Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
astronomy
astrophysics
cosmology
imaging surveys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,372
25,270
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
particle physics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,187
15,446
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
physics
cosmology
economics
theoretical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,949
6,796
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,277
10,566
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Black Hole Astrophysics
Star Formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,369
18,333
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Quantum Field Theory and String Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,040
6,205
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Quantum Foundations
Causality
Quantum Correlations
Quantum Thermodynamics
Quantum Information Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,558
7,314
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Quantum Gravity
Quantum Foundations
Causal Sets
Cosmology
Quantum Field Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,423
3,865
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
relativity
astrophysics
black holes
gravitation
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,838
5,563
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Quantum gravity
String Theory
Quantum mechanics
QCD
TQFT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,173
4,545
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,613
8,516
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Numerical Relativity
Relativistic Astrophysics
High-Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,300
3,916
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,506
2,852
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Quantum Black Holes
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,154
4,290
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,960
1,823
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
quantum field theory
particle physics
gravity
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,560
2,799
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Quantum information
Quantum Gravity
Condensed matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,419
4,269
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Quantum Gravity
Mathematical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,078
2,103
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Condensed Matter Theory
Quantum Information Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
3,201
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
2,597
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cosmology and Theoretical High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,821
2,095
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computer graphics
Quantum gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,322
1,912
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
topological phases of matter in condensed matter theory
AdS/CFT
String theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,222
1,554
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cosmology
Fast Radio Bursts
Large Scale Structure
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,044
3,032
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Quantum Gravity
General Relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
1,553
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,535
729
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dustin Lang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,372
25,270
0.735
astronomy
astrophysics
cosmology
imaging surveys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,398
837
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Maxim Pospelov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,187
15,446
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,524
1,054
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lee Smolin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,949
6,796
0.252
physics
cosmology
economics
theoretical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,516
1,090
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard J Hill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,277
10,566
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,566
1,429
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Avery Broderick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,369
18,333
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,230
1,983
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Freddy Cachazo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,040
6,205
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,171
2,950
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert Spekkens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,558
7,314
0.539
Quantum Foundations
Causality
Quantum Correlations
Quantum Thermodynamics
Quantum Information Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,075
2,997
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rafael Sorkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,423
3,865
0.288
Quantum Gravity
Quantum Foundations
Causal Sets
Cosmology
Quantum Field Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,379
3,474
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Luis Lehner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,838
5,563
0.470
relativity
astrophysics
black holes
gravitation
gravitational waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,007
3,736
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Laurent Freidel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,173
4,545
0.407
Quantum gravity
String Theory
Quantum mechanics
QCD
TQFT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,100
4,505
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mathew Syriac Madhavacheril
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,613
8,516
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,975
4,664
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Erik Schnetter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,300
3,916
0.421
Numerical Relativity
Relativistic Astrophysics
High-Performance Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,088
5,123
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jaume Gomis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,506
2,852
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,661
5,372
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Leonardo Modesto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,154
4,290
0.526
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Quantum Black Holes
Particle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,889
5,514
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alex Buchel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,960
1,823
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,419
6,732
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sergey Sibiryakov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,560
2,799
0.427
quantum field theory
particle physics
gravity
cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,631
7,959
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Beni Yoshida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,419
4,269
0.788
Quantum information
Quantum Gravity
Condensed matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,541
8,479
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bianca Dittrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,078
2,103
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,597
8,771
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Timothy H Hsieh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
3,201
0.654
Condensed Matter Theory
Quantum Information Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,562
10,658
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chong Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
2,597
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,267
10,817
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthew Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,821
2,095
0.548
Cosmology and Theoretical High Energy Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,010
12,035
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
William Donnelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,322
1,912
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,692
12,334
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ling Yan Hung (Janet)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,222
1,554
0.482
topological phases of matter in condensed matter theory
AdS/CFT
String theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,974
12,807
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Utkarsh Giri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,044
3,032
0.996
Cosmology
Fast Radio Bursts
Large Scale Structure
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,914
15,331
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Daniele Pranzetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
1,553
0.667