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
Atomic Physics
Laser Spectroscopy
LIBS
Synchrotron Radiation
Rydberg Atoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,702
2,213
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,332
1,614
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Energy Conversion
Storage and Efficient Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,236
2,650
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Quantum Information Theory
Quantum Game Theory
Open Quantum Systems
Decoherence
Quantum Discord
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,674
2,539
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Solid state physics
Superconductors
Material science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,233
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,881
677
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Condensed Matter Physics
Electronic Structure Calculations
Magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,747
1,242
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Particle Physics and Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
543
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Flavor Physics
Exotic states
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
402
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Condensed Matter Theory
Quantum Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
496
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
422
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
105
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
General Relativity
Black hole Physics
String Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
163
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Experimental Condensed Matter physics
Functional materials
multiferroics
2D materials
Spintronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
154
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
107
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
37
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
theoretical high energy physics
grand unified theories
supersymmetry
cosmology
spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
44
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Theoretical High Energy Physics and cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
11
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Quantum Information Theory
Decoherence
Quantum Games
Entanglement and Discord
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
6
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aersols
Photoacoustic spectroscopy
health and environmental effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Optics and Photonics
Optical Sensors
SPP Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
13
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Optics
Electromagnetics
Metamaterials
Hyperbolic Metasurfaces
Fractional Calculus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
superconductivity
magnetism
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,085
269
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ma Baig
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,702
2,213
0.330
Atomic Physics
Laser Spectroscopy
LIBS
Synchrotron Radiation
Rydberg Atoms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,431
391
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
M Zakaullah
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,332
1,614
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,429
584
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Javed Iqbal Saggu
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,236
2,650
0.626
Energy Conversion
Storage and Efficient Devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,897
731
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
M Ramzan
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,674
2,539
0.691
Quantum Information Theory
Quantum Game Theory
Open Quantum Systems
Decoherence
Quantum Discord
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,001
808
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nawazish A Khan
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,233
0.365
Solid state physics
Superconductors
Material science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,321
1,637
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Arshad M Mirza
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,881
677
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,078
1,780
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gul Rahman
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,747
1,242
0.711
Condensed Matter Physics
Electronic Structure Calculations
Magnetism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,890
2,458
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mansoor Ur Rehman
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
543
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,481
2,661
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Muhammad Jamil Aslam
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
402
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716,858
3,336
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ahsan Zeb
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
496
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
893,140
4,770
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Majid Khan
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
422
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,308,773
9,169
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Umar Saeed Qurashi
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
105
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,381,246
10,037
332
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Askar Ali
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
163
1.000
General Relativity
Black hole Physics
String Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,403,525
10,300
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Layiq Zia
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
154
0.994
Experimental Condensed Matter physics
Functional materials
multiferroics
2D materials
Spintronic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,554,236
12,241
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fiza Mumtaz
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
107
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,556,793
12,267
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Usman Alam Gilani
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
37
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,856,857
16,307
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maria Mehmood
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
44
0.957
theoretical high energy physics
grand unified theories
supersymmetry
cosmology
spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,897,115
16,874
543
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Imtiaz Khan
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
Theoretical High Energy Physics and cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,964,659
17,856
567
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sobia Raoof
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
11
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,973,483
17,998
573
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Muhammad Ramzan
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
6
0.194
Quantum Information Theory
Decoherence
Quantum Games
Entanglement and Discord
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,083,204
19,688
629
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Abdul Rahman
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
Aersols
Photoacoustic spectroscopy
health and environmental effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,130,552
20,536
649
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kiran Mujeeb
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Optics and Photonics
Optical Sensors
SPP Waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,146,582
20,801
659
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Muhammad Ibrahim
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
13
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,151,879
20,859
662
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kishwar Ali
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Optics
Electromagnetics
Metamaterials
Hyperbolic Metasurfaces
Fractional Calculus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,179,365
21,353
672
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jaffar Ali
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
superconductivity
magnetism
condensed matter physics