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
Energy Storage Devices
Perovskite Solar Cell
2D Materials
Dye Degradation
Antimicrobial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,323
8,113
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,796
3,405
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plasma Physics
plasma processing of materials
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,060
1,703
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plasmaphysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,605
1,185
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Laser-Material Interaction
Latice Defects and Mechanical Properties
Micro-Macro Property Correlations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,018
881
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Materials Science
Experimental Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
1,119
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nanomaterials
Nanotechnology
Photocatalysis
Electrochemistry
Spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,242
1,237
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plasma Physics
Space Physics
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,116
841
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nuclear Data for Medical Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
861
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Transparent Conducting Oxides
Mechanical properties of crystalline materials
Laser Material Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
920
682
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Laser induced plasma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
536
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Theoretical Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
393
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Theoretical Plasma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
371
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Synthesis of nanomaterials for energy and bioremedial applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
341
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nanomaterials for NEMS/MEMS devices as Nanogenrator
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
177
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plasma Polymerization
PECVD
Zinc Oxide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
81
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
63
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
44
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Solar Cell fabrication
Solar cell characterization
nano-materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
39
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Theoretical Plasma Physics
Waves and Instabilities
Space Plasma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
28
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nonlinear Plasma Physics
Space Plasmas
Plasma-Wall Transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
21
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,327
190
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Muhammad Ikram
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,323
8,113
0.975
Energy Storage Devices
Perovskite Solar Cell
2D Materials
Dye Degradation
Antimicrobial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,340
470
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ghulam Murtaza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,796
3,405
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,533
904
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Riaz Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,060
1,703
0.557
Plasma Physics
plasma processing of materials
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,717
1,114
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hassan Shah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,605
1,185
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,891
1,517
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Muhammad Zakria Butt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,018
881
0.437
Laser-Material Interaction
Latice Defects and Mechanical Properties
Micro-Macro Property Correlations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,362
2,024
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tousif Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
1,119
0.722
Materials Science
Experimental Plasma Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,634
2,487
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Asma Rafiq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,242
1,237
0.996
Nanomaterials
Nanotechnology
Photocatalysis
Electrochemistry
Spintronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,999
2,775
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Muhammad Nouman Sarwar Qureshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,116
841
0.754
Plasma Physics
Space Physics
Computational Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642,231
2,793
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mazhar Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
861
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,341
3,281
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dilawar Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
920
682
0.741
Transparent Conducting Oxides
Mechanical properties of crystalline materials
Laser Material Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
786,748
3,854
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Asma Hayat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
536
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
889,546
4,737
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zafar Iqbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
393
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
993,510
5,616
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Muhammad Sarfraz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
371
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,062,584
6,223
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Abdul Ghaffar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
341
0.977
Synthesis of nanomaterials for energy and bioremedial applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,178,201
7,521
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muhammad Faisal Wasim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
177
0.670
Nanomaterials for NEMS/MEMS devices as Nanogenrator
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,479,962
11,290
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Farrukh Ehtesham Mubarik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
81
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,623,906
13,176
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Muhammad Javaid Iqbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
63
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,863,334
16,402
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Muhammad Shamir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
44
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,903,935
16,978
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maham Akhlaq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
39
1.000
Solar Cell fabrication
Solar cell characterization
nano-materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,978,423
18,080
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tajammal Hussain Khokhar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
28
0.933
Theoretical Plasma Physics
Waves and Instabilities
Space Plasma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,006,435
18,512
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Fatima Bint-E-Munir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
21
0.778
Nonlinear Plasma Physics
Space Plasmas
Plasma-Wall Transition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,168,585
21,184
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Muhammad Tashfeen Aslam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000