Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
chimica teorica e computazionale
spettroscopia molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,985
109,507
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Experimental High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252,431
110,208
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,357
82,206
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Computer Science
HPC
Big Data
CyberSecurity
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,762
52,855
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
theoretical particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,745
27,841
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,226
42,857
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
sociology
political science
social movements
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,189
22,159
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Matematica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,422
13,977
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Cosmic reionization
Black Holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,299
14,174
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Quantum Information
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Optics
Condensed Matter Physics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,430
17,152
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Analisi e Probabilità
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,829
7,670
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,366
14,784
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,814
6,266
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,577
9,685
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Numerical Linear Algebra
Scientific Computing
Network Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,476
5,430
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,813
3,098
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Quantitative Finance
Statistical Mechanics
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,493
5,236
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,277
3,765
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Economic Policy
Growth
Innovation
Inequality
Europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,391
3,595
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ageing
Neurobiology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,602
3,755
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Classical philology
history of scholarship
comparative literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,379
3,338
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,269
2,554
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
heat transport
mesoscopic physics
superconductivity
spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,217
5,317
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,482
5,094
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Spectroscopy
Method Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,043
6,210
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Vincenzo Barone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,985
109,507
0.393
chimica teorica e computazionale
spettroscopia molecolare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412
17
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Franco Ligabue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252,431
110,208
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,017
79
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alberto Lusiani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,357
82,206
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,447
93
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Federico Calzolari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,762
52,855
0.358
Computer Science
HPC
Big Data
CyberSecurity
Particle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,527
246
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Riccardo Barbieri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,745
27,841
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,927
266
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pietro Marino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,226
42,857
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,226
392
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Donatella Della Porta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,189
22,159
0.394
sociology
political science
social movements
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,989
717
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Luigi Ambrosio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,422
13,977
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,082
719
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrea Ferrara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,299
14,174
0.413
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Cosmic reionization
Black Holes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,688
780
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vittorio Giovannetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,430
17,152
0.529
Quantum Information
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Optics
Condensed Matter Physics.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,399
1,028
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Giuseppe Da Prato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,829
7,670
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,125
1,055
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Julien Bloino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,366
14,784
0.561
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,510
1,293
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fabio Beltram
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,814
6,266
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,574
2,171
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Miriam Serena Vitiello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,577
9,685
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,058
2,196
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michele Benzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,476
5,430
0.351
Numerical Linear Algebra
Scientific Computing
Network Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,312
2,555
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Augusto Sagnotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,813
3,098
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,326
2,926
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fabrizio Lillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,493
5,236
0.419
Quantitative Finance
Statistical Mechanics
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,186
3,344
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lucia Sorba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,277
3,765
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,892
3,721
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mario Pianta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,391
3,595
0.346
Economic Policy
Growth
Innovation
Inequality
Europe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,768
4,116
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alessandro Cellerino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,602
3,755
0.391
Ageing
Neurobiology
Evolutionary Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,540
4,252
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Glenn Most
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,379
3,338
0.356
Classical philology
history of scholarship
comparative literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,023
4,312
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bertinetto Pier Marco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,269
2,554
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,700
4,340
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Francesco Giazotto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,217
5,317
0.577
heat transport
mesoscopic physics
superconductivity
spintronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,740
5,700
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Simona Gallerani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,482
5,094
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,837
6,120
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Franco Egidi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,043
6,210
0.882
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Spectroscopy
Method Development