Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 35 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
United States
Riccardo Maria Bianchi
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Computational Physics
Interactive data visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,183
102,549
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Brian Lee Pollack
Experimental Particle Physics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,053
51,750
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Rajat Gupta
Experimental High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,840
62,808
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Jun Su
High Energy Physics
Computation Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Atomic Physics
Molecular Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,691
17,977
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Jeffrey A Newman
Observational Cosmology
Galaxy Evolution
Redshift Surveys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,921
31,421
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Chi Wing Ng
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,207
25,805
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Arthur Kosowsky
cosmology
gravitation
theoretical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,088
10,377
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Daniel Boyanovsky
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,160
1,828
0.095
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Ezra Newman
Physics
General Relativity
Mathematical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,865
4,114
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Carlos Badenes
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,634
10,311
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Hrvoje Petek
Ultrafast spectroscopy of surfaces and solids
Ultrafast electron microscopy
Surface femtochemistry
Plasmonics
Nonlinear spec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,196
3,933
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Paul Ohodnicki
Magnetic
Optical
and Electronic Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,730
6,729
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Gurudev Dutt
Quantum optics
Quantum Information
Nanoscience
Color Centers in Diamond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,007
2,554
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Adam Leibovich
Theoretical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,713
1,533
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Roger Mong
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,760
3,479
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
David Pekker
physics
condensed matter
theoretical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,686
2,325
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Animesh Chatterjee
Particle Physics
Detector simulation
Data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,039
3,694
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Michael Hatridge
Quantum Information
Parametric Amplification
Superconducting Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,003
2,489
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Patrick Irvin
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,891
1,830
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Don Athula Wickremasinghe
Neutrino Physics
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,868
3,142
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Cédric Weiland
High Energy Physics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,602
3,386
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Frank Tabakin
theoretical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,597
419
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
W Vincent Liu
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,335
1,353
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Sandhya Rao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,918
600
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Regina Schulte Ladbeck
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Physics
Space Science
Space Exploration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
231
0.067
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496
United States
197
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Riccardo Maria Bianchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,183
102,549
0.417
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Computational Physics
Interactive data visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,152
United States
490
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brian Lee Pollack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,053
51,750
0.304
Experimental Particle Physics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,783
United States
1,787
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rajat Gupta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,840
62,808
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,795
United States
3,206
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jun Su
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,691
17,977
0.278
High Energy Physics
Computation Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Atomic Physics
Molecular Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,278
United States
3,447
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jeffrey A Newman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,921
31,421
0.507
Observational Cosmology
Galaxy Evolution
Redshift Surveys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,752
United States
10,484
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chi Wing Ng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,207
25,805
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,103
United States
13,648
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Arthur Kosowsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,088
10,377
0.414
cosmology
gravitation
theoretical physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,954
United States
19,228
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Daniel Boyanovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,160
1,828
0.095
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,247
United States
22,511
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ezra Newman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,865
4,114
0.244
Physics
General Relativity
Mathematical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,270
United States
22,888
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carlos Badenes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,634
10,311
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,720
United States
27,607
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hrvoje Petek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,196
3,933
0.277
Ultrafast spectroscopy of surfaces and solids
Ultrafast electron microscopy
Surface femtochemistry
Plasmonics
Nonlinear spec
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,712
United States
41,076
395
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Ohodnicki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,730
6,729
0.692
Magnetic
Optical
and Electronic Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,265
United States
44,407
440
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gurudev Dutt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,007
2,554
0.284
Quantum optics
Quantum Information
Nanoscience
Color Centers in Diamond
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,878
United States
58,216
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adam Leibovich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,713
1,533
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,018
United States
66,387
637
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roger Mong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,760
3,479
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,306
United States
67,119
647
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David Pekker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,686
2,325
0.409
physics
condensed matter
theoretical physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,358
United States
74,061
720
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Animesh Chatterjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,039
3,694
0.733
Particle Physics
Detector simulation
Data analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,813
United States
74,504
724
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Hatridge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,003
2,489
0.498
Quantum Information
Parametric Amplification
Superconducting Devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,357
United States
75,817
733
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Patrick Irvin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,891
1,830
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,346
United States
76,086
737
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Don Athula Wickremasinghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,868
3,142
0.645
Neutrino Physics
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,871
United States
79,545
768
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cédric Weiland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,602
3,386
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,165
United States
79,631
770
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frank Tabakin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,597
419
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,859
United States
83,300
810
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
W Vincent Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,335
1,353
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,931
United States
90,022
866
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sandhya Rao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,918
600
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,332
United States
98,775
923
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Regina Schulte Ladbeck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
231
0.067
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Physics
Space Science
Space Exploration