Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 61 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
Photonics
microfabrication
lasers
optoelectronics
semiconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,491
7,013
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Quantum Gases
Quantum Optics
Quantum Many-body dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,469
5,582
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
optical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,278
1,166
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Physics
Luminescence
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,650
1,556
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Solid state physics
electron microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,228
2,764
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Laser Physics
Nonlinear Optics
Quantum Optics
Ultra-cold gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,754
3,064
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ultra precision machining
nanofabrication
micromachining
precision machine tool design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,646
5,516
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plasmas
Microwave
Millimetre-wave
E-beams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,910
1,594
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Quantum Optics
Integrated Photonics
Nonlinear Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,803
5,803
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fluorescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,608
1,766
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,668
3,548
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Microcavities
Polariton Condensates
Quantum Dots
Silicon Vacancies
Coherent Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,371
2,946
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Photonics
Lasers
Nonlinear Optics
Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,013
488
0.081
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,991
1,463
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
solid state physics
nano-photonics
materials science
computational chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,156
2,292
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Integrated photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,149
2,686
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Quantum Information
Quantum Computation
Quantum Communication
Quantum Cryptography
Quantum Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,130
2,294
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neurophotonics
retinal prosthetics
optogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,877
2,109
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nonlinear Photonics
self-organized phases in cold atoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,761
790
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Atom Optics
Bose-Einstein condensates
Laser cooling
Atomic physics
Structured Light
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,924
1,974
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Quantum Computing
Quantum Foundations
Category Theory
Logic
Graphical Reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,482
2,393
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neutral Atom Quantum Computing
Rydberg Atoms
Quantum Optics
Quantum Lidar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,467
1,864
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Theory: Quantum Optics
Imaging
Communications
Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,191
1,117
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Optical wireless communication
optical wireless channel
visible light communication
LiFi
machine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
2,135
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Integrated Photonics
Hybrid Integration
Transfer Printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
1,613
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,015
3,747
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Martin Dawson
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,491
7,013
0.360
Photonics
microfabrication
lasers
optoelectronics
semiconductors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,804
7,237
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrew J Daley
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,469
5,582
0.487
Quantum Gases
Quantum Optics
Quantum Many-body dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,666
8,134
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
WJ Firth
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,278
1,166
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,924
8,680
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
KP O Donnell
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,650
1,556
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,417
9,066
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Martin
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,228
2,764
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,239
9,572
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gian Luca Oppo
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,754
3,064
0.350
Laser Physics
Nonlinear Optics
Quantum Optics
Ultra-cold gases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,874
9,714
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Xichun Luo
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,646
5,516
0.638
Ultra precision machining
nanofabrication
micromachining
precision machine tool design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,156
10,620
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Adr Phelps
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,910
1,594
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,150
10,766
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lucia Caspani
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,803
5,803
0.744
Quantum Optics
Integrated Photonics
Nonlinear Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,897
11,014
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Birch
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,608
1,766
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,271
12,392
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jonathan JD McKendry
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,668
3,548
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,853
12,886
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Konstantinos G Lagoudakis
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,371
2,946
0.462
Microcavities
Polariton Condensates
Quantum Dots
Silicon Vacancies
Coherent Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,652
13,548
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Allister I Ferguson
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,013
488
0.081
Photonics
Lasers
Nonlinear Optics
Microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,324
13,599
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthew Cartmell
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,991
1,463
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,142
15,523
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ben Hourahine
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,156
2,292
0.445
solid state physics
nano-photonics
materials science
computational chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,422
15,549
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael J Strain
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,149
2,686
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,168
15,601
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daniel KL Oi
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,130
2,294
0.447
Quantum Information
Quantum Computation
Quantum Communication
Quantum Cryptography
Quantum Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,392
16,261
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Keith Mathieson
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,877
2,109
0.432
Neurophotonics
retinal prosthetics
optogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,381
16,601
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
T Ackemann
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,761
790
0.166
Nonlinear Photonics
self-organized phases in cold atoms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,064
19,291
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aidan S Arnold
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,924
1,974
0.503
Atom Optics
Bose-Einstein condensates
Laser cooling
Atomic physics
Structured Light
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,594
21,033
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ross Duncan
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,482
2,393
0.687
Quantum Computing
Quantum Foundations
Category Theory
Logic
Graphical Reasoning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,682
21,093
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jonathan D Pritchard
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,467
1,864
0.538
Neutral Atom Quantum Computing
Rydberg Atoms
Quantum Optics
Quantum Lidar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,854
22,327
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Jeffers
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,191
1,117
0.350
Theory: Quantum Optics
Imaging
Communications
Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,756
22,442
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cheng Chen
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
2,135
0.674
Optical wireless communication
optical wireless channel
visible light communication
LiFi
machine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,311
22,775
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ben Guilhabert
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
1,613
0.520
Integrated Photonics
Hybrid Integration
Transfer Printing