Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 102 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
Chile
Boris Panes
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Theory
Quantum Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,557
15,519
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chile
Alejandro Clocchiatti Garcia
Astrophysics
Supernovae
Cosmology
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,211
12,883
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chile
Franz Erik Bauer
AGN
Galaxies
Black Holes
Transients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,301
20,470
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chile
Leonardo Bronfman
Radioastronomía
Instrumentación Astronómica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,513
4,874
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chile
Jero Maze
Condensed matter
quantum optics
atomic and molecualr physics
biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,568
4,921
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chile
Maximo Banados
Physics
Relativity
Gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,825
2,868
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chile
Guido Garay
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,719
3,034
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chile
Walter Max Moerbeck
Active Galactic Nuclei
blazars
radio astronomy
time domain astronomy
time series analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,283
4,819
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chile
Simon Casassus
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,129
5,011
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chile
Patricio Fuentealba
quantum chemistry
electronic structure
density functional theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,696
2,950
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chile
James Jenkins
Exoplanets
Stellar Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,049
5,316
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chile
Sebastian Lopez
Astrophysics
intergalactic medium
gravitational lensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,050
3,266
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chile
Monica Rubio
star formation
Interstellar medium
molecular clouds
Magellanic Clouds
low metallicity galaxies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,281
1,631
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chile
Francisco Melo
soft matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,832
1,496
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chile
Diego Mardones
Astronomy
Star Formation
Astrochemistry
Astroinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,431
2,176
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chile
Dinesh Pratap Singh
Synthesis of nanomaterials
Graphene based supercapacitors and solar cells
Nanotribology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,279
3,921
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chile
Domenico Sapone
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,803
3,934
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chile
Mikhail Plyushchay
Theoretical Physics
Mathematical Physics
Symmetries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,744
853
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chile
Sebastián Pérez
astrophysics
planet formation
hydrodynamics
planet-disk interactions
art-science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,361
3,526
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chile
Marcel G Clerc
Nonlinear Physics
Non-equilibrium Physics
Nonlinear dynamics
Nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,285
2,298
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chile
Luis Ef Foa Torres
condensed matter physics
quantum transport
driven systems
Floquet theory
non-hermitian systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,021
2,799
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chile
Juan Alejandro Valdivia
Dynamics of Complex systems
Astrophysical Plasmas
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,982
1,618
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chile
Rafael Benguria
Mathematical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,655
1,158
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chile
Juliano Denardin
magnetismo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
2,052
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chile
Francisco Förster
astronomy
supernova
data science
astroinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,447
2,957
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,519
Chile
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Boris Panes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,557
15,519
0.188
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Theory
Quantum Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,857
Chile
15
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alejandro Clocchiatti Garcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,211
12,883
0.267
Astrophysics
Supernovae
Cosmology
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,174
Chile
16
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Franz Erik Bauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,301
20,470
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,841
Chile
69
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Leonardo Bronfman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,513
4,874
0.295
Radioastronomía
Instrumentación Astronómica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,621
Chile
111
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jero Maze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,568
4,921
0.392
Condensed matter
quantum optics
atomic and molecualr physics
biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,547
Chile
129
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maximo Banados
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,825
2,868
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,491
Chile
130
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guido Garay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,719
3,034
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,339
Chile
141
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Walter Max Moerbeck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,283
4,819
0.427
Active Galactic Nuclei
blazars
radio astronomy
time domain astronomy
time series analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,798
Chile
145
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Simon Casassus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,129
5,011
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,081
Chile
151
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Patricio Fuentealba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,696
2,950
0.276
quantum chemistry
electronic structure
density functional theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,660
Chile
185
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
James Jenkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,049
5,316
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,370
Chile
222
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sebastian Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,050
3,266
0.406
Astrophysics
intergalactic medium
gravitational lensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,170
Chile
244
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Monica Rubio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,281
1,631
0.224
star formation
Interstellar medium
molecular clouds
Magellanic Clouds
low metallicity galaxies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,048
Chile
272
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francisco Melo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,832
1,496
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,917
Chile
300
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Diego Mardones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,431
2,176
0.338
Astronomy
Star Formation
Astrochemistry
Astroinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,912
Chile
311
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dinesh Pratap Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,279
3,921
0.624
Synthesis of nanomaterials
Graphene based supercapacitors and solar cells
Nanotribology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,672
Chile
348
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Domenico Sapone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,803
3,934
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,516
Chile
359
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mikhail Plyushchay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,744
853
0.149
Theoretical Physics
Mathematical Physics
Symmetries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,196
Chile
387
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sebastián Pérez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,361
3,526
0.658
astrophysics
planet formation
hydrodynamics
planet-disk interactions
art-science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,918
Chile
395
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marcel G Clerc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,285
2,298
0.435
Nonlinear Physics
Non-equilibrium Physics
Nonlinear dynamics
Nonlinear optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,103
Chile
417
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Luis Ef Foa Torres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,021
2,799
0.557
condensed matter physics
quantum transport
driven systems
Floquet theory
non-hermitian systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,654
Chile
423
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Juan Alejandro Valdivia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,982
1,618
0.325
Dynamics of Complex systems
Astrophysical Plasmas
Nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,551
Chile
470
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rafael Benguria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,655
1,158
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,086
Chile
479
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Juliano Denardin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
2,052
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,286
Chile
501
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Francisco Förster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,447
2,957
0.665
astronomy
supernova
data science
astroinformatics