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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
solid state physics
electronics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,954
31,125
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Semiconductor physics
molecular beam epitaxy
device fabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,473
11,900
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bioelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,056
25,714
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,414
11,832
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,600
8,162
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
heterogeneous integration
thin film transistors
ultralow power bioelectronics
sensor interfaces
interactive displays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,274
7,755
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
electronic structure theory
theoretical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,906
7,252
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,447
4,901
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
RF
Microwave
Antenna
Energy Harvesting
MEMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,089
5,523
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Semiconducting polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,868
738
0.075
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,100
4,359
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nanophotonics
Plasmonics
self-assembly
Photocatalysis
Sustainable Chemistry.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,045
4,829
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Semiconductor Devices
Biosensors
Thin Film Transistors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,974
872
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nanoelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,463
1,257
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes
Molecule Design and Synthesis
Photochemical and Photophysical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,408
3,912
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Quantum Monte Carlo
Quantum Computing
Electronic Structure Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,824
4,069
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Electrical engineering
applied superconductivity
bulk superconductors
multiphysics analysis
numerical modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,469
2,933
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Semiconductor physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
217
0.067
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
SiC Power Modules
EV Inverters
Power Electronics Reliability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,688
2,144
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Electrical machines
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Signal Analysis
Superconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,425
1,154
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
2d materials
QDs
LED
energy
fibre electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,424
1,209
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Organic Electronics
Flexible Electronics
Solution Processibility
Large-Area Manufacturing
Charge Transport Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,278
1,354
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Electronics
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,008
527
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
AI
Robotics
Autonomous (Agent) Systems
AI Planning
Controller Synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,723
802
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Terahertz Imaging and Terahertz Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,440
650
0.451
John Robertson
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,954
31,125
0.245
solid state physics
electronics
materials science
David A Ritchie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,473
11,900
0.200
Semiconductor physics
molecular beam epitaxy
device fabrication
George Malliaras
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,056
25,714
0.476
Gehan Amaratunga
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,414
11,832
0.255
Jong Min Kim
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,600
8,162
0.206
Arokia Nathan
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,274
7,755
0.307
heterogeneous integration
thin film transistors
ultralow power bioelectronics
sensor interfaces
interactive displays
ali alavi
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,906
7,252
0.429
electronic structure theory
theoretical chemistry
Richard Penty
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,447
4,901
0.317
Varindra Kumar
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,089
5,523
0.392
RF
Microwave
Antenna
Energy Harvesting
MEMS
Richard Gymer
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,868
738
0.075
Semiconducting polymers
Tim Coombs
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,100
4,359
0.538
Bart de Nijs
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,045
4,829
0.685
Nanophotonics
Plasmonics
self-assembly
Photocatalysis
Sustainable Chemistry.
Piero Migliorato
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,974
872
0.146
Semiconductor Devices
Biosensors
Thin Film Transistors
Chris Ford
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,463
1,257
0.230
Lin-Song Cui(崔林松)
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,408
3,912
0.723
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes
Molecule Design and Synthesis
Photochemical and Photophysical
Nick Blunt
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,824
4,069
0.843
Quantum Monte Carlo
Quantum Computing
Electronic Structure Theory
Mark Ainslie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,469
2,933
0.656
Electrical engineering
applied superconductivity
bulk superconductors
multiphysics analysis
numerical modelling
Mark Leadbeater
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
217
0.067
Semiconductor physics
Yanfeng Shen
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,688
2,144
0.798
SiC Power Modules
EV Inverters
Power Electronics Reliability
Vicente Climente Alarcon
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,425
1,154
0.476
Electrical machines
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Signal Analysis
Superconductors
Dong Wook Shin
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,424
1,209
0.499
2d materials
QDs
LED
energy
fibre electronics
Iyad Nasrallah
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,278
1,354
0.594
Organic Electronics
Flexible Electronics
Solution Processibility
Large-Area Manufacturing
Charge Transport Physics
Sanjiv Sambandan
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,008
527
0.262
Lavindra De Silva
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,723
802
0.465
AI
Robotics
Autonomous (Agent) Systems
AI Planning
Controller Synthesis
Ke Su
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,440
650
0.451
Terahertz Imaging and Terahertz Communication