Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
588,045
186,269
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501,250
162,703
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472,269
275,490
0.583
* 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
468,606
210,970
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463,941
207,848
0.448
* 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
460,580
158,750
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
high energy physics
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451,154
151,239
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448,766
213,025
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
fundamental constituents
field theories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445,998
206,902
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442,485
184,653
0.417
* 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
430,727
213,504
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Elementary Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424,630
145,969
0.344
* 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
415,434
170,853
0.411
* 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
412,174
161,674
0.392
* 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
407,730
146,984
0.360
* 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
403,523
195,031
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
condensed matter physics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,445
211,161
0.529
* 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
398,703
159,066
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392,406
150,722
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392,313
132,059
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
supernova
time-domain astronomy
AGN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388,543
210,497
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,732
181,912
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385,760
161,799
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384,297
156,970
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
High Energy Physics
Distributed Computing
Advanced Cyberinfrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
377,660
148,107
0.392
* 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
588,045
186,269
0.317
high energy physics
astro-particle physics
scintillator
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
SB Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501,250
162,703
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31
19
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fuquan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472,269
275,490
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fairouz Malek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
468,606
210,970
0.450
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
463,941
207,848
0.448
* 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
460,580
158,750
0.345
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
451,154
151,239
0.335
* 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
448,766
213,025
0.475
* 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
445,998
206,902
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42
24
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephane Willocq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442,485
184,653
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Haijun Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430,727
213,504
0.496
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pekka Sinervo
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424,630
145,969
0.344
* 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
415,434
170,853
0.411
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
412,174
161,674
0.392
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
High Energy physics
Data Science
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andreas Warburton
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407,730
146,984
0.360
Physics
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Instrumentation
Elementary Particle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Georg Kresse
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403,523
195,031
0.483
density functional theory
first principles calculations
many body theory
condensed matter physics
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jun-Ming Liu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,445
211,161
0.529
* 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
398,703
159,066
0.399
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69
37
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andrei Gritsan
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392,406
150,722
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Donghee Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392,313
132,059
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiaofeng Wang
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388,543
210,497
0.542
* 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
387,732
181,912
0.469
* 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
385,760
161,799
0.419
* 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
384,297
156,970
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79
39
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robert W Gardner Jr
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
377,660
148,107
0.392
High Energy Physics
Distributed Computing
Advanced Cyberinfrastructure