Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,322
117,765
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,690
91,166
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Particle physics
Machine learning
Computational Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,462
59,721
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Radio Astronomy
pulsars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,946
75,564
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Physics
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,428
46,899
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,086
22,299
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,518
29,313
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Astronomy
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,267
23,326
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
neutron stars
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,380
72,110
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Quantum Condensed Matter
Topological Matter
Quantum Transport
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,899
47,507
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,690
42,914
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Astronomy
Exoplanets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,612
32,067
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,158
41,017
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Quantum Condensed Matter
Topological Matter
Entanglement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,184
15,969
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Space Science - Space Physics - Heliophysics - Solar
Magnetospheric
and Heliospheric Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,385
19,518
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Condensed matter physics
Dirac-Weyl semimetals
Topological insulators
Spin Liquids
superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,519
16,612
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Quantum Field Theory
String Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,736
10,084
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,226
41,549
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Physics of life
theoretical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,119
13,113
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
high-energy physics
strong-field QED
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,331
8,104
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Condensed matter physics
topological phases
angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES)
topological insulators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,098
17,383
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Statistics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,385
19,426
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,948
12,390
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
particle physics
machine learning
data analysis
statistical inference
software development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,285
24,164
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Quantum Information Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,927
10,044
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364
155
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniel Marlow
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,322
117,765
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416
176
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael A Strauss
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,690
91,166
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,111
474
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alexey Svyatkovskiy
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,462
59,721
0.350
Particle physics
Machine learning
Computational Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,964
901
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
JH Taylor
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,946
75,564
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,512
1,195
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Roberto Car
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,428
46,899
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,724
1,294
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Neta Bahcall *
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,086
22,299
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,756
1,312
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul J Steinhardt
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,518
29,313
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,709
1,762
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lyman Page
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,267
23,326
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,852
1,835
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Benjamin D Lackey
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,380
72,110
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,968
1,888
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
M Zahid Hasan
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,899
47,507
0.540
Quantum Condensed Matter
Topological Matter
Quantum Transport
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,362
2,541
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
William C Jones
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,690
42,914
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,010
2,855
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joshua Winn
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,612
32,067
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,071
3,355
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
B Andrei Bernevig
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,158
41,017
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,080
4,334
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
FDM Haldane
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,184
15,969
0.300
Quantum Condensed Matter
Topological Matter
Entanglement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,571
4,565
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David J Mccomas
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,385
19,518
0.380
Space Science - Space Physics - Heliophysics - Solar
Magnetospheric
and Heliospheric Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,856
4,695
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
N Phuan Ong
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,519
16,612
0.329
Condensed matter physics
Dirac-Weyl semimetals
Topological insulators
Spin Liquids
superconductivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,097
5,264
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Igor R Klebanov
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,736
10,084
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,137
5,766
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Savannah Thais
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,226
41,549
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,221
6,735
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
William Bialek
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,119
13,113
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,001
10,166
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
KT Mcdonald
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,331
8,104
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,524
10,868
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ilya Belopolski
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,098
17,383
0.597
Condensed matter physics
topological phases
angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES)
topological insulators
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,838
13,136
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter Melchior
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,385
19,426
0.765
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Statistics
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,599
13,476
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ali Yazdani
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,948
12,390
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,842
14,013
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gage Dezoort *
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,285
24,164
0.995
particle physics
machine learning
data analysis
statistical inference
software development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,497
14,276
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jason Petta
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,927
10,044
0.420
Quantum Information Science
Condensed Matter Physics