Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 40 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
398,597
142,555
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gravitational Wave Detection
Fibre Lasers
Solid State Lasers
Remote Sensing
Lidar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,652
77,405
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
optics
lasers
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,379
74,470
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gravitational waves
optics
quantum mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,120
73,343
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,966
50,285
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pulsed laser
Nonlinear optics
High power lasers
Cryogenic lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,632
32,704
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lasers
Optical Fibre
Single Frequency
Gravitational Waves
Adaptive Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,304
33,149
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cosmic rays
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,884
10,644
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
High energy cosmic rays
astroparticle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,628
9,649
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
semiconductor physics
quantum optics
nanophotonics
nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,572
4,346
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gravity waves
Tides
Planetary waves
radar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,379
2,306
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Theoretical Physics
particle physics
dark matter
physics beyond the Standard Model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,292
3,016
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
quantum field theory
effective field theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,404
2,859
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Physics
Optics
Lasers
Measurement
Noise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,725
1,814
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,250
1,922
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Conjugated Polymers
Renewable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,038
2,136
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nuclear Receptors
Drug Design
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,954
2,475
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nonlinear guided optics
Microstructured optical fibres
Fiber sensors
Nano-particle embeded fibers for sensing and nonlinear d
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,085
1,308
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Laser Diagnostics & Chemical Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,652
1,546
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Transmission Electron Microscopy
Scanning Probe Microscopy
Focused Ion Beam Microscopy
Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,445
2,563
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Laser diagnostics
Energy and Combustion
Multi-phase flow
AI for Turbulence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,368
2,116
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Particle Physics
Lattice QCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,798
1,107
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Optical Biosensors
Plasmonics
Optical Microcavities
Whispering Gallery Modes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,429
945
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
space plasma physics
plasma astrophysics
nonlinear dynamics
economic dynamics
biomedical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,340
649
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Game theory
Quantum computing
Mathematical modelling
Reinforcement learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,314
589
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Jackson
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,597
142,555
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,196
76
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Ottaway
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,652
77,405
0.636
Gravitational Wave Detection
Fibre Lasers
Solid State Lasers
Remote Sensing
Lidar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,346
81
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jesper Munch
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,379
74,470
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,936
108
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Brown
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,120
73,343
0.698
Gravitational waves
optics
quantum mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,283
275
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Harish Potti
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,966
50,285
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,465
460
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Miftar Ganija
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,632
32,704
0.701
Pulsed laser
Nonlinear optics
High power lasers
Cryogenic lasers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,913
746
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sebastian WS Ng
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,304
33,149
0.939
Lasers
Optical Fibre
Single Frequency
Gravitational Waves
Adaptive Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,961
847
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
BR Dawson
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,884
10,644
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,614
1,220
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jose Alfredo Bellido
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,628
9,649
0.362
High energy cosmic rays
astroparticle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,009
2,066
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Glenn Solomon
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,572
4,346
0.234
semiconductor physics
quantum optics
nanophotonics
nonlinear optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,284
2,676
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert Vincent
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,379
2,306
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,773
2,703
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anthony G Williams
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,292
3,016
0.197
Theoretical Physics
particle physics
dark matter
physics beyond the Standard Model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,576
2,938
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Derek Leinweber
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,404
2,859
0.198
quantum field theory
effective field theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,901
7,172
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andre Luiten
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,725
1,814
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,061
7,708
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ross D Young
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,250
1,922
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,840
9,457
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tak W Kee
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,038
2,136
0.424
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Conjugated Polymers
Renewable Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,191
9,599
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
John B Bruning
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,954
2,475
0.500
Nuclear Receptors
Drug Design
Structural Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,828
11,328
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shahraam Afshar Vahid
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,085
1,308
0.320
Nonlinear guided optics
Microstructured optical fibres
Fiber sensors
Nano-particle embeded fibers for sensing and nonlinear d
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,974
12,376
499
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zeyad Alwahabi
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,652
1,546
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,330
12,917
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ashley D Slattery
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,445
2,563
0.744
Transmission Electron Microscopy
Scanning Probe Microscopy
Focused Ion Beam Microscopy
Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,046
13,157
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zhiwei Sun
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,368
2,116
0.628
Laser diagnostics
Energy and Combustion
Multi-phase flow
AI for Turbulence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,320
15,054
596
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Waseem Kamleh
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,798
1,107
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,200
16,566
632
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alexandre Francois
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,429
945
0.389
Optical Biosensors
Plasmonics
Optical Microcavities
Whispering Gallery Modes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,246
16,930
649
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Abraham Chian
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,340
649
0.277
space plasma physics
plasma astrophysics
nonlinear dynamics
economic dynamics
biomedical engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,518
17,049
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Azhar Iqbal
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,314
589
0.255
Game theory
Quantum computing
Mathematical modelling
Reinforcement learning