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
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,276
8,654
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
optical sensors
biomedical sensors
nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,163
2,099
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Photonic Systems
Microwave Photonics
Reconfigurable Optical Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,017
3,488
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,753
1,460
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Semiconductor device fabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,118
1,217
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
plasma science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,570
2,889
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics
Laser Ablation and Pulsed Laser Deposition
Plasma Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
1,713
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,069
1,576
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
High Speed Optical Communications systems
Photonic Devices
Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,914
1,505
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Semiconductors
Defects
Materials Physics
Nanoscience/Nanotechnology
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,810
755
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
physics
lasers
plasma physics
accelerators
diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,785
675
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics
High Performance Computing
Computational Physics
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
504
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plasma Physics
Nuclear Fusion
High Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,952
1,056
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
physics education
science education
teacher education
atomic physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
917
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Selective Area Deposition
Semiconductor Material Characterisation
Self Assembled Monolayers
Solar Water Splitting
Photoanode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
744
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
General relativity
Self-force
Gravitational lensing
Gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
667
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
503
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Theoretical Physics
Quantum Gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
495
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Surface and Interface Physics
XPS
Synchrotron Radiation
Oxide Semiconductors
Thin films and Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
115
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Physics
EUV
Plasma
Lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
77
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Atomic
Molecular Optical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,761
262
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Miles M Turner
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,276
8,654
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,909
567
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Colette Mcdonagh
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,163
2,099
0.257
optical sensors
biomedical sensors
nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,384
579
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Liam Barry
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,017
3,488
0.435
Photonic Systems
Microwave Photonics
Reconfigurable Optical Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,881
708
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eugene Kennedy
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,753
1,460
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,148
794
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Greg Hughes
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,118
1,217
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,471
884
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Deborah O Connell
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,570
2,889
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,332
1,069
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jean Paul Mosnier
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
1,713
0.373
Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics
Laser Ablation and Pulsed Laser Deposition
Plasma Applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,537
1,200
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
AR Ellingboe
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,069
1,576
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,569
1,603
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Prince Anandarajah
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,914
1,505
0.516
High Speed Optical Communications systems
Photonic Devices
Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,379
1,649
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Enda Mcglynn
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,810
755
0.269
Semiconductors
Defects
Materials Physics
Nanoscience/Nanotechnology
Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,833
1,668
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Patrick Yeates
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,785
675
0.242
physics
lasers
plasma physics
accelerators
diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,922
2,028
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lampros Nikolopoulos
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
504
0.232
Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics
High Performance Computing
Computational Physics
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,417
2,179
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Huw Leggate
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,952
1,056
0.541
Plasma Physics
Nuclear Fusion
High Performance Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,367
2,329
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paul Van Kampen
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
917
0.506
physics education
science education
teacher education
atomic physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,325
2,717
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert O Connor
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
744
0.538
Selective Area Deposition
Semiconductor Material Characterisation
Self Assembled Monolayers
Solar Water Splitting
Photoanode
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,858
2,861
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Abraham I Harte
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
667
0.529
General relativity
Self-force
Gravitational lensing
Gravitational waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
620,670
2,985
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tony Cafolla
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
503
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,327
3,449
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Aindriu Conroy
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
495
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
962,245
4,425
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kumar Kumarappan
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
115
0.256
Surface and Interface Physics
XPS
Synchrotron Radiation
Oxide Semiconductors
Thin films and Nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,218,765
5,712
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas Cummins
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
77
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,207,024
8,726
683
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Damien Middleton
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600