Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 62 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
Gravitationswellen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,122
83,015
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gravitational waves
lasers
interferometry
precision measurements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,791
77,017
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gravitational waves
data analysis
the very early universe
inflationary cosmology
cosmic strings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,660
59,742
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Physics
Gravitational Waves
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,187
75,270
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
General Relativity
Gravitational Waves
Black holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,166
51,603
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gravitational Wave Physics
General Relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,886
71,119
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
general relativity
gravitational waves
multi-messenger astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,424
62,378
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,767
63,417
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gravitational Waves
Laser Interferometry
AI-based Sensing & Control
Embedded Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,682
66,093
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Physics
Astrophysics
General Relativity
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,932
53,909
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gravitation
Gravitational Waves
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,242
52,522
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,955
44,723
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Physics
Dynamic Systems
Cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,977
45,425
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,715
44,254
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gravitational waves
LIGO
LISA
Black hole formation and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,964
51,763
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
relatividad general
ondas gravitacionales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,024
50,758
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
gravitational waves
black holes
binary black hole mergers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,250
31,790
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,656
20,658
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,499
25,776
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
General relativity
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,328
13,635
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gravitational wave astrophysics
Gravitational lensing
Testing General Relativity
cosmology
Gravitational-wave searches
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,877
27,492
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neutron stars
Gravitational Waves
Data analysis
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,614
13,075
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pulsars
Neutron stars
Gravitational waves
Data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,322
8,425
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
quantum field theory
string theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,305
2,825
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
General relativity
Relativitstic Astrophysics
Numerical Relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,182
6,524
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,855
51
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Harald Lueck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,122
83,015
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,287
64
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Holger Wittel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,791
77,017
0.648
Gravitational waves
lasers
interferometry
precision measurements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,363
67
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bruce Allen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,660
59,742
0.512
Gravitational waves
data analysis
the very early universe
inflationary cosmology
cosmic strings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,431
68
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Katherine Dooley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,187
75,270
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,339
106
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Badri Krishnan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,166
51,603
0.526
General Relativity
Gravitational Waves
Black holes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,356
107
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Abhirup Ghosh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,886
71,119
0.727
Gravitational Wave Physics
General Relativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,544
115
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexander H. Nitz|Alex Nitz, Alexander Nitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,424
62,378
0.654
general relativity
gravitational waves
multi-messenger astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,792
131
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Emil Schreiber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,767
63,417
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,871
134
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nikhil Mukund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,682
66,093
0.729
Gravitational Waves
Laser Interferometry
AI-based Sensing & Control
Embedded Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,482
163
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrea Taracchini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,932
53,909
0.650
Physics
Astrophysics
General Relativity
Gravitational Waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,665
170
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alex B. Nielsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,242
52,522
0.646
Gravitation
Gravitational Waves
Astrophysics
Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,915
178
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mirko Prijatelj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,955
44,723
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,568
214
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Avneet Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,977
45,425
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,747
221
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Melanie Ast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,715
44,254
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,762
263
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bhooshan Gadre|Bhooshan Uday Gadre, B. U. Gadre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,964
51,763
0.797
Gravitational waves
LIGO
LISA
Black hole formation and evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,436
297
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Antoni Ramos-Buades
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,024
50,758
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,767
347
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Xisco Jimenez Forteza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,250
31,790
0.575
gravitational waves
black holes
binary black hole mergers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,480
672
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gerhard Heinzel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,656
20,658
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,593
680
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Miguel Dovale Alvarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,499
25,776
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,498
960
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Masaru Shibata
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,328
13,635
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,385
1,073
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ajit Kumar Mehta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,877
27,492
0.952
Gravitational wave astrophysics
Gravitational lensing
Testing General Relativity
cosmology
Gravitational-wave searches
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,859
1,428
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Reinhard Prix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,614
13,075
0.554
Neutron stars
Gravitational Waves
Data analysis
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,438
1,463
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Holger J. Pletsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,322
8,425
0.361
Pulsars
Neutron stars
Gravitational waves
Data analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,598
3,467
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stefan Theisen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,305
2,825
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,267
3,873
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kenta Kiuchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,182
6,524
0.583
General relativity
Relativitstic Astrophysics
Numerical Relativity