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Highly Cited Researchers 53 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
Condensed Matter Physics
Many Body perturbation theory
TDDFT
Materials Science
Mathematical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,443
33,761
0.386
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
2D materials
first principle calculation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,986
5,933
0.743
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Light-matter interactions
cavity material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,756
4,658
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory
Ab Initio Light-Matter Interactions
QEDF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,469
4,355
0.796
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,280
4,349
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Strong light matter coupling
Strong-field physics
TDDF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,257
4,075
0.775
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,933
3,861
0.557
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
ultrafast condensed matter
nonlinear phononics
correlated materials
structural dynamics
time-resolved x-ray scatterin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,548
3,633
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Electronic Excitations
Theory of Condensed Matter
Numerical Method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
3,545
0.867
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Artificial intelligence
TDDFT
Computational Physics
Excited state
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,713
3,455
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Density-Functional Theory
Nonlinear optics
High-harmonic generation
Condensed Matter Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,618
3,225
0.891
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
condensed matter theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,487
3,120
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Materials
Ultrafast Phenomena
Terahertz Optoelectronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,245
3,072
0.724
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ultracold atoms
optical lattices
artificial gauge fields
BEC
ultrafast electron diffractio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,232
2,606
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,942
2,521
0.195
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
High-Tc Superconductivity - Strongly Correlated Electron Systems - Ultrafast Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,469
2,502
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Condensed matter physics
Chemical Physics
Hydrogen Dynamics
2D Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,679
2,375
0.646
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
condensed matter physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,582
2,369
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Quantum Optics
Condensed Matter Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,689
2,307
0.858
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Light-Matter Interaction
Strongly Correlated Syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,368
2,167
0.643
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Structural DNA Nanotechnology
Protein Design
Quantum Materials
Cryo-EM
Coherent Diffractive Imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,162
2,138
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,388
2,104
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Theoretical Material Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
2,040
0.771
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Superconductivity
Strong Correlation
Multiferroics
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Non-linear optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,485
1,701
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Quantum Materials
Interfaces
Ultrafast Phenomen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,056
1,537
0.748
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,561
223
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Angel Rubio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,443
33,761
0.386
Condensed Matter Physics
Many Body perturbation theory
TDDFT
Materials Science
Mathematical
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,493
3,259
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lede Xian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,986
5,933
0.743
2D materials
first principle calculation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,850
4,392
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Sentef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,756
4,658
0.809
Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Light-matter interactions
cavity material
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,470
4,745
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Ruggenthaler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,469
4,355
0.796
Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory
Ab Initio Light-Matter Interactions
QEDF
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,663
4,753
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Micael Jt Oliveira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,280
4,349
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,639
5,093
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Umberto De Giovannini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,257
4,075
0.775
Strong light matter coupling
Strong-field physics
TDDF
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,679
5,445
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gregor Jotzu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,933
3,861
0.557
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,098
5,824
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Först
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,548
3,633
0.481
ultrafast condensed matter
nonlinear phononics
correlated materials
structural dynamics
time-resolved x-ray scatterin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,175
5,988
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hannes Hübener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
3,545
0.867
Electronic Excitations
Theory of Condensed Matter
Numerical Method
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,407
6,165
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jin Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,713
3,455
0.733
Artificial intelligence
TDDFT
Computational Physics
Excited state
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,447
6,651
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nicolas Tancogne-Dejean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,618
3,225
0.891
Density-Functional Theory
Nonlinear optics
High-harmonic generation
Condensed Matter Physic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,493
6,909
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Fechner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,487
3,120
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,282
7,012
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
James Mciver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,245
3,072
0.724
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Materials
Ultrafast Phenomena
Terahertz Optoelectronic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,078
8,222
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marcos Atala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,232
2,606
0.418
Ultracold atoms
optical lattices
artificial gauge fields
BEC
ultrafast electron diffractio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,272
8,536
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Massimo Altarelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,942
2,521
0.195
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,938
8,600
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daniele Nicoletti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,469
2,502
0.560
High-Tc Superconductivity - Strongly Correlated Electron Systems - Ultrafast Scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,665
9,028
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mariana Rossi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,679
2,375
0.646
Condensed matter physics
Chemical Physics
Hydrogen Dynamics
2D Material
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,256
9,044
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eryin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,582
2,369
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,333
9,270
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Frank Schlawin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,689
2,307
0.858
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,425
9,849
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dongbin Shin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,368
2,167
0.643
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,757
9,968
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
P Lourdu Xavier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,162
2,138
0.514
Structural DNA Nanotechnology
Protein Design
Quantum Materials
Cryo-EM
Coherent Diffractive Imagin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,618
10,081
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Guido Meier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,388
2,104
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,389
10,368
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Simone Latini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
2,040
0.771
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,186
12,065
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michele Buzzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,485
1,701
0.685
Superconductivity
Strong Correlation
Multiferroics
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Non-linear optic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,643
13,114
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ankit S Disa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,056
1,537
0.748
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Quantum Materials
Interfaces
Ultrafast Phenomen