Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Duke 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 high energy physics
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380,145
175,660
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
neutrino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,605
96,095
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,883
29,821
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Supernova
Cosmology
Dark Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,878
35,287
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,869
7,806
0.224
* 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
30,347
29,836
0.983
* 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
27,968
11,906
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,495
19,600
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
soft matter
granular materials
fluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,679
5,687
0.275
* 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
19,204
4,794
0.250
* 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
18,078
5,937
0.328
* 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
15,128
2,631
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,566
2,895
0.213
* 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
13,311
2,661
0.200
* 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
12,561
6,860
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
physics
optics
spectroscopy
semiconductor
plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,466
5,242
0.457
* 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
11,459
6,047
0.528
* 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
10,212
979
0.096
* 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
10,045
5,520
0.550
* 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
9,208
5,017
0.545
* 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
9,049
4,234
0.468
* 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
8,116
5,490
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Optics
Photonics
Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,857
2,536
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Condensed Matter Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
1,749
0.242
* 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
7,207
4,147
0.575
* 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
380,145
175,660
0.462
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929
383
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joshua Albert
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,605
96,095
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,270
2,972
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christopher Monroe
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,883
29,821
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,788
6,521
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Scolnic
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,878
35,287
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,749
8,332
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Berndt Mueller
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,869
7,806
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,978
10,157
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pingchuan Zhao
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,347
29,836
0.983
High Energy Experimental Physics
ATLAS Collaboration Authorship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,953
11,484
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Steffen A Bass
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,968
11,906
0.426
Nuclear Physics
Heavy-Ion Physics
Computational Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,349
15,465
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Troxel
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,495
19,600
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,706
17,241
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert Behringer
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,679
5,687
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,824
18,854
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yawei Zhang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,204
4,794
0.250
Medical Physics
Particle Physics
Radiation Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,539
20,295
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Haiyan Gao
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,078
5,937
0.328
nuclear physics
particle physics
atomic physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,101
25,170
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rathnayaka M Gunasingha
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,128
2,631
0.174
Radiation Physics
Dosimetry & Radiation Protection
Radiation Transport
Radiation Detectors
Nuclear and Particle (Neutrinos)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,159
28,546
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John H Kelley
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,566
2,895
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,840
29,127
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Harold U Baranger
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,311
2,661
0.200
condensed matter physics
materials physics
quantum inforamtion
quantum optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,125
31,057
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jungsang Kim
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,561
6,860
0.546
Quantum Information Processing
Quantum Communications
Imaging Systems
Optical Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,881
34,241
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Henry Everitt
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,466
5,242
0.457
physics
optics
spectroscopy
semiconductor
plasmonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,930
34,259
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Phil Barbeau
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,459
6,047
0.528
Low-Background Astroparticle Physics
Fundamental Properties of Neutrinos
Dark Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,219
38,557
536
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carey E Floyd Jr
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,212
979
0.096
neutron spectroscopy
computer aided diagnosis
nuclear medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,000
39,173
548
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Natalia M Litchinitser
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,045
5,520
0.550
metamaterials
nonlinear optics
orbital angular momentum
supersymmetry
topological photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,238
42,752
587
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jian Guo Liu
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,208
5,017
0.545
Applied mathematics
partial differential equations
nonlinear dynamics
kinetic theory
fluid dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,395
43,454
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yaroslav Urzhumov
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,049
4,234
0.468
Applied Physics
Computational Physics
Nanotechnology
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,701
48,298
636
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Olivier Delaire
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,116
5,490
0.676
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Energy Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,224
49,787
651
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Britt Lassiter
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,857
2,536
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,459
53,754
698
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joshua Socolar
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
1,749
0.242
Condensed Matter Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,876
53,886
702
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mayra D Cervantes
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,207
4,147
0.575
Physics
Statistics
Machine Learning
Data Science