Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

San Diego State University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Matt Anderson
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,267
11,791
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Douglas Leonard
Supernovae
cosmology
black holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,921
4,973
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Fridolin Weber
Compressed baryonic matter
quark-gluon plasma
neutron stars
pulsars
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,590
2,750
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Kenneth M Nollett
Astrophysics
Nuclear Physics
Cosmology
Cosmochemistry
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,285
2,301
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Calvin W Johnson
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,025
1,179
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Herbert B Shore
condensed matter theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,364
262
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Arlette Baljon
Soft Matter and Biological Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
493
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Rodrigo Navarro Perez
Density Functional Theory
Nuclear Physics
Effective Field Theory
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,603
1,059
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Michael Mckean
Space physics
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
102
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Priscilla Kelly
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
734
526
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Mk Toth
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
4
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,860
United States
13,646
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Matt Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,267
11,791
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,564
United States
23,124
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Douglas Leonard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,921
4,973
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,831
United States
44,750
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fridolin Weber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,590
2,750
0.320
Compressed baryonic matter
quark-gluon plasma
neutron stars
pulsars
general relativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,274
United States
59,546
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kenneth M Nollett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,285
2,301
0.366
Astrophysics
Nuclear Physics
Cosmology
Cosmochemistry
Theoretical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,582
United States
85,355
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Calvin W Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,025
1,179
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,025
United States
97,398
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Herbert B Shore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,364
262
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,548
United States
153,653
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Arlette Baljon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
493
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,893
United States
156,691
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rodrigo Navarro Perez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,603
1,059
0.661
Density Functional Theory
Nuclear Physics
Effective Field Theory
High Energy Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,224
United States
215,737
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Mckean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
102
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
776,206
United States
225,408
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Priscilla Kelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
734
526
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,108,432
United States
419,538
602
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mk Toth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
4
0.250