Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 22 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
United States
Krzysztof Sliwa
elementary particles
gemetry/topology of universe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356,896
115,816
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Taritree Wongjirad
Particle Physics
Neutrinos
Dark Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,955
12,450
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Peter Love
Quantum Information
Computational Physics
Kinetic Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,959
11,257
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Sam Kounaves
Mars
Icy Moons
Biomarkers
Life Detection
Perchlorate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,704
2,607
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Trung Le
Neutrino scattering
neutrino oscillation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,963
2,481
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Paul Kelley
Nonlinear Optics
Laser Science
Optical Self-Action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,749
700
0.104
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Ozgur Altinok
Experimental Particle Physics
Software Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,292
1,528
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Gary R Goldstein
Theoretical particle and nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,179
880
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Jeffrey S Guasto
Soft Matter
Biophysics
Fluid Mechanics
Transport
Microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,034
2,153
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Shao-Jiang Wang
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,238
2,870
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Cristian Staii
Physics
Biological Physics
Quantum Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,098
983
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Sergei Winitzki
Physics
Cosmology
Mathematics
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,988
778
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Emily Lewis
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Surface Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,335
1,186
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Roger G Tobin
surface science
physics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
255
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Andrew Debenedictis
Soft matter physics
clean energy policy and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,298
549
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Timothy J Atherton
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
692
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Jonathan Wurtz
condensed matter physics
quantum algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
907
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Ali Masoumi
Physics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
295
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Vesal Dini
physics
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
301
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Carlos Heitor Gomes Bessa
Quantum Computing
General Relativity
Quantum Optics
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Foundations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
118
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Derek M Walkama
Condensed Matter/Soft Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
144
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Udathari Kumarasinghe
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121
United States
60
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Krzysztof Sliwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356,896
115,816
0.325
elementary particles
gemetry/topology of universe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,171
United States
15,341
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Taritree Wongjirad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,955
12,450
0.542
Particle Physics
Neutrinos
Dark Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,340
United States
25,974
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter Love
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,959
11,257
0.753
Quantum Information
Computational Physics
Kinetic Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,736
United States
45,862
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sam Kounaves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,704
2,607
0.300
Mars
Icy Moons
Biomarkers
Life Detection
Perchlorate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,988
United States
56,379
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Trung Le
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,963
2,481
0.356
Neutrino scattering
neutrino oscillation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,016
United States
57,950
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul Kelley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,749
700
0.104
Nonlinear Optics
Laser Science
Optical Self-Action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,075
United States
83,952
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ozgur Altinok
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,292
1,528
0.356
Experimental Particle Physics
Software Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,101
United States
85,752
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gary R Goldstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,179
880
0.211
Theoretical particle and nuclear physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,222
United States
88,122
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeffrey S Guasto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,034
2,153
0.534
Soft Matter
Biophysics
Fluid Mechanics
Transport
Microfluidics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,389
United States
103,386
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shao-Jiang Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,238
2,870
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,040
United States
106,600
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cristian Staii
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,098
983
0.317
Physics
Biological Physics
Quantum Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,733
United States
109,366
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sergei Winitzki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,988
778
0.260
Physics
Cosmology
Mathematics
Computer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,040
United States
128,700
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Emily Lewis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,335
1,186
0.508
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Surface Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,460
United States
134,569
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Roger G Tobin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
255
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,520
United States
179,945
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andrew Debenedictis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,298
549
0.423
Soft matter physics
clean energy policy and technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,342
United States
180,432
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Timothy J Atherton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
692
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
702,200
United States
207,128
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jonathan Wurtz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
907
0.948
condensed matter physics
quantum algorithms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
854,235
United States
241,147
505
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ali Masoumi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
295
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,105,585
United States
283,678
600
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vesal Dini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
301
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,220,791
United States
299,824
646
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Carlos Heitor Gomes Bessa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
118
0.478
Quantum Computing
General Relativity
Quantum Optics
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Foundations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,450,810
United States
330,908
726
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Derek M Walkama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
144
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,147,699
United States
422,062
933
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Udathari Kumarasinghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
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