Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 27 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
Physics
Ecology
Neuroscience
Econophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,172
3,602
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dark Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,835
6,454
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biological Physics
Chemical Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,488
1,718
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
nanomagnetism
biomedical applications
material science
polymers
Mossbauer spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,175
2,325
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Quantum Information
Quantum Computation
Quantum Foundations
Machine Learning
Causal Inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,501
2,625
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stellar Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,367
1,979
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Quantum technology
Quantum simulation
neutral atoms
Rydberg atoms
spin systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,017
1,937
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Optical spectroscopy
Two-dimensional Materials
Raman spectroscopy
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,830
1,892
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Condensed Matter Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
1,125
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Física
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,577
1,631
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,512
1,634
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Physics
Seismics
ecology
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,107
940
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gravitation
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,954
728
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cosmology
Dark Energy
Dark Matter
Structure Formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
1,288
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Statistical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
956
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cosmology
galaxy clusters
cosmic opacity
Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
888
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Photonic Crystals
Magnonic Crystals
Graphenos
Polaritons
Magnons
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,560
503
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,392
868
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Física da Matéria Condensada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
521
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
population dynamics
numerical simulations
biological systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
587
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Física de Partículas
Astropartículas
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
695
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
statistical physics applied to geophysics
magnetic systems and materials
spin glasses
high performance computing.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
880
643
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
859
363
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nuclear Physics
Physics Teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
770
107
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Quantum Computation
Quantum Information
Quantum Optics
Quantum Foundations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
522
409
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,680
992
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gandhimohan M Viswanathan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,172
3,602
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,626
1,260
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Farinaldo Queiroz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,835
6,454
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,415
2,987
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eudenilson L Albuquerque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,488
1,718
0.265
Biological Physics
Chemical Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,013
4,256
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marco Antonio Morales Torres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,175
2,325
0.449
nanomagnetism
biomedical applications
material science
polymers
Mossbauer spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,709
5,200
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rafael Chaves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,501
2,625
0.583
Quantum Information
Quantum Computation
Quantum Foundations
Machine Learning
Causal Inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,242
5,412
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jose Dias Do Nascimento Jr
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,367
1,979
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,076
8,566
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tommaso Macrã¬
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,017
1,937
0.642
Quantum technology
Quantum simulation
neutral atoms
Rydberg atoms
spin systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,432
9,220
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bruno R Carvalho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,830
1,892
0.669
Optical spectroscopy
Two-dimensional Materials
Raman spectroscopy
Nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,474
10,125
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rodrigo Pereira
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
1,125
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,047
10,228
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Felipe Bohn
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,577
1,631
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,433
10,488
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Leonardo Andrade De Almeida
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,512
1,634
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,507
12,612
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gilberto Corso
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,107
940
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,384
13,538
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Janilo Santos
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,954
728
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,073
15,190
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ronaldo Carlotto Batista
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
1,288
0.751
Cosmology
Dark Energy
Dark Matter
Structure Formation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,281
15,446
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jacopo Viti
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
956
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
516,012
15,909
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rodrigo FL Holanda RFL Holanda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
888
0.546
Cosmology
galaxy clusters
cosmic opacity
Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,147
16,482
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
MS Vasconcelos
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,560
503
0.322
Photonic Crystals
Magnonic Crystals
Graphenos
Polaritons
Magnons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,107
18,104
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Izan Leao
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,392
868
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,267
19,405
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Suzana Nóbrega De Medeiros
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
521
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,596
19,672
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
J Menezes
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
587
0.467
population dynamics
numerical simulations
biological systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,236
25,294
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Clarissa Siqueira
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
695
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,486
25,361
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
JM De Araújo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
880
643
0.731
statistical physics applied to geophysics
magnetic systems and materials
spin glasses
high performance computing.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
741,292
25,749
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Claudionor Bezerra
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
859
363
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
779,784
27,489
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ronai Lisboa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
770
107
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911,678
32,899
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ranieri V. Nery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
522
409
0.784
Quantum Computation
Quantum Information
Quantum Optics
Quantum Foundations