Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 85 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
Physics
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Instrumentation
Elementary Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420,085
128,292
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Observational Cosmology
Astroparticle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205,715
83,011
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
nonlinear dynamics
mathematical biology
genetic networks
cardiac arrhythmias
vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,709
14,231
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Experimental Cosmology
Cosmic Microwave Background
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,565
13,076
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,952
21,470
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nuclear physics
particle physics
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,486
8,100
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,330
8,737
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Condensed matter physics
magnetism
rare earths
Mossbauer spectroscopy
neutron diffraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,176
2,636
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,380
2,272
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Multifractals
Weather
Climate
Turbulence
Precipitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,995
3,376
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,801
6,948
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,477
6,953
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
nanoscience
AFM
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,880
2,723
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Quantum Optics
NV center in diamond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,437
5,132
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,392
4,923
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,267
1,358
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Exoplanets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,565
5,522
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Theoretical condensed-matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,196
2,357
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,837
3,371
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
quantum dots
nanocrystals
excitons
ultrafast spectroscopy
spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,616
3,278
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Optomechanics
Spin Transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,349
1,948
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
soft matter physics
computational material science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,955
2,297
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Theoretical Physics
String Theory
Black Holes
AdS/CFT
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,538
3,261
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,336
4,571
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
instrumentation
gamma rays
FPGA
neutrinos
detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,317
4,092
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andreas Warburton
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420,085
128,292
0.305
Physics
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Instrumentation
Elementary Particle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792
35
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Matt Dobbs
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205,715
83,011
0.404
Observational Cosmology
Astroparticle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,089
393
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Leon Glass
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,709
14,231
0.281
nonlinear dynamics
mathematical biology
genetic networks
cardiac arrhythmias
vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,286
868
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Duncan Hanson
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,565
13,076
0.414
Experimental Cosmology
Cosmic Microwave Background
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,361
1,003
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daryl Haggard
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,952
21,470
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,282
1,305
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Charles Gale
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,486
8,100
0.331
Nuclear physics
particle physics
astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,000
1,634
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jonathan Sievers
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,330
8,737
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,422
1,653
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dominic Ryan
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,176
2,636
0.124
Condensed matter physics
magnetism
rare earths
Mossbauer spectroscopy
neutron diffraction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,361
1,881
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jean Barrette
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,380
2,272
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,602
1,940
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shaun Lovejoy
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,995
3,376
0.178
Multifractals
Weather
Climate
Turbulence
Precipitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,744
2,118
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sangyong Jeon
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,801
6,948
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,777
2,581
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James E Geach
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,477
6,953
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,898
2,723
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Grutter
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,880
2,723
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,369
2,831
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lilian Childress
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,437
5,132
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,098
3,422
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David V Plant
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,392
4,923
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,053
3,473
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Strom Olsen
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,267
1,358
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,948
3,754
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicolas B Cowan
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,565
5,522
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,345
3,931
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martin Grant
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,196
2,357
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,819
4,091
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andrew Cumming
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,837
3,371
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,040
4,221
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Patanjali Kambhampati
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,616
3,278
0.309
quantum dots
nanocrystals
excitons
ultrafast spectroscopy
spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,831
4,847
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jack C Sankey
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,349
1,948
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,339
5,749
490
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alejandro D Rey|A.D. Rey
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,955
2,297
0.289
soft matter physics
computational material science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,240
6,074
514
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alexander Maloney
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,538
3,261
0.433
Theoretical Physics
String Theory
Black Holes
AdS/CFT
Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,323
6,257
530
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Adrian Liu
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,336
4,571
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,700
6,269
531
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sean Griffin
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,317
4,092
0.559
instrumentation
gamma rays
FPGA
neutrinos
detectors