Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 28 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
particle physics
fundamental interactions
particle detectors
statistical data analysis
high-performance computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,421
142,070
0.473
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,387
90,592
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,392
47,058
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
HEP Detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,084
24,907
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,321
16,765
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
ab initio simulations & quantum transport in carbon-based nanostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,355
7,950
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plasmid
Transposon
Bacillus cereus
Bacillus thuringiensis
Biofilm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,561
6,614
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
stimuli-responsive polymers
li-ion batteries
organic batteries
metal-ligand complexes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,197
4,099
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
spintronics
nanomagnetism
superconductivity
nanowires
nanotemplating
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,024
2,601
0.200
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,571
6,665
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Condensed matter physics
ab-initio techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,244
6,171
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Scanning probe microscopies
functional hybrid nanostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,381
1,909
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,242
772
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Condensed Matter - Materials Science - Nanomaterials - cryogenics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,403
1,004
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nuclear medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,013
1,248
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nuclear thermal hydraulics
ejector technology
two-phase flows
CFD
choked flows
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,431
1,692
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
condensed matter physics
first-principles calculations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
1,919
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Condensed Matter Physics and Nanosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,545
1,131
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,557
788
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Electronic structure theory
Quantum transport
Spintronic
Large-scale ab initio calculations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,518
768
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Neutrino physics
Flavour physics
Beyond the Standard Model of particle physics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,049
656
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
373
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
101
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
220
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
High entropy alloys
alloy design
fracture toughness
low temperature
essential work of fracture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
201
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Giacomo Bruno
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,421
142,070
0.473
particle physics
fundamental interactions
particle detectors
statistical data analysis
high-performance computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616
8
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vincent Lemaître
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,387
90,592
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,424
12
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Loic Quertenmont
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,392
47,058
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,456
39
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fabio Maltoni
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,084
24,907
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,411
151
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Claudio Caputo
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,321
16,765
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,243
165
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jean Christophe Charlier
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,355
7,950
0.246
ab initio simulations & quantum transport in carbon-based nanostructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,903
477
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mahillon Jacques
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,561
6,614
0.377
Plasmid
Transposon
Bacillus cereus
Bacillus thuringiensis
Biofilm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,503
570
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jean François Gohy
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,197
4,099
0.270
stimuli-responsive polymers
li-ion batteries
organic batteries
metal-ligand complexes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,592
708
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Luc Piraux
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,024
2,601
0.200
spintronics
nanomagnetism
superconductivity
nanowires
nanotemplating
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,021
726
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Celine Degrande
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,571
6,665
0.530
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,484
1,010
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matteo Giantomassi
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,244
6,171
0.602
Condensed matter physics
ab-initio techniques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,974
1,174
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bernard Nysten
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,381
1,909
0.228
Scanning probe microscopies
functional hybrid nanostructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,532
1,375
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alain Ninane
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,242
772
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,705
1,519
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jean Paul Issi
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,403
1,004
0.157
Condensed Matter - Materials Science - Nanomaterials - cryogenics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,566
2,294
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephan Walrand
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,013
1,248
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,343
2,572
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yann Bartosiewicz
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,431
1,692
0.493
Nuclear thermal hydraulics
ejector technology
two-phase flows
CFD
choked flows
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,865
3,041
468
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wei Chen
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
1,919
0.707
condensed matter physics
first-principles calculations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,897
3,161
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Viet Hung Nguyen
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,545
1,131
0.444
Condensed Matter Physics and Nanosciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,017
3,207
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xavier Urbain
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,557
788
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,802
4,269
600
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Simon M M Dubois
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,518
768
0.506
Electronic structure theory
Quantum transport
Spintronic
Large-scale ab initio calculations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,686
5,219
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michele Lucente
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,049
656
0.625
Neutrino physics
Flavour physics
Beyond the Standard Model of particle physics
Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,475
5,643
727
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jean Joseph Adjizian
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
373
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839,090
6,150
778
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gilles Vertongen
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
101
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
864,968
6,303
800
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Clément Lauzin
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
220
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,341,194
9,880
1,196
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Antoine Hilhorst
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
201
1.000
High entropy alloys
alloy design
fracture toughness
low temperature
essential work of fracture
