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Highly Cited Researchers 106 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 optics
quantum information
many-body system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,612
49,149
0.352
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Physics
Quantum Simulation
Quantum Optics
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Many-Body Quantum System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,667
32,125
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Quantum Physics
Laser Spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,989
20,960
0.212
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Physics
Quantum Simulation
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Rydberg Atoms
Many-Body Quantum System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,864
8,359
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
atomic physics
precision measurement
laser spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,860
8,004
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
attosecond physics
strong-field light-matter interaction
computational physics
photonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,738
6,181
0.260
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Quantum Networks
rare-earth ions
nanophotonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,599
5,348
0.557
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laser spectroscopy
Molecular spectroscopy
Frequency comb
Dual-comb spectroscopy
Optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,974
5,306
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Statistical Physics
Quantum Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,163
4,683
0.907
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
relativistic laser plasma
inertial fusio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,845
4,553
0.191
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Condensed Matter Theory
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Two-Dimensional Materials
Functional Renormalization Grou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,430
3,722
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
physics
quantum optics
ultracold atom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,275
3,636
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,260
3,044
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Quantum Optics
Two-Dimensional Materials
Adiabatic Quantum Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,251
2,641
0.812
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thin film optical coatings
optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,587
2,452
0.372
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Quantum Optics
Open Quantum Systems
Quantum Information
Photonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,754
2,428
0.882
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Physics
Quantum Optics
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Ultracold Atoms
Many-Body Quantum System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,740
2,284
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Quantum Computation and Informatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,703
2,060
0.438
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
ultracold atoms
Rydberg atoms
quantum optics
quantum informatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,698
1,661
0.292
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Theoretical physics
Quantum many body chaos
Non-equilibrium quantum phenomen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
1,656
0.937
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,817
1,511
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,400
1,502
0.203
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Quantum optics
quantum gases
ultracold molecule
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,936
1,466
0.757
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Quantum Technologies
Ultracold Gases
Quantum Simulations
Optical Lattices
Quantum Many-bod
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,962
1,462
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lasers
Photonics
Metrology
Spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,903
1,459
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,038
118
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
İgnacio Cirac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,612
49,149
0.352
quantum optics
quantum information
many-body system
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,995
244
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Immanuel Bloch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,667
32,125
0.393
Physics
Quantum Simulation
Quantum Optics
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Many-Body Quantum System
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,785
499
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Theodor Haensch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,989
20,960
0.212
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,243
2,008
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christian Gross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,864
8,359
0.527
Physics
Quantum Simulation
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Rydberg Atoms
Many-Body Quantum System
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,136
2,137
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Udem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,860
8,004
0.244
atomic physics
precision measurement
laser spectroscop
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,422
3,078
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vladislav S. Yakovlev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,738
6,181
0.260
attosecond physics
strong-field light-matter interaction
computational physics
photonic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,339
3,724
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andreas Reiserer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,599
5,348
0.557
Quantum Networks
rare-earth ions
nanophotonic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,190
3,765
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nathalie Picqué
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,974
5,306
0.532
Laser spectroscopy
Molecular spectroscopy
Frequency comb
Dual-comb spectroscopy
Optic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,171
4,364
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zongping Gong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,163
4,683
0.907
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,671
4,496
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Juergen Meyer-Ter-Vehn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,845
4,553
0.191
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,342
5,677
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard Schmidt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,430
3,722
0.685
Condensed Matter Theory
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Two-Dimensional Materials
Functional Renormalization Grou
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,997
5,820
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Philipp Preiss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,275
3,636
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,978
7,075
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johannes Zeiher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,260
3,044
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,311
8,107
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dominik Wild
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,251
2,641
0.812
Quantum Optics
Two-Dimensional Materials
Adiabatic Quantum Computin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,417
8,759
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Trubetskov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,587
2,452
0.372
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,650
8,847
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rahul Trivedi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,754
2,428
0.882
Quantum Optics
Open Quantum Systems
Quantum Information
Photonic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,675
9,364
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sebastian Hild
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,740
2,284
0.482
Physics
Quantum Optics
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Ultracold Atoms
Many-Body Quantum System
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,883
10,291
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Maarten Van Den Nest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,703
2,060
0.438
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,870
12,301
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephan Dürr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,698
1,661
0.292
ultracold atoms
Rydberg atoms
quantum optics
quantum informatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,840
12,340
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pavel Kos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
1,656
0.937
Theoretical physics
Quantum many body chaos
Non-equilibrium quantum phenomen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,640
13,274
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniel Kiefer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,817
1,511
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,481
13,347
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Savely Karshenboim (Савелий Каршенбойм)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,400
1,502
0.203
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,881
13,605
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jun Rui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,936
1,466
0.757
Quantum optics
quantum gases
ultracold molecule
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,697
13,627
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Timon A. Hilker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,962
1,462
0.745
Quantum Technologies
Ultracold Gases
Quantum Simulations
Optical Lattices
Quantum Many-bod
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,333
13,641
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michele Giunta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,903
1,459
0.767
Lasers
Photonics
Metrology
Spectroscop