Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Photonics
Optics
Quantum Electronics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,084
36,604
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
optics
lasers
nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,078
10,554
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
physics
optics
photonics engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,569
6,949
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Condensed Matter Physics
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Topological Phases of Matter
MBE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,309
9,385
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,265
3,380
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Atomic
molecular and optical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,671
5,194
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Optics
Photonics
Optical Communication
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,368
5,054
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
magnetism
catalysis
vibrational dynamics
optical properties
desnity functional theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,997
3,401
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Lasers
nonlinear optics
terahertz
spectroscopy
frequency combs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,630
3,522
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,129
3,447
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Optical materials
holography
lasers
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,271
2,019
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ultrafast Photonics
Semiconductor Lasers
Optical Communication & Signal Processing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,210
1,823
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Integrated Photonics
Nonlinear Integrated Optics
Silicon Photonics
Optoelectronics
Semiconductor Lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,093
3,227
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
fiber optics
fiber lasers
fiber sensors
optical communication
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,020
3,106
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Optics and Photonics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,877
4,463
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Planetary Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,715
1,980
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
quantum information
excitons
semiconductors
quantum dots
quantum wells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,097
1,963
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
pulsars
gravitational waves
fast radio bursts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,038
5,517
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ultrafast laser science
atomic molecular and optical physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,769
2,767
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,121
1,427
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
nonlinear optics
laser-induced damage to optical materials
optical limmiting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,025
802
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Condensed Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,964
1,781
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,662
1,636
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Optics/Photonics
Nanophotonics
IR Detectors
Biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,474
3,062
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
quantum computing
quantum information
electronic transport
condensed matter physics
quantum many-body physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,419
1,472
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,176
1,997
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Demetrios Christodoulides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,084
36,604
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,759
5,613
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Van Stryland E Or Vanstryland E|Stryland V*
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,078
10,554
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,154
10,278
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Hagan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,569
6,949
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,335
19,497
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Madhab Neupane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,309
9,385
0.513
Condensed Matter Physics
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Topological Phases of Matter
MBE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,480
19,561
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
MG Moharam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,265
3,380
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,349
21,824
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zenghu Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,671
5,194
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,420
28,329
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guifang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,368
5,054
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,146
31,861
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Talat S Rahman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,997
3,401
0.283
magnetism
catalysis
vibrational dynamics
optical properties
desnity functional theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,070
32,922
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Konstantin Vodopyanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,630
3,522
0.303
Lasers
nonlinear optics
terahertz
spectroscopy
frequency combs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,415
34,505
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lee Chow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,129
3,447
0.310
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,345
41,473
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Leonid Glebov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,271
2,019
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,150
41,769
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Delfyett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,210
1,823
0.198
Ultrafast Photonics
Semiconductor Lasers
Optical Communication & Signal Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,409
53,513
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sasan Fathpour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,093
3,227
0.455
Integrated Photonics
Nonlinear Integrated Optics
Silicon Photonics
Optoelectronics
Semiconductor Lasers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,987
54,008
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Schulzgen A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,020
3,106
0.442
fiber optics
fiber lasers
fiber sensors
optical communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,095
55,019
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
J Enrique Antonio Lopez
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,877
4,463
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,784
56,183
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joshua Colwell
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,715
1,980
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,211
61,076
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael N Leuenberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,097
1,963
0.322
quantum information
excitons
semiconductors
quantum dots
quantum wells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,821
61,585
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Benetge Bhakthi Pranama Perera
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,038
5,517
0.914
pulsars
gravitational waves
fast radio bursts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,583
64,046
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Chini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,769
2,767
0.480
Ultrafast laser science
atomic molecular and optical physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,926
70,557
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Suren Tatulian
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,121
1,427
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,574
71,675
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
MJ Soileau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,025
802
0.160
nonlinear optics
laser-induced damage to optical materials
optical limmiting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,960
72,407
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Enrique Del Barco
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,964
1,781
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,430
76,155
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Li Fang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,662
1,636
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,754
78,592
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Debashis Chanda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,474
3,062
0.684
Optics/Photonics
Nanophotonics
IR Detectors
Biosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,319
79,350
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
ER Mucciolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,419
1,472
0.333
quantum computing
quantum information
electronic transport
condensed matter physics
quantum many-body physics