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 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 physics
collider physics
neutrino physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372,526
155,370
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,678
17,397
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,318
6,270
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Optical properties of Solid
Photoinduced Phase Transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,518
4,305
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
condensed matter theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,650
8,852
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Nuclear physics
Nuclear Data
Nuclear Astrophysics
Nuclear Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,741
4,948
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Nuclear physics
RI beam
Neutron-rich Nuclei
Neutron star
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,051
4,138
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Photoenergy conversion
Material chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,575
2,990
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Quantum transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,004
2,432
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
High Energy Astrophysics
Aerospace
Radiation detectors
micro-satellite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,283
6,318
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
optical imaging
color
holography
multispectral imaging
pathology image analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,107
3,083
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Semiconductor laser
Photonic integration
Optical communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,741
1,019
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Solid state physics
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Time-resolved structural analysis
Photofunctional materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,723
1,977
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computational physics
Numerical fluid dynamics
Atmospheric modeling
Fluid dynamics
CFD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,590
3,157
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Theoretical Physics
Subatomic Physics
Hadron Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
1,965
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
physics
electron microscopy
plasmonics
nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,198
1,403
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cosmology
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,051
4,510
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Structural physics
Solid state chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,781
1,967
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Statistical Physics
Complex Systems
Econophysics
Fractals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,827
1,930
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plasma Chemistry
Plasma Catalysis
Reaction Engineering
Energy Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,819
2,821
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Experimental condensed matter physics
surface science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,817
1,708
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,749
1,044
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Hadron Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,384
1,033
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Solid state physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,284
2,260
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
optical wireless power transmission
optoelectronics
photonics
semiconductor lasers
VCSEL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,276
523
0.160
Masahiro Kuze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372,526
155,370
0.417
High Energy physics
collider physics
neutrino physics
Kentaro Somiya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,678
17,397
0.532
Masaya Notomi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,318
6,270
0.258
S Koshihara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,518
4,305
0.232
Optical properties of Solid
Photoinduced Phase Transition
Shuichi Murakami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,650
8,852
0.502
Satoshi Chiba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,741
4,948
0.314
Nuclear physics
Nuclear Data
Nuclear Astrophysics
Nuclear Energy
Takashi Nakamura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,051
4,138
0.275
Nuclear physics
RI beam
Neutron-rich Nuclei
Neutron star
Keiji Nagai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,575
2,990
0.205
Toshimasa Fujisawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,004
2,432
0.203
Yoichi Yatsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,283
6,318
0.614
High Energy Astrophysics
Aerospace
Radiation detectors
micro-satellite
Masahiro Yamaguchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,107
3,083
0.339
optical imaging
color
holography
multispectral imaging
pathology image analysis
Shigehisa Arai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,741
1,019
0.132
Semiconductor laser
Photonic integration
Optical communication
Tadahiko Ishikawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,723
1,977
0.256
Solid state physics
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Time-resolved structural analysis
Photofunctional materials
Feng Xiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,590
3,157
0.416
Computational physics
Numerical fluid dynamics
Atmospheric modeling
Fluid dynamics
CFD
Daisuke Jido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
1,965
0.263
Theoretical Physics
Subatomic Physics
Hadron Physics
Naoki Yamamoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,198
1,403
0.195
physics
electron microscopy
plasmonics
nanophotonics
Teruaki Suyama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,051
4,510
0.640
Jun Ichi Yamaura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,781
1,967
0.290
Misako Takayasu (高安美佐子)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,827
1,930
0.331
Statistical Physics
Complex Systems
Econophysics
Fractals
Tomohiro Nozaki 野崎 智洋
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,819
2,821
0.485
Plasma Chemistry
Plasma Catalysis
Reaction Engineering
Energy Engineering
Toru Hirahara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,817
1,708
0.355
Experimental condensed matter physics
surface science
Yosuke Abe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,749
1,044
0.278
Hiroyuki Fujioka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,384
1,033
0.305
Masaki Uchida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,284
2,260
0.688
Tomoyuki Miyamoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,276
523
0.160
optical wireless power transmission
optoelectronics
photonics
semiconductor lasers
VCSEL