Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 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
Elementary particle physics experiment
VT Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,945
24,681
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Neuroscience
computational neuroscience
social neuroscience
distributed computation
computational psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,123
15,235
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Experimental Nuclear Physics
Electron Scattering
VT Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,651
23,787
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Experimental Particle Physics
Neutrinos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,657
7,633
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
VT physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,470
12,597
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,271
7,015
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
physics
fundamental symmetries
neutrino
reactor
dark matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,517
7,048
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,104
1,310
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Theoretical Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,605
2,809
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
VT physics
neutrino physics
particle astrophysics
low background experiments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,310
4,970
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
neutrino
dark matter experiment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,174
4,641
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Optical Scanning Holography
Digital holography
Holographic Display
Optical Image Processing
Acousto-Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,737
3,326
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
VT Physics
String Theory
Quantum Gravity
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Foundations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,458
3,078
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
quantum information
condensed matter
quantum optics
VT Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,312
5,610
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Astrophysics
VT physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,265
2,819
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
VT Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,231
4,539
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
VT Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,192
4,842
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Healthcare Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,799
1,379
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
VT Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,356
895
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
astronomy
astrophysics
physics
VT Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,315
3,584
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
VT Physics
Statistical Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,808
1,559
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
VT Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,189
1,978
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Neutrino Physics
Dark Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,443
2,576
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Condensed Matter
Quantum Computing
Many-Body Physics
Quantum Hall
Ultracold Atoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,435
1,071
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,275
1,532
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,713
2,238
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Leo Piilonen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,945
24,681
0.313
Elementary particle physics experiment
VT Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,272
5,335
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Read Montague
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,123
15,235
0.330
Neuroscience
computational neuroscience
social neuroscience
distributed computation
computational psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,324
5,841
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Pitt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,651
23,787
0.545
Experimental Nuclear Physics
Electron Scattering
VT Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,240
12,860
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jonathan Link
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,657
7,633
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,225
15,387
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Camillo Mariani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,470
12,597
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,452
18,664
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Patrick Huber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,271
7,015
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,322
22,509
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
R Bruce Vogelaar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,517
7,048
0.427
physics
fundamental symmetries
neutrino
reactor
dark matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,223
32,064
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
R Zallen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,104
1,310
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,315
33,553
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tatsu Takeuchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,605
2,809
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,761
37,904
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas O Donnell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,310
4,970
0.482
VT physics
neutrino physics
particle astrophysics
low background experiments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,295
42,621
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yue Meng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,174
4,641
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,459
44,729
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ting Chung Poon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,737
3,326
0.381
Optical Scanning Holography
Digital holography
Holographic Display
Optical Image Processing
Acousto-Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,655
46,111
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Djordje Minic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,458
3,078
0.364
VT Physics
String Theory
Quantum Gravity
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Foundations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,174
52,827
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sophia Economou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,312
5,610
0.767
quantum information
condensed matter
quantum optics
VT Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,157
53,141
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nahum Arav
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,265
2,819
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,834
53,383
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shunsaku Horiuchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,231
4,539
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,478
61,150
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ed Barnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,192
4,842
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,665
64,661
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Seong K Mun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,799
1,379
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,927
68,986
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James R Heflin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,356
895
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,312
69,392
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
JH Simonetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,315
3,584
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,098
75,352
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michel Pleimling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,808
1,559
0.324
VT Physics
Statistical Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,087
83,844
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eric Sharpe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,189
1,978
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,586
97,021
514
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shengchao Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,443
2,576
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,190
97,203
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vito Scarola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,435
1,071
0.312
Condensed Matter
Quantum Computing
Many-Body Physics
Quantum Hall
Ultracold Atoms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,159
100,578
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James Gray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,275
1,532
0.468