Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Physics
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,638
60,719
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Particle Physics
Origin of Mass
Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,579
31,087
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,720
21,923
0.631
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,756
14,978
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,336
12,485
0.764
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,260
11,494
0.806
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
cosmology
dark matter
gravitational lensing
Hubble Constant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,922
11,346
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,320
7,926
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Physics of strongly correlated electron materials
especially heavy electron and cuprate superconductors
complex adaptive matte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,749
7,497
0.142
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cosmology
Astronomy
Instrumentation
Experimental physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,505
7,200
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
nonlinear dynamics
chaos
complexity
statistical mechanics
information theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,641
6,792
0.222
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cosmochemistry
Meteoritics
Planet Formation
Isotope Geochemistry
Crust-Mantle Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,261
6,785
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
physics
magnetism
superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,061
6,705
0.197
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,939
6,612
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Astronomy: galaxy evolution
cosmology
gravitational lensing
image processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,158
6,001
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,728
5,772
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
String theory
Quantum field theory
Quantum gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,962
5,693
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
cosmology
large-scale structure
gravitational lensing
weak gravitational lensing
galaxy evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,877
5,648
0.821
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plasma physics/ laser plasma physics/ inertial fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,815
5,007
0.202
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
cosmology
gravitational lensing
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,083
4,947
0.973
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
cosmology
astrophysics
cosmic microwave background
inflation
radio astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,973
4,889
0.983
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Condensed Matter Physics
Statistical Physics
Biological Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,576
4,862
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Cosmology
High Energy Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,132
4,769
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
general relativity
quantum gravity
quantum field theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,910
4,510
0.570
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
High Energy Physics
Accelerator Physics
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,212
4,369
0.188
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,203
856
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lloyd Knox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,638
60,719
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,516
2,624
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Terning *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,579
31,087
0.244
Particle Physics
Origin of Mass
Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,226
4,489
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stefano Valenti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,720
21,923
0.631
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,872
7,905
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sergey Savrasov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,756
14,978
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,281
10,343
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mengyao Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,336
12,485
0.764
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,727
11,632
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Wetzel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,260
11,494
0.806
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,332
11,863
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chris Fassnacht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,922
11,346
0.518
cosmology
dark matter
gravitational lensing
Hubble Constant
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,228
19,516
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marusa Bradac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,320
7,926
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,391
21,012
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Pines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,749
7,497
0.142
Physics of strongly correlated electron materials
especially heavy electron and cuprate superconductors
complex adaptive matte
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,616
22,119
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
J Anthony Tyson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,505
7,200
0.351
Cosmology
Astronomy
Instrumentation
Experimental physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,582
23,844
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
James Crutchfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,641
6,792
0.222
nonlinear dynamics
chaos
complexity
statistical mechanics
information theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,684
23,881
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Qing-Zhu Yin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,261
6,785
0.512
Cosmochemistry
Meteoritics
Planet Formation
Isotope Geochemistry
Crust-Mantle Evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,702
24,269
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Warren E Pickett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,061
6,705
0.197
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,877
24,702
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard Scalettar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,939
6,612
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,958
27,765
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kuang Han Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,158
6,001
0.538
Astronomy: galaxy evolution
cosmology
gravitational lensing
image processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,826
29,111
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David Wittman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,728
5,772
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,282
29,626
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mukund Rangamani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,962
5,693
0.439
String theory
Quantum field theory
Quantum gravity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,169
29,925
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christopher B Morrison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,877
5,648
0.821
cosmology
large-scale structure
gravitational lensing
weak gravitational lensing
galaxy evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,557
34,389
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
William Kruer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,815
5,007
0.202
Plasma physics/ laser plasma physics/ inertial fusion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,979
34,860
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Geoff Chih-Fan Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,083
4,947
0.973
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,381
35,303
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ben Thorne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,973
4,889
0.983
cosmology
astrophysics
cosmic microwave background
inflation
radio astronomy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,064
35,509
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rajiv RP Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,576
4,862
0.262
Condensed Matter Physics
Statistical Physics
Biological Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,457
36,284
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nemanja Kaloper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,132
4,769
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,763
38,697
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chun-Yen Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,910
4,510
0.570
general relativity
quantum gravity
quantum field theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,976
40,020
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eric Prebys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,212
4,369
0.188
High Energy Physics
Accelerator Physics
Nuclear Physics