Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Texas Austin Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Nanoelectronics
AMO physics
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,286
44,702
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,379
79,940
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,363
75,298
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
General Relativity
black holes
gravitational waves
numerical relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,958
52,527
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
astronomy
scientometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,163
12,102
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
High Energy heavy-ion physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,810
20,769
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
astronomy
planetary science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,808
17,112
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Computational physics
materials physics
nano structures
materials design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,606
5,059
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Theoretical Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,640
15,974
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Theoretical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,021
6,383
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,119
7,487
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biomedical Optics
Intravital Microscopy
Laser Speckle
Blood Flow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,240
7,381
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,119
6,207
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Field and String Theory
Holography
Topological Phases of Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,641
5,712
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
atomic physics
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,953
3,538
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Astrophysics
Star and Planet Formation
Extrasolar Planets
Stellar Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,888
9,501
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Laser-plasma particle acceleration
optics of surfaces and interfaces
ultrafast phenomena
nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,812
3,561
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
plasma physics
fluid mechanics
Hamiltonian dynamics
computational science
mathematical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,821
3,590
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
condensed matter physics
density functional theory
molecular beam epitaxy
oxides
semiconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,155
4,798
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
neutrino oscillations
proton beam monitors
low-light detection
fast photosensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,884
8,104
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
physics astrophysics astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,759
4,981
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Condensed matter
Quantum information
AMO physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,267
7,469
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
relativistic laser-matter interaction
HEDP
plasma physics
laser physics
ultrahigh intensity lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,236
3,168
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
theoretical plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,423
1,545
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,708
2,899
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,827
1,344
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ah Macdonald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,286
44,702
0.425
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Nanoelectronics
AMO physics
Nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,217
1,541
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cody Messick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,379
79,940
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,936
1,876
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jun Hwan Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,363
75,298
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,671
3,641
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Aaron Zimmerman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,958
52,527
0.891
General Relativity
black holes
gravitational waves
numerical relativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,973
4,750
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Kormendy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,163
12,102
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,446
5,438
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Deepa Thomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,810
20,769
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,806
6,069
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
William Cochran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,808
17,112
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,679
10,021
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James R Chelikowsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,606
5,059
0.165
Computational physics
materials physics
nano structures
materials design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,429
12,958
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mike Boylan Kolchin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,640
15,974
0.623
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Theoretical Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,325
14,206
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Willy Fischler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,021
6,383
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,064
14,899
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
P Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,119
7,487
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,732
18,817
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrew Dunn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,240
7,381
0.384
Biomedical Optics
Intravital Microscopy
Laser Speckle
Blood Flow
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,143
21,720
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chih Kang Shih
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,119
6,207
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,001
22,456
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andreas Karch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,641
5,712
0.343
Field and String Theory
Holography
Topological Phases of Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,130
23,639
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mark Raizen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,953
3,538
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,420
23,738
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adam L Kraus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,888
9,501
0.598
Astrophysics
Star and Planet Formation
Extrasolar Planets
Stellar Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,612
27,982
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael C Downer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,812
3,561
0.258
Laser-plasma particle acceleration
optics of surfaces and interfaces
ultrafast phenomena
nonlinear optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,213
30,370
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Philip J Morrison
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,821
3,590
0.280
plasma physics
fluid mechanics
Hamiltonian dynamics
computational science
mathematical physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,101
32,122
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alexander A Demkov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,155
4,798
0.395
condensed matter physics
density functional theory
molecular beam epitaxy
oxides
semiconductors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,287
32,943
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
SV Cao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,884
8,104
0.682
neutrino oscillations
proton beam monitors
low-light detection
fast photosensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,295
33,293
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pablo Laguna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,759
4,981
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,641
34,883
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrew C Potter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,267
7,469
0.663
Condensed matter
Quantum information
AMO physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,933
34,973
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Björn Manuel Hegelich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,236
3,168
0.282
relativistic laser-matter interaction
HEDP
plasma physics
laser physics
ultrahigh intensity lasers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,912
37,745
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
RD Hazeltine
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,423
1,545
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,862
40,528
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Daniel T Jaffe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,708
2,899
0.299