Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 24 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
94,994
World Rank
14
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Physics
Condensed Matter Physics | Computational Materials Science | First-principles Calculation
Condensed Matter Physics | Computational Materials Science | First-principles Calculation
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Total10,919
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Last 6 Years6,845
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Last 6 Years / Total0.627
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
359,247
World Rank
122
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total2,819
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Last 6 Years1,013
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Last 6 Years / Total0.359
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
497,491
World Rank
281
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total1,809
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Last 6 Years448
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Last 6 Years / Total0.248
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
534,108
World Rank
329
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total1,623
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Last 6 Years665
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Last 6 Years / Total0.410
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
693,637
World Rank
687
Country Rank
39
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Physics
Solid State Physics | Electronic structure calculations | Magnetic materials | Thin films | Semiconductor
Solid State Physics | Electronic structure calculations | Magnetic materials | Thin films | Semiconductor
Citation Metrics
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Total1,034
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Last 6 Years912
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Last 6 Years / Total0.882
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
852,324
World Rank
1,174
Country Rank
62
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total661
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Last 6 Years230
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Last 6 Years / Total0.348
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
855,855
World Rank
1,186
Country Rank
63
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total654
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Last 6 Years313
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Last 6 Years / Total0.479
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
896,024
World Rank
1,329
Country Rank
65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total584
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Last 6 Years396
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Last 6 Years / Total0.678
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
955,649
World Rank
1,553
Country Rank
77
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physique nucléaire | Rayonnement | Histoire des sciences | changement climatiques | énergétiqu
Physique nucléaire | Rayonnement | Histoire des sciences | changement climatiques | énergétiqu
Citation Metrics
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Total504
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Last 6 Years170
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Last 6 Years / Total0.337
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
988,762
World Rank
1,667
Country Rank
79
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total466
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Last 6 Years186
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Last 6 Years / Total0.399
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,040,008
World Rank
1,849
Country Rank
90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total412
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Last 6 Years170
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Last 6 Years / Total0.413
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,061,857
World Rank
1,933
Country Rank
97
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total391
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Last 6 Years158
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Last 6 Years / Total0.404
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,114,414
World Rank
2,181
Country Rank
104
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total345
-
Last 6 Years172
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Last 6 Years / Total0.499
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,181,437
World Rank
2,613
Country Rank
119
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Physics
Condensed-matter | Computational materials science | Magnetism and magneto-optics | Transparent Conducting Material
Condensed-matter | Computational materials science | Magnetism and magneto-optics | Transparent Conducting Material
Citation Metrics
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Total296
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Last 6 Years99
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Last 6 Years / Total0.334
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,235,266
World Rank
2,997
Country Rank
137
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Physics
First-principles | Density Functional theory | Condensed Matter Physics | Physical propertie
First-principles | Density Functional theory | Condensed Matter Physics | Physical propertie
Citation Metrics
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Total263
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Last 6 Years263
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,294,106
World Rank
3,475
Country Rank
159
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total233
-
Last 6 Years146
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Last 6 Years / Total0.627
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,302,443
World Rank
3,540
Country Rank
163
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total229
-
Last 6 Years171
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Last 6 Years / Total0.747
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,610,239
World Rank
6,033
Country Rank
249
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total126
-
Last 6 Years98
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Last 6 Years / Total0.778
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,656,500
World Rank
6,447
Country Rank
257
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total115
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Last 6 Years82
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Last 6 Years / Total0.713
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,082,770
World Rank
11,529
Country Rank
405
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total43
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Last 6 Years26
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Last 6 Years / Total0.605
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,098,583
World Rank
11,744
Country Rank
413
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total41
-
Last 6 Years31
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Last 6 Years / Total0.756
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,340,370
World Rank
15,904
Country Rank
525
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total17
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Last 6 Years17
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,463,030
World Rank
18,907
Country Rank
599
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,594,106
World Rank
22,859
Country Rank
680
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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