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Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 35 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
169,241
World Rank
53
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Physics
physique | irrigation | Agricultural Sciences | remote sensing | Geoscienc
physique | irrigation | Agricultural Sciences | remote sensing | Geoscienc
Citation Metrics
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Total6,473
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Last 6 Years3,637
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Last 6 Years / Total0.562
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
226,027
World Rank
79
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total4,820
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Last 6 Years3,146
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Last 6 Years / Total0.653
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
239,733
World Rank
86
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Physics
Ressources en eau | Besoin en eau des cultures | modèles | télédétection | semi-arid
Ressources en eau | Besoin en eau des cultures | modèles | télédétection | semi-arid
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Total4,524
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Last 6 Years2,914
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Last 6 Years / Total0.644
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
313,750
World Rank
150
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total3,332
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Last 6 Years1,504
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Last 6 Years / Total0.451
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
470,089
World Rank
272
Country Rank
31
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Physics
Energy Efficiency in Buildings | Heat and Mass Transfer | Desalination | Computational Fluid Dynamic
Energy Efficiency in Buildings | Heat and Mass Transfer | Desalination | Computational Fluid Dynamic
Citation Metrics
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Total1,967
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Last 6 Years1,234
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Last 6 Years / Total0.627
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
485,875
World Rank
288
Country Rank
35
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total1,876
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Last 6 Years474
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Last 6 Years / Total0.253
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
583,007
World Rank
382
Country Rank
37
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total1,412
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Last 6 Years221
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Last 6 Years / Total0.157
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
715,171
World Rank
542
Country Rank
53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total976
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Last 6 Years556
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Last 6 Years / Total0.570
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
718,443
World Rank
547
Country Rank
54
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total968
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Last 6 Years138
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Last 6 Years / Total0.143
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
773,334
World Rank
622
Country Rank
62
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total829
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Last 6 Years535
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Last 6 Years / Total0.645
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
778,278
World Rank
626
Country Rank
63
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics of Semiconductor Materials | Point Defects | Semiconductor Photovoltaic Devices & Solar Cells | Physics of Semiconductor D
Physics of Semiconductor Materials | Point Defects | Semiconductor Photovoltaic Devices & Solar Cells | Physics of Semiconductor D
Citation Metrics
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Total818
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Last 6 Years147
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Last 6 Years / Total0.180
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
857,758
World Rank
740
Country Rank
69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total651
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Last 6 Years328
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Last 6 Years / Total0.504
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,035,735
World Rank
1,185
Country Rank
110
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Physics
Theoretical physics | Gravitational Physics | Cosmology | General Relativity | High Energy PhysicsConformal Field Theor
Theoretical physics | Gravitational Physics | Cosmology | General Relativity | High Energy PhysicsConformal Field Theor
Citation Metrics
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Total416
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Last 6 Years354
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Last 6 Years / Total0.851
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,037,501
World Rank
1,191
Country Rank
111
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total414
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Last 6 Years408
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Last 6 Years / Total0.986
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,041,000
World Rank
1,199
Country Rank
112
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total411
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Last 6 Years281
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Last 6 Years / Total0.684
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,051,795
World Rank
1,227
Country Rank
116
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total400
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Last 6 Years400
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,116,705
World Rank
1,383
Country Rank
127
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total343
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Last 6 Years281
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Last 6 Years / Total0.819
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,167,981
World Rank
1,512
Country Rank
139
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Physics
Theoretical physics | Nuclear Physics | Quantum Mechanics | Mathematical Physics | Computational Physic
Theoretical physics | Nuclear Physics | Quantum Mechanics | Mathematical Physics | Computational Physic
Citation Metrics
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Total305
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Last 6 Years167
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Last 6 Years / Total0.548
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,259,300
World Rank
1,796
Country Rank
159
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total250
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Last 6 Years250
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,295,618
World Rank
1,894
Country Rank
164
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Physics
CFD Simulation | Heat Mass transfer | Thermal radiation | Thermal Engineering | Phase Change Material
CFD Simulation | Heat Mass transfer | Thermal radiation | Thermal Engineering | Phase Change Material
Citation Metrics
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Total232
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Last 6 Years229
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Last 6 Years / Total0.987
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,371,892
World Rank
2,102
Country Rank
177
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total200
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Last 6 Years53
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Last 6 Years / Total0.265
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,506,336
World Rank
2,449
Country Rank
200
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total154
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Last 6 Years154
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,523,533
World Rank
2,484
Country Rank
201
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Physics
Photovoltaic technology | Perovskites Solar Cells | Materials Science | Condensed Matter Physic
Photovoltaic technology | Perovskites Solar Cells | Materials Science | Condensed Matter Physic
Citation Metrics
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Total149
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Last 6 Years149
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,528,322
World Rank
2,494
Country Rank
202
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total148
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Last 6 Years123
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Last 6 Years / Total0.831
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,600,185
World Rank
2,683
Country Rank
213
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total129
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Last 6 Years67
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Last 6 Years / Total0.519
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