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
astronomy
astrophysics
cosmology
imaging surveys
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,372
25,270
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
particle physics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,187
15,446
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
physics
cosmology
economics
theoretical biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,949
6,796
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,277
10,566
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Black Hole Astrophysics
Star Formation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,369
18,333
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Quantum Field Theory and String Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,040
6,205
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Quantum Foundations
Causality
Quantum Correlations
Quantum Thermodynamics
Quantum Information Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,558
7,314
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Quantum Gravity
Quantum Foundations
Causal Sets
Cosmology
Quantum Field Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,423
3,865
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
relativity
astrophysics
black holes
gravitation
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,838
5,563
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Quantum gravity
String Theory
Quantum mechanics
QCD
TQFT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,173
4,545
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,613
8,516
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Numerical Relativity
Relativistic Astrophysics
High-Performance Computing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,300
3,916
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,506
2,852
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Quantum Black Holes
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,154
4,290
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,960
1,823
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
quantum field theory
particle physics
gravity
cosmology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,560
2,799
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Quantum information
Quantum Gravity
Condensed matter
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,419
4,269
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Quantum Gravity
Mathematical Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,078
2,103
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Condensed Matter Theory
Quantum Information Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
3,201
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
2,597
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cosmology and Theoretical High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,821
2,095
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computer graphics
Quantum gravity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,322
1,912
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
topological phases of matter in condensed matter theory
AdS/CFT
String theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,222
1,554
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cosmology
Fast Radio Bursts
Large Scale Structure
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,044
3,032
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Quantum Gravity
General Relativity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
1,553
0.667
Dustin Lang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,372
25,270
0.735
astronomy
astrophysics
cosmology
imaging surveys
Maxim Pospelov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,187
15,446
0.495
Lee Smolin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,949
6,796
0.252
physics
cosmology
economics
theoretical biology
Richard J Hill
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,277
10,566
0.402
Avery Broderick
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,369
18,333
0.820
Freddy Cachazo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,040
6,205
0.344
Robert Spekkens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,558
7,314
0.539
Quantum Foundations
Causality
Quantum Correlations
Quantum Thermodynamics
Quantum Information Theory
Rafael Sorkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,423
3,865
0.288
Quantum Gravity
Quantum Foundations
Causal Sets
Cosmology
Quantum Field Theory
Luis Lehner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,838
5,563
0.470
relativity
astrophysics
black holes
gravitation
gravitational waves
Laurent Freidel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,173
4,545
0.407
Quantum gravity
String Theory
Quantum mechanics
QCD
TQFT
Mathew Syriac Madhavacheril
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,613
8,516
0.886
Erik Schnetter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,300
3,916
0.421
Numerical Relativity
Relativistic Astrophysics
High-Performance Computing
Jaume Gomis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,506
2,852
0.335
Leonardo Modesto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,154
4,290
0.526
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Quantum Black Holes
Particle Physics
Alex Buchel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,960
1,823
0.229
Sergey Sibiryakov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,560
2,799
0.427
quantum field theory
particle physics
gravity
cosmology
Beni Yoshida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,419
4,269
0.788
Quantum information
Quantum Gravity
Condensed matter
Bianca Dittrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,078
2,103
0.414
Timothy H Hsieh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
3,201
0.654
Condensed Matter Theory
Quantum Information Theory
Chong Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
2,597
0.665
Matthew Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,821
2,095
0.548
Cosmology and Theoretical High Energy Physics
William Donnelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,322
1,912
0.576
Ling Yan Hung (Janet)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,222
1,554
0.482
topological phases of matter in condensed matter theory
AdS/CFT
String theory
Utkarsh Giri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,044
3,032
0.996
Cosmology
Fast Radio Bursts
Large Scale Structure
Machine Learning
Daniele Pranzetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
1,553
0.667