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
high energy nuclear physics
hadron physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,662
10,419
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Nonlinear optics
Light-emitting materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,483
6,927
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biophotonics
optoelectronic devices
nanomaterials
cancer theranostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,638
3,997
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
ultrafast spectroscopy
optoelectronics
photophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,179
4,832
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,831
4,164
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Photon upconversion
Super-resolution
Rare-earth photonics
Optical imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,815
2,609
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Active Brownian particles
self-propelled particles
Brownian motor
active matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,949
1,154
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
topological phases of matter
non-Hermitian physics
strongly correlated systems
quantum simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
1,224
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Quantum information and quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,157
790
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dynamical critical phenomenon
Nonequilibrium physics
Ultracold atoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
710
301
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ultracold atom
2D materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
375
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
statistical physics
complex networks
optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
126
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
QFT
GR
Phase Transition
Anomaly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
19
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,163
3,406
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hongxi Xing
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,662
10,419
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,605
4,396
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xiao-Fang Jiang
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,483
6,927
0.730
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Nonlinear optics
Light-emitting materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,590
6,743
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zhouyi Guo
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,638
3,997
0.602
Biophotonics
optoelectronic devices
nanomaterials
cancer theranostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,458
7,351
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bo Wu
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,179
4,832
0.782
ultrafast spectroscopy
optoelectronics
photophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,319
7,836
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dongmei Deng
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,831
4,164
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,163
12,166
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Qiuqiang Zhan
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,815
2,609
0.684
Photon upconversion
Super-resolution
Rare-earth photonics
Optical imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,407
15,360
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bao quan Ai
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,949
1,154
0.391
Active Brownian particles
self-propelled particles
Brownian motor
active matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,208
24,995
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Li Jun Adrain Lang
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
1,224
0.796
topological phases of matter
non-Hermitian physics
strongly correlated systems
quantum simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,976
29,168
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jian Qi Zhang
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,157
790
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799,841
36,266
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Liang He
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
710
301
0.424
Dynamical critical phenomenon
Nonequilibrium physics
Ultracold atoms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
908,337
41,088
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Qizhong Zhu
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
375
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,304,255
57,905
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
赵金华（Jin-Hua Zhao）
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
126
0.643
statistical physics
complex networks
optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,931,559
85,547
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lei 雷 Given Name Yin 殷 Family Name
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
19
0.528