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
gravitational waves
terahertz spectroscopy
frequency metrology
optical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,927
86,428
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
physique-chimie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,235
14,252
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Mossbauer spectroscopy
physical metallurgy
statistical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,244
1,707
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
astrochemistry
planetary atmospheres
low temperature reactions
gas phase kinetics and dynamics
chemical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,895
2,546
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Quantum dynamics
Quantum chemistry
Molecular astrophysics
Astrochemistry
Laboratory astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,474
3,364
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
physics
chemistry
crystallography
ultrafast science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,376
3,159
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
soft matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,996
2,807
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
soft matter
nanosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
2,368
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
nonlinear optics
lasers
optical microresonators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,922
1,483
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Soft condensed matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
1,489
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Astrochimie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,596
1,327
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
physique
chimie
matériaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,440
810
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
molecular physics and astrophysics
astrochemistry
planetary atmospheres
gas phase kinetics and dynamics
low temperatures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,398
1,457
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
soft matter
complex fluids
rheology
microfluidics
colloids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,621
1,323
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
glass
nanoindentation
surface damage
fracture
AFM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
908
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Soft Matter Physics - Complex Fluids - Interfacial Hydrodynamics - Microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,315
848
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Condensed matter
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,214
1,444
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,917
558
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Solid state physics
crystallography
phase transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,901
496
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Electromagnétisme
Photonique
Composants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
404
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Physique des surfaces et interfaces
électronique de spin
électronique moléculaire
STM
BEEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
616
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,184
194
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Physique
Afrique Centrale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
182
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
interfaces
protéines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,147
429
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Physics
microwaves
Time Reversal
Imaging
Propagation in random media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
989
615
0.622
Bondu François
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,927
86,428
0.660
gravitational waves
terahertz spectroscopy
frequency metrology
optical instrumentation
Katan Claudine
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,235
14,252
0.704
Gerard Le Caer
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,244
1,707
0.185
Mossbauer spectroscopy
physical metallurgy
statistical physics
Ian R Sims
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,895
2,546
0.369
astrochemistry
planetary atmospheres
low temperature reactions
gas phase kinetics and dynamics
chemical physics
François Lique
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,474
3,364
0.520
Quantum dynamics
Quantum chemistry
Molecular astrophysics
Astrochemistry
Laboratory astrophysics
Eric Collet
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,376
3,159
0.495
physics
chemistry
crystallography
ultrafast science
Arnaud Saint Jalmes
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,996
2,807
0.468
Fabienne Gauffre
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
2,368
0.589
Yannick Dumeige
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,922
1,483
0.378
nonlinear optics
lasers
optical microresonators
İsabelle Cantat
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
1,489
0.405
Canosa
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,596
1,327
0.369
Pascal Panizza
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,440
810
0.235
Le Picard Sébastien D
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,398
1,457
0.429
molecular physics and astrophysics
astrochemistry
planetary atmospheres
gas phase kinetics and dynamics
low temperatures
Herve Tabuteau
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,621
1,323
0.505
soft matter
complex fluids
rheology
microfluidics
colloids
Jean Pierre Guin
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
908
0.365
glass
nanoindentation
surface damage
fracture
AFM
Laurent Courbin
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,315
848
0.366
Soft Matter Physics - Complex Fluids - Interfacial Hydrodynamics - Microfluidics
Roman Bertoni
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,214
1,444
0.652
Robert Georges
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,917
558
0.291
Philippe Rabiller
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,901
496
0.261
Solid state physics
crystallography
phase transitions
Bruno Beche
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
404
0.311
Turban Pascal
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
616
0.478
Physique des surfaces et interfaces
électronique de spin
électronique moléculaire
STM
BEEM
Madani Ammi
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,184
194
0.164
Philippe Boltenhagen
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
182
0.154
Sylvie Beaufils
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,147
429
0.374
Matthieu Davy
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
989
615
0.622
Physics
microwaves
Time Reversal
Imaging
Propagation in random media