Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 180 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
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228,136
90,458
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cosmology
Infrared Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,835
29,456
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,065
68,729
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Physics
Astronomy
Cosmology
Neuroscience
Biophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,025
20,504
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,194
21,003
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
condensed matter science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,260
5,820
0.131
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
astrophysics
astronomy
Galactic structure
star formation
mass loss from evolved stars
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,515
9,530
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Space plasmas and magnetic fields
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,137
6,402
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Condensed Matter Theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,327
13,438
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
High-energy astrophysics
particle astrophysics
dark matter searches
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,643
7,197
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
elementary particle physics
astrophysics
high-energy astrophysics
cosmology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,191
7,031
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
particle physics phenomenology
particle-astrophysics
cosmology
dark matter
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,215
4,930
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
planets
comets
asteroids
exoplanets
disks
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,095
5,201
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Condensed matter physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,569
2,667
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,088
7,451
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Coherent diffractive imaging
Atomic electron tomography
Ptychography
Nanoscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,030
7,552
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Photonics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,984
3,493
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
elementary particle physics
space physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,301
1,577
0.103
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
string theory
quantum field theory
quantum gravity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,269
3,174
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Infrared Astronomy
Instrumentation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,915
4,852
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
extrasolar planets
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,846
10,015
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Space Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,176
5,036
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Space Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,351
5,446
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,560
1,251
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,472
2,566
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623
245
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michail Bachtis
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228,136
90,458
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,709
766
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Edward L Wright
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,835
29,456
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,276
1,066
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simon Regnard
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,065
68,729
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,886
1,370
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Katsushi Arisaka
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,025
20,504
0.193
Physics
Astronomy
Cosmology
Neuroscience
Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,104
2,410
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen Trentalange
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,194
21,003
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,452
5,885
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George Gruner
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,260
5,820
0.131
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,809
6,519
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mark R Morris
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,515
9,530
0.230
astrophysics
astronomy
Galactic structure
star formation
mass loss from evolved stars
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,669
10,006
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Margaret Kivelson
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,137
6,402
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,453
12,109
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yaroslav Tserkovnyak
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,327
13,438
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,517
12,569
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rene Ong
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,643
7,197
0.270
High-energy astrophysics
particle astrophysics
dark matter searches
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,225
12,850
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alexander Kusenko
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,191
7,031
0.268
elementary particle physics
astrophysics
high-energy astrophysics
cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,679
14,306
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Graciela B Gelmini
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,215
4,930
0.204
particle physics phenomenology
particle-astrophysics
cosmology
dark matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,918
14,405
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Jewitt
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,095
5,201
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,979
15,690
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sudip Chakravarty
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,569
2,667
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,190
19,311
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Steven Furlanetto
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,088
7,451
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,813
20,761
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jianwei John Miao
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,030
7,552
0.419
Coherent diffractive imaging
Atomic electron tomography
Ptychography
Nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,211
24,004
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jia Ming Liu
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,984
3,493
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,595
25,312
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Cornwall
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,301
1,577
0.103
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,769
25,378
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Per Kraus
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,269
3,174
0.208
string theory
quantum field theory
quantum gravity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,586
26,071
486
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James Larkin
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,915
4,852
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,946
26,200
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Erik Petigura
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,846
10,015
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,859
27,659
521
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrei Runov
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,176
5,036
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,258
32,119
598
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yingjuan Ma
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,351
5,446
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,802
34,508
637
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Fronsdal
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,560
1,251
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,585
34,787
643
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Claudio Pellegrini
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,472
2,566
0.224