Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 40 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
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337,862
117,140
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
High energy physics
particle physics
Higgs boson
electroweak interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,513
21,042
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,443
12,303
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computational Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience
Neurotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,109
5,883
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Astroparticle Physics
Dark Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,125
11,553
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
polymer physics
polymer crystallization
liquid crystals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,388
2,646
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Polymers at interfaces and surfaces
Growth processes of complex systems
Self-assembly and functional structures on surfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,618
3,404
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biomolecular Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,107
4,414
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Modeling and simulations of soft materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,175
5,010
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,805
4,364
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Atomic collisions
atoms in strong lasers
time in quantum mechanics
molecular aggregates
solar collectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,087
942
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dark Matter
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,196
6,509
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Physik
Mathematik
Logik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,448
772
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Soft Matter
Biophysics
Microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,595
1,730
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Particle physics
astroparticle
dark matter
underground physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
2,076
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Schrödinger equation
quantum many-body systems
computational physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
1,180
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
computational Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,721
956
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mathematical Modeling
Simulation and Data Analysis in Life Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,464
964
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Computational Physics
Molecular Dynamics
Energy Storage Materials
DFT
Photocatalysts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
1,168
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
SAXS
X-ray scattering
polymers
cellulose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
513
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
431
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Magnetism
superconductivity
surgical navigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
404
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
statistical physics and condensed matter
ionic liquids
colloidal and active matter
structure and correlations
classical DFT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
568
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
quasi 2D films of polymers and lipids
model membranes
polymer crystallisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
397
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Condensed matter theory
Quantum gases
Quantum computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
791
518
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gregor Herten
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337,862
117,140
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,700
345
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Karsten Köneke
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,513
21,042
0.379
High energy physics
particle physics
Higgs boson
electroweak interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,839
396
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrea Di Simone
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,443
12,303
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,795
1,171
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ad Aertsen
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,109
5,883
0.217
Computational Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience
Neurotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,460
1,663
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marc Schumann
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,125
11,553
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,385
2,383
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gert Strobl
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,388
2,646
0.161
polymer physics
polymer crystallization
liquid crystals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,907
2,520
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Günter Reiter
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,618
3,404
0.218
Polymers at interfaces and surfaces
Growth processes of complex systems
Self-assembly and functional structures on surfaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,271
2,921
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gerhard Stock
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,107
4,414
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,646
3,503
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joe Dzubiella
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,175
5,010
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,718
3,640
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Thoss
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,805
4,364
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,196
3,911
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Briggs
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,087
942
0.085
Atomic collisions
atoms in strong lasers
time in quantum mechanics
molecular aggregates
solar collectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,924
6,161
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alex Elykov
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,196
6,509
0.905
Dark Matter
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,460
6,860
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Josef Honerkamp
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,448
772
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,234
7,776
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thomas Pfohl
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,595
1,730
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,323
13,816
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Francesco Toschi
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
2,076
0.790
Particle physics
astroparticle
dark matter
underground physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,087
16,320
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Axel UJ Lode
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
1,180
0.583
Schrödinger equation
quantum many-body systems
computational physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,955
17,938
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Steffen Wolf
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,721
956
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,635
19,590
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Raphael Engesser
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,464
964
0.658
Mathematical Modeling
Simulation and Data Analysis in Life Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,064
19,598
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zhujie Li
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
1,168
0.799
Computational Physics
Molecular Dynamics
Energy Storage Materials
DFT
Photocatalysts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,866
19,806
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Barbara Heck
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
513
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,843
21,380
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vyacheslav Shatokhin
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
431
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
662,449
22,902
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Krunoslav Prša
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
404
0.378
Magnetism
superconductivity
surgical navigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,916
23,123
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Andreas Härtel
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
568
0.542
statistical physics and condensed matter
ionic liquids
colloidal and active matter
structure and correlations
classical DFT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,387
23,362
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Renate Reiter
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
397
0.388
quasi 2D films of polymers and lipids
model membranes
polymer crystallisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
770,124
26,110
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Junichi Okamoto|Jun-ichi Okamoto
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
791
518
0.655
Condensed matter theory
Quantum gases
Quantum computing