Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 169 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
High Energy Physics
Distributed Computing
Advanced Cyberinfrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,744
128,519
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,819
121,908
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Experimental High Energy Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,193
68,056
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
general relativity
cosmology
astrophysics
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,851
86,695
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cosmology
Quantum Gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,544
21,683
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,581
73,804
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
cosmology
astrophysics
gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,369
18,292
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,242
18,808
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
astronomy
astrophysics
cosmology
high energy density physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,572
13,184
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,880
28,544
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
heavy ion physics
nuclear physics
data
computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,247
17,424
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
High Energy Particle Physics
High Energy Nuclear Physics
Hadron Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,996
29,408
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Condensed Matter Physics
Physical Chemistry
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,509
17,081
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
astrophysics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,772
17,522
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
astrophysics
cosmology
particle astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,508
12,711
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Experimental Cosmology
Cosmic Microwave Background
Clusters of Galaxies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,167
23,669
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Quantum Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,463
22,639
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
astronomy
physics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,161
7,704
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
quantum computing
quantum communication
nanomechanics
microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,985
13,643
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Soft condensed matter
stress focusing in thin sheets
trained states of granular matter
organizing chiral colloids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,906
6,421
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Quantum Computing
Physics
Qubits
Superconducting circuits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,618
16,120
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Particle Physics and Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,735
5,555
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,304
17,939
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Particle Physics
Detectors and Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,444
5,194
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Astrophysics theory
fluid dynamics
plasma physics
energy policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,611
4,060
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert W Gardner Jr
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,744
128,519
0.331
High Energy Physics
Distributed Computing
Advanced Cyberinfrastructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101
51
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Oreglia
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,819
121,908
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,340
591
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David W Miller
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,193
68,056
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,055
942
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Holz
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,851
86,695
0.689
general relativity
cosmology
astrophysics
gravitational waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,597
1,227
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephan S Meyer
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,544
21,683
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,119
1,487
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Zevin
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,581
73,804
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,615
1,705
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Craig Hogan
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,369
18,292
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,624
1,709
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anton Kapliy
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,242
18,808
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,964
2,352
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
D Lamb
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,572
13,184
0.168
astronomy
astrophysics
cosmology
high energy density physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,134
2,424
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
E Blucher *
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,880
28,544
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,874
3,253
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aneta Iordanova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,247
17,424
0.271
heavy ion physics
nuclear physics
data
computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,446
3,523
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zhenyu Ye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,996
29,408
0.482
High Energy Particle Physics
High Energy Nuclear Physics
Hadron Structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,475
5,433
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Giulia Galli
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,509
17,081
0.367
Condensed Matter Physics
Physical Chemistry
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,215
5,779
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zhen Hou
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,772
17,522
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,585
7,317
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Angela V Olinto
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,508
12,711
0.330
astrophysics
cosmology
particle astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,815
7,420
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bradford Benson
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,167
23,669
0.620
Experimental Cosmology
Cosmic Microwave Background
Clusters of Galaxies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,287
7,634
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Liang Jiang
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,463
22,639
0.604
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Quantum Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,202
8,061
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Edward Kolb
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,161
7,704
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,329
8,117
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andrew N Cleland
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,985
13,643
0.379
quantum computing
quantum communication
nanomechanics
microfluidics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,984
8,829
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas A Witten
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,906
6,421
0.189
Soft condensed matter
stress focusing in thin sheets
trained states of granular matter
organizing chiral colloids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,164
9,344
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David I Schuster
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,618
16,120
0.494
Quantum Computing
Physics
Qubits
Superconducting circuits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,051
9,739
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carlos Em Wagner
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,735
5,555
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,518
9,935
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tom Crawford
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,304
17,939
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,460
10,341
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrey L Elagin
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,444
5,194
0.171
Particle Physics
Detectors and Instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,716
11,358
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robert Rosner
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,611
4,060
0.142
Astrophysics theory
fluid dynamics
plasma physics
energy policy