Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 28 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
Gravitation
Black Holes
Numerical Relativity
Gravitational Waves
Pulsars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,503
62,622
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,167
8,728
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,993
17,787
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,408
5,430
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neutrino scattering
neutrino oscillations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,299
3,829
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Astronomy
Detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,878
1,346
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Optics and Imaging
Astronomy
Optical Vortices
Radiation Pressure
Nonlinear Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,489
2,098
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
astrophysics
astronomical imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,205
700
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
physics
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,792
3,765
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Physics
Physics Education Research
Laboratory Instruction
Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,728
1,881
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
optics
microelectronics
lithography
semiconductor
imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,289
533
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
condensed matter physics
optics
computational modeling
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,946
633
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Photonics - Nanotechnology - Optoelectronics - Solid State Lighting - Energy Efficiency - Thermoelectricity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,397
903
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lasers
Diabetes
Medical Statistics
Nonlinear Photonics
Optical Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,919
682
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Atomic
Molecular and Optical Physics
Quantum Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,642
815
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
plasmonics
metamaterial
graphene
nanophotonics
photonic crystals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,015
453
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
843
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Optics
Photonics
Nanotechnology
Optical Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
209
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Computational Condensed Matter Physics
Computational Materials Science
Materials by Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,275
575
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Granular materials
physics education research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,264
591
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ultrafast Laser Photonics
Laser Material Interaction
Optical metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,210
626
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biophysics
Soft Matter
Statistical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
598
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
879
243
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
quantum optics and information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
137
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
129
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,965
1,879
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carlos Lousto
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,503
62,622
0.700
Gravitation
Black Holes
Numerical Relativity
Gravitational Waves
Pulsars
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,580
6,869
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Merritt
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,167
8,728
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,689
6,919
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeyhan Kartaltepe
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,993
17,787
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,134
21,677
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
M Zemcov
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,408
5,430
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,631
32,267
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
AM Mcgowan
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,299
3,829
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,159
45,026
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Donald F Figer
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,878
1,346
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,127
46,993
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Grover Swartzlander
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,489
2,098
0.247
Optics and Imaging
Astronomy
Optical Vortices
Radiation Pressure
Nonlinear Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,759
54,693
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joel Kastner
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,205
700
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,036
66,091
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tariq Ma Rouf
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,792
3,765
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,360
77,869
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Benjamin Zwickl
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,728
1,881
0.398
Physics
Physics Education Research
Laboratory Instruction
Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,230
83,985
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bruce W Smith
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,289
533
0.124
optics
microelectronics
lithography
semiconductor
imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,316
89,556
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joel D Shore
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,946
633
0.160
condensed matter physics
optics
computational modeling
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,303
99,927
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jing Zhang
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,397
903
0.266
Photonics - Nanotechnology - Optoelectronics - Solid State Lighting - Energy Efficiency - Thermoelectricity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,948
111,083
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Drew N Maywar
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,919
682
0.234
Lasers
Diabetes
Medical Statistics
Nonlinear Photonics
Optical Communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,043
118,845
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mishkatul Bhattacharya
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,642
815
0.308
Atomic
Molecular and Optical Physics
Quantum Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,570
141,094
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zhaolin Lu
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,015
453
0.225
plasmonics
metamaterial
graphene
nanophotonics
photonic crystals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,554
145,913
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gregory A Howland
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
843
0.443
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,133
176,097
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mustafa AG Abushagur
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
209
0.154
Optics
Photonics
Nanotechnology
Optical Signal Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,886
181,549
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pratik P Dholabhai
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,275
575
0.451
Computational Condensed Matter Physics
Computational Materials Science
Materials by Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,892
182,366
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Scott V Franklin
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,264
591
0.468
Granular materials
physics education research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,340
186,343
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jie Qiao
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,210
626
0.517
Ultrafast Laser Photonics
Laser Material Interaction
Optical metrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,293
191,351
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Moumita Das
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
598
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,171
214,473
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael S Pierce
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
879
243
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
908,370
251,997
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Edwin Hach
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
137
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,352,609
319,116
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jesus M Rueda-Becerril
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
129
0.709