Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía Highly Cited Researchers Citation Natural Sciences Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,368
51,165
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,021
13,533
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Astrophysics
Robotic Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,218
11,104
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Solar System
minor bodies.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,860
10,695
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
astronomy
transients
star forming galaxies
high redshift Universe
instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,328
10,518
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Astrophysics. Cosmic Chemical Evolution & Massive Star Formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,365
7,230
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
astronomy
star formation and evolution
young clusters
Gaia
Gaia-ESO Survey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,872
5,364
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Atmósferas planetarias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,375
6,235
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Astrofisica Teórica
Hobbies: Dinosaurios
Astronomia en el Medievo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,201
5,280
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,202
8,834
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
GRB
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,056
6,732
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
stratosphere
mesosphere
atmospheric chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,458
5,165
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
Stellar Populations
Interstellar Medium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,273
7,052
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,246
5,381
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Extragalactic Astrophysics
Active Galactic Nuclei
Quasars
Radio galaxies
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
4,949
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,107
2,219
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Planetary sciences
aeronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,842
2,365
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ciencias Atmosféricas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,674
1,962
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Astronomy
Planetary Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,256
1,898
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cosmic Dust
Atmospheric Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,745
1,684
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
astronomy
astrophysics
meteoroids
comets
asteroids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
1,065
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
exoplanets
extra-solar planets
planets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
2,296
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
astrofísica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
290
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Exoplanets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,949
1,658
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Asteroseismology
Exoplanets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
1,569
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,009
32
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gómez, JL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,368
51,165
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,624
181
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Narciso Benitez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,021
13,533
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,359
344
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
AJ Castro-Tirado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,218
11,104
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,631
568
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pedro J. Gutierrez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,860
10,695
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,246
811
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christina Thöne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,328
10,518
0.544
astronomy
transients
star forming galaxies
high redshift Universe
instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,135
872
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jose M. Vilchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,365
7,230
0.394
Astrophysics. Cosmic Chemical Evolution & Massive Star Formation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,792
1,096
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Teresa Costado Dios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,872
5,364
0.338
astronomy
star formation and evolution
young clusters
Gaia
Gaia-ESO Survey
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,243
1,259
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Manuel Lopez Puertas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,375
6,235
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,241
1,292
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
A Claret
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,201
5,280
0.372
Astrofisica Teórica
Hobbies: Dinosaurios
Astronomia en el Medievo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,513
1,636
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zach Cano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,202
8,834
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,611
1,664
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Binbin Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,056
6,732
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,536
1,801
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bernd Funke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,458
5,165
0.451
stratosphere
mesosphere
atmospheric chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,131
1,854
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rubén García-Benito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,273
7,052
0.626
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
Stellar Populations
Interstellar Medium
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,275
3,494
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maria D. Caballero-Garcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,246
5,381
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,825
5,081
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alice Deconto Machado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
4,949
0.914
Extragalactic Astrophysics
Active Galactic Nuclei
Quasars
Radio galaxies
Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,013
6,953
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alfredo Sota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,107
2,219
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,050
7,475
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Francisco Gonzí¡lez Galindo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,842
2,365
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,202
7,817
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Maya Garcia-Comas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,674
1,962
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,053
8,763
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Audrey Thirouin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,256
1,898
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,480
10,281
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Juan Carlos Gómez Martín
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,745
1,684
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,812
11,417
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jm Madiedo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
1,065
0.439
astronomy
astrophysics
meteoroids
comets
asteroids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,276
11,572
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Manuel Lampón Gonzí¡lez-Albo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
2,296
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,097
11,641
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Enrique Pérez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
290
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,564
13,709
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Camilla Danielski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,949
1,658
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,878
13,752
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alejandro Ramón Ballesta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
1,569
0.808