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
Leo Piilonen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,945
24,681
0.313
Elementary particle physics experiment
VT Physics
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
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
Jonathan Link
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,657
7,633
0.298
Camillo Mariani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,470
12,597
0.561
Patrick Huber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,271
7,015
0.364
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
R Zallen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,104
1,310
0.108
Tatsu Takeuchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,605
2,809
0.242
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
Yue Meng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,174
4,641
0.506
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
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
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
Nahum Arav
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,265
2,819
0.388
Shunsaku Horiuchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,231
4,539
0.628
Ed Barnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,192
4,842
0.782
Seong K Mun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,799
1,379
0.238
James R Heflin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,356
895
0.167
JH Simonetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,315
3,584
0.674
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
Eric Sharpe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,189
1,978
0.472
Shengchao Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,443
2,576
0.748
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
James Gray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,275
1,532
0.468