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
Particle Physics
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,548
127,172
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Semiconductor detectors
particle physics
radiation damage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,535
129,765
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,565
124,077
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Geant4
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,958
33,630
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,404
54,383
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,627
56,215
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
High energy physics
particle physics
phenomenology
data acquisition
computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,411
49,538
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Radio astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,852
45,171
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,099
35,831
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
cosmology
CMB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,340
53,106
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
radio astronomy
pulsars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,242
20,333
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cosmology
Early Universe Physics
Cosmic Microwave Background
Atomic Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,683
43,712
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Neutrinos
neutrino oscillations
neutrinoless double beta decay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,169
14,766
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Enzyme structure and mechanisms
synthetic biology
quantum effects in biology
catalysis
kinetics and time resolved spectrosco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,167
9,299
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Theoretical Particle Physics
Particle Cosmology
Quantum Field Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,654
5,908
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Galactic emission
Planck
VSA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,396
10,426
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Atmospheric trace composition
aerosol composition
aerosol properties
aerosol-cloud interactions
organic aerosol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,210
9,087
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Graphene
solid state physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,150
10,232
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
statistical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,064
3,589
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,005
7,010
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
star formation
molecular clouds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,834
6,852
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,101
6,737
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
high energy physics
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,048
11,455
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
condensed matter physics
statistical physics
disordered systems.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,878
1,583
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,659
2,122
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236
23
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Darren Price
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,548
127,172
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334
30
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Francisca Munoz Sanchez
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,535
129,765
0.481
Semiconductor detectors
particle physics
radiation damage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529
42
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stefano De Capua
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,565
124,077
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,529
120
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Allison
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,958
33,630
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,215
257
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marco Gersabeck
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,404
54,383
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,833
311
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Evelina Gersabeck
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,627
56,215
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,931
318
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Conor Fitzpatrick
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,411
49,538
0.560
High energy physics
particle physics
phenomenology
data acquisition
computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,760
387
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Clive Dickinson
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,852
45,171
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,327
441
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christopher Conselice
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,099
35,831
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,400
447
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eleonora Di Valentino
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,340
53,106
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,684
573
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Lyne
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,242
20,333
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,785
583
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jens Chluba
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,683
43,712
0.686
Cosmology
Early Universe Physics
Cosmic Microwave Background
Atomic Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,565
2,404
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
JJ Evans
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,169
14,766
0.564
Neutrinos
neutrino oscillations
neutrinoless double beta decay
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,990
2,890
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nigel Scrutton
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,167
9,299
0.401
Enzyme structure and mechanisms
synthetic biology
quantum effects in biology
catalysis
kinetics and time resolved spectrosco
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,011
2,986
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Apostolos Pilaftsis
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,654
5,908
0.261
Theoretical Particle Physics
Particle Cosmology
Quantum Field Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,550
3,032
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bob Watson
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,396
10,426
0.466
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Galactic emission
Planck
VSA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,978
3,072
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gordon Mcfiggans
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,210
9,087
0.409
Atmospheric trace composition
aerosol composition
aerosol properties
aerosol-cloud interactions
organic aerosol
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,107
3,084
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Liam Britnell
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,150
10,232
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,721
3,292
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
AJ Bray
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,064
3,589
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,796
4,067
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
AGSmith
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,005
7,010
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,447
4,129
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gary Fuller
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,834
6,852
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,806
5,536
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mike Garrett
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,101
6,737
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,978
6,716
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Biljana Mitreska
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,048
11,455
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,347
6,805
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ma Moore
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,878
1,583
0.133
condensed matter physics
statistical physics
disordered systems.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,196
6,964
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeff Forshaw
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,659
2,122
0.182