Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.285 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
High Energy Physics
Collider Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327,407
106,145
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,287
91,892
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
theory
materials
catalysis
nanotechnology
drug design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,976
66,094
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
sensor networks
particle physics
high performance computing
machine learning
seismic networks
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183,077
57,304
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
High Energy Physics
Quantum Information Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,041
76,286
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
electronics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,676
85,895
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,454
82,575
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Physics
Optics
Astronomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,320
80,003
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Physics
Astrophysics
Gravity
Precision Measurement
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,988
79,116
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
optics
lasers
gravitational waves
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,254
80,757
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Physics
Optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,398
78,716
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,819
41,831
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Photoacoustic tomography
compressed ultrafast photography
time-reversal optics
ultrasound-modulated optical tomography
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,650
37,120
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Theoretical and observational cosmology
Cosmic microwave background
Large scale structures
Inflation
Reionization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,086
48,260
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
control theory
systems biology
complex networks
robustness
architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,817
14,421
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Lasers
Brownian Noise
Mechanical Systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,847
54,847
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Arabidopsis
developmental biology
genetics
plant molecular biology
genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,921
17,582
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
inorganic chemistry
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,955
15,147
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mathematical Physics
Spectral Theory
Orthogonal Polynomials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,009
16,895
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Experimental High Energy Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,899
16,554
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
environmental chemistry
atmospheric chemistry
environmental engineering
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,392
19,380
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Algebraic geometry
mathematical physics
noncommutative geometry
low-dimensional topology.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,495
54,162
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
biocatalysis
enzyme technology
protein engineering
synthetic biology
directed evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,489
24,580
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Astronomy
Exoplanets
Stars
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,058
18,971
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Decision neuroscience
Neuroeconomics
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,262
19,048
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171
77
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Si Xie
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327,407
106,145
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455
186
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Adi Bornheim
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,287
91,892
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842
340
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
William A Goddard
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,976
66,094
0.331
theory
materials
catalysis
nanotechnology
drug design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,000
417
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Julian Bunn
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183,077
57,304
0.313
sensor networks
particle physics
high performance computing
machine learning
seismic networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,551
686
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cristian H Peña
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,041
76,286
0.522
High Energy Physics
Quantum Information Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,785
802
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard Abbott
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,676
85,895
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,847
828
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel Sigg
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,454
82,575
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,929
876
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Reitze
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,320
80,003
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,108
972
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rana X Adhikari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,988
79,116
0.638
Physics
Astrophysics
Gravity
Precision Measurement
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,140
988
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Adam Mullavey
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,254
80,757
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,205
1,023
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Koji Arai
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,398
78,716
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,409
1,136
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lior Pachter
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,819
41,831
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,502
1,185
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lihong V Wang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,650
37,120
0.327
Photoacoustic tomography
compressed ultrafast photography
time-reversal optics
ultrasound-modulated optical tomography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,163
1,511
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Olivier Doré
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,086
48,260
0.477
Theoretical and observational cosmology
Cosmic microwave background
Large scale structures
Inflation
Reionization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,242
1,544
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John Doyle
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,817
14,421
0.144
control theory
systems biology
complex networks
robustness
architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,366
1,606
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alastair Heptonstall
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,847
54,847
0.561
Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Lasers
Brownian Noise
Mechanical Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,510
1,660
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elliot Meyerowitz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,921
17,582
0.183
Arabidopsis
developmental biology
genetics
plant molecular biology
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,585
1,691
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Harry B Gray
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,955
15,147
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,776
1,783
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Barry Simon
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,009
16,895
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,310
2,045
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Hitlin
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,899
16,554
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,354
2,065
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael R Hoffmann
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,392
19,380
0.230
environmental chemistry
atmospheric chemistry
environmental engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,864
2,313
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christopher Estrada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,495
54,162
0.681
Algebraic geometry
mathematical physics
noncommutative geometry
low-dimensional topology.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,984
2,361
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Frances Arnold
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,489
24,580
0.313
biocatalysis
enzyme technology
protein engineering
synthetic biology
directed evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,851
2,769
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Johnson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,058
18,971
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,963
2,825
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John P O Doherty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,262
19,048
0.271
Decision neuroscience
Neuroeconomics
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuroimaging