Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 61 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
High Energy Physics
Collider
LHC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,040
97,378
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
astrophysics
cosmology
theoretical physics
computational science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,709
7,983
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Theoretical physics
Flavour Physics
Beyond the Standard Model
Effective field theories
Theoretical particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,219
10,260
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computational Astrophysics
High Performance Computing
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,472
13,238
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Computational Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,455
6,708
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Computational Astrophysics
Planet Formation
Galaxy Formation
Black Holes and Accretion Discs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,526
10,094
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,289
15,984
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
nonlinear spectroscopy
multidimensional spectroscopy
ultrafast dynamics of condensed phase molecular systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,011
5,553
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nonlinear analysis
partial differential equations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,886
3,499
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Physics Beyond the Standard Model
Flavour
Electroweak Precision Observables
Dark Matter
Leptoquarks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,665
13,353
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
High Energy Physics
Detector Physics
Top Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,965
16,840
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,137
2,697
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
solid state physics
condensed matter physics
superconductivity
magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,911
2,644
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gravitational Biology
Space Life Sciences
Anatomy
Microgravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,703
2,995
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,653
5,690
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Condensed Matter Physics
Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
Superconductivity
Density Waves
Strange Metals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,511
3,690
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
astrophysics
cosmology
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,338
2,282
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
radiation therapy
medical physics
medical modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,126
2,568
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,222
4,540
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cosmology
High Performance Computing (HPC)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,917
3,098
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cosmological simulations
Galaxy formation & evolution
radiative transfer
CGM
IGM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,049
3,440
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Dark Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,799
3,699
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,731
4,016
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
astrophysics
cosmology
large-scale structure
early universe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,530
1,666
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computational and Experimental Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,222
2,707
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Florencia Canelli
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,040
97,378
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,125
291
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ben Moore
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,709
7,983
0.212
astrophysics
cosmology
theoretical physics
computational science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,721
349
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gino Isidori
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,219
10,260
0.300
Theoretical physics
Flavour Physics
Beyond the Standard Model
Effective field theories
Theoretical particle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,347
390
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Romain Teyssier
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,472
13,238
0.421
Computational Astrophysics
High Performance Computing
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,449
417
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joachim Stadel
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,455
6,708
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,707
520
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lucio Mayer
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,526
10,094
0.381
Computational Astrophysics
Planet Formation
Galaxy Formation
Black Holes and Accretion Discs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,629
655
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Titus Neupert
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,289
15,984
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,249
660
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Hamm
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,011
5,553
0.252
nonlinear spectroscopy
multidimensional spectroscopy
ultrafast dynamics of condensed phase molecular systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,843
826
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Herbert Amann
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,886
3,499
0.185
Nonlinear analysis
partial differential equations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,586
840
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andreas Crivellin
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,665
13,353
0.715
Physics Beyond the Standard Model
Flavour
Electroweak Precision Observables
Dark Matter
Leptoquarks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,839
943
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Umberto Molinatti
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,965
16,840
0.993
High Energy Physics
Detector Physics
Top Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,554
1,290
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Juerg Diemand
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,137
2,697
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,798
1,423
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andreas Schilling
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,911
2,644
0.222
solid state physics
condensed matter physics
superconductivity
magnetism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,068
1,742
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Oliver Ullrich
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,703
2,995
0.309
Gravitational Biology
Space Life Sciences
Anatomy
Microgravity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,647
1,751
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Javier Mazzitelli
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,653
5,690
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,765
1,958
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Johan Chang
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,511
3,690
0.434
Condensed Matter Physics
Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
Superconductivity
Density Waves
Strange Metals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,494
1,995
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ruxandra Bondarescu
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,338
2,282
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,963
2,046
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Uwe Schneider
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,126
2,568
0.316
radiation therapy
medical physics
medical modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,366
2,289
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mark H Fischer
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,222
4,540
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,029
2,384
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Douglas Potter
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,917
3,098
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,278
2,665
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alireza Rahmati
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,049
3,440
0.569
Cosmological simulations
Galaxy formation & evolution
radiative transfer
CGM
IGM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,796
2,758
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aurel Schneider
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,799
3,699
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,885
2,792
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xuan Chen
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,731
4,016
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,314
2,874
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jaiyul Yoo
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,530
1,666
0.301
astrophysics
cosmology
large-scale structure
early universe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,213
2,994
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vartan Kurtcuoglu
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,222
2,707
0.518