Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 101 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
A Bodek
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328,869
95,577
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Aran Garcia Bellido
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,647
96,794
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Maiken Nedergaard
astrocytes
stroke
neuron
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,603
47,016
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Govind P Agrawal
Nonlinear optics
optical communications
silicon photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,425
18,286
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Robert Boyd
nonlinear optics
photonics
optical physics
nanophotonics
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,762
30,042
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Kevin S Mcfarland
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,690
17,517
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Segev Benzvi
Particle Astrophysics
Gamma Rays
Cosmic Rays
Neutrino Astronomy
Dark Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,434
28,336
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Xi Cheng Zhang
ultrafast phenomena
nonlinear optics
THz science and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,395
9,538
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Steven Manly|S. Manly, S. L. Manly, Steven Laurens Manly
high energy physics
neutrino physics
heavy ion physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,253
12,781
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Yongli Gao
surface science
Organic semiconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,080
13,204
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Flh Wolfs
Astro-Particle Physics
Dark Matter
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,901
7,872
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
James R Fienup
Phase retrieval
image reconstruction
wavefront sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,785
7,325
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
GW Collins
High Energy Density Matter
High Pressure Physics
Condensed Matter
Plasma Physics
Fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,436
7,620
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
William Forrest
Infrared
star and planet formation
dust
brown dwarfs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,181
2,471
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Robert L Mccrory
Inertial confinement fusion
national security
plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,989
4,095
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Sean P Regan
plasma physics
x-ray spectroscopy
inertial confinement fusion
high energy density physics
lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,517
6,501
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Adam Frank
astronomy
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,966
3,700
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Dan M Watson
Astrophysics
planetary science
astronomical instrumentation
semiconductor physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,904
2,645
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Dustin Froula
Plasma Physics
Laser Plasma Instabilities
Thermal Transport
Thomson scattering
Spatiotemporal pulse shaping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,488
6,558
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Alice Quillen
dynamical astronomy
planetary science
particle simulations
active matter
soft matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,816
3,190
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Eric G Blackman
Theoretical Astrophysics
Plasma Astrophysics
Planetary Physics
Brain Injury Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,551
3,220
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Andrew N Jordan
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,323
4,735
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
J Ryan Rygg
High Energy Density Physics
Shock Waves
Inertial Confinement Fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,310
5,407
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
JM Soures
plasma physics
lasers
fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,760
2,291
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Machiel Blok
Quantum Measurement/Information
Superconducting circuits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,608
4,769
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165
United States
75
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
A Bodek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328,869
95,577
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345
United States
145
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Aran Garcia Bellido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,647
96,794
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,247
United States
1,546
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Maiken Nedergaard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,603
47,016
0.472
astrocytes
stroke
neuron
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,468
United States
1,638
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Govind P Agrawal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,425
18,286
0.190
Nonlinear optics
optical communications
silicon photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,237
United States
2,004
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Boyd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,762
30,042
0.350
nonlinear optics
photonics
optical physics
nanophotonics
quantum optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,243
United States
2,007
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kevin S Mcfarland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,690
17,517
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,769
United States
3,692
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Segev Benzvi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,434
28,336
0.477
Particle Astrophysics
Gamma Rays
Cosmic Rays
Neutrino Astronomy
Dark Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,871
United States
6,089
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xi Cheng Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,395
9,538
0.220
ultrafast phenomena
nonlinear optics
THz science and technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,422
United States
7,693
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Steven Manly|S. Manly, S. L. Manly, Steven Laurens Manly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,253
12,781
0.343
high energy physics
neutrino physics
heavy ion physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,923
United States
10,565
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yongli Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,080
13,204
0.439
surface science
Organic semiconductors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,626
United States
11,764
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Flh Wolfs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,901
7,872
0.282
Astro-Particle Physics
Dark Matter
Nuclear Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,865
United States
13,104
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James R Fienup
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,785
7,325
0.284
Phase retrieval
image reconstruction
wavefront sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,105
United States
18,912
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
GW Collins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,436
7,620
0.392
High Energy Density Matter
High Pressure Physics
Condensed Matter
Plasma Physics
Fusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,277
United States
20,547
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
William Forrest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,181
2,471
0.136
Infrared
star and planet formation
dust
brown dwarfs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,185
United States
25,917
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert L Mccrory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,989
4,095
0.273
Inertial confinement fusion
national security
plasma physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,758
United States
26,858
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sean P Regan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,517
6,501
0.448
plasma physics
x-ray spectroscopy
inertial confinement fusion
high energy density physics
lasers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,117
United States
28,109
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Adam Frank
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,966
3,700
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,518
United States
28,263
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dan M Watson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,904
2,645
0.190
Astrophysics
planetary science
astronomical instrumentation
semiconductor physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,181
United States
29,183
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dustin Froula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,488
6,558
0.486
Plasma Physics
Laser Plasma Instabilities
Thermal Transport
Thomson scattering
Spatiotemporal pulse shaping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,628
United States
33,705
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alice Quillen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,816
3,190
0.270
dynamical astronomy
planetary science
particle simulations
active matter
soft matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,870
United States
34,534
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eric G Blackman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,551
3,220
0.279
Theoretical Astrophysics
Plasma Astrophysics
Planetary Physics
Brain Injury Biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,949
United States
38,725
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrew N Jordan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,323
4,735
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,071
United States
38,762
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
J Ryan Rygg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,310
5,407
0.524
High Energy Density Physics
Shock Waves
Inertial Confinement Fusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,368
United States
40,964
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
JM Soures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,760
2,291
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,201
United States
46,368
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Machiel Blok
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,608
4,769
0.554
Quantum Measurement/Information
Superconducting circuits
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