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Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 163 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,134
World Rank
325
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total79,922
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Last 6 Years40,615
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Last 6 Years / Total0.508
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,186
World Rank
412
Country Rank
29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Physics
cosmology | astrophysics | inflation | Bayesian statistics | machine learnin
cosmology | astrophysics | inflation | Bayesian statistics | machine learnin
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Total42,547
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Last 6 Years35,239
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Last 6 Years / Total0.828
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,788
World Rank
474
Country Rank
37
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total86,079
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Last 6 Years32,856
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Last 6 Years / Total0.382
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,893
World Rank
482
Country Rank
39
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total55,428
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Last 6 Years32,499
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Last 6 Years / Total0.586
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
6,107
World Rank
503
Country Rank
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total98,362
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Last 6 Years31,771
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Last 6 Years / Total0.323
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
6,234
World Rank
514
Country Rank
43
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Physics
Computational Materials Science | Condensed Matter Physics | High Pressure | NM
Computational Materials Science | Condensed Matter Physics | High Pressure | NM
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Total69,042
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Last 6 Years31,356
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Last 6 Years / Total0.454
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,599
World Rank
644
Country Rank
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total71,718
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Last 6 Years27,717
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Last 6 Years / Total0.386
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,756
World Rank
753
Country Rank
58
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total53,287
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Last 6 Years25,312
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Last 6 Years / Total0.475
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,999
World Rank
778
Country Rank
59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total100,384
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Last 6 Years24,859
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Last 6 Years / Total0.248
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
11,821
World Rank
1,035
Country Rank
77
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Physics
BSM Physics | theoretical particle physics beyond the Standard Model | High energy phenomenolog
BSM Physics | theoretical particle physics beyond the Standard Model | High energy phenomenolog
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Total35,294
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Last 6 Years20,926
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Last 6 Years / Total0.593
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
12,629
World Rank
1,127
Country Rank
86
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Physics
Charge transport physics | Thermoelectric physics | Organic semiconductors | Soft functional material
Charge transport physics | Thermoelectric physics | Organic semiconductors | Soft functional material
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Total73,428
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Last 6 Years20,003
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Last 6 Years / Total0.272
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
21,742
World Rank
1,942
Country Rank
130
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total20,985
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Last 6 Years13,923
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Last 6 Years / Total0.663
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
25,006
World Rank
2,260
Country Rank
158
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total29,825
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Last 6 Years12,702
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Last 6 Years / Total0.426
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
29,550
World Rank
2,652
Country Rank
177
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total42,957
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Last 6 Years11,369
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Last 6 Years / Total0.265
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
30,394
World Rank
2,723
Country Rank
184
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total19,185
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Last 6 Years11,150
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Last 6 Years / Total0.581
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
31,397
World Rank
2,788
Country Rank
187
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total17,337
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Last 6 Years10,905
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Last 6 Years / Total0.629
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
36,147
World Rank
3,190
Country Rank
206
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Physics
Galactic Astronomy | Astro-informatics | Medical Imaging | Supernova Cosmolog
Galactic Astronomy | Astro-informatics | Medical Imaging | Supernova Cosmolog
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Total43,534
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Last 6 Years9,917
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Last 6 Years / Total0.228
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
38,369
World Rank
3,362
Country Rank
216
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total18,621
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Last 6 Years9,519
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Last 6 Years / Total0.511
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
40,354
World Rank
3,521
Country Rank
226
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total25,532
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Last 6 Years9,191
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Last 6 Years / Total0.360
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
42,508
World Rank
3,711
Country Rank
235
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total17,664
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Last 6 Years8,875
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Last 6 Years / Total0.502
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,338
World Rank
3,782
Country Rank
239
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total37,528
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Last 6 Years8,752
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Last 6 Years / Total0.233
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
76,736
World Rank
6,360
Country Rank
358
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total24,572
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Last 6 Years5,800
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Last 6 Years / Total0.236
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
84,181
World Rank
6,902
Country Rank
380
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Physics
Semiconductor Physics | Terahertz | Photonics | Low Dimensional Transport | Material Epitax
Semiconductor Physics | Terahertz | Photonics | Low Dimensional Transport | Material Epitax
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Total20,607
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Last 6 Years5,404
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Last 6 Years / Total0.262
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
84,592
World Rank
6,928
Country Rank
382
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astronomy | Astrophysics | Planet formation | Protoplanetary discs | Grain growt
Astronomy | Astrophysics | Planet formation | Protoplanetary discs | Grain growt
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Total7,130
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Last 6 Years5,385
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Last 6 Years / Total0.755
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
84,980
World Rank
6,964
Country Rank
384
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total14,210
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Last 6 Years5,364
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Last 6 Years / Total0.377
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