Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 89 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
High-Energy astrophysics
Active Galactic Nuclei - Blazars
multi-messenger astronomy
neutrino astronomy
time-domain astrophys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,763
13,890
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
quantum transport
semiconductor spintronics
topological materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,653
12,799
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cancer
Melanoma
Evolutionary Genomics
Sex determination
Sex chromosomes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,668
9,948
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Quantum Technologies
Compound Semiconductors
Polaritonics
Topological Physics
Nanotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,500
16,029
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,003
11,554
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nano-optics
single-molecule spectroscopy
Nanofabrication
Nano-optoelectronics
Nano Quantum Optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,329
6,739
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
quantum sensing
electron spin resonance
organic semiconductors
photovoltaics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,469
8,090
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Condensed Matter Theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,230
15,219
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Linear and Nonlinear Raman Spectroscopy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,659
2,564
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Condensed Matter Theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,765
3,392
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
solid-state physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,324
2,621
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
condensed matter
strongly correlated electron systems
topological materials
electron spectroscopy
x-ray spectroscopy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,458
3,273
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,284
7,832
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computational solid state physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,727
3,896
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
mesoscopic physics
quantum transport
topology in condensed matter physics
quantum computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,478
3,281
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Theoretical Particle Physics
Quantum Field Theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,411
2,982
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Statistical physics
nonlinear dynamics
synchronization
neural networks
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,149
1,166
0.127
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Atomic Force Microscopy
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Supramolecular Chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,020
3,973
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Physik
Chemie
Biophysik
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,579
2,659
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Theoretical statistical physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,015
1,835
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Theoretical condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,321
4,497
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
condensed matter theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,123
3,992
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Physics beyond the Standard Model
neutrino physics
Dark matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,254
1,541
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,215
1,813
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
X-ray imaging
Tomography
Synchrotron
Materials Science
Biomaterials
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,308
1,663
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,787
492
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sara Buson
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,763
13,890
0.304
High-Energy astrophysics
Active Galactic Nuclei - Blazars
multi-messenger astronomy
neutrino astronomy
time-domain astrophys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,234
560
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Laurens W Molenkamp
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,653
12,799
0.300
quantum transport
semiconductor spintronics
topological materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,207
856
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Manfred Schartl
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,668
9,948
0.295
Cancer
Melanoma
Evolutionary Genomics
Sex determination
Sex chromosomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,313
954
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sven Höfling
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,500
16,029
0.509
Quantum Technologies
Compound Semiconductors
Polaritonics
Topological Physics
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,942
1,176
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matthias Kadler
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,003
11,554
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,008
1,213
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bert Hecht
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,329
6,739
0.256
Nano-optics
single-molecule spectroscopy
Nanofabrication
Nano-optoelectronics
Nano Quantum Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,233
1,352
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vladimir Dyakonov
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,469
8,090
0.331
quantum sensing
electron spin resonance
organic semiconductors
photovoltaics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,174
1,653
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ronny Thomale
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,230
15,219
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,462
1,829
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wolfgang Kiefer
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,659
2,564
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,367
3,010
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Werner Hanke
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,765
3,392
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,446
3,456
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matthias Bode
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,324
2,621
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,483
4,172
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ralph Claessen
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,458
3,273
0.313
condensed matter
strongly correlated electron systems
topological materials
electron spectroscopy
x-ray spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,373
4,247
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thanh Nam Nguyen
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,284
7,832
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,751
4,526
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fakher Assaad
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,727
3,896
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,908
4,654
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
B Trauzettel
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,478
3,281
0.346
mesoscopic physics
quantum transport
topology in condensed matter physics
quantum computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,784
4,697
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thorsten Ohl
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,411
2,982
0.317
Theoretical Particle Physics
Quantum Field Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,288
4,828
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wolfgang Kinzel
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,149
1,166
0.127
Statistical physics
nonlinear dynamics
synchronization
neural networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,078
4,900
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vladimir Stepanenko
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,020
3,973
0.440
Atomic Force Microscopy
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Supramolecular Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,653
5,157
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jens Pflaum
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,579
2,659
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,965
5,514
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Haye Hinrichsen
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,015
1,835
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,325
6,063
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martin Greiter
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,321
4,497
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,514
6,216
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Giorgio Sangiovanni
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,123
3,992
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,084
8,179
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stefano Morisi
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,254
1,541
0.293
Physics beyond the Standard Model
neutrino physics
Dark matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,503
8,225
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joerg Schaefer
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,215
1,813
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,276
9,634
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Simon Zabler
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,308
1,663
0.386
X-ray imaging
Tomography
Synchrotron
Materials Science
Biomaterials