Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Centre for Physics Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Instruments and Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,832
107,339
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Polymeric Materials
Multifunctional Composites
Smart Materials and Structures
Polymeric Nanoparticles
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,772
8,343
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Polymers
Composites
Power Sources
Organometallic compounds
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,850
1,111
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
waves & instabilities - angular momentum - magnetic field generation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,714
1,028
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
BIOCHEMISTRY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
PHYSICS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
2,074
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,209
1,347
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Nanomaterials
Energy Storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,790
1,286
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,263
1,145
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plasma Theory
Laser-Plasma Interactions
Tokamak Fusion Plasmas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
380
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Carbon Nanomaterials
Photoactive Materials
Energy Storage Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
968
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Fischer Tropsch synthesis
Nanometerials and catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
910
505
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Materials Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
781
622
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Radiation effects
Solar cells
WBG Device Modeling
High-k dielectrics
Ion beam applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
508
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
NanoComposite
Electrochromic
Photoelectrochemical water splitting
Gas sensors
Photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
476
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nanoscience
Nanocomposites
Carbon Nanotubes
Nanowires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
412
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Thin films
PLD
LIBS
Fiber Laser
Plasma Focus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
591
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
637
543
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
nanotechnology
photocatalysis
heterogeneous catalysis
metal oxide semiconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
592
396
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Nanomaterials
Catalysis
Nanomedicine
Biosensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
289
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
GNSS
Ionosphere
TEC
Earthquake Forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537
531
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Material Science and Nanotechnology
Applied Chemistry
Material Synthesis and Characterization
Renewable & Sustainable Technol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
350
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plasma Physics Nonlinear Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
291
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nanostructure
Photocatcalysis
Phtoto-electrochemistry
Heterogenous Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
304
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cloud Computing
Big Data
SDN
Optical Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
200
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Semiconductor Devices
4H-SiC
harsh environment electronics
radiation hardness
TCAD device simulation and modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
213
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hafeez R Hoorani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,832
107,339
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,771
129
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ayesha Kausar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,772
8,343
0.775
Polymeric Materials
Multifunctional Composites
Smart Materials and Structures
Polymeric Nanoparticles
Nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,338
925
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Arshad Munir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,850
1,111
0.390
Polymers
Composites
Power Sources
Organometallic compounds
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,641
999
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shahid Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,714
1,028
0.379
waves & instabilities - angular momentum - magnetic field generation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,105
1,129
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tariq Mahmood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
2,074
0.840
BIOCHEMISTRY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
PHYSICS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,295
1,297
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
MS Awan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,209
1,347
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,754
1,650
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Syed Mustansar Abbas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,790
1,286
0.718
Nanomaterials
Energy Storage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583,256
2,355
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Talat Iqbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,263
1,145
0.907
Earth & Environmental Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,149
2,604
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shabbir Ahmad Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
380
0.335
Plasma Theory
Laser-Plasma Interactions
Tokamak Fusion Plasmas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,416
2,670
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhammad Imran Shahzad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
968
0.878
Carbon Nanomaterials
Photoactive Materials
Energy Storage Devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,313
3,172
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nisar Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
910
505
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,580
3,551
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sadia Khalid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
781
622
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,130
3,588
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Muhammad Usman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
508
0.661
Radiation effects
Solar cells
WBG Device Modeling
High-k dielectrics
Ion beam applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
767,383
3,656
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shahzad Abu Bakar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
476
0.632
NanoComposite
Electrochromic
Photoelectrochemical water splitting
Gas sensors
Photocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,738
3,739
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sobia A Rakha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
412
0.564
Nanoscience
Nanocomposites
Carbon Nanotubes
Nanowires
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
793,764
3,863
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zeshan Umar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
591
0.848
Thin films
PLD
LIBS
Fiber Laser
Plasma Focus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,291
4,107
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Syeda Sohaila Naz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
637
543
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
848,267
4,307
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Asima Siddiqa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
592
396
0.669
nanotechnology
photocatalysis
heterogeneous catalysis
metal oxide semiconductors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
861,554
4,409
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Farhat Saira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
289
0.509
Nanomaterials
Catalysis
Nanomedicine
Biosensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
878,677
4,568
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
M Arslan Tariq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537
531
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
907,956
4,832
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Syed Danish Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
350
0.711
Material Science and Nanotechnology
Applied Chemistry
Material Synthesis and Characterization
Renewable & Sustainable Technol
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094,754
6,401
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rabia Jahangir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
291
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,098,378
6,445
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shabana Shaheen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
304
1.000
Nanostructure
Photocatcalysis
Phtoto-electrochemistry
Heterogenous Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,131,195
6,831
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Muhammad İmran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
200
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,147,337
7,025
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Amna Siddiqui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
213
0.789
Semiconductor Devices
4H-SiC
harsh environment electronics
radiation hardness
TCAD device simulation and modeling