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
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,314
116,685
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
LHC
CMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281,726
95,483
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
particle physics
supersymmetry
dark matter
computational science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245,302
95,711
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
High energy physics
pattern recognition
calorimetry
tracking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,875
93,590
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,234
82,768
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
High Energy Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,831
84,721
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Particle Physics
Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,540
57,242
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Experimental High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,794
70,346
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
experimental high-energy physics
data science
deep learning
artificial intelligence
FPGAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,119
74,589
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Experimental HEP
Collider Physics
Neutrino Physics
Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,279
23,504
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,388
19,233
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,569
30,995
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Experimental High Energy Physics
Artificial Intelligence
Scientific Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,546
59,866
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
SRF low-beta resonators design fabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,825
36,352
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Elementary Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,720
8,049
0.102
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
High Energy Physics
Heavy Flavor Physics
Particle Detectors
Data Storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,813
11,576
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,875
7,705
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
EHEP
AI/ML
Neutrino
LHC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,179
21,111
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
dark matter
near-field cosmology
dark energy
particle astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,369
30,522
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,548
29,442
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,096
12,632
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Theoretical Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,340
11,737
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,015
16,206
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
distributed computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,804
8,075
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,231
3,681
0.111
Benjamin Hooberman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,314
116,685
0.316
Boaz Klima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281,726
95,483
0.339
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
LHC
CMS
Oliver Gutsche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245,302
95,711
0.390
particle physics
supersymmetry
dark matter
computational science
Lindsey Gray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,875
93,590
0.402
High energy physics
pattern recognition
calorimetry
tracking
Erik Gottschalk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,234
82,768
0.392
Douglas Berry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,831
84,721
0.406
Stephen Mrenna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,540
57,242
0.383
Bodhitha Jayatilaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,794
70,346
0.496
Jennifer Ngadiuba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,119
74,589
0.536
experimental high-energy physics
data science
deep learning
artificial intelligence
FPGAs
Rashid Mehdiyev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,279
23,504
0.215
Experimental HEP
Collider Physics
Neutrino Physics
Computing
Gianluca Petrillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,388
19,233
0.200
Douglas Tucker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,569
30,995
0.338
Matteo Cremonesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,546
59,866
0.684
Experimental High Energy Physics
Artificial Intelligence
Scientific Computing
Leonardo Ristori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,825
36,352
0.450
Pavel Murat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,720
8,049
0.102
Dmitry Litvintsev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,813
11,576
0.151
High Energy Physics
Heavy Flavor Physics
Particle Detectors
Data Storage
Fabio Happacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,875
7,705
0.107
Deepika Rathee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,179
21,111
0.369
Alex Drlica-Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,369
30,522
0.551
dark matter
near-field cosmology
dark energy
particle astrophysics
Sahar S Allam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,548
29,442
0.550
Burt Holzman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,096
12,632
0.252
John Campbell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,340
11,737
0.284
Stefan Höche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,015
16,206
0.438
Marco Mambelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,804
8,075
0.226
Peter Svoisky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,231
3,681
0.111