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
Cosmology
Instrumentation
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,270
62,782
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Astroparticle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,549
56,632
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
High Energy Experimental Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,840
68,371
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
supersymmetry
grand unification
beyond the standard model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,447
9,040
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Condensed Matter experiment
quantum transport
quantum materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,983
16,894
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
High-Energy Particle Astrophysics
Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs)
Education & Public Outreach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,191
18,454
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
instrumentation
AGN
HII Regions
exoplanets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,522
16,559
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Stellar Structure and Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,915
19,296
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Nuclear Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,495
10,576
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Nuclear astrophysics
particle astrophysics
neutrinos
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,575
17,238
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,073
15,011
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
condensed matter theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,712
5,415
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
quantum information science
nonlinear optics
network science
time-delay dyamical systems
reservoir computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,676
4,938
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
condensed matter physics
optical physics...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,188
1,537
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
cosmology
galaxy evolution
astronomical detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,010
13,287
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Spintronics
Nanoelectronics
Magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,567
6,277
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,741
4,908
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
theoretical condensed matter physics
strongly correlated and disordered systems
cold atoms in optical lattices
quantum Monte Carlo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,058
4,881
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
QISE
Magnetic Materials
Optics
Spin
Magnonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,534
4,020
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,051
3,346
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,419
5,477
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
semiconductor physics
surface science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,676
4,230
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,279
3,102
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
dark matter
dwarf galaxies
astroparticle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,815
6,039
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
laser materials processing
tissue engineering
welding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,659
2,202
0.389
Klaus Honscheid
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,270
62,782
0.322
James J Beatty
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,549
56,632
0.482
Bin Gui
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,840
68,371
0.601
Stuart Raby
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,447
9,040
0.093
supersymmetry
grand unification
beyond the standard model
Jeanie Chun Ning Lau
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,983
16,894
0.384
Condensed Matter experiment
quantum transport
quantum materials
Michael Stamatikos
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,191
18,454
0.427
High-Energy Particle Astrophysics
Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs)
Education & Public Outreach
Richard Pogge
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,522
16,559
0.399
Marc Pinsonneault
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,915
19,296
0.483
Sebastian König
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,495
10,576
0.307
John F Beacom
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,575
17,238
0.529
Nuclear astrophysics
particle astrophysics
neutrinos
cosmology
Todd A Thompson
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,073
15,011
0.576
Mohit Randeria
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,712
5,415
0.219
Daniel Gauthier
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,676
4,938
0.279
quantum information science
nonlinear optics
network science
time-delay dyamical systems
reservoir computing
David Gordon Stroud
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,188
1,537
0.101
condensed matter physics
optical physics...
Ami Choi
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,010
13,287
0.885
cosmology
galaxy evolution
astronomical detectors
Roland Kawakami
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,567
6,277
0.431
RJ Furnstahl
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,741
4,908
0.357
Nandini Trivedi
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,058
4,881
0.374
theoretical condensed matter physics
strongly correlated and disordered systems
cold atoms in optical lattices
quantum Monte Carlo
Ezekiel Johnston Halperin
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,534
4,020
0.349
QISE
Magnetic Materials
Optics
Spin
Magnonics
P Chris Hammel
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,051
3,346
0.303
Fengyuan Yang
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,419
5,477
0.526
Jay A Gupta
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,676
4,230
0.437
Arpad Somogyi
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,279
3,102
0.334
Annika Peter
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,815
6,039
0.685
dark matter
dwarf galaxies
astroparticle physics
Dave Farson
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,659
2,202
0.389
laser materials processing
tissue engineering
welding