
2,549
0.679
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
quantum physics
photonics
structured light
quantum walk
topological physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
2,001
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Climate change
solar physics
complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,500
1,938
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,496
1,860
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
cosmology
quantum gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,179
1,657
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biosensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,186
1,636
0.748
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Optics
Microscopy
Holography
Material Science
Azobenzene-containing materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
1,531
0.872
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Optical tweezers
Brownian motion
Statistical mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,335
1,417
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
fisica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,013
1,357
0.090
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
1,196
0.221
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
1,176
0.620
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,618
119
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mario Merola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,131
66,310
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,951
304
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Antonia Di Crescenzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,759
29,835
0.812
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,041
1,363
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lorenzo Marrucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,634
9,141
0.466
physics
optics
photonics
condensed matter
soft matter
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,744
1,390
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Giuliana Fiorillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,484
9,018
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,960
1,922
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paola Vitaglione
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,630
7,179
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,614
2,468
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nicola Bianco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,037
5,987
0.662
trasmissione del calore
energetica dell'edificio
sicurezza antincendio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,459
2,629
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Giovanni Covone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,482
5,740
0.605
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,034
3,289
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fabrizio Ascione
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,530
4,927
0.654
Efficienza Energetica
Involucro edilizio
Impianti di climatizzazione
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,759
3,323
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Giovanni Amelino Camelia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,271
4,893
0.254
physics
relativity
science
gravity
field theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,295
4,317
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Micol Benetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,371
4,038
0.924
Theoretical and Observational Cosmology
General Relativity and Modified Gravity
Cosmography
parameters constraints by data
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,257
4,837
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aldo Zollo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,365
3,701
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,607
6,305
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Raffaele Velotta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,828
3,029
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,607
7,506
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marcello Caleffi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,977
2,634
0.662
quantum internet
quantum networks
quantum communications
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,733
7,513
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Salvatore Amoruso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,081
2,632
0.290
Pulsed laser ablation
pulsed laser deposition
ultrashort laser pulses
nanoparticles and nanoparticles assembled films
direct
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,316
7,846
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Angela Sara Cacciapuoti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,754
2,549
0.679
Quantum Internet
Quantum Communications
Quantum Networks
Quantum Information Processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,393
10,304
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Filippo Cardano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
2,001
0.663
quantum physics
photonics
structured light
quantum walk
topological physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,237
10,662
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicola Scafetta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,500
1,938
0.352
Climate change
solar physics
complex systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,559
11,156
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pasquale Trinchese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,496
1,860
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,205
12,547
530
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Giulia Gubitosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,179
1,657
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,830
12,707
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bartolomeo Della Ventura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,186
1,636
0.748
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,363
13,513
565
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stefano Luigi Oscurato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
1,531
0.872
Optics
Microscopy
Holography
Material Science
Azobenzene-containing materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,938
14,518
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Giuseppe Pesce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,335
1,417
0.425
Optical tweezers
Brownian motion
Statistical mechanics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,802
15,094
613
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Antonio Coniglio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,013
1,357
0.090
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,187
16,879
684
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Domenico Ninno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
1,196
0.221
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,754
17,115
697
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Procolo Lucignano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
1,176
0.620
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum information