Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 110 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
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228,906
97,522
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
experimental high-energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,216
27,906
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Molecular spin quantum technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,840
15,314
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Optics
Metamaterials
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,989
19,264
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
High Energy Physics
Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,689
9,666
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Astroparticle Physics Cosmic Rays Pierre Auger JEM-EUSO KASCADE-Grande
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,499
18,269
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biophysics
Spectroscopy
Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,278
10,556
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Radio Detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,654
13,192
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Astroparticle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,531
12,604
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Cosmic Magnetic Fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,474
13,036
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Theoretische Teilchenphysik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,508
9,665
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Physik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,205
5,387
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Physics
Nanoelectronics
Quantum State Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,351
3,932
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Optics and photonics
nanotechnology
communication engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,106
13,041
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shortest Paths
Algorithms
Data Structures
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,073
7,274
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nanooptics
Plasmonics
Metamaterials
Photovoltaics
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,495
9,674
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Experimental Particle Physics
Data Analysis
Artifical Inteligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,509
5,926
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Condensed Matter Physics
Correlated Electron Systems
Superconductivity
Crystallography
Crystal Growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,417
13,010
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Umwelt
Klima
Atmosphäre
Spektroskopie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,565
4,129
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,775
5,526
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
physics
biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,992
5,153
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Superconductivity
Josephson junctions and arrays
macroscopic quantum coherence
quantum information processing
superconducting qubits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,477
5,757
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Quantum devices and spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,513
4,216
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
particle physics
neutrino masses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,729
5,860
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,464
5,402
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617
19
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ralf Ulrich
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228,906
97,522
0.426
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,484
39
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joerg Meyer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,216
27,906
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,730
220
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wolfgang Wernsdorfer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,840
15,314
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,837
352
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin Wegener
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,989
19,264
0.350
Optics
Metamaterials
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,407
479
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andreas Petzold
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,689
9,666
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,315
564
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas Haungs
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,499
18,269
0.430
Astroparticle Physics Cosmic Rays Pierre Auger JEM-EUSO KASCADE-Grande
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,885
779
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerd Ulrich Nienhaus
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,278
10,556
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,378
813
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tim Huege
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,654
13,192
0.381
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Radio Detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,270
952
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Darko Veberic
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,531
12,604
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,345
956
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Unger
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,474
13,036
0.414
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Cosmic Magnetic Fields
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,655
1,040
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matthias Steinhauser
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,508
9,665
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,990
1,055
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hilbert von Löhneysen
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,205
5,387
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,417
1,156
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gerd Schön
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,351
3,932
0.144
Physics
Nanoelectronics
Quantum State Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,801
1,172
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christian Koos
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,106
13,041
0.481
Optics and photonics
nanotechnology
communication engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,419
1,230
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dennis Schieferdecker
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,073
7,274
0.279
Shortest Paths
Algorithms
Data Structures
High Energy Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,352
1,276
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Carsten Rockstuhl
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,495
9,674
0.379
Nanooptics
Plasmonics
Metamaterials
Photovoltaics
Nanophotonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,067
1,441
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thomas Hauth
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,509
5,926
0.252
Experimental Particle Physics
Data Analysis
Artifical Inteligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,705
1,629
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Amir Haghighirad
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,417
13,010
0.607
Condensed Matter Physics
Correlated Electron Systems
Superconductivity
Crystallography
Crystal Growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,976
1,730
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Johannes Orphal
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,565
4,129
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,205
1,952
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joerg Schmalian
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,775
5,526
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,727
2,257
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
angelica cecilia
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,992
5,153
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,004
2,366
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
AV Ustinov
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,477
5,757
0.349
Superconductivity
Josephson junctions and arrays
macroscopic quantum coherence
quantum information processing
superconducting qubits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,011
3,075
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ralph Krupke
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,513
4,216
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,397
3,677
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Oliver Fischer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,729
5,860
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,660
3,780
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ian Arthur Howard
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,464
5,402
0.471