Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 141 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
6,279
World Rank
241
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total70,577
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Last 6 Years15,313
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Last 6 Years / Total0.217
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,807
World Rank
398
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total53,424
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Last 6 Years25,373
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Last 6 Years / Total0.475
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
11,374
World Rank
475
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total48,487
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Last 6 Years29,185
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Last 6 Years / Total0.602
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
12,256
World Rank
516
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total46,239
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Last 6 Years7,880
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Last 6 Years / Total0.170
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,214
World Rank
564
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total44,263
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Last 6 Years30,591
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Last 6 Years / Total0.691
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
18,387
World Rank
815
Country Rank
37
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total35,920
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Last 6 Years20,462
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Last 6 Years / Total0.570
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
18,477
World Rank
823
Country Rank
38
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total35,823
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Last 6 Years18,637
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Last 6 Years / Total0.520
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
19,287
World Rank
864
Country Rank
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total34,831
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Last 6 Years21,292
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Last 6 Years / Total0.611
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
19,482
World Rank
875
Country Rank
42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Physics
X-ray imaging/microscopy/optics | Computed Tomography (CT) | Phase Retrieval/ Ptychography | Medical Imaging | Lung Imagin
X-ray imaging/microscopy/optics | Computed Tomography (CT) | Phase Retrieval/ Ptychography | Medical Imaging | Lung Imagin
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Total34,606
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Last 6 Years15,143
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Last 6 Years / Total0.438
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
23,293
World Rank
1,023
Country Rank
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total30,838
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Last 6 Years8,138
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Last 6 Years / Total0.264
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
27,905
World Rank
1,218
Country Rank
57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Physics
Condensed Matter Physics | Magnetism | Superconductivity | Low Temperature Physic
Condensed Matter Physics | Magnetism | Superconductivity | Low Temperature Physic
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Total27,382
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Last 6 Years11,587
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Last 6 Years / Total0.423
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
28,202
World Rank
1,229
Country Rank
58
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total27,191
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Last 6 Years6,680
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Last 6 Years / Total0.246
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
29,103
World Rank
1,274
Country Rank
60
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total26,596
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Last 6 Years12,995
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Last 6 Years / Total0.489
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
41,657
World Rank
1,800
Country Rank
77
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total20,707
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Last 6 Years8,699
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Last 6 Years / Total0.420
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
42,662
World Rank
1,850
Country Rank
78
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total20,352
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Last 6 Years14,275
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Last 6 Years / Total0.701
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
42,806
World Rank
1,857
Country Rank
80
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total20,304
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Last 6 Years7,899
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Last 6 Years / Total0.389
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
47,429
World Rank
2,057
Country Rank
92
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Physics
Effective field theories | QCD | heavy quark physics | exotic states | QCD at finite temperatur
Effective field theories | QCD | heavy quark physics | exotic states | QCD at finite temperatur
Citation Metrics
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Total18,828
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Last 6 Years8,064
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Last 6 Years / Total0.428
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
48,007
World Rank
2,082
Country Rank
93
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Physics
Magnetism | Magnetic Materials | Spintronics | Magnetization Dynamics | Nanomagnetis
Magnetism | Magnetic Materials | Spintronics | Magnetization Dynamics | Nanomagnetis
Citation Metrics
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Total18,667
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Last 6 Years8,268
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Last 6 Years / Total0.443
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
51,510
World Rank
2,242
Country Rank
100
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total17,707
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Last 6 Years7,674
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Last 6 Years / Total0.433
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
57,965
World Rank
2,531
Country Rank
109
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Physics
Solid State Physics | Crystallography | Neutron Diffraction | Electrochemical Energy Storag
Solid State Physics | Crystallography | Neutron Diffraction | Electrochemical Energy Storag
Citation Metrics
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Total16,209
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Last 6 Years10,132
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Last 6 Years / Total0.625
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
60,758
World Rank
2,677
Country Rank
115
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total15,666
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Last 6 Years9,007
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Last 6 Years / Total0.575
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
71,738
World Rank
3,149
Country Rank
135
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Physics
strong-interaction physics | hadron and muon scattering | high-energy particle detectors | QED radiative correction
strong-interaction physics | hadron and muon scattering | high-energy particle detectors | QED radiative correction
Citation Metrics
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Total13,782
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Last 6 Years3,693
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Last 6 Years / Total0.268
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
72,581
World Rank
3,198
Country Rank
140
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total13,653
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Last 6 Years2,547
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Last 6 Years / Total0.187
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
74,861
World Rank
3,300
Country Rank
144
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Physics
physics of the early universe | particle physics | cosmology | neutrinos | nonequilibrium quantum field theor
physics of the early universe | particle physics | cosmology | neutrinos | nonequilibrium quantum field theor
Citation Metrics
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Total13,327
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Last 6 Years9,889
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Last 6 Years / Total0.742
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
74,919
World Rank
3,304
Country Rank
145
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total13,309
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Last 6 Years2,446
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Last 6 Years / Total0.184
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