Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
hydrodynamics
granular media
theoretical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,886
23,701
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Gravitation
Relativistic Astrophysics
Gravitational Waves
Neutron Stars
Black Holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,102
12,299
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Magnetoencephalography
Somatosensory system
Motor system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,155
6,319
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
High Energy Astrophysiks
X-ray Astronomy
Gamma-ray Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,020
3,841
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
quantum physics
non-equilibrium systems
phase transitions
quantum cellular automata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,700
6,172
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
cold atoms
laser spectroscopy
laser development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,719
1,545
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Nanotechnologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,985
1,229
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Medical Physics
Radiotherapy
Functional Imaging
MR-guided Radiotherapy
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,725
5,663
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
modified gravity
gravitational waves
neutron stars
black holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,401
6,281
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Information
Quantum Metrology
Quantum Optics
Quantum Chaos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
2,744
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
foundations of quantum physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,127
2,758
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,956
3,389
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Particle physics
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,287
2,522
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
548
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computational Quantum Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
1,522
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biophysics
Cell Mechanics
Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,707
1,635
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
2,262
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
organic materials
organic magnets
organic radicals
organic quantum materials
magnetism in organic materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,055
867
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
nonequilibrium systems
many-body quantum systems
open quantum systems
large deviations
statistical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
1,672
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
General Relativity
Black Holes
Boson Stars
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,352
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
1,025
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Physikalische Chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
690
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Theoretical Physics
Gravity
Quantum Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
1,097
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Biomedical Optics
Adaptive Optics
Vision Science
Retinal Imaging
Two-Photon Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
457
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
magnetoencephalography
inverse problem
bayesian methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
274
0.583
Mario Liu
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,886
23,701
0.721
hydrodynamics
granular media
theoretical physics
Kostas Kokkotas
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,102
12,299
0.532
Gravitation
Relativistic Astrophysics
Gravitational Waves
Neutron Stars
Black Holes
Christoph Braun
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,155
6,319
0.348
Magnetoencephalography
Somatosensory system
Motor system
Rüdiger Staubert
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,020
3,841
0.226
High Energy Astrophysiks
X-ray Astronomy
Gamma-ray Astronomy
Igor Lesanovsky
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,700
6,172
0.486
quantum physics
non-equilibrium systems
phase transitions
quantum cellular automata
Claus Zimmermann
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,719
1,545
0.144
cold atoms
laser spectroscopy
laser development
Dieter P Kern
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,985
1,229
0.123
Daniela Thorwarth
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,725
5,663
0.733
Medical Physics
Radiotherapy
Functional Imaging
MR-guided Radiotherapy
Machine Learning
Daniela Doneva
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,401
6,281
0.849
modified gravity
gravitational waves
neutron stars
black holes
Daniel Braun
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
2,744
0.414
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Information
Quantum Metrology
Quantum Optics
Quantum Chaos
Roderich Tumulka
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,127
2,758
0.450
Suleimanov Suleymanov Valery F
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,956
3,389
0.569
Mikhail Bashkanov
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,287
2,522
0.477
Nils Schopohl
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
548
0.158
Sabine Andergassen
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
1,522
0.497
Johannes Rheinlaender
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,707
1,635
0.604
Long Ji
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
2,262
0.920
Maria Benedetta Casu
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,055
867
0.422
organic materials
organic magnets
organic radicals
organic quantum materials
magnetism in organic materials
Federico Carollo
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
1,672
0.961
nonequilibrium systems
many-body quantum systems
open quantum systems
large deviations
statistical physics
Lucas Gardai Collodel
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,352
0.980
General Relativity
Black Holes
Boson Stars
Gravitational Waves
Carmela Rianna
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
1,025
0.800
Kai Braun
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
690
0.538
Alessio Belenchia
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
1,097
0.893
Theoretical Physics
Gravity
Quantum Mechanics
Christina Schwarz
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
457
0.584
Biomedical Optics
Adaptive Optics
Vision Science
Retinal Imaging
Two-Photon Microscopy
Erick Ortiz
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
274
0.583
magnetoencephalography
inverse problem
bayesian methods