Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 53 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
Germany
Angel Rubio
Condensed Matter Physics
Many Body perturbation theory
TDDFT
Materials Science
Mathematical &
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,545
31,486
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Germany
Massimo Altarelli
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,725
2,340
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Germany
Micael Jt Oliveira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,887
4,009
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Germany
Lede Xian
2D materials
first principle calculations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,546
5,500
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Germany
Michael Först
ultrafast condensed matter
nonlinear phononics
correlated materials
structural dynamics
time-resolved x-ray scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,260
3,357
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Germany
Gregor Jotzu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,702
3,633
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Germany
Guido Meier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,275
1,962
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Germany
Marcos Atala
Ultracold atoms
optical lattices
artificial gauge fields
BEC
ultrafast electron diffraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,087
2,471
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Germany
Michael Sentef
Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Light-matter interactions
cavity materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,328
4,233
0.794

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Germany
Michael Ruggenthaler
Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory
Ab Initio Light-Matter Interactions
QEDFT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,140
4,017
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Germany
Umberto De Giovannini
Strong light matter coupling
Strong-field physics
TDDFT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,872
3,692
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Germany
Jin Zhang
Computational Physics
Ultrafast dynamics
Excited states
TDDFT
DFT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,412
3,171
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Germany
Daniele Nicoletti
High-Tc Superconductivity - Strongly Correlated Electron Systems - Ultrafast Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,302
2,343
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Germany
Michael Fechner
condensed matter theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,204
2,841
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Germany
P Lourdu Xavier
Structural DNA Nanotechnology
Protein Design
Quantum Materials
Cryo-EM
Coherent Diffractive Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,044
2,032
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Germany
James Mciver
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Materials
Ultrafast Phenomena
Terahertz Optoelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,004
2,840
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Germany
Hannes Hübener
Electronic Excitations
Theory of Condensed Matter
Numerical Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,732
3,193
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Germany
Eryin Wang
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
2,237
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Germany
Mariana Rossi
Condensed matter physics
Chemical Physics
Hydrogen Dynamics
2D Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,448
2,144
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Germany
Nicolas Tancogne-Dejean
Density-Functional Theory
Nonlinear optics
High-harmonic generation
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
2,893
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Germany
Dongbin Shin
Light-Matter Interaction
Strongly Correlated System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,233
2,033
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Germany
Robert Bücker
electron diffraction
electron microscopy
crystallography
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,534
1,138
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Germany
Frank Schlawin
Quantum Optics
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,476
2,099
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Germany
Simone Latini
Theoretical Material Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,443
1,838
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Germany
Michele Buzzi
Superconductivity
Strong Correlation
Multiferroics
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Non-linear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,314
1,533
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,256
Germany
149
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Angel Rubio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,545
31,486
0.368
Condensed Matter Physics
Many Body perturbation theory
TDDFT
Materials Science
Mathematical &
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,531
Germany
3,325
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Massimo Altarelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,725
2,340
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,062
Germany
4,983
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Micael Jt Oliveira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,887
4,009
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,854
Germany
5,854
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lede Xian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,546
5,500
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,626
Germany
6,106
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Först
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,260
3,357
0.462
ultrafast condensed matter
nonlinear phononics
correlated materials
structural dynamics
time-resolved x-ray scattering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,193
Germany
6,593
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gregor Jotzu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,702
3,633
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,095
Germany
7,025
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guido Meier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,275
1,962
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,231
Germany
7,223
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marcos Atala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,087
2,471
0.406
Ultracold atoms
optical lattices
artificial gauge fields
BEC
ultrafast electron diffraction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,460
Germany
8,084
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Sentef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,328
4,233
0.794
Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Light-matter interactions
cavity materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,407
Germany
8,319
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Ruggenthaler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,140
4,017
0.782
Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory
Ab Initio Light-Matter Interactions
QEDFT

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,248
Germany
8,721
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Umberto De Giovannini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,872
3,692
0.758
Strong light matter coupling
Strong-field physics
TDDFT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,021
Germany
9,440
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jin Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,412
3,171
0.719
Computational Physics
Ultrafast dynamics
Excited states
TDDFT
DFT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,648
Germany
9,643
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Daniele Nicoletti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,302
2,343
0.545
High-Tc Superconductivity - Strongly Correlated Electron Systems - Ultrafast Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,758
Germany
9,824
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Fechner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,204
2,841
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,756
Germany
10,125
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
P Lourdu Xavier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,044
2,032
0.502
Structural DNA Nanotechnology
Protein Design
Quantum Materials
Cryo-EM
Coherent Diffractive Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,997
Germany
10,207
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
James Mciver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,004
2,840
0.709
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Materials
Ultrafast Phenomena
Terahertz Optoelectronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,233
Germany
10,769
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hannes Hübener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,732
3,193
0.856
Electronic Excitations
Theory of Condensed Matter
Numerical Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,390
Germany
11,426
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eryin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
2,237
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,614
Germany
11,432
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mariana Rossi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,448
2,144
0.622
Condensed matter physics
Chemical Physics
Hydrogen Dynamics
2D Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,033
Germany
11,828
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nicolas Tancogne-Dejean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
2,893
0.881
Density-Functional Theory
Nonlinear optics
High-harmonic generation
Condensed Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,906
Germany
11,957
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dongbin Shin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,233
2,033
0.629
Light-Matter Interaction
Strongly Correlated System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,101
Germany
14,177
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert Bücker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,534
1,138
0.449
electron diffraction
electron microscopy
crystallography
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,783
Germany
14,379
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Frank Schlawin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,476
2,099
0.848
Quantum Optics
Condensed Matter Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,806
Germany
14,499
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Simone Latini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,443
1,838
0.752
Theoretical Material Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,788
Germany
15,031
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michele Buzzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,314
1,533
0.662
Superconductivity
Strong Correlation
Multiferroics
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Non-linear optics
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