Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
General Atomics Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,560
5,422
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Tokamak
ITER
Magnetic Fusion
DIII-D
Integrated Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,715
6,090
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Magnetic Fusion Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,152
7,141
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plasma Physics
Toroidal Magnetic Confinement
Fusion Energy
Magnetic Topology
Hamiltonian Chaos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,093
8,898
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plasma Physics and Fusion Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,225
3,300
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Fusion energy
Plasma physics
Magnetic fusion
Theory and modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,551
5,907
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plasma Physics
Acoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,293
5,009
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Fusion
Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,670
2,670
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plasma Physics
Magnetic Confinement Fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,541
3,560
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plasma Physics
Magnetic Fusion
DIII-D
ITER
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,243
2,238
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,126
4,454
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
plasma physics
high energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,975
4,224
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,281
3,871
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
plasma physics
fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,248
3,242
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plasma Physics
Fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,981
3,999
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
plasma physics
thermodynamics
pellet-plasma interaction/fueling
kinetic theory of gases
wave-particle interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,656
2,398
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Plasma Physics
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,502
2,498
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
magnetic fusion energy
plasma physics
plasma-surface interations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,235
1,148
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,137
4,470
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
plasma physics
atomic physics
fusion energy
neutral beams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,205
1,724
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,085
3,329
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,905
1,711
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
plasma physics
magnetic fusion
radiofrequency heating and current drive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,866
1,017
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
plasma physics
tokamak control
fusion technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,465
3,042
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,384
2,873
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,343
11,166
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Keith Burrell
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,560
5,422
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,473
12,928
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
LL Lao
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,715
6,090
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,316
15,796
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anthony Leonard
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,152
7,141
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,467
15,854
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Todd E Evans
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,093
8,898
0.403
Plasma Physics
Toroidal Magnetic Confinement
Fusion Energy
Magnetic Topology
Hamiltonian Chaos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,935
25,001
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ronald E Waltz
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,225
3,300
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,684
28,643
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yueqiang Liu
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,551
5,907
0.436
Fusion energy
Plasma physics
Magnetic fusion
Theory and modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,373
29,215
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jeff Candy
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,293
5,009
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,779
30,815
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mickey Wade
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,670
2,670
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,723
31,173
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
C Craig Petty
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,541
3,560
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,896
31,949
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Punit Gohil
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,243
2,238
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,819
32,282
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrea M Garofalo
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,126
4,454
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,043
32,733
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gary Staebler
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,975
4,224
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,987
42,518
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ma Van Zeeland
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,281
3,871
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,391
42,653
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wayne Solomon
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,248
3,242
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,030
43,884
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Houyang Guo
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,981
3,999
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,835
51,128
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul B Parks
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,656
2,398
0.313
plasma physics
thermodynamics
pellet-plasma interaction/fueling
kinetic theory of gases
wave-particle interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,751
52,058
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Richard J Buttery
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,502
2,498
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,012
61,315
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Hill
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,235
1,148
0.184
magnetic fusion energy
plasma physics
plasma-surface interations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,683
62,168
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brian Grierson
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,137
4,470
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,280
71,199
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dan M Thomas
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,205
1,724
0.331
plasma physics
atomic physics
fusion energy
neutral beams
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,474
72,430
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Huiqian Wang
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,085
3,329
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,125
74,779
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tsuyoshi Akiyama
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,905
1,711
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,796
75,281
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert Pinsker
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,866
1,017
0.209
plasma physics
magnetic fusion
radiofrequency heating and current drive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,537
80,521
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
NW Eidietis
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,465
3,042
0.681
plasma physics
tokamak control
fusion technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,949
81,482
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Emily Belli
General Atomics
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,384
2,873
0.655