Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
New York University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,955
42,126
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,381
94,661
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,869
90,529
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Theoretical Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,640
24,491
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
theoretical Astrophysics
gravitational-wave detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,955
84,308
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Multi-Messenger Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,218
85,262
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,683
68,300
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
High energy particle experiment
collider
LHC
BSM
supersymmetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,614
65,503
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Nonlinear optics
quantum optics
nanophotonics
ultrafast science
frequency combs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,928
26,950
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Gravitational Waves
Multimessenger Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,965
56,814
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,559
16,613
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Nuclear physics
string theory
high energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,047
11,352
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
soft condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,961
11,101
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
particle physics
astrophysics
Dark Matter
cosmic rays
magnetic fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,346
16,823
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Excitons
Quantum Materials
Light-matter interaction
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,066
24,419
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Metamaterials
Optics
Nano devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,107
24,568
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Theoretical Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,401
28,440
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
High Energy Nuclear Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,444
6,681
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Quark Gluon Plasmas
High energy nuclear collisions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,427
6,684
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
turbulence
fluid dynamics
statistical physics
applied mathematics
low-temperature physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,562
10,591
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Department of Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,438
23,665
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Soft Matter
Statistical Physics
Holography
Optical Tweezers
Acoustic Trapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,850
9,287
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Soft Matter
Colloids
Self-Assembly
Photonics
Rheology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,748
9,104
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Statistical Methods
Machine Learning
High Energy Astrophysics
Computational Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,692
22,853
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Optical Physics
Surface Physics and Chemistry
Electronic Materials
Photonics
Integrated Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,433
5,833
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,112
475
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kamal Benslama
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,955
42,126
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,618
723
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Szabolcs Marka
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,381
94,661
0.674
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,179
1,016
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zsuzsa Marka
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,869
90,529
0.755
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,418
1,150
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeremiah Ostriker
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,640
24,491
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,585
1,225
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yuri Levin
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,955
84,308
0.767
theoretical Astrophysics
gravitational-wave detectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,831
1,346
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stefan Countryman
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,218
85,262
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,068
1,472
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Luca Matone
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,683
68,300
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,210
1,995
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Julia Lynne Gonski
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,614
65,503
0.774
High energy particle experiment
collider
LHC
BSM
supersymmetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,104
2,895
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alexander Gaeta
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,928
26,950
0.397
Nonlinear optics
quantum optics
nanophotonics
ultrafast science
frequency combs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,905
3,280
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kenneth Rainer Corley
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,965
56,814
0.902
Gravitational Waves
Multimessenger Astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,713
4,164
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Millis
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,559
16,613
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,857
4,232
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
WA Zajc
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,047
11,352
0.210
Nuclear physics
string theory
high energy physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,670
5,077
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul M Chaikin
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,961
11,101
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,650
5,529
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Glennys R Farrar
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,346
16,823
0.371
particle physics
astrophysics
Dark Matter
cosmic rays
magnetic fields
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,689
6,021
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xiaoyang Zhu
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,066
24,419
0.567
Excitons
Quantum Materials
Light-matter interaction
Ultrafast spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,820
7,001
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nanfang Yu
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,107
24,568
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,241
7,194
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brian Metzger
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,401
28,440
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,865
7,472
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Miklos Gyulassy
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,444
6,681
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,874
7,478
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Miklos Gyulassy
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,427
6,684
0.179
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Quark Gluon Plasmas
High energy nuclear collisions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,984
8,428
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
KR Sreenivasan
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,562
10,591
0.306
turbulence
fluid dynamics
statistical physics
applied mathematics
low-temperature physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,070
8,464
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cory R Dean
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,438
23,665
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,536
8,670
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David G Grier
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,850
9,287
0.274
Soft Matter
Statistical Physics
Holography
Optical Tweezers
Acoustic Trapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,638
8,719
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David J Pine
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,748
9,104
0.270
Soft Matter
Colloids
Self-Assembly
Photonics
Rheology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,686
8,736
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Azadeh Keivani
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,692
22,853
0.678
Statistical Methods
Machine Learning
High Energy Astrophysics
Computational Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,851
9,674
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard M Osgood Jr
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,433
5,833
0.186
Optical Physics
Surface Physics and Chemistry
Electronic Materials
Photonics
Integrated Photonics