Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 125 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
17,064
World Rank
204
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total37,684
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Last 6 Years11,741
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Last 6 Years / Total0.312
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
25,335
World Rank
340
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total29,149
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Last 6 Years4,885
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Last 6 Years / Total0.168
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
33,060
World Rank
461
Country Rank
31
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total24,388
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Last 6 Years3,967
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Last 6 Years / Total0.163
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
49,722
World Rank
766
Country Rank
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total18,185
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Last 6 Years9,601
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Last 6 Years / Total0.528
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
52,913
World Rank
831
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total17,355
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Last 6 Years2,318
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Last 6 Years / Total0.134
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
55,065
World Rank
869
Country Rank
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total16,856
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Last 6 Years7,954
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Last 6 Years / Total0.472
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
55,630
World Rank
879
Country Rank
52
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Physics
Inertial confinement fusion | Laser plasma physics | High energy density physics | Plasma spectroscop
Inertial confinement fusion | Laser plasma physics | High energy density physics | Plasma spectroscop
Citation Metrics
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Total16,732
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Last 6 Years4,085
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Last 6 Years / Total0.244
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
73,147
World Rank
1,227
Country Rank
80
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Physics
high pressure synthesis | magnetism | strongly correlated electron system | superconductivity | quantum phase transitio
high pressure synthesis | magnetism | strongly correlated electron system | superconductivity | quantum phase transitio
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Total13,564
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Last 6 Years6,158
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Last 6 Years / Total0.454
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
81,494
World Rank
1,386
Country Rank
85
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total12,420
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Last 6 Years3,258
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Last 6 Years / Total0.262
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
81,862
World Rank
1,402
Country Rank
86
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total12,371
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Last 6 Years5,692
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Last 6 Years / Total0.460
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
82,665
World Rank
1,424
Country Rank
87
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total12,279
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Last 6 Years3,000
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Last 6 Years / Total0.244
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
83,384
World Rank
1,440
Country Rank
89
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total12,192
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Last 6 Years2,983
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Last 6 Years / Total0.245
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
89,919
World Rank
1,571
Country Rank
93
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total11,463
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Last 6 Years3,520
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Last 6 Years / Total0.307
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
97,622
World Rank
1,733
Country Rank
104
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total10,684
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Last 6 Years9,563
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Last 6 Years / Total0.895
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
104,296
World Rank
1,883
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Physics
Plasma Science | Plasma Chemistry | Plasma Diagnostics | Plasma Processing | Microplasm
Plasma Science | Plasma Chemistry | Plasma Diagnostics | Plasma Processing | Microplasm
Citation Metrics
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Total10,090
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Last 6 Years1,756
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Last 6 Years / Total0.174
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
108,882
World Rank
1,977
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total9,718
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Last 6 Years2,101
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Last 6 Years / Total0.216
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
110,147
World Rank
1,998
Country Rank
114
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Physics
Quantum Electronics | Laser Engineering | Ultraviolet Laser | Laser and Optical Material
Quantum Electronics | Laser Engineering | Ultraviolet Laser | Laser and Optical Material
Citation Metrics
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Total9,619
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Last 6 Years1,914
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Last 6 Years / Total0.199
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
118,674
World Rank
2,170
Country Rank
122
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Physics
plasma physics | inertial confinement fusion | high energy density physic
plasma physics | inertial confinement fusion | high energy density physic
Citation Metrics
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Total9,004
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Last 6 Years3,421
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Last 6 Years / Total0.380
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
121,313
World Rank
2,225
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total8,828
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Last 6 Years2,405
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Last 6 Years / Total0.272
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
122,091
World Rank
2,249
Country Rank
127
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total8,775
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Last 6 Years4,115
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Last 6 Years / Total0.469
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
123,644
World Rank
2,286
Country Rank
128
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total8,680
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Last 6 Years1,513
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Last 6 Years / Total0.174
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
131,349
World Rank
2,461
Country Rank
134
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total8,218
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Last 6 Years2,321
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Last 6 Years / Total0.282
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
149,792
World Rank
2,862
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Physics
Quantum chaos and nonlinear dynamics | Nano-physics | Scheme for general fast forwar
Quantum chaos and nonlinear dynamics | Nano-physics | Scheme for general fast forwar
Citation Metrics
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Total7,276
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Last 6 Years1,612
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Last 6 Years / Total0.222
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
150,337
World Rank
2,876
Country Rank
151
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total7,250
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Last 6 Years3,700
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Last 6 Years / Total0.510
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
157,739
World Rank
3,037
Country Rank
159
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total6,927
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Last 6 Years1,363
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Last 6 Years / Total0.197
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