Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 58 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
Quantum Measurement
Gravitational Wave
Optomechanics
Quantum Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,128
73,702
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
gravitational waves
general relativity
numerical relativity
black holes
neutron stars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,224
78,494
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
hep-ex
hep-ph
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,563
65,426
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
gravitational waves
quantum optics
applied optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,109
72,853
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gravitational Waves
Interferometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,596
55,246
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
particle physics
electronics
FPGA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,589
58,133
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gravitational Waves
Numerical Relativity
Binary Black Holes
Theoretical Cosmology
General Relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,997
53,799
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gravitational wave detection
Advanced Interferometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,467
27,160
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Experimental particle and astroparticle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,680
30,317
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
astrocytes
exocytosis
astrocytoma
gliotransmission
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,003
9,390
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,829
15,302
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
exoplanets
binary stars
astronomy
astrophysics
search for life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,295
10,244
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Quantum sensors
Quantum simulation
Quantum gas mixtures
Cold Atoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,383
5,629
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
relatività generale
gravitational waves
data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,436
13,380
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,431
6,155
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,667
2,461
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Astronomy
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,324
1,391
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Experimental particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,982
6,860
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Laser Physics
Middle-Infrared Tunable Lasers
Laser Spectrsocopy
Laser Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,602
3,365
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Physics
Health Physics
Optics
Materials Science
Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,139
6,930
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
galactic dynamics
Galactic archaeology
near-field cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,217
6,240
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Topological Phases of Matter
Photonics
Quantum Optics
Ultracold Atomic Gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,392
5,205
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
asteroseismology
stellar structure and evolution
black hole accretion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,289
3,453
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,286
1,141
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
NMR
Metabolism
mass spec
metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,977
2,196
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,617
204
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Miao Haixing
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,128
73,702
0.663
Quantum Measurement
Gravitational Wave
Optomechanics
Quantum Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,712
210
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Patricia Schmidt
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,224
78,494
0.719
gravitational waves
general relativity
numerical relativity
black holes
neutron stars
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,065
243
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Niladri Sahoo
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,563
65,426
0.638
hep-ex
hep-ph
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,153
253
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Denis Martynov
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,109
72,853
0.721
gravitational waves
quantum optics
applied optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,192
526
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sam Cooper
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,596
55,246
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,193
527
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Francesco Gonnella
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,589
58,133
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,754
576
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Geraint Pratten
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,997
53,799
0.828
Gravitational Waves
Numerical Relativity
Binary Black Holes
Theoretical Cosmology
General Relativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,439
912
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mengyao Wang
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,467
27,160
0.549
Gravitational wave detection
Advanced Interferometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,105
1,792
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ioannis Manthos
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,680
30,317
0.928
Experimental particle and astroparticle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,492
11,710
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vladimir Parpura
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,003
9,390
0.335
astrocytes
exocytosis
astrocytoma
gliotransmission
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,699
3,218
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matt Nicholl
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,829
15,302
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,514
3,796
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Amaury Triaud
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,295
10,244
0.531
exoplanets
binary stars
astronomy
astrophysics
search for life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,563
5,537
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kai Bongs
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,383
5,629
0.391
Quantum sensors
Quantum simulation
Quantum gas mixtures
Cold Atoms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,516
6,024
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Riccardo Buscicchio
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,436
13,380
0.996
relatività generale
gravitational waves
data analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,947
7,262
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Guy R. Davies
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,431
6,155
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,351
7,806
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Martin Freer
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,667
2,461
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,944
8,076
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gerald Skinner
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,324
1,391
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,734
8,375
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Evgueni Goudzovski
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,982
6,860
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,294
41,641
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sergey Mirov
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,602
3,365
0.350
Laser Physics
Middle-Infrared Tunable Lasers
Laser Spectrsocopy
Laser Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,411
43,748
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Muhammad Maqbool
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,139
6,930
0.758
Physics
Health Physics
Optics
Materials Science
Photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,479
11,527
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
J. Ted Mackereth
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,217
6,240
0.865
galactic dynamics
Galactic archaeology
near-field cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,935
12,844
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hannah Price
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,392
5,205
0.814
Topological Phases of Matter
Photonics
Quantum Optics
Ultracold Atomic Gases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,747
15,166
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Warrick Ball
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,289
3,453
0.653
asteroseismology
stellar structure and evolution
black hole accretion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,886
71,167
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ryoichi Kawai|河合良一
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,286
1,141
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,848
15,987
451
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christian Ludwig
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,977
2,196
0.441