Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Gravitational waves
quantum optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,876
82,733
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
educación
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,295
79,472
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Quantum Technologies
Quantum Optics
Quantum Metrology
Quantum Information Processing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,728
8,876
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physics
Laser physics
Strong Field Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,643
6,044
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Gravitational physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,325
17,309
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Condensed Matter Theory and Computation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,688
3,907
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
physics
astrophysics
astronomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,812
6,878
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
astronomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,620
1,691
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
quantum information theory
quantum error correction
quantum Shannon theory
quantum information science
quantum information
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,863
8,250
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Theoretical Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,746
2,107
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Quantum Gravity
Cosmology
Black holes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,675
4,673
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ultrafast AMO theory
extreme nonlinear optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,167
3,874
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Accretion physics
X-ray binaries
white dwarf mergers
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,699
2,051
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Classical and quantum gravity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,523
2,688
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Atomic Physics
Quantum Information
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,260
1,200
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
condensed matter
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,486
2,224
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Astronomy
Exoplanets
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,126
4,052
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Relativistic Astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,705
2,122
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Solid-State NMR
Carbohydrates
Membrane proteins
Cell Walls
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,505
4,077
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Data Analysis
Neutrino Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,303
4,584
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Quantum Nanophotonics
Quantum Plasmonics
Quantum Imaging
Quantum Statistical Photonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,778
2,764
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cosmic rays
High Energy Particle interactions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,329
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
618
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
condensed matter experiment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,737
948
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,697
1,299
0.482
Thomas Corbitt
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,876
82,733
0.708
Gabriela Gonzalez
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,295
79,472
0.701
Jonathan P Dowling
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,728
8,876
0.332
Quantum Technologies
Quantum Optics
Quantum Metrology
Quantum Information Processing
Kenneth Schafer
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,643
6,044
0.293
Siddharth Soni
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,325
17,309
0.999
Mark Jarrell
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,688
3,907
0.234
Michael Cherry
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,812
6,878
0.464
Arlo Landolt
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,620
1,691
0.124
Mark M Wilde
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,863
8,250
0.641
quantum information theory
quantum error correction
quantum Shannon theory
quantum information science
quantum information
Robert F O Connell
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,746
2,107
0.165
Parampreet Singh
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,675
4,673
0.400
Mette Gaarde
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,167
3,874
0.381
Ultrafast AMO theory
extreme nonlinear optics
Juhan Frank
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,699
2,051
0.211
Accretion physics
X-ray binaries
white dwarf mergers
Jorge Pullin
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,523
2,688
0.282
ARP Rau
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,260
1,200
0.145
Jiandi Zhang
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,486
2,224
0.343
Matthew Penny
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,126
4,052
0.661
Peter Diener
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,705
2,122
0.372
Tuo Wang
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,505
4,077
0.741
Solid-State NMR
Carbohydrates
Membrane proteins
Cell Walls
Siva Prasad Kasetti
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,303
4,584
0.864
Omar S Magaña Loaiza
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,778
2,764
0.732
Quantum Nanophotonics
Quantum Plasmonics
Quantum Imaging
Quantum Statistical Photonics
Amir Hosein Shadkam
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,329
0.384
Cosmic rays
High Energy Particle interactions
J Matthews
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
618
0.219
Pw Adams
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,737
948
0.346
Emmanouil Chatzopoulos
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,697
1,299
0.482