Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institute of Standards and Technology 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
Materials science and engineering
fracture
indentation
biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,645
11,262
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Bioinformatics
Structures
Semantic Web
Computing
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,168
17,509
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Porous Materials
Computational Materials Design
Neutron Diffraction and Spectroscopy
Neutron Scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,189
25,673
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
ultrafast lasers
optical clocks
nonlinear optics
microwave photonics
frequency combs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,011
16,835
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
computer vision
face recognition
biometrics
pattern recognition
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,807
8,367
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Material Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,774
12,560
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Condensed Matter Physics
Magnetism and Superconductivity
Neutron Scattering
Multiferroics
Topological Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,117
7,232
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Optics
Physics
Nanoscience
Plasmonics
Nanofabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,025
8,451
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Science
Art
History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,782
7,025
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,358
19,521
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computer Security
Network Security
Intrusion Detection
Algorithmic Complexity
Graph Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,326
14,184
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,752
17,740
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
AI
Data science
Bioinformatics
Cheminformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,564
13,264
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
cold atomic gases
metrology
quantum informaton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,799
5,553
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Equations of State for Thermophysical Properties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,977
14,431
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
surface analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,644
8,097
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Atomic Physics
Bose-Einstein Condensation
Quantum Physics
Quantum Technologies
Neutrons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,011
10,790
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Neutron Scattering
Energy Storage
Nanotechnology
Magnetism
Superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,576
9,338
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
chemistry
chemical engineering
analytical chemistry
forensic science
renewable fuels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,574
12,887
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
random composites
percolation theory
computational materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,869
9,572
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Solid State Chemistry
Complex Hydrides and Oxides
Novel Porous Materials
X-ray and Neutron Diffraction
Neutron Scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,102
17,324
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
combinatorial testing
software testing
access control
cyber security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,707
6,913
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
information retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,828
5,657
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
neutron scattering
structure
dynamics
energy
materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,105
11,658
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Nanotechnology
Electronic Structure
Magnetics
Novel Hardware for Alternative Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,357
10,088
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,648
3,656
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Brian Lawn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,645
11,262
0.195
Materials science and engineering
fracture
indentation
biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,509
4,088
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Talapady N Bhat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,168
17,509
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,166
5,808
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wei Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,189
25,673
0.594
Porous Materials
Computational Materials Design
Neutron Diffraction and Spectroscopy
Neutron Scattering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,712
6,064
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Scott Diddams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,011
16,835
0.401
ultrafast lasers
optical clocks
nonlinear optics
microwave photonics
frequency combs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,840
6,126
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
P Jonathon Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,807
8,367
0.200
computer vision
face recognition
biometrics
pattern recognition
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,896
6,615
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jack F Douglas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,774
12,560
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,284
6,790
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jeffrey W Lynn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,117
7,232
0.185
Condensed Matter Physics
Magnetism and Superconductivity
Neutron Scattering
Multiferroics
Topological Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,959
7,095
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Henri Lezec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,025
8,451
0.222
Optics
Physics
Nanoscience
Plasmonics
Nanofabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,747
7,454
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Miral Dizdaroglu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,782
7,025
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,046
7,585
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gene Hilton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,358
19,521
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,067
7,594
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter Mell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,326
14,184
0.390
Computer Security
Network Security
Intrusion Detection
Algorithmic Complexity
Graph Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,213
8,111
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sae Woo Nam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,752
17,740
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,378
8,173
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lewis Y Geer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,564
13,264
0.384
AI
Data science
Bioinformatics
Cheminformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,791
8,812
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
William D Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,799
5,553
0.169
cold atomic gases
metrology
quantum informaton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,582
9,177
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eric Lemmon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,977
14,431
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,944
9,750
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cedric Powell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,644
8,097
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,605
10,034
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Charles W Clark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,011
10,790
0.360
Atomic Physics
Bose-Einstein Condensation
Quantum Physics
Quantum Technologies
Neutrons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,367
10,825
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Taner Yildirim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,576
9,338
0.327
Neutron Scattering
Energy Storage
Nanotechnology
Magnetism
Superconductivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,368
10,826
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tom Bruno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,574
12,887
0.451
chemistry
chemical engineering
analytical chemistry
forensic science
renewable fuels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,314
11,225
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ej Garboczi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,869
9,572
0.343
random composites
percolation theory
computational materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,304
11,675
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hui Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,102
17,324
0.639
Solid State Chemistry
Complex Hydrides and Oxides
Novel Porous Materials
X-ray and Neutron Diffraction
Neutron Scattering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,877
11,916
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
D Richard (Rick) Kuhn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,707
6,913
0.259
combinatorial testing
software testing
access control
cyber security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,224
12,514
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ellen Voorhees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,828
5,657
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,144
13,769
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Craig Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,105
11,658
0.484
neutron scattering
structure
dynamics
energy
materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,587
14,364
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mark Stiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,357
10,088
0.432
Nanotechnology
Electronic Structure
Magnetics
Novel Hardware for Alternative Computing