Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 64 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
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,624
30,101
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gravitational Waves
General Relativity
Compact Objects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,039
44,101
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,120
7,111
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Magnetism
MIT
Superconductivity
Condensed Matter Physics
Spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,523
5,102
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,990
4,590
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,689
4,493
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Condensed matter physics
materials physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,061
3,373
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,364
4,302
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Condensed matter theory
materials science
Computational Materials Science
First-principles methods
charge and heat transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,885
6,080
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,745
5,513
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
particle theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,678
3,238
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Physics
Medicine
Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,439
2,889
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,002
2,813
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Physics
Astronomy
Chemistry
Geosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,100
2,024
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Astrochemistry
astronomy
physical chemistry
star formation
interstellar medium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,064
5,373
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Physics
Quantum Optics
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Quantum Many-Body Quantum Systems
Rydberg Atoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,578
3,908
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,244
3,867
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,604
2,827
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Astronomy
Planet Formation
Astrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,889
4,631
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Astronomy
Research Data Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,319
1,022
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Astrophysics
Cosmology
CMB
MKIDs
polarimetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,941
2,881
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hadronic Physics
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,784
3,419
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Microresonators
Microcavities
Nonlinear Optics
Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,457
3,813
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Department of Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,167
814
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
soft matter
statistical mechanics
classical density functional theory
liquid state theory
liquid crystals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,667
1,367
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,046
2,869
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carlos Eugenio Pérez Lara
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,624
30,101
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,108
3,859
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David A Nichols
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,039
44,101
0.760
Gravitational Waves
General Relativity
Compact Objects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,241
7,177
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Roger Chevalier
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,120
7,111
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,894
11,435
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
SA Wolf
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,523
5,102
0.179
Magnetism
MIT
Superconductivity
Condensed Matter Physics
Spintronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,379
13,782
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Hawley
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,990
4,590
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,788
14,758
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Craig Sarazin
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,689
4,493
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,405
18,243
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
S Joseph Poon
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,061
3,373
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,746
20,331
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Donal Day
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,364
4,302
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,878
26,179
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Keivan Esfarjani
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,885
6,080
0.408
Condensed matter theory
materials science
Computational Materials Science
First-principles methods
charge and heat transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,627
26,451
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiaochao Zheng
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,745
5,513
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,003
26,579
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter Arnold
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,678
3,238
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,755
31,948
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gt Gillies
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,439
2,889
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,204
33,198
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Seung Hun Lee
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,002
2,813
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,263
36,081
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Raul Baragiola
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,100
2,024
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,024
39,804
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robin T Garrod
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,064
5,373
0.534
Astrochemistry
astronomy
physical chemistry
star formation
interstellar medium
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,928
46,624
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peter Schauãÿ
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,578
3,908
0.456
Physics
Quantum Optics
Ultracold Quantum Gases
Quantum Many-Body Quantum Systems
Rydberg Atoms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,291
48,399
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kent Paschke
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,244
3,867
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,947
52,191
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shane Davis
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,604
2,827
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,017
57,041
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
L Ilsedore Cleeves
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,889
4,631
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,244
61,503
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Richard J Patterson
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,319
1,022
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,761
64,798
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bradley R Johnson
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,941
2,881
0.485
Astrophysics
Cosmology
CMB
MKIDs
polarimetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,652
66,309
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Simonetta Liuti
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,784
3,419
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,194
69,516
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xu Yi
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,457
3,813
0.699
Microresonators
Microcavities
Nonlinear Optics
Photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,730
72,704
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert R Jones
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,167
814
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,522
78,860
535
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Egorov Sergei A
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,667
1,367
0.293
soft matter
statistical mechanics
classical density functional theory
liquid state theory
liquid crystals