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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,918
600
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Physics
Space Science
Space Exploration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
231
0.067
Riccardo Maria Bianchi
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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
Brian Lee Pollack
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,053
51,750
0.304
Experimental Particle Physics
Bioinformatics
Rajat Gupta
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,840
62,808
0.684
Jun Su
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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
Jeffrey A Newman
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,921
31,421
0.507
Observational Cosmology
Galaxy Evolution
Redshift Surveys
Chi Wing Ng
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,207
25,805
0.854
Arthur Kosowsky
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,088
10,377
0.414
Daniel Boyanovsky
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,160
1,828
0.095
Ezra Newman
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,865
4,114
0.244
Physics
General Relativity
Mathematical Physics
Carlos Badenes
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,634
10,311
0.620
Hrvoje Petek
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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
Paul Ohodnicki
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,730
6,729
0.692
Gurudev Dutt
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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
Adam Leibovich
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,713
1,533
0.228
Roger Mong
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,760
3,479
0.604
David Pekker
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,686
2,325
0.409
physics
condensed matter
theoretical physics
Animesh Chatterjee
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,039
3,694
0.733
Particle Physics
Detector simulation
Data analysis
Michael Hatridge
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,003
2,489
0.498
Quantum Information
Parametric Amplification
Superconducting Devices
Patrick Irvin
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,891
1,830
0.374
Don Athula Wickremasinghe
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,868
3,142
0.645
Neutrino Physics
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
Cédric Weiland
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,602
3,386
0.736
Frank Tabakin
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,597
419
0.091
W Vincent Liu
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,335
1,353
0.312
Sandhya Rao
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,918
600
0.153
Regina Schulte Ladbeck
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
231
0.067
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Physics
Space Science
Space Exploration