Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 25 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
Density Functional Theory
Materials Science
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,871
12,184
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Material Science
Sustainable Materials
Material Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,901
4,041
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Theoretical solid state physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,749
6,233
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Spintronik
Nanolithographie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,175
2,318
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
NMR spectroscopy
polymer physics
soft matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,315
4,566
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,578
2,391
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Surface Science
Surface Dynamics
2D Quasicrystals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,597
999
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nanomagnetism
materials science
THz-spintronics
Spintronics
Magneto-plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,123
1,538
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Electronic structure theory
quantum transport
energy materials
electronics & metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,296
1,635
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Theoretical physics
Nonequilibrium dynamics
Ab initio computations
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,342
609
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
NMR Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
758
180
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
theoretical chemistry
condensed matter physics
molecular physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
641
626
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
spin waves
magnonics
spintronics
nano magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
202
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
437
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Quantum Optics
Quantum finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
309
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Physics
Spintronics
Nanomaterials
Magnetism
Graphene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
208
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ferroelectrics
Atomic Force Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315
169
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Combinatorial deposition
High temperature superconductors
Oxide thin films and superlattices
Photonics
Molecular-beam epita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
100
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Electromagson
Quantum tunneling
HMLC Solar Cells
Lyotropic Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
30
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
physics
epidemiology
biometry
cardiology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
4
0.033
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Higher Education in Physics & Mathematics & Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
85
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Materials Science
Thin Films
Magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
88
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ferroelectric polymers
dielectric energy storage
self-discharge behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
34
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Magnetism
Optics
Spintronics
Ultrafast Spin Phenomena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
33
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
stochastic mechanics
foundations of quantum mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,502
1,322
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Miguel Alexandre Lopes Marques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,871
12,184
0.490
Density Functional Theory
Materials Science
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,793
1,931
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ralf Wehrspohn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,901
4,041
0.214
Material Science
Sustainable Materials
Material Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,451
3,013
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ingrid Mertig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,749
6,233
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,281
3,194
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Georg Schmidt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,175
2,318
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,513
3,459
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kay Saalwächter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,315
4,566
0.371
NMR spectroscopy
polymer physics
soft matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,671
5,159
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jamal Berakdar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,578
2,391
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,159
9,120
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wolf Widdra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,597
999
0.217
Surface Science
Surface Dynamics
2D Quasicrystals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,889
12,260
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Evangelos Papaioannou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,123
1,538
0.492
Nanomagnetism
materials science
THz-spintronics
Spintronics
Magneto-plasmonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,002
15,101
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nicki Frank Hinsche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,296
1,635
0.712
Electronic structure theory
quantum transport
energy materials
electronics & metrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,915
20,476
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yaroslav Pavlyukh
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,342
609
0.454
Theoretical physics
Nonequilibrium dynamics
Ab initio computations
Machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,109
26,583
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stefan Gröger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
758
180
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,418
28,339
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ahmad W. Huran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
641
626
0.977
theoretical chemistry
condensed matter physics
molecular physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
924,808
31,204
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Niklas Liebing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
202
0.399
spin waves
magnonics
spintronics
nano magnetism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
946,020
31,975
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alexander F. Schäffer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
437
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
989,291
33,625
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jonas Wätzel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
309
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,092,288
37,382
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mohammad M. Qaid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
208
0.621
Physics
Spintronics
Nanomaterials
Magnetism
Graphene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,117,918
38,339
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Robert Roth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315
169
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,258,809
43,271
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
L. Mustafa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
100
0.442
Combinatorial deposition
High temperature superconductors
Oxide thin films and superlattices
Photonics
Molecular-beam epita
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,305,223
44,796
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ananda Rama Krishnan Selvaraj|S. Ananda Rama Krishnan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
30
0.148
Electromagson
Quantum tunneling
HMLC Solar Cells
Lyotropic Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,530,005
51,385
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Frank Sauerbier
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
4
0.033
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,571,032
52,508
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Inka Haak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
85
0.787
Higher Education in Physics & Mathematics & Astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,649,331
54,520
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nikos Kanistras
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
88
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,946,719
60,922
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tino Band
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
34
0.971
ferroelectric polymers
dielectric energy storage
self-discharge behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,960,962
61,193
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wolfgang Hoppe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
33
1.000
Magnetism
Optics
Spintronics
Ultrafast Spin Phenomena
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,056,764
62,838
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael Beyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
stochastic mechanics
foundations of quantum mechanics