Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institute of Standards and 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
ultrafast lasers
optical clocks
nonlinear optics
microwave photonics
frequency combs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,011
16,835
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Condensed Matter Physics
Magnetism and Superconductivity
Neutron Scattering
Multiferroics
Topological Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,117
7,232
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Optics
Physics
Nanoscience
Plasmonics
Nanofabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,025
8,451
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
cold atomic gases
metrology
quantum informaton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,799
5,553
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Atomic Physics
Bose-Einstein Condensation
Quantum Physics
Quantum Technologies
Neutrons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,011
10,790
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Neutron Scattering
Energy Storage
Nanotechnology
Magnetism
Superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,576
9,338
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
neutron scattering
structure
dynamics
energy
materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,105
11,658
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,625
7,886
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
nanophotonics
quantum optics
quantum dots
nonlinear optics
nanofabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,171
11,072
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,754
5,439
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,661
4,127
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Superconducting Sensors
CMB
Observational Cosmology
sub-mm astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,450
12,778
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
integrated photonics
quantum optics
neuromorphic computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,284
8,439
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Atomic Physics
Instrumentation
Magnetometers
Clocks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,596
7,053
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Quantum Information
Superconducting Circuits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,524
5,929
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Condensed matter physics
Spintronics
Magnetic materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,001
4,716
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
superconducting detectors
TES
optics
cosmology
kinetic inductance detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,526
8,881
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Quantum and Nonlinear Nanophotonic Systems Group
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,173
9,058
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Physics
Quantum Optics
Single Photon Detectors
Magnetization Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,113
7,914
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
low temperature physics
radiation detection
materials analysis
astrophysics
cryogenic detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,380
8,195
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
TES Microcalorimeters
Observational Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,759
4,165
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Quantitative Biology
Probability Theory
Microfluidics
Emergence
Complex Adaptive Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,738
3,096
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Magnetism
Neutron Scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,582
3,620
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Physics
Precision Measurements
Fundamental Constants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,578
3,895
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
2D magnetism
inelastic scattering spectroscopy
charge density waves
quantum materials
experimental condensed matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,550
5,242
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,712
6,064
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Scott Diddams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,011
16,835
0.401
ultrafast lasers
optical clocks
nonlinear optics
microwave photonics
frequency combs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,284
6,790
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jeffrey W Lynn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,117
7,232
0.185
Condensed Matter Physics
Magnetism and Superconductivity
Neutron Scattering
Multiferroics
Topological Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,959
7,095
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Henri Lezec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,025
8,451
0.222
Optics
Physics
Nanoscience
Plasmonics
Nanofabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,791
8,812
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
William D Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,799
5,553
0.169
cold atomic gases
metrology
quantum informaton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,605
10,034
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Charles W Clark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,011
10,790
0.360
Atomic Physics
Bose-Einstein Condensation
Quantum Physics
Quantum Technologies
Neutrons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,367
10,825
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Taner Yildirim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,576
9,338
0.327
Neutron Scattering
Energy Storage
Nanotechnology
Magnetism
Superconductivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,144
13,769
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Craig Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,105
11,658
0.484
neutron scattering
structure
dynamics
energy
materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,278
19,088
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ian B Spielman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,625
7,886
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,791
19,688
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kartik Srinivasan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,171
11,072
0.609
nanophotonics
quantum optics
quantum dots
nonlinear optics
nanofabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,217
20,228
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eite Tiesinga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,754
5,439
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,389
21,849
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter J Mohr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,661
4,127
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,250
22,195
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Johannes Hubmayr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,450
12,778
0.777
Superconducting Sensors
CMB
Observational Cosmology
sub-mm astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,963
22,493
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Richard Mirin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,284
8,439
0.518
integrated photonics
quantum optics
neuromorphic computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,070
25,599
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John Kitching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,596
7,053
0.483
Atomic Physics
Instrumentation
Magnetometers
Clocks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,439
25,733
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Raymond W Simmonds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,524
5,929
0.408
Quantum Information
Superconducting Circuits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,402
26,847
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tj Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,001
4,716
0.337
Condensed matter physics
Spintronics
Magnetic materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,390
27,976
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jason Austermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,526
8,881
0.657
superconducting detectors
TES
optics
cosmology
kinetic inductance detectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,671
28,799
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Scott B Papp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,173
9,058
0.688
Quantum and Nonlinear Nanophotonic Systems Group
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,067
28,934
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Gerrits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,113
7,914
0.604
Physics
Quantum Optics
Single Photon Detectors
Magnetization Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,201
30,806
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joel N Ullom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,380
8,195
0.662
low temperature physics
radiation detection
materials analysis
astrophysics
cryogenic detectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,979
32,543
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joseph Fowler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,759
4,165
0.354
TES Microcalorimeters
Observational Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,146
35,805
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Ross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,738
3,096
0.288
Quantitative Biology
Probability Theory
Microfluidics
Emergence
Complex Adaptive Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,642
36,335
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ja Borchers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,582
3,620
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,676
36,346
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Db Newell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,578
3,895
0.368
Physics
Precision Measurements
Fundamental Constants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,973
36,444
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Angela R Hight Walker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,550
5,242
0.497
2D magnetism
inelastic scattering spectroscopy
charge density waves
quantum materials
experimental condensed matter