Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 12 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Gravitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,902
5,534
0.938
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Astrophysics
Weak Lensing
Machine Learning
Computer Science
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,324
2,197
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Quantum optics
Optomechanics
Laser cooling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,147
2,067
0.657
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
alternative theories of gravity
teleparallel gravity
cosmology
gravitational waves
CMB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
1,065
0.915
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,545
893
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
General Relativity
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Modified theories of Gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
885
0.914
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
condensed matter physics
quantum information
quantum thermodynamics
open quantum systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,876
777
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Electromagnetics
dielectric spectroscopy of biological tissues
medical applications of electromagnetic fields
antenna design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
637
0.702
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Finite Element Analysis
Multi-Physical Modelling
Accelerator Physics
Structural Analysis
MEMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
885
309
0.349
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
General Relativity
Gravitational Waves
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
198
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
atmospheric physics and chemistry
air pollution
ozone
volcanic clouds
ship emissions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
46
0.460
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
String phenomenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
22
0.027
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,950
10
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jackson Levi Said
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,902
5,534
0.938
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,189
45
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ian Fenech Conti
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,324
2,197
0.661
Astrophysics
Weak Lensing
Machine Learning
Computer Science
Optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,477
48
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
André Xuereb
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,147
2,067
0.657
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,253
94
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gabriel Farrugia
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
1,065
0.915
alternative theories of gravity
teleparallel gravity
cosmology
gravitational waves
CMB
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,381
113
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kristian Zarb Adami
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,545
893
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,761
115
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Finch
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
885
0.914
General Relativity
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Modified theories of Gravity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,896
127
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tony John George Apollaro
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,876
777
0.414
condensed matter physics
quantum information
quantum thermodynamics
open quantum systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,252
152
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Charles V Sammut
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
637
0.702
Electromagnetics
dielectric spectroscopy of biological tissues
medical applications of electromagnetic fields
antenna design
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
902,678
230
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marija Cauchi
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
885
309
0.349
Finite Element Analysis
Multi-Physical Modelling
Accelerator Physics
Structural Analysis
MEMS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,112,560
282
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Maria Caruana
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
198
0.995
General Relativity
Gravitational Waves
Theoretical Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,750,650
471
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francelle Azzopardi
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
46
0.460
atmospheric physics and chemistry
air pollution
ozone
volcanic clouds
ship emissions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,976,877
541
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christos Kokorelis
American University of Malta
Bormla, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
22
0.027