Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Universität Innsbruck Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Austria
Peter Zoller
Quantum Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,807
45,470
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Austria
Olaf Reimer
Multimessenger Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics: Cosmic Rays
Gamma-ray Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,084
36,446
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Austria
Anita Reimer
Theoretical high energy astrophysics
Multimessenger astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,833
35,874
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Austria
Rainer Blatt
Quantum Physics
Quantum Optics
Trapped Ions
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,231
21,948
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Austria
Rudolf Grimm
ultracold atoms
quantum gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,661
9,751
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Austria
Hans J Briegel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,283
14,644
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Austria
Mario Spera
Formation and evolution of merging compact-object binaries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,509
26,290
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Austria
Christian Roos
Quantum physics
Trapped Ions
Precision Spectroscopy
Quantum Information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,176
11,741
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Austria
Wolfgang Dür
Quantum information
Quantum networks
Quantum metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,246
8,816
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Austria
Gregor Weihs
Quantum Physics
Quantum Optics
Integrated Optics
Nonlinear Optics
Foundations of Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,110
6,386
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Austria
Ritsch Helmut
Physics
Quantum Optics
Optomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,320
5,037
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Austria
Hanns Christoph Nägerl
Physik
physics
quantum gases
ultracold molecules
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,071
3,923
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Austria
Francesca Ferlaino
Quantum Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,377
5,880
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Austria
Monika Ritsch Marte
Physics
Biophotonics
Microscopy
Optical Tweezers
Quantum Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,255
5,928
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Austria
Franco A Gianturco
molecular physics
molecular astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,251
2,269
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Austria
Ben Lanyon
Quantum physics
quantum information
atomic physics
photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,460
6,592
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Austria
Philipp Schindler
Quantum physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,425
6,824
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Austria
Michael Probst
Clusters and Condensed Matter Physics and Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Quantum Chemistry
Scientific Programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,410
2,583
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Austria
Manfred Mark
Tunable dipolar quantum gases in optical lattices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,353
4,092
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Austria
Thomas Franosch
Statistical Physics
Bio-Nano-Physics
Soft Matter
Transport Phenomena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,710
2,633
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Austria
Roman Schrittwieser
Experimental Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,669
1,921
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Austria
Tracy E Northup
quantum optics
quantum information
quantum networks
cavity optomechanics
levitodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,640
2,798
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Austria
Guillem Martí Devesa
Gamma-Ray Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,576
5,489
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Austria
Gregor Thalhammer
optical tweezers
ultracold atoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,253
1,595
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Austria
Yves Colombe
Ion traps
Trapped ions
Quantum computing
Quantum physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
1,851
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,808
Austria
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Zoller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,807
45,470
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,749
Austria
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Olaf Reimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,084
36,446
0.344
Multimessenger Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics: Cosmic Rays
Gamma-ray Astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,428
Austria
14
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anita Reimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,833
35,874
0.378
Theoretical high energy astrophysics
Multimessenger astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,542
Austria
39
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rainer Blatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,231
21,948
0.428
Quantum Physics
Quantum Optics
Trapped Ions
Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,994
Austria
82
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rudolf Grimm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,661
9,751
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,295
Austria
84
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hans J Briegel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,283
14,644
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,444
Austria
125
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mario Spera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,509
26,290
0.956
Formation and evolution of merging compact-object binaries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,412
Austria
135
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christian Roos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,176
11,741
0.449
Quantum physics
Trapped Ions
Precision Spectroscopy
Quantum Information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,750
Austria
159
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wolfgang Dür
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,246
8,816
0.364
Quantum information
Quantum networks
Quantum metrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,938
Austria
223
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gregor Weihs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,110
6,386
0.334
Quantum Physics
Quantum Optics
Integrated Optics
Nonlinear Optics
Foundations of Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,200
Austria
360
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ritsch Helmut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,320
5,037
0.352
Physics
Quantum Optics
Optomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,729
Austria
369
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hanns Christoph Nägerl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,071
3,923
0.279
Physik
physics
quantum gases
ultracold molecules
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,117
Austria
425
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Francesca Ferlaino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,377
5,880
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,014
Austria
430
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Monika Ritsch Marte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,255
5,928
0.484
Physics
Biophotonics
Microscopy
Optical Tweezers
Quantum Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,054
Austria
431
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Franco A Gianturco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,251
2,269
0.185
molecular physics
molecular astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,597
Austria
475
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ben Lanyon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,460
6,592
0.575
Quantum physics
quantum information
atomic physics
photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,892
Austria
477
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Philipp Schindler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,425
6,824
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,437
Austria
710
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Probst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,410
2,583
0.307
Clusters and Condensed Matter Physics and Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Quantum Chemistry
Scientific Programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,317
Austria
807
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Manfred Mark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,353
4,092
0.557
Tunable dipolar quantum gases in optical lattices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,394
Austria
913
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas Franosch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,710
2,633
0.392
Statistical Physics
Bio-Nano-Physics
Soft Matter
Transport Phenomena
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,706
Austria
1,050
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Roman Schrittwieser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,669
1,921
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,638
Austria
1,054
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tracy E Northup
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,640
2,798
0.496
quantum optics
quantum information
quantum networks
cavity optomechanics
levitodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,668
Austria
1,066
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Guillem Martí Devesa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,576
5,489
0.984
Gamma-Ray Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,544
Austria
1,121
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gregor Thalhammer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,253
1,595
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,292
Austria
1,225
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yves Colombe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
1,851
0.385
Ion traps
Trapped ions
Quantum computing
Quantum physics