Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University West 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
Physics
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,294
79,477
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Gravitational waves
numerical and analytical relativity
gravitational wave data analysis and parameter estimation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,917
79,751
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,319
27,073
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
numerical relativity
computational astrophysics
gravitational wave data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,060
55,285
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Applied Mathematics
genetics
algorithm development
curriculum development in STEM fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,524
24,513
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
General relativity
numerical analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,406
49,581
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Pulsars and Radio Transients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,808
21,925
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
High Energy Physics
particle detectors
DAQ systems
data analysis techniques
technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,582
6,081
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Redox Biology and Cell Signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,601
6,907
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,117
7,591
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Neurogenetics
Behavioral Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,995
7,355
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
plasma physics
numerical relativity
fluid dynamics
combustion
nonlinear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,152
17,563
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,479
9,779
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
forest tree genomics
biotechnology risk assessment
genome evolution
Populus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,215
4,672
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
magnetism
magnetic nanoparticles
catalysis
hydrogen
energy materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,093
3,822
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Human Genetics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,616
3,590
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
biomechanics
biomimetics
enegetics
swimming
aquatic mammals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,516
5,915
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
cell fate
breast cancer
transcription factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,413
1,950
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,387
7,888
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Thermodynamics of solution
DESs
Ionic Liquids
Corrosion
Separation Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,723
8,197
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Geoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,539
5,261
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,195
4,229
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Environmental Chemistry
Porous material
Adsorption
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,833
6,206
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
statistics
medicine
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,658
2,826
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ecology
plant ecophysiology
climate change
carbon cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
1,792
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,688
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Gravila
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,294
79,477
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,810
1,348
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sean Mcwilliams
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,917
79,751
0.775
Gravitational waves
numerical and analytical relativity
gravitational wave data analysis and parameter estimation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,266
537
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John F Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,319
27,073
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,462
3,067
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zachariah Etienne
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,060
55,285
0.863
numerical relativity
computational astrophysics
gravitational wave data analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,411
4,035
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephanie Beck Roth
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,524
24,513
0.450
Applied Mathematics
genetics
algorithm development
curriculum development in STEM fields
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,449
4,058
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tyler D Knowles
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,406
49,581
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,435
5,449
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Duncan Lorimer
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,808
21,925
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,958
62
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zachariadou Katerina|Aikaterini Styliani Zachariadou
University of West Attica
Egaleo, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,582
6,081
0.146
High Energy Physics
particle detectors
DAQ systems
data analysis techniques
technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,262
2,551
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Hancock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,601
6,907
0.281
Redox Biology and Cell Signalling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,837
18,527
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Frank S Gilliam
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,117
7,591
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,201
18,668
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kirk C Wilhelmsen
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,995
7,355
0.387
Neurogenetics
Behavioral Genetics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,844
19,702
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Serdar A Bilgili
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,152
17,563
0.968
plasma physics
numerical relativity
fluid dynamics
combustion
nonlinear physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,115
1,961
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jiang Jing
China West Normal University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,479
9,779
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,153
26,363
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stephen Difazio
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,215
4,672
0.329
forest tree genomics
biotechnology risk assessment
genome evolution
Populus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,216
28,982
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mohindar S Seehra
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,093
3,822
0.292
magnetism
magnetic nanoparticles
catalysis
hydrogen
energy materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,528
4
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rajini Haraksingh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,616
3,590
0.285
Human Genetics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,235
30,447
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Frank Fish
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,516
5,915
0.473
biomechanics
biomimetics
enegetics
swimming
aquatic mammals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,976
30,716
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
J Michael Ruppert
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,413
1,950
0.157
cell fate
breast cancer
transcription factors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,133
280
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paulus Kruger
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,387
7,888
0.693
Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,276
306
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Indra Bahadur
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,723
8,197
0.764
Thermodynamics of solution
DESs
Ionic Liquids
Corrosion
Separation Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,080
311
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stefan Siebert
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,539
5,261
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,672
329
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Arvind Kumar Gupta
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,195
4,229
0.415
16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,667
40
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nazmul Abedin Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,833
6,206
0.631
Environmental Chemistry
Porous material
Adsorption
Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,608
39,848
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gerry Hobbs
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,658
2,826
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,371
40,115
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard B Thomas
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
1,792
0.187
ecology
plant ecophysiology
climate change
carbon cycle