Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) 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
fundamental constituents
field theories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456,702
216,748
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cosmology (CMB
weak-lensing
large scale structure)
Statistics
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,379
56,395
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cosmography
Cosmology
Superclusters
Cosmic Web
Voids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,053
20,089
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,311
28,678
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Observational extragalactic astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,141
23,117
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Astrophysics
Galaxy Formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,851
19,072
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
dark matter
gamma-ray astronomy
high-energy astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,995
15,427
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
path integrals
renormalization group
quantum field
random matrices
summation methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,424
7,048
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
multi-messenger astroparticle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,700
15,316
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
computational materials science
condensed matter physics
thermoelectrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,413
13,413
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,789
12,586
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Statistical Physics
Condensed Matter
Complex Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,549
10,034
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,179
6,020
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
astrophysique
physique des fluides
simulations numériques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,287
9,629
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
neutrinos gamma-rays GRB Gallex Antares Nomad CTA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,360
8,701
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Theoretical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,851
5,198
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,690
3,668
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Condensed matter physics
superconductivity
mesoscopic physics
Josephson effect
quantum circuits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,096
2,930
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
spintronics
nanomagnetism
oxides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,500
4,389
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
particle physics
nuclear physcis
nuclear energy
energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,407
1,969
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plasma physics
Tokamak
fusion magnetique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,987
4,720
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Physics
statistical physics
biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,868
3,091
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Physique de la matière condensée
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,144
3,710
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Theoretical cosmology
gravitational physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,001
7,732
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
quantum physics and quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,930
5,005
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Schoeffel Laurent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456,702
216,748
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,893
39
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jean-Luc Starck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,379
56,395
0.436
Cosmology (CMB
weak-lensing
large scale structure)
Statistics
Image Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,638
81
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Pomarède
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,053
20,089
0.251
Cosmography
Cosmology
Superclusters
Cosmic Web
Voids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,517
96
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Emanuele Daddi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,311
28,678
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,633
131
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Elbaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,141
23,117
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,290
239
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Frederic Bournaud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,851
19,072
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,270
380
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Emmanuel Moulin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,995
15,427
0.482
dark matter
gamma-ray astronomy
high-energy astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,860
395
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
J Zinn-Justin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,424
7,048
0.224
path integrals
renormalization group
quantum field
random matrices
summation methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,277
495
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fabian Schussler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,700
15,316
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,676
509
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Natalio Mingo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,413
13,413
0.489
computational materials science
condensed matter physics
thermoelectrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,173
570
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Benjamin Magnelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,789
12,586
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,518
760
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Giulio Biroli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,549
10,034
0.466
Statistical Physics
Condensed Matter
Complex Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,422
784
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xavier Garbet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,179
6,020
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,772
832
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Patrick Hennebelle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,287
9,629
0.475
astrophysique
physique des fluides
simulations numériques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,384
890
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stolarczyk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,360
8,701
0.449
neutrinos gamma-rays GRB Gallex Antares Nomad CTA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,904
935
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Edmond Iancu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,851
5,198
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,813
1,153
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hubert Saleur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,690
3,668
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,445
1,224
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cristian Urbina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,096
2,930
0.182
Condensed matter physics
superconductivity
mesoscopic physics
Josephson effect
quantum circuits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,212
1,309
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michel Viret
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,500
4,389
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,994
1,471
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christian Cavata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,407
1,969
0.137
particle physics
nuclear physcis
nuclear energy
energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,513
1,541
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
E. Joffrin Or Joffrin E.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,987
4,720
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,291
1,561
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Henri Orland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,868
3,091
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,985
1,708
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gilles Zérah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,144
3,710
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,948
1,732
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Filippo Vernizzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,001
7,732
0.595
Theoretical cosmology
gravitational physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,431
1,747
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Patrice Bertet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,930
5,005
0.387