Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 37 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
Nanotechnology
Scanning Probes
Self-assembly
Surface reactions
Nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,693
7,768
0.238
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
2D materials
nanooptics
quantum optics
ultrafast optics
plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,931
7,535
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Physics
Metrology
Photonics
Nonlinear Science
Nano- and Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,417
5,916
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
2d semiconductors
nanostructures
optoelectronics
coherent control
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,858
4,849
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
transition metal dichalcogenides
excitons
ultrafast optics
quantum dots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,386
4,145
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Solid State Physics
Semiconductor Optics
Nanostructure Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,504
2,931
0.279
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Complex Fluids and Soft & Active Matter
Dynamics of Phase Transitions
Pattern Formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,816
2,915
0.297
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Magnetooptics
semiconductor optics
2D semiconductors
excitons
0000-0001-7915-6523
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,454
2,893
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
quantum optics
nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,730
2,713
0.574
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biochemistry
matrix biology
suprastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,591
2,077
0.153
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
solid state theory
semiconductor physics
light-matter interaction
quantum technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,538
1,603
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nanophotonics
Integrated Optics
Superconducting Single Photon Detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,660
1,169
0.704
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nonlinear Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
1,051
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Statistical Physics
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Complex Systems
Philosophy of Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
733
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nano material
Surface science
UHV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
591
0.765
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hybrid acousto-optic devices
nano- and micro-fabrication
van der Waals materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
511
0.950
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nonlinear Photonics
Nonlinear Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,266
455
0.359
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Physics
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Information Theory
Neuroscience
Motion Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
442
0.223
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
physics
physical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
443
0.519
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
400
0.349
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
STM/AFM on surface science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
647
399
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
condensed matter physics
optical spectroscopy
2D materials
nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
375
0.730
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Optics
Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
315
0.854
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Integrated Photonics
Neuromorphic Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
278
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
supersymmetry/quantum groups
n-ary (semi)groups/representations
hamiltonian/singular theories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
931
246
0.264
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,865
2,041
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Harald Fuchs
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,693
7,768
0.238
Nanotechnology
Scanning Probes
Self-assembly
Surface reactions
Nanomedicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,322
2,147
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rudolf Bratschitsch
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,931
7,535
0.505
2D materials
nanooptics
quantum optics
ultrafast optics
plasmonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,101
3,076
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cornelia Denz
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,417
5,916
0.441
Physics
Metrology
Photonics
Nonlinear Science
Nano- and Biophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,905
3,917
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steffen Michaelis de Vasconcellos
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,858
4,849
0.617
2d semiconductors
nanostructures
optoelectronics
coherent control
quantum optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,348
4,700
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Schmidt
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,386
4,145
0.649
transition metal dichalcogenides
excitons
ultrafast optics
quantum dots
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,188
6,914
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tilmann Kuhn
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,504
2,931
0.279
Solid State Physics
Semiconductor Optics
Nanostructure Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,817
6,936
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Uwe Thiele
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,816
2,915
0.297
Complex Fluids and Soft & Active Matter
Dynamics of Phase Transitions
Pattern Formation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,229
7,034
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ashish Arora
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,454
2,893
0.650
Magnetooptics
semiconductor optics
2D semiconductors
excitons
0000-0001-7915-6523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,683
7,567
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carsten Schuck
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,730
2,713
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,523
9,656
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Bruckner
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,591
2,077
0.153
Biochemistry
matrix biology
suprastructure
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,001
12,159
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Doris Reiter
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,538
1,603
0.632
solid state theory
semiconductor physics
light-matter interaction
quantum technologies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,299
15,337
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Simone Ferrari
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,660
1,169
0.704
Nanophotonics
Integrated Optics
Superconducting Single Photon Detectors
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,898
16,301
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Svetlana V Gurevich
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
1,051
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,121
20,969
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Te Vrugt
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
733
0.995
Statistical Physics
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Complex Systems
Philosophy of Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,912
23,222
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jindong Ren
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
591
0.765
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
702,864
25,231
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Emeline DS Nysten
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
511
0.950
Hybrid acousto-optic devices
nano- and micro-fabrication
van der Waals materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,572
26,737
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jörg Imbrock
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,266
455
0.359
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,905
27,116
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kim Joris Boström
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
442
0.223
Physics
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Information Theory
Neuroscience
Motion Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
769,991
27,683
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
xiangzhi meng
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
443
0.519
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
798,351
28,664
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joerg Schmalzl
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
400
0.349
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,167
28,839
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lacheng Liu
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
647
399
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828,500
29,646
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nihit Saigal
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
375
0.730
condensed matter physics
optical spectroscopy
2D materials
nanomaterials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
930,014
33,089
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alessandro Zannotti
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
315
0.854
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
999,104
35,388
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Frank Brückerhoff-Plückelmann
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
278
1.000
Integrated Photonics
Neuromorphic Computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,020,711
36,165
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Steven Duplij Stepan Douplii
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
931
246
0.264
supersymmetry/quantum groups
n-ary (semi)groups/representations
hamiltonian/singular theories
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