Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 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
effective field theory
strong interaction
hadron physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,638
10,659
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Superheavy nuclei
exotic nuclei
many-body theory
heavy ion reactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,362
4,581
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,435
3,810
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Quantum Field Theory
String Theory
Mathematical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,708
4,082
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Physics
Chemistry
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,560
1,779
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Particle physics beyond the Standard Model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,178
3,225
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Statistical Physics
Machine Learning
Message Passing Algorithms
Tensor Networks
Quantum Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
2,875
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
spin glass
optimization
polymer
complex network
game
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,656
1,261
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Theoretical Physics: Cold atoms and molecules
Condensed matter physics
and Quantum Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,603
2,323
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
1,048
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Collider Physics
Higgs physics
Machine Learning
data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,145
2,369
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Gravity
Black Hole
Gauge/Gravity Duality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,806
1,802
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,735
1,066
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Quantum Physics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Circuit QED
Optomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,706
1,086
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
High energy physics
lattice QCD simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,626
1,951
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Quantum Many-body Physics
Tensor Networks
Quantum Magnetism
Correlated Electrons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,552
1,987
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
statistical physics
soft matter
complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,526
929
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Theoretical Physics
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
1,031
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
soft matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
1,179
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
String Theory
Holography
Theoretical Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
Quantum Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,166
1,012
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Hadron physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
1,156
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
high energy theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,157
1,049
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
1,117
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Condensed Matter Physics
Mesoscopic Physics
Quantum Information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
980
625
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Astroparticle Physics
Dark matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
852
850
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,371
2,443
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Feng-Kun Guo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,638
10,659
0.728
effective field theory
strong interaction
hadron physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,177
3,894
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shan-Gui Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,362
4,581
0.442
Superheavy nuclei
exotic nuclei
many-body theory
heavy ion reactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,710
5,831
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jing Shu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,435
3,810
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,435
6,571
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Song He
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,708
4,082
0.609
Quantum Field Theory
String Theory
Mathematical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,205
8,121
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yanting Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,560
1,779
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,338
8,791
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lorenzo Calibbi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,178
3,225
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,293
12,162
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pan Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
2,875
0.763
Statistical Physics
Machine Learning
Message Passing Algorithms
Tensor Networks
Quantum Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,206
12,508
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hai-Jun Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,656
1,261
0.345
spin glass
optimization
polymer
complex network
game
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,714
12,686
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tao Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,603
2,323
0.645
Theoretical Physics: Cold atoms and molecules
Condensed matter physics
and Quantum Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,596
12,921
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Su Yi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
1,048
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,409
14,353
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Felipe Ferreira De Freitas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,145
2,369
0.753
Collider Physics
Higgs physics
Machine Learning
data analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,758
15,845
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Li Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,806
1,802
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,952
16,198
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wei Li (李微)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,735
1,066
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,932
16,343
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ying-Dan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,706
1,086
0.401
Quantum Physics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Circuit QED
Optomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,329
16,778
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yi-Bo Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,626
1,951
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,438
17,195
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wei Li (李伟)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,552
1,987
0.779
Quantum Many-body Physics
Tensor Networks
Quantum Magnetism
Correlated Electrons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,612
24,895
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yuliang Jin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,526
929
0.609
statistical physics
soft matter
complex systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,415
26,420
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jie Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
1,031
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,825
26,738
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fanlong Meng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
1,179
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,225
28,819
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aritra Banerjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,166
1,012
0.868
String Theory
Holography
Theoretical Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
Quantum Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,493
28,830
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiangkun Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
1,156
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,941
28,957
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ming-Lei Xiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,157
1,049
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,741
29,380
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
1,117
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,983
31,422
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Panagiotis Kotetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
980
625
0.638
Condensed Matter Physics
Mesoscopic Physics
Quantum Information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735,272
33,427
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Xiao Xue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
852
850
0.998