Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
Gravitation
astrophysics
geophysics
quantum optics
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,358
99,477
0.740
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cosmology
SNe Ia
Transients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,372
18,352
0.999
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Astroparticle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,354
15,904
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
astroparticle physics cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,611
8,060
0.839
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
detectors
cosmic rays
gamma rays
technology
satellites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,455
7,179
0.849
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,921
5,839
0.293
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gravitation
Black holes
Neutron stars
Gravitational-wave phenomenology
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,039
5,414
0.897
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Regional economics
economic geography
migration
human capital
resilience & natural disasters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,040
4,296
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cosmic Rays
Astroparticle Physics
Gamma-ray Astronomy
Dark Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,916
4,059
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Software Engineering
Software Architecture
Robotics Software Engineering
Autonomous systems
Formal Verification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,905
3,372
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Economics of innovation
industrial organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,952
3,145
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neutrino Physics
Dark Matter
Cryogenic Calorimeters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,161
2,877
0.910
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
high energy astrophysics
particle physics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,999
2,669
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,806
2,532
0.902
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Applied Economics
Economics of Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,509
2,048
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Algorithms and Complexity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,056
2,026
0.224
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
radical geography
economic geography (critique of)
political economy (critique of)
cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,077
1,809
0.588
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Astroparticle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,744
1,569
0.900
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Active matter
non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
soft matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,531
1,520
0.993
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,008
1,517
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,450
1,406
0.970
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Numerical analysis
scientific computing
differential equations
matrix theory
dynamical systems.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,395
1,245
0.367
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Concurrent and distributed systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
1,168
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Formal Methods
Theoretical Computer Science
Behavioural Types
Provable Correctness of Software
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,816
1,168
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Applied Mathematics
Partial Differential Equations
Fluid Dynamics
Mathematical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,337
1,149
0.344
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
835
67
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jan Harms
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,358
99,477
0.740
Gravitation
astrophysics
geophysics
quantum optics
machine learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,552
620
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nandita Khetan
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,372
18,352
0.999
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,068
728
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ivan De Mitri
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,354
15,904
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,750
1,886
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrej Dundović
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,611
8,060
0.839
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,504
2,205
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Felicia Barbato
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,455
7,179
0.849
detectors
cosmic rays
gamma rays
technology
satellites
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,174
2,967
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pasquale Blasi
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,921
5,839
0.293
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,128
3,273
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrea Maselli
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,039
5,414
0.897
Gravitation
Black holes
Neutron stars
Gravitational-wave phenomenology
Theoretical Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,626
4,531
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alessandra Faggian
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,040
4,296
0.534
Regional economics
economic geography
migration
human capital
resilience & natural disasters
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,529
4,872
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carmelo Evoli
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,916
4,059
0.686
Cosmic Rays
Astroparticle Physics
Gamma-ray Astronomy
Dark Matter
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,162
6,198
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Patrizio Pelliccione
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,905
3,372
0.571
Software Engineering
Software Architecture
Robotics Software Engineering
Autonomous systems
Formal Verification
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,661
6,788
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sandro Montresor
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,952
3,145
0.635
Economics of innovation
industrial organization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,730
7,616
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lorenzo Pagnanini
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,161
2,877
0.910
Neutrino Physics
Dark Matter
Cryogenic Calorimeters
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,007
8,319
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Roberto Aloisio
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,999
2,669
0.534
high energy astrophysics
particle physics
cosmology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,369
8,818
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrei Puiu
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,806
2,532
0.902
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,694
11,161
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alberto Marzucchi
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,509
2,048
0.816
Applied Economics
Economics of Innovation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,301
11,275
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pierluigi Crescenzi
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,056
2,026
0.224
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,415
12,647
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ugo Rossi
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,077
1,809
0.588
radical geography
economic geography (critique of)
political economy (critique of)
cities
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,138
14,502
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Margherita Di Santo
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,744
1,569
0.900
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,612
14,892
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lorenzo Caprini
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,531
1,520
0.993
Active matter
non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
soft matter
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,095
14,911
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gianlorenzo D'Angelo
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,008
1,517
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,742
15,959
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pierre Cristofari
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,450
1,406
0.970
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,387
17,655
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nicola Guglielmi
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,395
1,245
0.367
Numerical analysis
scientific computing
differential equations
matrix theory
dynamical systems.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,422
18,574
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Emilio Tuosto
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
1,168
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,428
18,575
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Emilio Tuosto
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,816
1,168
0.415
Formal Methods
Theoretical Computer Science
Behavioural Types
Provable Correctness of Software
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,036
18,835
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pierangelo Marcati
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,337
1,149
0.344
Applied Mathematics
Partial Differential Equations
Fluid Dynamics
Mathematical Modeling