Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 232 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Particle Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405,104
132,478
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
observational astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,235
33,974
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cosmology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,596
48,267
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
cosmology
astrophysics
astronomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,357
17,781
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Theoretical Physics
Machine Learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,573
73,341
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Amorphous Thin Films
Gravitational Waves
Planetary Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,745
36,009
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cosmology
particle astrophysics
astrophysics
particle physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,444
22,379
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gravitational Waves
Bayesian Inference
Cosmology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,446
30,658
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Astronomy
data science
databases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,237
11,959
0.277
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
condensed matter physics
superconductivity
spintronics
magnetism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,983
6,693
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
gravitation
gravitational waves
astrophysics
black holes
neutron stars
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,075
25,213
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,190
8,165
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
astrophysics
space science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,808
12,130
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Planetary Science
Space Science
Geology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,001
9,842
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Space Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,307
5,904
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Planetary Science
Aerospace Vehicles
Instrumentation
Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,325
10,498
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
astrophysics
Plasma physics
mathematical modelling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,747
4,591
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
astronomy
planetary science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,556
9,074
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,913
2,907
0.127
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Solar Physics
Coronal Mass Ejections
Space Weather
Space Instrumentation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,066
9,219
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Planetary atmospheres
planetary magnetospheres
atmospheric science
planetary astronomy and astrophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,798
4,526
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Condensed Matter Theory
Nonequilibrium systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,421
4,866
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Condensed Matter Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,454
5,867
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Astrophysics
Exoplanets
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,714
11,766
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,156
4,542
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69
36
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrei Gritsan
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405,104
132,478
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,643
733
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Timothy Heckman
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,235
33,974
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,074
951
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Adam Riess
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,596
48,267
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,010
1,433
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Charles L Bennett
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,357
17,781
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,277
2,490
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jared Kaplan
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,573
73,341
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,960
3,291
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthew R Abernathy
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,745
36,009
0.556
Amorphous Thin Films
Gravitational Waves
Planetary Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,627
4,108
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marc Kamionkowski
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,444
22,379
0.396
Cosmology
particle astrophysics
astrophysics
particle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,321
4,431
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Philip Graff
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,446
30,658
0.574
Gravitational Waves
Bayesian Inference
Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,205
6,248
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Aniruddha Thakar
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,237
11,959
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,302
7,205
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cl Chien
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,983
6,693
0.172
condensed matter physics
superconductivity
spintronics
magnetism
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,849
7,436
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Emanuele Berti
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,075
25,213
0.645
gravitation
gravitational waves
astrophysics
black holes
neutron stars
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,088
7,546
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Julian Krolik
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,190
8,165
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,945
8,375
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Luciana Bianchi
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,808
12,130
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,196
10,224
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Scott Murchie
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,001
9,842
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,385
11,657
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stamatios Krimigis
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,307
5,904
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,969
12,331
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ralph D Lorenz
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,325
10,498
0.384
Planetary Science
Aerospace Vehicles
Instrumentation
Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,660
14,304
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Colin Norman
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,747
4,591
0.186
astrophysics
Plasma physics
mathematical modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,002
14,446
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ha Weaver
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,556
9,074
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,101
15,311
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zlatan Tsvetanov
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,913
2,907
0.127
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,815
16,434
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Angelos Vourlidas
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,066
9,219
0.418
Solar Physics
Coronal Mass Ejections
Space Weather
Space Instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,227
16,610
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Darrell F Strobel
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,798
4,526
0.208
Planetary atmospheres
planetary magnetospheres
atmospheric science
planetary astronomy and astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,054
16,962
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mark Robbins
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,421
4,866
0.227
Condensed Matter Theory
Nonequilibrium systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,074
16,969
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Collin Broholm
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,454
5,867
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,654
19,114
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David K Sing
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,714
11,766
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,742
19,530
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David A Neufeld
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,156
4,542
0.237