Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Cornell University 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
experimental particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,176
134,462
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
High energy physics
particle physics
cosmic ray physics
accelerator physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,241
41,753
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Condensed matter physics
nanoscience
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,924
26,300
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
x-ray physics
synchrotron radiation
x-ray spectroscopy
diffraction: theory and experiment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,934
8,802
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
general relativity
numerical relativity
gravitational waves
black holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,859
7,564
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,687
6,218
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Astronomical Instrumentation
Applied Superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,399
5,949
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
condensed matter physics
magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,172
4,861
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Non-Fermi liquids
Spin liquids
Transport in strongly correlated systems
Gapless phases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,110
3,043
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,006
2,776
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Artificial Intelligence
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,396
2,712
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,292
3,018
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cosmology
SQUIDs
multiplexing
TES
bolometers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,834
2,802
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,759
2,355
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Super-resolution
Three Photon microscopy
Smart and efficient imaging and laser cutting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,684
1,959
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Exoplanet Atmospheres
Exoplanets
Astrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,635
2,563
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
quantum materials
scanning transmission electron microscopy
electron energy loss spectroscopy
superconductivity
correlated m
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,604
2,592
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Computational physics
Fluid mechanics
Cardiovascular modeling
Particle-laden flows
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,544
1,585
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,536
1,891
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Optical information processing
Biomedical optics
AI for sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,446
2,273
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
High Brightness Electron Beams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,435
1,794
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
condensed matter physics
electronic quantum matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,338
1,488
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Superconductivity
Quantum Spin Liquids
Transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,334
1,739
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Astrophysics
Gravitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
1,160
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Condensed matter physics
2D materials
Topological materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
2,153
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127
64
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Wittich
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,176
134,462
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,602
712
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vardan Khachatryan
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,241
41,753
0.298
High energy physics
particle physics
cosmic ray physics
accelerator physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,147
994
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul McEuen
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,924
26,300
0.219
Condensed matter physics
nanoscience
physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,286
4,896
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kenneth Finkelstein
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,934
8,802
0.180
x-ray physics
synchrotron radiation
x-ray spectroscopy
diffraction: theory and experiment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,721
49,444
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matthew Giesler
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,859
7,564
0.962
general relativity
numerical relativity
gravitational waves
black holes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,873
57,215
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Steve K Choi
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,687
6,218
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,953
59,446
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eve M Vavagiakis
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,399
5,949
0.930
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Astronomical Instrumentation
Applied Superconductivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,564
70,995
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shengwei Jiang
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,172
4,861
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,373
85,131
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Debanjan Chowdhury
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,110
3,043
0.740
Non-Fermi liquids
Spin liquids
Transport in strongly correlated systems
Gapless phases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,243
86,853
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chao Ming Jian
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,006
2,776
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,972
97,998
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sandipan Kundu
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,396
2,712
0.799
Artificial Intelligence
Theoretical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,850
100,194
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Justin Vines
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,292
3,018
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,960
111,186
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sarah Marie Bruno
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,834
2,802
0.989
Cosmology
SQUIDs
multiplexing
TES
bolometers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,386
113,276
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ng Holmes
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,759
2,355
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,182
115,389
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yang Xusan
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,684
1,959
0.730
Super-resolution
Three Photon microscopy
Smart and efficient imaging and laser cutting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,284
116,826
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ryan J Macdonald
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,635
2,563
0.973
Exoplanet Atmospheres
Exoplanets
Astrobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,712
117,778
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Berit Hansen Goodge
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,604
2,592
0.995
quantum materials
scanning transmission electron microscopy
electron energy loss spectroscopy
superconductivity
correlated m
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,312
119,590
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mahdi Esmaily
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,544
1,585
0.623
Computational physics
Fluid mechanics
Cardiovascular modeling
Particle-laden flows
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,211
119,832
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mc David Marsh
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,536
1,891
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,541
122,690
394
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tianyu Wang
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,446
2,273
0.929
Optical information processing
Biomedical optics
AI for sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,906
123,055
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jared Maxson
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,435
1,794
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,831
126,301
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mohammad H Hamidian
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,338
1,488
0.636
condensed matter physics
electronic quantum matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,345
126,452
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
GaëL Grissonnanche
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,334
1,739
0.745
Superconductivity
Quantum Spin Liquids
Transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,714
127,077
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jennifer Seiler
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
1,160
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,890
128,722
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wenjin Zhao
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
2,153
0.950
Condensed matter physics
2D materials
Topological materials