Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362,936
152,277
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cosmology
Astronomy
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,326
92,564
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,633
32,465
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
gravitational waves
multi-messenger astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,813
87,278
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,514
20,503
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,851
34,078
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,058
21,637
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,614
10,793
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Relatividad general
ondas gravitacionales
agujeros negros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,245
67,466
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,954
15,100
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Pulsars
neutron stars
relativity
radio astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,552
31,526
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Astrophysics
Particle Physics
Computational Physics
Scientific Software Engineering
ATLAS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,697
25,732
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Theoretical and observational cosmology
dark matter
early universe
gravitational lensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,218
8,900
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Quantum Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,127
6,856
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cosmic Ray
Neutrino Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,056
8,697
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Theory and foundations of quantum computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,806
8,863
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Muon Spin Rotation/Relaxation/Resonance
Condensed Matter
Muon Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,167
1,933
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,097
3,252
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Astrophysics
Computational Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Groups/Clusters
Computational Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,953
5,439
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
astronomy
astrophysics
stars
dwarf galaxies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,646
6,459
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Theoretical Physics
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,552
7,523
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Astrophysics
Nuclear Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,438
6,395
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Condensed matter theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,716
5,981
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Nanotechnology
Radiation Therapy
Drug Delivery
Tissue Engineering
Gold nanoparticles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,928
4,873
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
theoretical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,829
4,083
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Justin Albert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362,936
152,277
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Douglas Scott
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,326
92,564
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,225
83
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Halpern
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,633
32,465
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,593
101
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jessica Mciver
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,813
87,278
0.795
gravitational waves
multi-messenger astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,274
124
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Janis Mckenna
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,514
20,503
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,463
133
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Julio F Navarro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,851
34,078
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,726
145
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gary Hinshaw
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,058
21,637
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,918
151
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dean Karlen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,614
10,793
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,514
173
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Miriam Cabero
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,245
67,466
0.830
Relatividad general
ondas gravitacionales
agujeros negros
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,557
250
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sawatzky Ga
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,954
15,100
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,844
384
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ingrid Stairs
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,552
31,526
0.624
Pulsars
neutron stars
relativity
radio astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,284
1,040
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robin Newhouse
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,697
25,732
0.929
Astrophysics
Particle Physics
Computational Physics
Scientific Software Engineering
ATLAS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,138
1,209
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ludovic Van Waerbeke
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,218
8,900
0.353
Theoretical and observational cosmology
dark matter
early universe
gravitational lensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,225
1,746
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrea Damascelli
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,127
6,856
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,422
1,759
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tom Feusels
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,056
8,697
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,119
1,798
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robert Raussendorf
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,806
8,863
0.447
Theory and foundations of quantum computation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,114
2,366
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jess H Brewer
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,167
1,933
0.120
Muon Spin Rotation/Relaxation/Resonance
Condensed Matter
Muon Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,441
2,385
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gordon Semenoff
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,097
3,252
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,129
2,417
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Arif Babul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,953
5,439
0.341
Astrophysics
Computational Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Groups/Clusters
Computational Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,509
2,492
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kim Venn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,646
6,459
0.413
astronomy
astrophysics
stars
dwarf galaxies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,163
2,745
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Adam Ritz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,552
7,523
0.517
Theoretical Physics
Particle Physics
Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,814
2,774
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Falk Herwig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,438
6,395
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,221
2,984
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marcel Franz
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,716
5,981
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,442
3,217
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Devika Chithrani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,928
4,873
0.377
Nanotechnology
Radiation Therapy
Drug Delivery
Tissue Engineering
Gold nanoparticles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,721
3,580
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pavel Kovtun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,829
4,083
0.345