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Highly Cited Researchers 44 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Quantum Field Theory
Dark Matter
Higgs Boson
Axion
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,668
35,068
0.255
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle physics
Theoretical Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,288
18,025
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Networks
Statistical Physics
Cities
Data analysis
Spatial network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,582
16,111
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
string theory
quantum gravity
mathematical physics
automorphic forms
hodge theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,402
4,696
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
High energy particle physics phenomenolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,139
4,481
0.730
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,874
4,039
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Physique Theoriqu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,594
3,212
0.255
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Quantum Physics
Quantum Information Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,659
3,188
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,982
2,717
0.209
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
String Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,102
1,983
0.279
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
theoretical physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
1,830
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,744
1,599
0.183
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,352
0.802
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
AdS/CFT
string theory
integrability
matrix model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
998
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Theoretical Physics
String Theory
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
891
0.934
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,233
791
0.642
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
mathematical physics
combinatorics
statistical physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
740
0.217
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
conformal field theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,642
703
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Quantum Field Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
628
0.992
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
scattering amplitude
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
626
0.860
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Combinatorics
mathematical physics
probability theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
577
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
statistical physics of complex systems
granular physics
neuroscience
linguistics
optimisatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,201
544
0.129
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
High Energy Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
765
531
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
High-Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
494
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
469
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,181
92
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Raffaele Tito D'Agnolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,668
35,068
0.255
Quantum Field Theory
Dark Matter
Higgs Boson
Axion
Machine Learnin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,572
252
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gregory Soyez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,288
18,025
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,257
306
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marc Barthelemy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,582
16,111
0.370
Networks
Statistical Physics
Cities
Data analysis
Spatial network
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,905
2,138
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pierre Vanhove
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,402
4,696
0.499
string theory
quantum gravity
mathematical physics
automorphic forms
hodge theor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,906
2,287
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Napoletano Davide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,139
4,481
0.730
High energy particle physics phenomenolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,872
2,653
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jean-Yves Ollitrault
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,874
4,039
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,938
3,650
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Francois Gelis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,594
3,212
0.255
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,319
3,684
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jean-Daniel Bancal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,659
3,188
0.563
Quantum Physics
Quantum Information Theor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,935
4,563
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vincent Pasquier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,982
2,717
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,712
6,692
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mariana Grana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,102
1,983
0.279
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,254
7,371
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Brando Bellazzini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
1,830
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,976
8,503
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bertrand Duplantier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,744
1,599
0.183
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,912
10,134
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthew Lewandowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,352
0.802
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,428
13,221
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fedor Levkovich-Maslyuk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
998
0.573
AdS/CFT
string theory
integrability
matrix model
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,693
14,423
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alvaro Herraez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
891
0.934
Theoretical Physics
String Theory
Particle Physic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,501
15,669
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Laura Foini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,233
791
0.642
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,758
16,422
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Emmanuel Guitter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
740
0.217
mathematical physics
combinatorics
statistical physic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,817
16,980
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sylvain Ribault
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,642
703
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641,742
18,252
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alfredo Glioti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
628
0.992
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642,844
18,278
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Laurentiu Rodina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
626
0.860
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,576
19,174
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jérémie Bouttier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
577
0.342
Combinatorics
mathematical physics
probability theor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,991
19,830
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anita Mehta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,201
544
0.129
statistical physics of complex systems
granular physics
neuroscience
linguistics
optimisatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,208
20,137
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sabya Sachi Chatterjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
765
531
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,190
20,950
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nicolas Kovensky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
494
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,094
21,520
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yuzhe Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
469
0.996