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Highly Cited Researchers 418 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
particle physics
scientific computing
distributed computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347,541
126,002
0.363
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Physics
Education and Outreac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,330
122,259
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
particle physics
computing
HPC
workflow and data managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,512
121,232
0.376
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Experimental Particle Physic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,600
114,193
0.407
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
high energy physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303,988
111,727
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Physics
particle physics
nuclear physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,594
100,025
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
High Energy Nuclear Physics
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,317
81,020
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,308
73,028
0.261
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
quantum computing
compilers
algorithms
computer architecture
high energy physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,235
61,319
0.665
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
energy storage
battery
synchrotron
x-ra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,539
35,078
0.643
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Experimental high energy physics
Quark Gluon Plasma
Jet quenching
Jet and QC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,354
30,432
0.643
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
High Energy Nuclear Physics
Calorimeter and Tracking Detector
X-ray imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,973
28,588
0.584
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,550
26,558
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Experimental Physics
Linux System Administration
High Throughput Computing
High Performance Computing
Cloud Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,740
26,090
0.229
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Experimental high energy physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,311
25,635
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
X-ray absorption spectroscopy
X-ray microscopy
AI in Synchrotron Radiatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,396
24,483
0.862
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Physics
Computer Science
Distributed computing
High Performance Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,897
22,274
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
experimental high energy physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,735
22,107
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Catalysis and surface scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,521
21,700
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Grid Computing
Distributed Computing
Computing in High Energy Physics
HP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,859
20,959
0.210
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lipid Biochemistry
Protein Engineering
Synthetic Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,607
20,165
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,279
17,789
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
batteries
synchrotron characterization
electrolyt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,475
17,753
0.867
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
particle physics
nuclear physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,530
16,832
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,608
16,600
0.847
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319
118
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric Lancon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347,541
126,002
0.363
particle physics
scientific computing
distributed computin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355
123
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
KA Assamagan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,330
122,259
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368
125
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alexei Klimentov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,512
121,232
0.376
particle physics
computing
HPC
workflow and data managemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463
158
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
George Iakovidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,600
114,193
0.407
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495
167
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Begel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303,988
111,727
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738
237
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chamizo Llatas Maria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,594
100,025
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,283
456
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zhoudunming Tu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,317
81,020
0.490
High Energy Nuclear Physics
Particle Physic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,573
585
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sergey Panitkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,308
73,028
0.261
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,121
811
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vincent R Pascuzzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,235
61,319
0.665
quantum computing
compilers
algorithms
computer architecture
high energy physic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,212
2,069
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiao-Qing Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,539
35,078
0.643
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,509
2,601
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nihar Ranjan Sahoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,354
30,432
0.643
Experimental high energy physics
Quark Gluon Plasma
Jet quenching
Jet and QC
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,198
2,877
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xuan Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,973
28,588
0.584
High Energy Nuclear Physics
Calorimeter and Tracking Detector
X-ray imagin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,125
3,238
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anže Slosar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,550
26,558
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,348
3,327
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alexander Zaytsev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,740
26,090
0.229
Experimental Physics
Linux System Administration
High Throughput Computing
High Performance Computing
Cloud Computin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,565
3,409
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lokesh Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,311
25,635
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,245
3,652
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yonghua Du
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,396
24,483
0.862
X-ray absorption spectroscopy
X-ray microscopy
AI in Synchrotron Radiatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,755
4,233
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jerome Lauret
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,897
22,274
0.301
Physics
Computer Science
Distributed computing
High Performance Computin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,882
4,287
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mriganka M Mondal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,735
22,107
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,178
4,418
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jose A Rodriguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,521
21,700
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,786
4,662
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Edward Karavakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,859
20,959
0.210
Grid Computing
Distributed Computing
Computing in High Energy Physics
HP
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,493
4,928
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Qin Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,607
20,165
0.600
Lipid Biochemistry
Protein Engineering
Synthetic Biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,030
5,914
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ping Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,279
17,789
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,076
5,934
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Enyuan Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,475
17,753
0.867
batteries
synchrotron characterization
electrolyt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,280
6,400
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xin Qian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,530
16,832
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,635
6,528
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lu Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,608
16,600
0.847