Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025
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
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,882
120,030
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Gravitational Waves
Precision Measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,186
91,334
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,065
83,076
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Gravitational Waves
Seismic Isolation
Laser Interferometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,403
81,663
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
physics
machine learning
health
translation
knowledge graphs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,060
37,533
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
nanophotonics
photonic crystals
nonlinear optics
wireless power transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,376
51,166
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Gravitational waves
Quantum optics
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,723
81,222
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Gravitational-wave physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,891
80,769
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Astrophysics
gravitational waves
cluster dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,618
78,568
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Optics
Metrology
Atomic physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,857
77,092
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
gravitational waves
vibrations
earthquakes
NDE
metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,285
77,673
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,344
27,966
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Physics
Astrophysics
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,734
72,579
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
gravitational waves
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,633
55,222
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,924
44,892
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
condensed matter physics
topological order
category theory
higher symmetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,725
22,184
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,836
37,600
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
gravitational waves
compact binary mergers
stochastic gravitational-wave backgrounds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,172
52,316
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
optics and photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,695
8,023
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Detectors
Machine Learning
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,670
15,111
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,093
36,417
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,383
5,861
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
quantum information
optoelectronics
machine learning/AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,789
30,534
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
physics education
UFO
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,002
6,850
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
quantum Shannon theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,253
13,305
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289
125
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Markus Klute
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,882
120,030
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,849
845
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Matthew Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,186
91,334
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,331
1,102
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lisa Barsotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,065
83,076
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,399
1,146
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeffrey S Kissel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,403
81,663
0.733
Gravitational Waves
Seismic Isolation
Laser Interferometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,541
1,218
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Samuel Klein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,060
37,533
0.347
physics
machine learning
health
translation
knowledge graphs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,682
1,285
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marin Soljacic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,376
51,166
0.486
nanophotonics
photonic crystals
nonlinear optics
wireless power transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,883
1,389
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Maggie Tse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,723
81,222
0.798
Gravitational waves
Quantum optics
Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,930
1,414
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hsin-Yu Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,891
80,769
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,110
1,500
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carl Johan Haster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,618
78,568
0.805
Astrophysics
gravitational waves
cluster dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,173
1,533
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Aaron Buikema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,857
77,092
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,218
1,551
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sebastien Biscans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,285
77,673
0.807
gravitational waves
vibrations
earthquakes
NDE
metrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,711
1,776
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Max Tegmark
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,344
27,966
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,746
1,795
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maximiliano Isi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,734
72,579
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,904
3,291
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chris Whittle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,633
55,222
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,023
3,350
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pablo Jarillo Herrero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,924
44,892
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,061
3,364
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xiao Gang Wen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,725
22,184
0.365
condensed matter physics
topological order
category theory
higher symmetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,233
3,449
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Liang Fu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,836
37,600
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,751
3,707
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sylvia Biscoveanu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,172
52,316
0.915
gravitational waves
compact binary mergers
stochastic gravitational-wave backgrounds
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,623
4,140
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Erich P Ippen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,695
8,023
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,166
4,395
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cristiano Fanelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,670
15,111
0.292
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Detectors
Machine Learning
Nuclear Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,251
4,908
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mark Vogelsberger
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,093
36,417
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,087
5,774
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert Jaffe
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,383
5,861
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,851
6,130
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dirk Englund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,789
30,534
0.731
quantum information
optoelectronics
machine learning/AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,976
7,099
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dave Pritchard
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,002
6,850
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,421
7,307
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John A Smolin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,253
13,305
0.357