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
Condensed matter physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,662
5,879
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Quantum computing
Superconducting quantum circuits
Superconductivity
Astronomical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,723
21,938
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,807
10,141
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physik
Materials Science
Electron Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,463
3,221
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
neutrino physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,404
8,883
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
quantum control
quantum technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,248
7,061
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Hydrodynamics
Mesoscale Simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,066
6,367
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Semiconductor Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,636
4,629
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Nuclear Fusion
Plasma Physics
Plasma Wall Interaction
Surface Science
Ion-Surface Collisions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,390
3,776
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plasmaphysik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,671
2,388
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Nuclear Fusion
Materials
Plasma-Materials Interaction
Plasma Physics
FZJ-Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,147
6,226
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,989
2,388
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plasma Physics
Fusion Research
Energy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,923
3,910
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
condensed matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,903
1,897
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Astrophysics
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Neutrino Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,248
6,185
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Superconductivity and magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
1,144
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Nanostructures
Spintronics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,375
1,955
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Physik
Materialwissenschaften
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,192
2,190
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
condensed matter theory
superconductivity
mesoscopic physics
superconducting qubits
Josephson junctions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,838
3,530
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Physics
Nanomagnetism
Correlated Electron Systems
Scanning Probe Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
1,899
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Theoretical Physics
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,001
1,372
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
plasma physics
nuclear fusion
plasma diagnostics
materials
solar power
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,889
2,218
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Soft Matter: Theory & Simulation
Colloid and Protein Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,798
1,085
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
quantum key distribution
photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,750
1,270
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Theory of electronic propert
nanomagnetism
theory of scanning tunneling microscopy
time-dependent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,732
2,669
0.564
Ro Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,662
5,879
0.205
Rami Barends
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,723
21,938
0.791
Quantum computing
Superconducting quantum circuits
Superconductivity
Astronomical instrumentation
Gustav Bihlmayer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,807
10,141
0.409
Knut Urban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,463
3,221
0.150
Physik
Materials Science
Electron Microscopy
Livia Ludhova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,404
8,883
0.483
Tommaso Calarco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,248
7,061
0.496
Roland G. Winkler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,066
6,367
0.453
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Hydrodynamics
Mesoscale Simulations
Detlev Gruetzmacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,636
4,629
0.366
Rudi Koslowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,390
3,776
0.332
Nuclear Fusion
Plasma Physics
Plasma Wall Interaction
Surface Science
Ion-Surface Collisions
U Samm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,671
2,388
0.224
Coenen, Jw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,147
6,226
0.614
Nuclear Fusion
Materials
Plasma-Materials Interaction
Plasma Physics
FZJ-Materials
Paul Gibbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,989
2,388
0.239
J. Ongena
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,923
3,910
0.394
Schober Hr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,903
1,897
0.192
Ömer Penek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,248
6,185
0.669
Astrophysics
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Neutrino Physics
Shibabrata Nandi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
1,144
0.179
Thomas Schäpers
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,375
1,955
0.307
Michael Feuerbacher
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,192
2,190
0.354
Gianluigi Catelani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,838
3,530
0.605
condensed matter theory
superconductivity
mesoscopic physics
superconducting qubits
Josephson junctions
Markus Ternes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
1,899
0.376
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Physics
Nanomagnetism
Correlated Electron Systems
Scanning Probe Microscopy
Efim Brener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,001
1,372
0.274
Andrey Litnovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,889
2,218
0.454
plasma physics
nuclear fusion
plasma diagnostics
materials
solar power
Gerhard Nagele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,798
1,085
0.226
Soft Matter: Theory & Simulation
Colloid and Protein Dynamics
Beata Kardynal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,750
1,270
0.267
Samir Lounis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,732
2,669
0.564
Theory of electronic propert
nanomagnetism
theory of scanning tunneling microscopy
time-dependent