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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,090
71,575
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Optics of solids
axions
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,524
86,246
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
gravitational wave astrophysics
multi-messenger astrophysics
high-energy astroparticle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,046
79,566
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
general relativity
black hole physics
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,717
74,222
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,120
78,545
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,714
75,672
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
gravitational wave
laser interferometry
optic
axions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,472
54,473
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Computational materials physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,318
53,624
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gravitational wave detection
Alternative theories of gravity
Neutron stars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,940
54,055
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,101
51,940
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
nanotechnology
electronics
photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,432
5,483
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
optics
lasers
nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,928
9,214
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
particle physics theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,404
7,882
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Astronomy
Galaxy Formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,585
27,562
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,946
27,123
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
condensed matter experimental
thin films
magnetism
superconductivity
carbon science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,554
4,033
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
ocean optics
ocean color remote sensing
water quality
harmful algal blooms
ocean pollutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,962
16,121
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,920
9,470
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
physics
optics
photonics engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,074
6,028
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Amorphous Materials
Spintronics
Computational Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,098
24,672
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
quantum foundations
soluble models
path integrals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,062
3,014
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
condensed matter physics
statistical physics
superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,047
5,685
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,700
3,788
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
general relativity
gravitational-wave data analysis
Bayesian inference
LIGO
LISA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,144
19,054
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Condensed Matter Physics
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Topological Phases of Matter
MBE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,842
7,941
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684
271
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dimitri Bourilkov
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,090
71,575
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,319
584
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David B Tanner
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,524
86,246
0.544
Optics of solids
axions
gravitational waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,235
1,042
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Imre Bartos
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,046
79,566
0.663
gravitational wave astrophysics
multi-messenger astrophysics
high-energy astroparticle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,247
1,050
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bernard F Whiting
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,717
74,222
0.620
general relativity
black hole physics
gravitational waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,438
1,153
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Fulda
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,120
78,545
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,954
1,404
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marek Szczepaå„Czyk
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,714
75,672
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,023
1,440
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guido Mueller
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,472
54,473
0.526
gravitational wave
laser interferometry
optic
axions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,420
2,564
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hai Ping Cheng
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,318
53,624
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,987
2,837
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ryan N Lang
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,940
54,055
0.773
Gravitational wave detection
Alternative theories of gravity
Neutron stars
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,730
3,179
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gayathri V
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,101
51,940
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,572
3,586
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew G Rinzler
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,432
5,483
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,144
5,751
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Van Stryland E
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,928
9,214
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,655
7,355
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pierre Ramond
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,404
7,882
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,862
7,904
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paul Torrey
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,585
27,562
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,949
8,810
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Adam Ginsburg
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,946
27,123
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,310
8,966
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Arthur Hebard
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,554
4,033
0.120
condensed matter experimental
thin films
magnetism
superconductivity
carbon science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,861
10,079
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chuanmin Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,962
16,121
0.521
ocean optics
ocean color remote sensing
water quality
harmful algal blooms
ocean pollutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,908
10,100
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Clifford Will
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,920
9,470
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,936
10,571
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Hagan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,074
6,028
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,380
12,912
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jun Jiang
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,098
24,672
0.945
Amorphous Materials
Spintronics
Computational Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,611
17,168
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John R Klauder
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,062
3,014
0.143
quantum foundations
soluble models
path integrals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,346
18,217
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter J Hirschfeld
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,047
5,685
0.284
condensed matter physics
statistical physics
superconductivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,345
18,620
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
GR Stewart
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,700
3,788
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,007
19,250
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Atul Divakarla
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,144
19,054
0.995
general relativity
gravitational-wave data analysis
Bayesian inference
LIGO
LISA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,983
19,614
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Madhab Neupane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,842
7,941
0.421
Condensed Matter Physics
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Topological Phases of Matter
MBE