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
Particle Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,368
51,165
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,021
13,533
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Astrophysics
Robotic Astronomy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,218
11,104
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Solar System
minor bodies.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,860
10,695
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
astronomy
transients
star forming galaxies
high redshift Universe
instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,328
10,518
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Astrophysics. Cosmic Chemical Evolution & Massive Star Formation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,365
7,230
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
astronomy
star formation and evolution
young clusters
Gaia
Gaia-ESO Survey
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,872
5,364
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Atmósferas planetarias
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,375
6,235
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Astrofisica Teórica
Hobbies: Dinosaurios
Astronomia en el Medievo
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,201
5,280
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Astrophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,202
8,834
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
GRB
Gravitational Waves
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,056
6,732
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
stratosphere
mesosphere
atmospheric chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,458
5,165
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
Stellar Populations
Interstellar Medium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,273
7,052
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,246
5,381
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Extragalactic Astrophysics
Active Galactic Nuclei
Quasars
Radio galaxies
Spectroscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
4,949
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
astrophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,107
2,219
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Planetary sciences
aeronomy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,842
2,365
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ciencias Atmosféricas
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,674
1,962
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Astronomy
Planetary Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,256
1,898
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cosmic Dust
Atmospheric Chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,745
1,684
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
astronomy
astrophysics
meteoroids
comets
asteroids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
1,065
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
exoplanets
extra-solar planets
planets
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
2,296
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
astrofísica
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
290
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Exoplanets
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,949
1,658
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Asteroseismology
Exoplanets
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
1,569
0.808
Gómez, JL
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,368
51,165
0.292
Narciso Benitez
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,021
13,533
0.288
AJ Castro-Tirado
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,218
11,104
0.356
Pedro J. Gutierrez
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,860
10,695
0.448
Christina Thöne
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,328
10,518
0.544
astronomy
transients
star forming galaxies
high redshift Universe
instrumentation
Jose M. Vilchez
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,365
7,230
0.394
Astrophysics. Cosmic Chemical Evolution & Massive Star Formation
Teresa Costado Dios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,872
5,364
0.338
astronomy
star formation and evolution
young clusters
Gaia
Gaia-ESO Survey
Manuel Lopez Puertas
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,375
6,235
0.434
A Claret
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,201
5,280
0.372
Astrofisica Teórica
Hobbies: Dinosaurios
Astronomia en el Medievo
Zach Cano
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,202
8,834
0.724
Binbin Zhang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,056
6,732
0.558
Bernd Funke
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,458
5,165
0.451
stratosphere
mesosphere
atmospheric chemistry
Rubén García-Benito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,273
7,052
0.626
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
Stellar Populations
Interstellar Medium
Maria D. Caballero-Garcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,246
5,381
0.743
Alice Deconto Machado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
4,949
0.914
Extragalactic Astrophysics
Active Galactic Nuclei
Quasars
Radio galaxies
Spectroscopy
Alfredo Sota
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,107
2,219
0.540
Francisco Gonzí¡lez Galindo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,842
2,365
0.616
Maya Garcia-Comas
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,674
1,962
0.534
Audrey Thirouin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,256
1,898
0.583
Juan Carlos Gómez Martín
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,745
1,684
0.613
Jm Madiedo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
1,065
0.439
astronomy
astrophysics
meteoroids
comets
asteroids
Manuel Lampón Gonzí¡lez-Albo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
2,296
0.961
Enrique Pérez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
290
0.122
Camilla Danielski
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,949
1,658
0.851
Alejandro Ramón Ballesta
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
1,569
0.808