Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 73 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
LHCb
Synthetic Biology
Cloud computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,268
19,837
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
particle physics
dark matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,676
27,998
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Quantum Technologies
Photonic Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,243
20,675
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Singular Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,805
6,249
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
statistical physics
condensed matter theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,701
3,468
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,758
2,583
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Optical Networks
Programmable Networks
Wireless-Optical Convergence
5G/6G
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,967
4,108
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Phenomenology in Particle Physics
Three-body decays
CP-violation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,934
10,049
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Soft Matter
Complex Fluids
Theoretical Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,017
4,219
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Quantum theory
Quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,590
5,056
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Quantum optics
integrated quantum photonics
quantum technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,417
4,201
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Optical waveguide systems
RF engineering
Linear and non-linear optical processes
photonics
light-matter interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,098
3,373
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Quantum computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,347
5,414
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Astrophysics
Machine Learning
Data Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,181
1,829
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Quantum foundations
quantum information theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,134
2,247
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,091
907
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Statistical Physics
Soft Matter
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,908
1,071
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dynamics of driven strongly-correlated many-body quantum systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,702
2,706
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Soft Matter Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,264
906
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,921
2,115
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
quantum optics
silicon photonics
mid-infrared optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,829
3,050
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Soft Matter
X-ray and Neutron Scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,508
2,096
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
quantum physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,507
1,045
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,492
1,004
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Quantum information and computation
quantum metrology
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,362
1,472
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,026
696
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
MP Williams
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,268
19,837
0.340
Particle Physics
LHCb
Synthetic Biology
Cloud computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,822
1,036
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Luke Kreczko
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,676
27,998
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,455
1,098
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeremy O'Brien
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,243
20,675
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,057
1,395
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
JF Nye
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,805
6,249
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,682
2,862
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Evans
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,701
3,468
0.146
statistical physics
condensed matter theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,792
4,230
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mervyn Miles
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,758
2,583
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,341
6,896
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dimitra Simeonidou
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,967
4,108
0.343
Optical Networks
Programmable Networks
Wireless-Optical Convergence
5G/6G
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,659
7,605
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Patricia C Magalhaes
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,934
10,049
0.919
Phenomenology in Particle Physics
Three-body decays
CP-violation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,333
8,351
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tanniemola Liverpool
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,017
4,219
0.421
Soft Matter
Complex Fluids
Theoretical Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,459
9,756
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul Skrzypczyk
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,590
5,056
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,245
9,988
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jonathan CF Matthews
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,417
4,201
0.499
Quantum optics
integrated quantum photonics
quantum technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,499
10,385
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Graham D. Marshall
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,098
3,373
0.417
Optical waveguide systems
RF engineering
Linear and non-linear optical processes
photonics
light-matter interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,796
11,329
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ashley Montanaro
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,347
5,414
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,556
13,213
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Avon Huxor
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,181
1,829
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,819
13,285
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anthony J Short
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,134
2,247
0.366
Quantum foundations
quantum information theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,060
13,376
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Walther Schwarzacher
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,091
907
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,386
13,728
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nigel Wilding
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,908
1,071
0.181
Statistical Physics
Soft Matter
Computational Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,800
14,175
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stephen R. Clark
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,702
2,706
0.475
Dynamics of driven strongly-correlated many-body quantum systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,718
15,225
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul Bartlett
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,264
906
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,118
16,122
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ben Maughan
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,921
2,115
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,989
16,369
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joshua W Silverstone
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,829
3,050
0.632
quantum optics
silicon photonics
mid-infrared optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,386
17,273
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Annela Seddon
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,508
2,096
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,262
20,907
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ruth Oulton
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,507
1,045
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,310
20,964
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephen Dugdale
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,492
1,004
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,913
21,517
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hugo Cable
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,362
1,472
0.438
Quantum information and computation
quantum metrology
quantum optics