Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 40 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,507
43,989
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
astrophysics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,367
14,916
0.336
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
String Theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,546
6,672
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cosmology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,483
5,113
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Early-type galaxies
Gravitational Lensing
Bayesian inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,793
4,836
0.712
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Observational cosmology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,090
4,175
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
宇宙論、宇宙の構造形成
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,235
4,084
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
particle physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,040
3,642
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,580
3,394
0.948
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Representation Theory
Algebraic Geometry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,487
3,342
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
neutrino
dark matter
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,494
3,091
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
astrophysics
galaxy evolution
HST/ACS
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,731
2,668
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
high energy theory
string theory
mathematical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,776
2,382
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cosmology
Astrophysics
General Relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,727
2,356
0.864
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
supernova hydrodynamics and nucleosynthesis
dark matter astrophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
1,893
0.887
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cosmology
Black Holes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,597
1,890
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Topological phases of Matter
Dynamics of Gauge Theories
Entanglement
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
1,477
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,604
1,265
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
low background
radiation
instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
1,108
0.952
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cosmology
CMB
Low Temperature Detectors
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,094
1,069
0.977
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Particle Physics Phenomenology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
831
0.699
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Science communication
AI Ethics
STEM gender
Big Science
Ph.D in neutrino physics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,796
767
0.160
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
738
0.792
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
astronomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
940
683
0.727
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,880
646
0.344
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,211
23
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Anne Ducout
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,507
43,989
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,274
168
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Naoki Yoshida
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,367
14,916
0.336
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,460
702
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yuji Tachikawa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,546
6,672
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,012
1,098
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tomotake Matsumura
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,483
5,113
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,084
1,203
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alessandro Sonnenfeld
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,793
4,836
0.712
Early-type galaxies
Gravitational Lensing
Bayesian inference
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,901
1,505
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ryoma Murata
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,090
4,175
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,765
1,553
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hikage Chiaki
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,235
4,084
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,585
1,842
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chengcheng Han
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,040
3,642
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,529
2,032
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Youngsoo Park
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,580
3,394
0.948
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,991
2,066
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hiraku Nakajima
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,487
3,342
0.352
Representation Theory
Algebraic Geometry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,092
2,275
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Benda Xu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,494
3,091
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,167
2,786
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Stark
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,731
2,668
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,440
3,215
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Masahito Yamazaki
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,776
2,382
0.499
high energy theory
string theory
mathematical physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,796
3,249
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shi Pi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,727
2,356
0.864
Cosmology
Astrophysics
General Relativity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,091
4,137
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shing-Chi Leung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
1,893
0.887
supernova hydrodynamics and nucleosynthesis
dark matter astrophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,463
4,143
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jia Liu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,597
1,890
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,715
5,465
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yunqin Zheng
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
1,477
0.911
Topological phases of Matter
Dynamics of Gauge Theories
Entanglement
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,475
6,389
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joshua Eby
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,604
1,265
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,172
7,233
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bui Tuan Khai|B.T.Khai, T.K.Bui
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
1,108
0.952
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,057
7,467
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tommaso Ghigna
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,094
1,069
0.977
Cosmology
CMB
Low Temperature Detectors
Optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,935
9,116
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ipsita Saha
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
831
0.699
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,529
9,674
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hiromi M Yokoyama
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,796
767
0.160
Science communication
AI Ethics
STEM gender
Big Science
Ph.D in neutrino physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,680
9,931
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jingjing Shi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
738
0.792
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,819
10,480
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hyunbae Park
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
940
683
0.727
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,881
10,859
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Claire Lackner
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,880
646
0.344