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
gravitational waves
terahertz spectroscopy
frequency metrology
optical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,160
90,711
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
physique-chimie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,933
14,942
0.714
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Quantum dynamics
Quantum chemistry
Molecular astrophysics
Astrochemistry
Laboratory astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,712
3,600
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
physics
chemistry
crystallography
ultrafast science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,547
3,327
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
soft matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,122
2,927
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
astrochemistry
planetary atmospheres
low temperature reactions
gas phase kinetics and dynamics
chemical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,003
2,651
0.379
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
soft matter
nanosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,159
2,504
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mossbauer spectroscopy
physical metallurgy
statistical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,300
1,760
0.189
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
nonlinear optics
lasers
optical microresonators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,995
1,554
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Soft condensed matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,735
1,544
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
molecular physics and astrophysics
astrochemistry
planetary atmospheres
gas phase kinetics and dynamics
low temperatures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,458
1,514
0.438
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Condensed matter
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,274
1,503
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Astrochimie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,652
1,381
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
soft matter
complex fluids
rheology
microfluidics
colloids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,674
1,374
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
glass
nanoindentation
surface damage
fracture
AFM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,528
943
0.373
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Soft Matter Physics - Complex Fluids - Interfacial Hydrodynamics - Microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,348
878
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
physique
chimie
matériaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,466
836
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
672
0.740
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Physique des surfaces et interfaces
électronique de spin
électronique moléculaire
STM
BEEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
658
0.494
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Physics
microwaves
Time Reversal
Imaging
Propagation in random media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,028
655
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Surface Science - Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
790
634
0.803
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
602
0.993
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
586
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nonlinear optics
Optical resonators
Kerr frequency combs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
552
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Infrared Spectroscopy
Astrophysics
Astrochemistry
Interstellar shocks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
530
0.766
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,040
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bondu François
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,160
90,711
0.671
gravitational waves
terahertz spectroscopy
frequency metrology
optical instrumentation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,840
365
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Katan Claudine
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,933
14,942
0.714
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,066
3,257
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
François Lique
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,712
3,600
0.536
Quantum dynamics
Quantum chemistry
Molecular astrophysics
Astrochemistry
Laboratory astrophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,484
3,656
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eric Collet
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,547
3,327
0.508
physics
chemistry
crystallography
ultrafast science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,197
4,354
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Arnaud Saint Jalmes
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,122
2,927
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,337
4,938
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ian R Sims
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,003
2,651
0.379
astrochemistry
planetary atmospheres
low temperature reactions
gas phase kinetics and dynamics
chemical physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,750
5,310
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fabienne Gauffre
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,159
2,504
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,044
7,980
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gerard Le Caer
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,300
1,760
0.189
Mossbauer spectroscopy
physical metallurgy
statistical physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,837
9,124
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yannick Dumeige
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,995
1,554
0.389
nonlinear optics
lasers
optical microresonators
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,723
9,179
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
İsabelle Cantat
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,735
1,544
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,674
9,374
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Le Picard Sébastien D
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,458
1,514
0.438
molecular physics and astrophysics
astrochemistry
planetary atmospheres
gas phase kinetics and dynamics
low temperatures
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,975
9,442
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Roman Bertoni
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,274
1,503
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,192
10,284
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Canosa
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,652
1,381
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,824
10,340
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Herve Tabuteau
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,674
1,374
0.514
soft matter
complex fluids
rheology
microfluidics
colloids
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,110
14,216
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jean Pierre Guin
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,528
943
0.373
glass
nanoindentation
surface damage
fracture
AFM
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,766
14,937
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Laurent Courbin
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,348
878
0.374
Soft Matter Physics - Complex Fluids - Interfacial Hydrodynamics - Microfluidics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,242
15,420
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pascal Panizza
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,466
836
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
620,748
17,816
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lucile Rutkowski
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
672
0.740
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,099
18,013
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Turban Pascal
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
658
0.494
Physique des surfaces et interfaces
électronique de spin
électronique moléculaire
STM
BEEM
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,889
18,072
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matthieu Davy
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,028
655
0.637
Physics
microwaves
Time Reversal
Imaging
Propagation in random media
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641,986
18,435
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thomas Jaouen
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
790
634
0.803
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
661,114
19,023
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pooja Basera
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
602
0.993
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,558
19,311
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert Georges
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
586
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
692,831
19,915
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Irina V Balakireva
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
552
0.554
Nonlinear optics
Optical resonators
Kerr frequency combs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,274
20,340
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shubhadip Chakraborty
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
530
0.766
Infrared Spectroscopy
Astrophysics
Astrochemistry
Interstellar shocks