Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 49 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
Heavy ion physics
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,641
68,102
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Quark-Gluon Plasma
Heavy Ion Collisions
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,531
34,487
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
soft condensed matter
colloids
(nano-)photonics
self assembly
self organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,747
7,227
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nanophotonics
light scattering
quantum mechanics
thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,105
6,052
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Physics
Theoretical Physics
Condensed-Matter Physics
Ultracold Atoms
Few-Body Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,902
2,171
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
condensed-matter theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,789
7,914
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
soft matter
colloidal dispersions
liquid crystals
active matter
blue energy and iontronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,851
4,067
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Radiotherapy
MRI guided Radiotherapy
adaptive radiotherapy
real-time adaptation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,852
6,518
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,703
3,758
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
transmission electron microscopy
nanocrystals
nanoparticles
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,064
2,840
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
solar physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,658
1,212
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
scanning tunneling microscopy
atomic force microscopy
quantum simulations
artificial lattices
graphene nanoribbons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,978
2,669
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Strongly correlated systems
quantum Hall systems
topological insulators
cold atoms
high-Tc superconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,403
2,457
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
String Theory
Supergravity
Black Holes
Quantum Field Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,252
1,616
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,188
3,131
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
theoretical condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,186
1,639
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
soft matter
self assembly
colloids
simulations
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,376
1,627
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,345
1,885
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
experimental physics
chemistry
materials science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,041
848
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Institute for Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
967
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
spintronics
quantum optics
quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,498
2,181
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
String theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,257
791
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
High Energy Physics
Nuclear Physics
Data Analysis
Detector R&D
Calorimeter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,229
1,056
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
quantum materials
topological matter
nanoscience
spintronics
ab initio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,092
755
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mars
organics
origin of life
extraterrestrial life
laboratory investigations
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,031
1,070
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,294
50
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marta Verweij
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,641
68,102
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,194
73
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marco Van Leeuwen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,531
34,487
0.343
Quark-Gluon Plasma
Heavy Ion Collisions
Particle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,053
507
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alfons Van Blaaderen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,747
7,227
0.221
soft condensed matter
colloids
(nano-)photonics
self assembly
self organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,552
1,582
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Allard Mosk
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,105
6,052
0.401
Nanophotonics
light scattering
quantum mechanics
thermodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,653
1,602
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Htc Stoof
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,902
2,171
0.146
Physics
Theoretical Physics
Condensed-Matter Physics
Ultracold Atoms
Few-Body Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,253
1,617
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rembert Duine
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,789
7,914
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,608
1,908
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rene Van Roij
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,851
4,067
0.316
soft matter
colloidal dispersions
liquid crystals
active matter
blue energy and iontronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,295
2,091
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bas Raaymakers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,852
6,518
0.550
Radiotherapy
MRI guided Radiotherapy
adaptive radiotherapy
real-time adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,067
2,640
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tomislav Prokopec
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,703
3,758
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,770
3,617
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marijn Van Huis
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,064
2,840
0.402
transmission electron microscopy
nanocrystals
nanoparticles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,170
3,814
457
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert J Rutten
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,658
1,212
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,320
4,166
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ingmar Swart
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,978
2,669
0.446
scanning tunneling microscopy
atomic force microscopy
quantum simulations
artificial lattices
graphene nanoribbons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,668
4,517
536
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
CM Smith
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,403
2,457
0.455
Strongly correlated systems
quantum Hall systems
topological insulators
cold atoms
high-Tc superconductors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,143
4,644
550
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stefan Vandoren
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,252
1,616
0.308
String Theory
Supergravity
Black Holes
Quantum Field Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,546
5,502
631
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nora Elisa Chisari
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,188
3,131
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,683
5,506
632
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lars Fritz
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,186
1,639
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,838
6,442
726
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laura Filion
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,376
1,627
0.482
soft matter
self assembly
colloids
simulations
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,174
6,477
730
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carmine Ortix
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,345
1,885
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,985
6,885
775
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matti M Van Schooneveld
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,041
848
0.279
experimental physics
chemistry
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,323
7,508
850
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dirk Schuricht
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
967
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,034
7,770
871
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Huaiyang Yuan
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,498
2,181
0.873
spintronics
quantum optics
quantum information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,248
8,238
918
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Erik Plauschinn
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,257
791
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,029
8,304
926
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hongkai Wang
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,229
1,056
0.474
High Energy Physics
Nuclear Physics
Data Analysis
Detector R&D
Calorimeter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,787
8,607
957
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zeila Zanolli
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,092
755
0.361
quantum materials
topological matter
nanoscience
spintronics
ab initio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,008
8,748
974
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Inge Loes Ten Kate
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,031
1,070
0.527
Mars
organics
origin of life
extraterrestrial life
laboratory investigations