Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Duke University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 high energy physics
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371,723
167,831
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
neutrino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,956
91,868
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,310
28,287
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Supernova
Cosmology
Dark Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,809
33,266
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,320
7,352
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
High Energy Experimental Physics
ATLAS Collaboration Authorship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,563
27,072
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Nuclear Physics
Heavy-Ion Physics
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,337
11,285
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,227
18,376
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
soft matter
granular materials
fluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,529
5,550
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Medical Physics
Particle Physics
Radiation Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,111
4,636
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
nuclear physics
particle physics
atomic physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,729
5,592
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Radiation Physics
Dosimetry & Radiation Protection
Radiation Transport
Radiation Detectors
Nuclear and Particle (Neutrinos)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,067
2,526
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,454
2,799
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
condensed matter physics
materials physics
quantum inforamtion
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,209
2,558
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Quantum Information Processing
Quantum Communications
Imaging Systems
Optical Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,242
6,550
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
physics
optics
spectroscopy
semiconductor
plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,264
5,055
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Low-Background Astroparticle Physics
Fundamental Properties of Neutrinos
Dark Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,189
5,796
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
neutron spectroscopy
computer aided diagnosis
nuclear medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,152
951
0.094
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
metamaterials
nonlinear optics
orbital angular momentum
supersymmetry
topological photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,795
5,272
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Applied mathematics
partial differential equations
nonlinear dynamics
kinetic theory
fluid dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,017
4,840
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Applied Physics
Computational Physics
Nanotechnology
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,009
4,197
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Energy Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,836
5,218
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Optics
Photonics
Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,781
2,460
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Condensed Matter Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,148
1,677
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Physics
Statistics
Machine Learning
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,696
3,882
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83
42
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lei Layla Li
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371,723
167,831
0.451
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
935
391
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joshua Albert
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,956
91,868
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,269
2,982
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christopher Monroe
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,310
28,287
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,464
6,868
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Scolnic
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,809
33,266
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,587
8,271
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Berndt Mueller
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,320
7,352
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,693
11,402
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pingchuan Zhao
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,563
27,072
0.982
High Energy Experimental Physics
ATLAS Collaboration Authorship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,977
11,528
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Steffen A Bass
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,337
11,285
0.413
Nuclear Physics
Heavy-Ion Physics
Computational Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,162
16,241
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Troxel
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,227
18,376
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,917
16,969
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert Behringer
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,529
5,550
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,857
18,536
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yawei Zhang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,111
4,636
0.243
Medical Physics
Particle Physics
Radiation Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,295
20,255
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Haiyan Gao
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,729
5,592
0.315
nuclear physics
particle physics
atomic physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,641
24,649
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rathnayaka M Gunasingha
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,067
2,526
0.168
Radiation Physics
Dosimetry & Radiation Protection
Radiation Transport
Radiation Detectors
Nuclear and Particle (Neutrinos)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,883
28,140
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John H Kelley
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,454
2,799
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,436
28,708
395
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Harold U Baranger
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,209
2,558
0.194
condensed matter physics
materials physics
quantum inforamtion
quantum optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,225
31,151
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jungsang Kim
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,242
6,550
0.535
Quantum Information Processing
Quantum Communications
Imaging Systems
Optical Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,212
34,085
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Henry Everitt
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,264
5,055
0.449
physics
optics
spectroscopy
semiconductor
plasmonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,864
34,319
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Phil Barbeau
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,189
5,796
0.518
Low-Background Astroparticle Physics
Fundamental Properties of Neutrinos
Dark Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,154
37,902
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carey E Floyd Jr
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,152
951
0.094
neutron spectroscopy
computer aided diagnosis
nuclear medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,091
39,273
547
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Natalia M Litchinitser
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,795
5,272
0.538
metamaterials
nonlinear optics
orbital angular momentum
supersymmetry
topological photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,681
42,613
585
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jian Guo Liu
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,017
4,840
0.537
Applied mathematics
partial differential equations
nonlinear dynamics
kinetic theory
fluid dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,808
42,662
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yaroslav Urzhumov
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,009
4,197
0.466
Applied Physics
Computational Physics
Nanotechnology
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,068
48,834
643
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Olivier Delaire
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,836
5,218
0.666
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Energy Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,061
49,175
647
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Britt Lassiter
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,781
2,460
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,278
53,131
692
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joshua Socolar
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,148
1,677
0.235
Condensed Matter Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,196
56,321
715
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mayra D Cervantes
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,696
3,882
0.580
Physics
Statistics
Machine Learning
Data Science