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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
numerical and analytical relativity
gravitational wave data analysis and parameter estimation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,917
79,751
0.775
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Physics
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,294
79,477
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
numerical relativity
computational astrophysics
gravitational wave data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,060
55,285
0.863
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
General relativity
numerical analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,406
49,581
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,319
27,073
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Pulsars and Radio Transients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,808
21,925
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
plasma physics
numerical relativity
fluid dynamics
combustion
nonlinear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,152
17,563
0.968
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,387
7,888
0.693
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Semiconductor Materials
Nanotechnology
Nanowires
Optoelectronics
Flexible Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,959
6,624
0.952
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Astrophysics
Radio Astronomy
Cosmology
Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,230
6,208
0.859
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Pulsars
neutron stars
gravitational waves
supernova remants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,231
6,171
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
High Energy Physics
particle detectors
DAQ systems
data analysis techniques
technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,582
6,081
0.146
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Materials research
Theoretical Physics
Solid State Physics
Spectrocopy
ARPES
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,126
4,447
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
magnetism
magnetic nanoparticles
catalysis
hydrogen
energy materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,093
3,822
0.292
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
photonics
light-matter interactions
ultrafast laser phenomena
semiconductor physics
light-harvesting materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,774
3,762
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Condensed Matter Theory
Topological Phases
Cold Atoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,679
3,736
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
space physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,608
3,736
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Condensed Mater Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,084
3,250
0.639
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Magnetism
electronic structure
spin dynamics
lattice dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,298
2,304
0.435
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
physics
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,261
2,266
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Nuclear structure
Nuclear astrophysics and Nuclear applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,912
2,040
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,995
2,025
0.253
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,253
2,023
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,135
1,977
0.216
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Condensed matter physics
Materials theory
First-principles calculations
Materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,973
1,815
0.920
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,266
452
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sean Mcwilliams
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,917
79,751
0.775
Gravitational waves
numerical and analytical relativity
gravitational wave data analysis and parameter estimation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,282
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Gravila
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,294
79,477
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,349
926
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zachariah Etienne
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,060
55,285
0.863
numerical relativity
computational astrophysics
gravitational wave data analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,858
1,140
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tyler D Knowles
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,406
49,581
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,469
641
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John F Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,319
27,073
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,369
4,170
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Duncan Lorimer
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,808
21,925
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,449
5,809
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Serdar A Bilgili
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,152
17,563
0.968
plasma physics
numerical relativity
fluid dynamics
combustion
nonlinear physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,901
194
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paulus Kruger
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,387
7,888
0.693
Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,201
5,199
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carlos García Núñez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,959
6,624
0.952
Semiconductor Materials
Nanotechnology
Nanowires
Optoelectronics
Flexible Electronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,760
25,136
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kevin Bandura
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,230
6,208
0.859
Astrophysics
Radio Astronomy
Cosmology
Instrumentation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,306
25,317
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nihan Pol
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,231
6,171
0.990
Pulsars
neutron stars
gravitational waves
supernova remants
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,578
327
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zachariadou Katerina|Aikaterini Styliani Zachariadou
University of West Attica
Egaleo, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,582
6,081
0.146
High Energy Physics
particle detectors
DAQ systems
data analysis techniques
technologies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,449
152
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jan Minar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,126
4,447
0.487
Materials research
Theoretical Physics
Solid State Physics
Spectrocopy
ARPES
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,081
43,762
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mohindar S Seehra
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,093
3,822
0.292
magnetism
magnetic nanoparticles
catalysis
hydrogen
energy materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,483
44,560
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alan D Bristow
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,774
3,762
0.484
photonics
light-matter interactions
ultrafast laser phenomena
semiconductor physics
light-harvesting materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,569
44,910
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tudor D Stanescu
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,679
3,736
0.487
Condensed Matter Theory
Topological Phases
Cold Atoms
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,573
539
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Luo Xi
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,608
3,736
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,902
255
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Saleem Ayaz Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,084
3,250
0.639
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,093
3,132
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lars Bergqvist
University West
Trollhättan, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,298
2,304
0.435
Magnetism
electronic structure
spin dynamics
lattice dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,902
743
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Slawomir Maksymilian Kaczmarek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,261
2,266
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,851
18,103
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
BS Nara Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,912
2,040
0.415
Nuclear structure
Nuclear astrophysics and Nuclear applications
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,608
81,490
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matthew Johnson
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,995
2,025
0.253
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,896
15,508
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rui Hua He
West Lake University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,253
2,023
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,762
83,244
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Larry Halliburton
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,135
1,977
0.216
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,011
89,699
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sobhit Singh
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,973
1,815
0.920
Condensed matter physics
Materials theory
First-principles calculations
Materials science