Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT) 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
Spain
Josep Flix
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Grid Computing
ATLAS
CMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,230
110,712
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Spain
Pablo García Abia
particle physics
Higgs boson
dark matter
relic neutrino
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,563
76,256
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Spain
José M. Hernández
Particle Physics
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,005
74,353
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Spain
Juan De Vicente Albendea
physics
cosmology
computational science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,100
18,702
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Spain
Emilia R. Solano
Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,216
4,202
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Spain
J. Arturo Alonso
Plasma Physics
Magnetic Confinement Fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,977
4,321
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Spain
Teresa Estrada
Física
Fusion Nuclear
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,924
2,707
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Spain
Mercedes Molla
astrofísica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,751
3,536
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Spain
Cecilia Guillen
física aplicada
materiales semiconductores
láminas delgadas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,270
1,769
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Spain
Angeles Pedrosa
fisica
plasmas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,811
779
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Spain
Edilberto Sanchez
Gyrokinetic simulations
plasma turbulence
plasma physics
fusion
stellarator optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,848
1,497
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Spain
Daniel Carralero
Plasma physics
fusion
turbulence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
2,814
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Spain
Francisco ílvarez-Velarde
nuclear
transmutation
fuel cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,097
1,795
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Spain
José Luis Velasco
Plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,020
2,499
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Spain
Isabel García-Cortés
Plasma Physics
Confinement studies
Stellarators
Physics of Fusion Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,694
836
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Spain
Álvaro Cappa
Plasma Physics
Nuclear Fusion
ECRH
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,584
1,836
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Spain
Iván Calvo
Plasma physics
fusion energy
tokamak
stellarator
kinetic theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,381
2,269
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Spain
Jm García-Regaña
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,642
1,903
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Spain
Manuel Garcia-Fernandez
Cosmology
Dark Energy
Weak Gravitational Lensing
Magnification.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,230
2,109
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Spain
Ivan Podadera Aliseda
Accelerators Technology
Beam Diagnostics
Radiofrequency
Targets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,297
640
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Spain
Carlo Luis Guerrero Contreras
física computacional
materiales
fusión nuclear
computación cuántica
nanociencias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
177
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589
Spain
23
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Josep Flix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,230
110,712
0.483
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Grid Computing
ATLAS
CMS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
694
Spain
24
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pablo García Abia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,563
76,256
0.359
particle physics
Higgs boson
dark matter
relic neutrino
gravitational waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
923
Spain
30
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
José M. Hernández
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,005
74,353
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,153
Spain
779
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Juan De Vicente Albendea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,100
18,702
0.930
physics
cosmology
computational science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,761
Spain
1,219
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Roberto Santorelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,963
5,593
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,655
Spain
3,015
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Emilia R. Solano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,216
4,202
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,777
Spain
3,146
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
J. Arturo Alonso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,977
4,321
0.542
Plasma Physics
Magnetic Confinement Fusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,717
Spain
3,178
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Teresa Estrada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,924
2,707
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,824
Spain
3,278
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mercedes Molla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,751
3,536
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,724
Spain
3,514
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Boudewijn Van Milligen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,340
2,031
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,427
Spain
4,258
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,563
Spain
4,367
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cecilia Guillen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,270
1,769
0.282
física aplicada
materiales semiconductores
láminas delgadas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,502
Spain
4,789
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angeles Pedrosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,811
779
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,672
Spain
5,899
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Edilberto Sanchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,848
1,497
0.309
Gyrokinetic simulations
plasma turbulence
plasma physics
fusion
stellarator optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,496
Spain
6,682
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel Carralero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
2,814
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,404
Spain
7,128
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Francisco ílvarez-Velarde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,097
1,795
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,725
Spain
7,272
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
José Luis Velasco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,020
2,499
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,040
Spain
7,940
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Isabel García-Cortés
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,694
836
0.226
Plasma Physics
Confinement studies
Stellarators
Physics of Fusion Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,219
Spain
8,135
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Álvaro Cappa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,584
1,836
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,435
Spain
8,637
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Iván Calvo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,381
2,269
0.671
Plasma physics
fusion energy
tokamak
stellarator
kinetic theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,903
Spain
10,811
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jm García-Regaña
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,642
1,903
0.720
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,272
Spain
12,520
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Manuel Garcia-Fernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,230
2,109
0.946
Cosmology
Dark Energy
Weak Gravitational Lensing
Magnification.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,401
Spain
18,494
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ivan Podadera Aliseda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,297
640
0.493
Accelerators Technology
Beam Diagnostics
Radiofrequency
Targets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
999,188
Spain
32,574
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
física computacional
materiales
fusión nuclear
computación cuántica
nanociencias
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,315,231
Spain
44,310
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sadig Mulas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
188
1.000