Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Université Libre de Bruxelles Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics 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
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,190
116,824
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Particle physics
LHC
instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,905
115,042
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Physics
neutrino astronomy
dark matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,385
26,538
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Quantum Information
Quantum Foundations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,981
8,403
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cosmology
Dark Matter
LSS
Tensions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,430
5,283
0.973
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
nuclear physics
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,120
3,069
0.234
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
nonlinear optics
integrated photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,400
2,808
0.638
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
general relativity
holography
quantum field theory
scattering theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
2,285
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Quantum information theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
483
0.806
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Condensed Matter Physics
Soft Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
338
0.994
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Dark Matter
Cosmology
Particle Physics
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
265
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Photonics
Nonlinear Optics
Optical fibres
Interferometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
263
0.564
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Quantum Information
Quantum Fields
Gravity
Cold atoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
251
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Nuclear astrophysics
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
207
0.920
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
173
0.989
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
147
0.955
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
quantum physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
111
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Morphogenesis
Social Insects
Hydrodynamics
Instabilities
Rotating and Stratified flows
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
109
0.908
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
atomic physics
quantum simulation
optimal control theory
floquet theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
102
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
82
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Atomic and molecular physics
few-body physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Quantum optics
Quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Space Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Barbara Clerbaux
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,190
116,824
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pascal Vanlaer
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,905
115,042
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,367
63
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
JA Aguilar
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,385
26,538
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,166
441
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stefano Pironio
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,981
8,403
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,376
864
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Deanna C Hooper
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,430
5,283
0.973
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,124
1,592
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pierre Descouvemont
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,120
3,069
0.234
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,743
1,748
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
François Leo
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,400
2,808
0.638
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,978
2,117
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kevin Nguyen
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
2,285
0.630
general relativity
holography
quantum field theory
scattering theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,588
5,690
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Erik Woodhead
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
483
0.806
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
896,535
6,788
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Federico Caporaletti
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
338
0.994
Condensed Matter Physics
Soft Matter Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,003,985
7,600
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gaétan Facchinetti
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
265
0.911
Dark Matter
Cosmology
Particle Physics
Astrophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,006,702
7,625
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Francesco De Lucia
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
263
0.564
Photonics
Nonlinear Optics
Optical fibres
Interferometry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,029,119
7,816
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tobias Haas
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
251
1.000
Quantum Information
Quantum Fields
Gravity
Cold atoms
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,116,717
8,487
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Guilherme Grams
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
207
0.920
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,200,090
9,083
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alejandro Vilar López
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
173
0.989
High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Gravity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,275,745
9,617
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lucila Peralta Gavensky
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
147
0.955
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,405,118
10,506
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jef Pauwels
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
111
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,412,210
10,559
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Giulio Facchini
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
109
0.908
Morphogenesis
Social Insects
Hydrodynamics
Instabilities
Rotating and Stratified flows
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,442,338
10,757
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nathan Dupont
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
102
0.990
atomic physics
quantum simulation
optimal control theory
floquet theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,535,488
11,329
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel Naegels
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
82
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,974,829
13,433
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jean Servais
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Atomic and molecular physics
few-body physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,037,923
13,674
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Célia Griffet
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,121,135
13,992
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cyril Tordeur
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000