Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
high energy physics
astro-particle physics
scintillator
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
591,420
190,026
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506,178
167,156
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
484,086
286,184
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
physics
particle physics
nuclear physics
cosmology
computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475,655
217,858
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471,810
215,118
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Physics
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464,140
163,129
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
high energy physics
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456,644
157,278
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455,278
219,831
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
fundamental constituents
field theories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453,096
213,848
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448,678
191,154
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436,918
220,394
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Elementary Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431,826
152,605
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
density functional theory
materials theory
quantum chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421,147
176,264
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
High Energy physics
Data Science
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418,761
166,759
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Physics
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Instrumentation
Elementary Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411,535
151,157
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
density functional theory
first principles calculations
many body theory
condensed matter physics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,320
201,542
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
condensed matter physics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407,246
218,303
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403,876
164,503
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396,834
154,902
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396,394
135,973
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
supernova
time-domain astronomy
AGN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396,317
217,773
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391,406
185,928
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390,648
166,757
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388,421
161,508
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Elementary Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382,285
147,209
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
HJ Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
591,420
190,026
0.321
high energy physics
astro-particle physics
scintillator
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
SB Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506,178
167,156
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30
18
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fuquan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
484,086
286,184
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fairouz Malek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475,655
217,858
0.458
physics
particle physics
nuclear physics
cosmology
computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joao Seixas
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471,810
215,118
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Glen Cowan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464,140
163,129
0.351
Physics
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joey Huston
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456,644
157,278
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James Brau
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455,278
219,831
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Schoeffel Laurent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453,096
213,848
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43
24
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephane Willocq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448,678
191,154
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Haijun Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436,918
220,394
0.504
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pekka Sinervo
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431,826
152,605
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55
31
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John P Perdew
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421,147
176,264
0.419
density functional theory
materials theory
quantum chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francisco Matorras
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418,761
166,759
0.398
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
High Energy physics
Data Science
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andreas Warburton
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411,535
151,157
0.367
Physics
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Instrumentation
Elementary Particle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Georg Kresse
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,320
201,542
0.491
density functional theory
first principles calculations
many body theory
condensed matter physics
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jun-Ming Liu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407,246
218,303
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64
33
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eric Torrence
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403,876
164,503
0.407
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68
36
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andrei Gritsan
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396,834
154,902
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Donghee Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396,394
135,973
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiaofeng Wang
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396,317
217,773
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eduard De La Cruz Burelo
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN CINVESTAV
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391,406
185,928
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paul Jackson
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390,648
166,757
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
UK Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388,421
161,508
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79
39
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dhiman Chakraborty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382,285
147,209
0.385