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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270,071
101,638
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle physics
Astroparticles
Dark matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,418
38,744
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
cosmology
large scale structures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,551
6,833
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Theoretical Nuclear Structure Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,079
3,055
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cosmology
Transients
Supernovae
Multi-messenger astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,073
6,562
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
muons
cosmic rays
particle physics detectors
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,684
4,973
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dense matter equation of state
neutron stars
supernovae
kilonovae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,198
2,446
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
applied group theory
ligand field theory
dynamical systems
quantum information
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,752
350
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nuclear Physics for Medical Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,467
1,719
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
string theory
supersymmetry
supergravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,288
801
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,906
2,660
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
matériaux
nucléaire
SIMS
ab initio
IBA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
523
275
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Astrophysics
Nuclear Theory
Many-Body Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
391
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Theoretical Physics
Nuclear Physics
Hadronic Physics
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
52
0.981
Sebastien Viret
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270,071
101,638
0.376
Hugues Lattaud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,418
38,744
0.872
Particle physics
Astroparticles
Dark matter
Helene Courtois
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,551
6,833
0.504
Michael Bender
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,079
3,055
0.234
Mickael Rigault
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,073
6,562
0.813
Cosmology
Transients
Supernovae
Multi-messenger astronomy
Theodoros Avgitas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,684
4,973
0.647
muons
cosmic rays
particle physics detectors
Jérôme Margueron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,198
2,446
0.471
Dense matter equation of state
neutron stars
supernovae
kilonovae
Kibler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,752
350
0.093
applied group theory
ligand field theory
dynamical systems
quantum information
Etienne Testa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,467
1,719
0.496
Dimitrios Tsimpis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,288
801
0.244
Abhishek Iyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,906
2,660
0.915
Yves Pipon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
523
275
0.526
matériaux
nucléaire
SIMS
ab initio
IBA
Rahul Somasundaram
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
391
0.997
Astrophysics
Nuclear Theory
Many-Body Systems
Nicolas Baillot D'Etivaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
52
0.981
Theoretical Physics
Nuclear Physics
Hadronic Physics
Astrophysics