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Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 38 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Physics
Solar Cel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,455
4,962
0.587
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,116
4,541
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Field Electron Emission
Nanomaterials
Field Ion Microscopy
etc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,653
3,310
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thin film solar cel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,710
3,586
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Materials processing using plasma techniques
Multiferroic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,608
2,935
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,361
1,618
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Soft Condensed Matter Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,858
1,992
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Experimental and Computational Nuclear Physics
Accelerator and Radiation Physics
Medica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,517
1,983
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thin Films
Nanomaterials
catalysis
photovoltaics
Surface Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,031
1,472
0.486
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computational Condensed Matter Physics
Electronic Structure
2D structure
Clusters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,580
525
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Physics
Nanoscience
Material Science
Thermoelectrics. 2D Layered Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,156
673
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Radiation Damage in materials
Photovoltaics and 2D materials
Accelerators
Nuclear Reaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
769
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nanomaterials
field emission/ ion microscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
976
396
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
High energy physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
164
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
322
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bose-Einstein Condensates
High-temperature superconductors
Complex systems
Solitons and vortice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
156
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Computational Astrophysics
fluid dynamics
Cosmology
Radio Astronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
304
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lasers
Pulsed laser deposition
Wide bandgap semiconductors
Device
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
720
155
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thermal plasma assisted binary and ternary nano alloys and oxides material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596
261
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate
Modulational Instability
Soliton
Vorte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
296
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
110
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Soft Condensed Matter Physics
Biological Physics
Statistical Mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
117
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Radiation Physics
Metal Nanostructure
Nuclear Batteries
SERS
2D nanomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
203
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Photovoltaics
Optoelectronics
Perovskite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
230
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Electronic Structure Theory
Magnetism in 4f materials
Topological Materials
Spintronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
131
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,854
1,856
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Habib Pathan
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,455
4,962
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,766
1,965
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Suresh Gosavi
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,116
4,541
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,530
2,167
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mahendra More
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,653
3,310
0.433
Field Electron Emission
Nanomaterials
Field Ion Microscopy
etc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,244
3,322
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
SR Jadkar
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,710
3,586
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,645
3,400
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vikas Mathe
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,608
2,935
0.523
Materials processing using plasma techniques
Multiferroic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,429
3,631
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shailaja Mahamuni
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,361
1,618
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,975
5,812
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Arun Banpurkar
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,858
1,992
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,844
6,546
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
SD Dhole|Sanjay Dhole
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,517
1,983
0.564
Experimental and Computational Nuclear Physics
Accelerator and Radiation Physics
Medica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,292
7,871
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shrikrishna Dattatraya Sartale
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,031
1,472
0.486
Thin Films
Nanomaterials
catalysis
photovoltaics
Surface Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,651
15,553
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anjali Kshirsagar
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,580
525
0.332
Computational Condensed Matter Physics
Electronic Structure
2D structure
Clusters
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,830
20,179
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sachin R Suryawanshi
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,156
673
0.582
Physics
Nanoscience
Material Science
Thermoelectrics. 2D Layered Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,771
21,661
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shailendra Dahiwale
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
769
0.729
Radiation Damage in materials
Photovoltaics and 2D materials
Accelerators
Nuclear Reaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,161
22,992
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
RB Sharma
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
976
396
0.406
Nanomaterials
field emission/ ion microscop
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,123
27,340
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shailesh Kulkarni
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
164
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
807,022
27,868
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ruchita Khare
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
322
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
807,136
27,873
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bishwajyoti Dey
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
156
0.208
Bose-Einstein Condensates
High-temperature superconductors
Complex systems
Solitons and vortice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
815,468
28,319
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Surajit Paul
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
304
0.415
Computational Astrophysics
fluid dynamics
Cosmology
Radio Astronom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
821,817
28,676
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kiran P Adhi
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
720
155
0.215
Lasers
Pulsed laser deposition
Wide bandgap semiconductors
Device
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
887,963
32,368
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nilesh S Kanhe
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596
261
0.438
Thermal plasma assisted binary and ternary nano alloys and oxides material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,030,536
38,815
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sabari Subramaniyan
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
296
0.705
Dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate
Modulational Instability
Soliton
Vorte
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,134,795
43,588
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ahmed Sayeed
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
110
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,260,423
49,865
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sudipto Muhuri
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
117
0.470
Soft Condensed Matter Physics
Biological Physics
Statistical Mechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,265,629
50,161
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ambadas Phatangare
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
203
0.825
Radiation Physics
Metal Nanostructure
Nuclear Batteries
SERS
2D nanomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,297,354
51,863
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shruti Shah
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
230
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,311,701
52,631
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vikas Kashid
University of Pune
Pune, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
131
0.585
Electronic Structure Theory
Magnetism in 4f materials
Topological Materials
Spintronic