Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 92 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
heavy-ion physics
high-energy nuclear physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,206
111,357
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plasmonics
Nanoscience
Electronic Structure
Transport
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,851
33,178
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Physics of Living Systems - Social Behaviors of Bacteria
Network Neuroscience
Neuro-Glia interactions
Econophysics
The found
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,878
10,660
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plasmonics
nanomaterials
biophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,043
5,399
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Soft Matter
Biophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,884
9,528
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ultracold atomic physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,649
4,847
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
condensed matter physics
using neutron scattering to study correlated electron materials.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,539
7,022
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Condensed Matter Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,754
7,833
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
biological membranes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,669
2,951
0.188
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Astronomy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,652
8,625
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
condensed matter physics
nanoelectronics
nanoscience
plasmonics
nanofabrication
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,946
3,617
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nuclear Physics
QCD
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,702
10,145
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
atomic physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,181
1,229
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
atomic physics
plasma physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,290
2,915
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
space physics
aurora
magnetosphere
magnetic reconnection
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,926
1,407
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
ultracold atoms
quantum optics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,182
2,117
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nuclear and Particle Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,342
3,412
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,990
1,433
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,644
1,148
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Condensed Matter Experiment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,444
3,153
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Quantum Physics
Atomic Physics
Quantum simulation
Trapped Ions
Ultracold atoms
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,432
5,610
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
soft matter
colloids
foams
rheology
interfacial phenomena
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,397
4,277
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
experimental condensed matter physics
quantum materials
angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,860
3,061
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Quantum field theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,697
610
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Applied Physics
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,337
2,324
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249
108
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Frank Geurts
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,206
111,357
0.377
heavy-ion physics
high-energy nuclear physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,230
1,536
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter Nordlander
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,851
33,178
0.332
Plasmonics
Nanoscience
Electronic Structure
Transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,157
6,665
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eshel Ben Jacob
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,878
10,660
0.261
Physics of Living Systems - Social Behaviors of Bacteria
Network Neuroscience
Neuro-Glia interactions
Econophysics
The found
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,064
8,424
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jason H Hafner
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,043
5,399
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,908
9,674
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fred C Mackintosh
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,884
9,528
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,676
11,344
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Randall G Hulet
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,649
4,847
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,695
12,640
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pengcheng Dai
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,539
7,022
0.265
condensed matter physics
using neutron scattering to study correlated electron materials.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,883
16,463
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Qimiao Si
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,754
7,833
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,656
24,572
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Huey W Huang
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,669
2,951
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,034
26,585
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrea Isella
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,652
8,625
0.589
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,264
28,172
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Douglas Natelson
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,946
3,617
0.259
condensed matter physics
nanoelectronics
nanoscience
plasmonics
nanofabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,651
34,092
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James Daniel Brandenburg
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,702
10,145
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,315
35,751
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
FB Dunning
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,181
1,229
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,351
38,858
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thomas Killian
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,290
2,915
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,432
40,326
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Patricia H Reiff
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,926
1,407
0.142
space physics
aurora
magnetosphere
magnetic reconnection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,853
43,566
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Han Pu
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,182
2,117
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,478
47,760
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kefeng Xin
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,342
3,412
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,478
49,753
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Giovanni Fossati
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,990
1,433
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,967
51,865
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Edison Liang
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,644
1,148
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,875
53,137
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Emilia Morosan
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,444
3,153
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,101
53,214
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Guido Pagano
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,432
5,610
0.755
Quantum Physics
Atomic Physics
Quantum simulation
Trapped Ions
Ultracold atoms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,822
53,452
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sibani Lisa Biswal
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,397
4,277
0.578
soft matter
colloids
foams
rheology
interfacial phenomena
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,424
57,127
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ming Yi
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,860
3,061
0.446
experimental condensed matter physics
quantum materials
angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,325
58,361
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
PM Stevenson
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,697
610
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,478
61,254
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yumin Wang
Rice University
Houston, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,337
2,324
0.367