Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 104 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
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497,394
245,391
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
High Energy of Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326,554
116,058
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303,332
99,924
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Experimental High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289,980
124,776
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elementary Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286,085
75,294
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Physics
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
CMS
D0
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,696
99,967
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biophotonics
Image Informatics
Microscopy
Cancer
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,370
106,346
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,642
18,432
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
particle physics
particle astrophysics
astrophysics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,497
24,954
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
physics
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,871
25,772
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Experimental Particle Physics
ATLAS
CERN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,600
48,212
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
high energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,349
6,602
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Physics
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,867
20,892
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Surfaces
Interfaces
Nanostructures
Photovoltaics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,743
2,820
0.069
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Astrophysics
Neutrinos
Cosmic rays
Multi-messenger astronomy
Technical management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,348
18,576
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Particle Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,268
20,877
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cosmic Rays
Astroparticle Physics
Particle Physics
High Energy Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,100
19,817
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cosmology
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,762
25,069
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neutrino Astronomy
Astroparticle Physics
High Energy Phenomena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,395
18,968
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Astrophysics
Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,413
11,484
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Particle astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,802
11,090
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Astroparticle Physics
Distributed Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,327
16,556
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chaos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,071
8,526
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,002
7,700
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,811
14,556
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fuquan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497,394
245,391
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173
78
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yao Ming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326,554
116,058
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222
95
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sridhara Dasu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303,332
99,924
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263
113
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kevin Black
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289,980
124,776
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277
117
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Duncan Carlsmith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286,085
75,294
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285
120
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tulika Bose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,696
99,967
0.351
Physics
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
CMS
D0
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,169
498
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kevin Eliceiri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,370
106,346
0.632
Biophotonics
Image Informatics
Microscopy
Cancer
Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,718
1,755
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Haoshuang Ji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,642
18,432
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,637
2,667
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Francis Halzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,497
24,954
0.344
particle physics
particle astrophysics
astrophysics
cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,680
3,645
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Justin A Vandenbroucke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,871
25,772
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,437
4,015
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wasikul Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,600
48,212
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,863
4,678
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vernon Barger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,349
6,602
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,173
5,762
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paolo Desiati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,867
20,892
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,247
6,708
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Franz Himpsel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,743
2,820
0.069
Surfaces
Interfaces
Nanostructures
Photovoltaics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,070
7,101
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael A Duvernois
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,348
18,576
0.472
Astrophysics
Neutrinos
Cosmic rays
Multi-messenger astronomy
Technical management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,737
7,393
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Claudio Kopper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,268
20,877
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,853
7,439
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Samvel Ter Antonyan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,100
19,817
0.520
Cosmic Rays
Astroparticle Physics
Particle Physics
High Energy Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,740
7,849
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Moritz Münchmeyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,762
25,069
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,574
8,647
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Donglian Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,395
18,968
0.551
Neutrino Astronomy
Astroparticle Physics
High Energy Phenomena
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,372
9,427
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alex Lazarian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,413
11,484
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,989
9,709
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John L Kelley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,802
11,090
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,614
10,416
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Benedikt Riedel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,327
16,556
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,132
13,665
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Julien Clinton Sprott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,071
8,526
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,080
15,298
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Balantekin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,002
7,700
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,736
16,395
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tianlu Yuan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,811
14,556
0.667