Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,110
31,446
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,533
68,141
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,385
44,002
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Experimental High-Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,912
50,369
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,732
18,102
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Physics
condensed matter
statistical mechanics
inverse problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,603
7,254
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,812
5,398
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
biological physics
soft condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,351
5,640
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
astrophysics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,462
8,766
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,080
6,388
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cosmology
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,889
11,809
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cosmology
Large Scale Structure
Lyman Alpha Forest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,416
5,273
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
surfaces and interfaces
semiconductor materials
2D materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,609
3,457
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
dark matter
galaxy formation
dwarf galaxies
the Local Group
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,932
6,245
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,635
7,015
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Experimental High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,540
7,185
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Astrophysics
general relativity
gravitational waves
star clusters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,132
8,309
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Theoretical Particle Physics
Lattice QCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,216
3,117
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biological Physics
Membrane Biophysics
Soft Matter Physics
Computer Simulations
Coarse Graining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,761
3,944
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
physics
materials science
magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,198
2,623
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Biological Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,205
3,154
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,101
1,645
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
3,307
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Machine Learning
NLP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
3,489
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,857
3,344
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,949
1,413
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aristotle Calamba
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,110
31,446
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,623
1,720
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Menglei Sun
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,533
68,141
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,018
3,329
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Di Xiao
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,385
44,002
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,627
4,120
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tanmay Mudholkar *
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,912
50,369
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,845
6,091
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Scott Dodelson
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,732
18,102
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,680
9,603
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert H Swendsen
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,603
7,254
0.230
Physics
condensed matter
statistical mechanics
inverse problems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,879
11,015
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Curtis Meyer
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,812
5,398
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,760
11,840
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John F Nagle
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,351
5,640
0.206
biological physics
soft condensed matter physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,100
12,412
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tiziana Di Matteo
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,462
8,766
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,366
13,366
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Reinhard A Schumacher
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,080
6,388
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,572
14,305
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rupert Croft
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,889
11,809
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,522
14,686
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Melih Ozbek
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,416
5,273
0.225
Cosmology
Large Scale Structure
Lyman Alpha Forest
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,916
17,331
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Randall Feenstra
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,609
3,457
0.168
surfaces and interfaces
semiconductor materials
2D materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,880
27,712
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthew G Walker
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,932
6,245
0.448
dark matter
galaxy formation
dwarf galaxies
the Local Group
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,717
28,382
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
HY Trac
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,635
7,015
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,259
31,110
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Onur Albayrak
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,540
7,185
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,270
32,191
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carl Rodriguez
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,132
8,309
0.685
Astrophysics
general relativity
gravitational waves
star clusters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,129
35,036
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Colin Morningstar
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,216
3,117
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,497
36,574
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Markus Deserno
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,761
3,944
0.367
Biological Physics
Membrane Biophysics
Soft Matter Physics
Computer Simulations
Coarse Graining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,350
38,602
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sara Majetich
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,198
2,623
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,228
47,779
372
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Widom
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,205
3,154
0.384
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Biological Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,987
48,386
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Richard Holman
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,101
1,645
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,983
82,368
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Grigory Tarnopolsky
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
3,307
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,988
85,639
589
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Garrett Goon
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
3,489
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,625
89,819
611
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Siddharth Satpathy
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,857
3,344
0.867