Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 66.762 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlights the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 211 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively and with real-time updates by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced and dynamic perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers — particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This real-time methodology addresses the unfair advantage researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others, ensuring a more equitable evaluation. Furthermore, real-time citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community by continuously monitoring citation behavior.
For more detailed and up-to-date 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
high energy physics
astro-particle physics
scintillato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598,660
161,192
0.269
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,259
150,315
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
physics
particle physics
nuclear physics
cosmology
computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482,321
185,664
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481,378
241,771
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Physics
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,382
127,956
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,315
174,522
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459,901
193,174
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
high energy physics
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456,568
134,030
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
fundamental constituents
field theories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449,914
179,214
0.398
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445,434
162,720
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441,151
192,425
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
density functional theory
materials theory
quantum chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437,174
165,869
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
High Energy physics
Data Science
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432,923
144,432
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
density functional theory
first principles calculations
many body theory
condensed matter physics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432,379
192,675
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Elementary Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427,974
128,349
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
condensed matter physics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418,582
198,259
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Physics
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Instrumentation
Elementary Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414,327
128,702
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411,604
119,549
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413,366
138,867
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403,436
142,453
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
supernova
time-domain astronomy
AGN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403,383
192,560
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Experimental Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402,099
164,041
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,613
135,448
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,929
146,969
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389,440
155,026
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
HJ Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598,660
161,192
0.269
high energy physics
astro-particle physics
scintillato
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
SB Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,259
150,315
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fairouz Malek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482,321
185,664
0.385
physics
particle physics
nuclear physics
cosmology
computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34
19
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fuquan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481,378
241,771
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Glen Cowan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,382
127,956
0.278
Physics
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joao Seixas
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,315
174,522
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43
23
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
James Brau
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459,901
193,174
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44
24
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joey Huston
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456,568
134,030
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Schoeffel Laurent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449,914
179,214
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49
27
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephane Willocq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445,434
162,720
0.365
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Haijun Yang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441,151
192,425
0.436
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John P Perdew
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437,174
165,869
0.379
density functional theory
materials theory
quantum chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Francisco Matorras
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432,923
144,432
0.334
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
High Energy physics
Data Science
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Georg Kresse
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432,379
192,675
0.446
density functional theory
first principles calculations
many body theory
condensed matter physics
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pekka Sinervo
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427,974
128,349
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jun-Ming Liu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418,582
198,259
0.474
condensed matter physics
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andreas Warburton
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414,327
128,702
0.311
Physics
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Instrumentation
Elementary Particle Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Donghee Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411,604
119,549
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64
33
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andrei Gritsan
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413,366
138,867
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71
37
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eric Torrence
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403,436
142,453
0.353
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiaofeng Wang
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403,383
192,560
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eduard De La Cruz Burelo
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN CINVESTAV
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402,099
164,041
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
UK Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,613
135,448
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paul Jackson
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,929
146,969
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86
44
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lei Layla Li
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389,440
155,026
0.398
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physic