Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 124 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354,880
121,265
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,370
65,038
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Astronomy
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,825
31,627
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Instrumentation
Optics
Exoplanets.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,559
38,720
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,253
34,569
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Astrostatistics
Astroinformatics
Cosmic Microwave Background
Radio Interferometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,069
29,317
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,887
7,245
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Planetary science
planetary magnetospheres
planetary surfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,992
6,835
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Materials science
condensed matter physics
nanoscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,823
6,145
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
general relativity
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,900
11,858
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRI
Arterial Spin Labeling
Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer
CEST
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,412
7,905
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Physics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,273
10,310
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neutrino Physics
Astroparticle Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,149
9,134
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Quantum Information
Quantum Simulators
Quantum Optics
Quantum Many Body Physics
Quantum Gravity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,985
7,140
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Imaging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,581
5,343
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,179
7,923
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Organic semiconductors
NIR OLEDs
organic VLCs
PCBM crystals
electrodes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,730
4,877
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Physics
Astronomy
Quantum-chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,781
11,774
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Computational condensed matter physics
Earth materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,600
6,081
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
optical communications
optical networks
optical transmission
nonlinear optics
photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,639
5,789
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,570
4,646
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Condensed matter physics
nanotechnology
electronic structure
density functional theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,495
5,283
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Quantum dot lasers
Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Semiconductor Lasers
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,456
5,956
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Quantum information
magnetic resonance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,430
5,376
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Grav. Wave-EM followup
Neutron Star mergers
Supernovae
Novae
Gamma Ray Bursts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,607
7,011
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jonathan Butterworth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354,880
121,265
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
959
71
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ofer Lahav
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,370
65,038
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,531
120
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard S Ellis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,825
31,627
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,633
366
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
G Savini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,559
38,720
0.475
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Instrumentation
Optics
Exoplanets.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,674
476
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dipak Munshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,253
34,569
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,057
1,237
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jason McEwen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,069
29,317
0.714
Astrostatistics
Astroinformatics
Cosmic Microwave Background
Radio Interferometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,997
1,682
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael J Barlow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,887
7,245
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,540
2,492
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew Coates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,992
6,835
0.263
Planetary science
planetary magnetospheres
planetary surfaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,441
3,024
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alexander Shluger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,823
6,145
0.269
Materials science
condensed matter physics
nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,527
3,197
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tiberiu Harko
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,900
11,858
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,715
3,296
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xavier Golay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,412
7,905
0.369
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRI
Arterial Spin Labeling
Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer
CEST
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,078
3,327
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas David Kitching
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,273
10,310
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,392
3,354
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ryan Nichol
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,149
9,134
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,831
3,388
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sougato Bose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,985
7,140
0.340
Quantum Information
Quantum Simulators
Quantum Optics
Quantum Many Body Physics
Quantum Gravity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,931
3,482
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chris Clark
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,581
5,343
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,987
3,569
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thomas R Greve
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,179
7,923
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,241
3,682
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Franco Cacialli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,730
4,877
0.247
Organic semiconductors
NIR OLEDs
organic VLCs
PCBM crystals
electrodes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,190
3,934
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sergey Yurchenko
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,781
11,774
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,800
3,984
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dario Alfe
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,600
6,081
0.327
Computational condensed matter physics
Earth materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,079
5,405
457
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Polina Bayvel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,639
5,789
0.395
optical communications
optical networks
optical transmission
nonlinear optics
photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,444
5,437
459
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Keith Hamilton
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,570
4,646
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,875
5,471
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Bowler
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,495
5,283
0.364
Condensed matter physics
nanotechnology
electronic structure
density functional theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,113
5,494
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Huiyun Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,456
5,956
0.412
Quantum dot lasers
Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Semiconductor Lasers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,266
5,506
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Morton
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,430
5,376
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,396
5,940
493
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
N Paul M Kuin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,607
7,011
0.515
Grav. Wave-EM followup
Neutron Star mergers
Supernovae
Novae
Gamma Ray Bursts