Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 775 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed 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
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,347
30,748
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle Physics
High Performance Computing
Molecular Dynamics simulations
Antimicrobial Peptides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,242
30,504
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Physicochemical Hydrodynamics of Liquid Films
Thermodynamics of Thin Liquid Films
Emulsions and Emulsification
Foams and Foam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,208
5,997
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
foams
antifoams
rheology
surfactants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,977
6,049
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Astroparticle and Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,926
6,463
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Colloid and Interface Science
Interfacial Phenomena
Thin Liquid Films
Molecular Self-assembly
Soft Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,566
3,949
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stem cells
cell signaling
extracellular matrix
biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,562
2,610
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
quantum information
quantum computation
quantum optics
quantum control
coherent control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,591
4,483
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Higher education
Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,044
4,310
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
condensed matter physics
graphene
carbon nanotubes
Raman spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,764
2,053
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
thin liquid films
physicochemical thermodynamics and hydrodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,280
2,496
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,010
3,209
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
биофизика
стрес и адаптация при растенията
математично моделиране
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,924
5,364
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ultrafast science
quantum correlations
time-dependent quantum Monte Carlo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,877
1,064
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
formation
stability and rheology of foams and emulsions
surfactants
digestion
porous materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,379
4,171
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Physics
General Relativity
Black Holes
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,161
5,387
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
chemometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,215
2,280
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Condensed Matter Physics
Raman Spectroscopy
General Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,286
2,188
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
dendrimers
dyes
fluorescent dyes
sensors
antimicrobial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,654
1,424
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
zoology
behaviour
carnivores
ungulates
habitat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,576
3,446
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Analytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,374
446
0.083
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,939
1,195
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,938
1,173
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Material science
Computational Chemistry
Catalysis
Spectroscopy
Metal clusters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,428
2,406
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,426
1,363
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,749
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Venelin Kozhuharov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,347
30,748
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,248
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peicho Petkov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,242
30,504
0.490
Particle Physics
High Performance Computing
Molecular Dynamics simulations
Antimicrobial Peptides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,892
12
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ivan Boyanov Ivanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,208
5,997
0.270
Physicochemical Hydrodynamics of Liquid Films
Thermodynamics of Thin Liquid Films
Emulsions and Emulsification
Foams and Foam
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,644
14
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nikolai Denkov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,977
6,049
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,818
15
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vassil Verguilov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,926
6,463
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,027
16
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter A. Kralchevsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,566
3,949
0.213
Colloid and Interface Science
Interfacial Phenomena
Thin Liquid Films
Molecular Self-assembly
Soft Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,630
19
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Roumen Pankov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,562
2,610
0.179
Stem cells
cell signaling
extracellular matrix
biosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,594
22
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nikolay V. Vitanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,591
4,483
0.356
quantum information
quantum computation
quantum optics
quantum control
coherent control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,861
24
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Roumen Tsenov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,044
4,310
0.358
Higher education
Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,547
32
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Valentin N. Popov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,764
2,053
0.210
condensed matter physics
graphene
carbon nanotubes
Raman spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,681
36
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Krasimir Danov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,280
2,496
0.269
thin liquid films
physicochemical thermodynamics and hydrodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,472
37
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dimitar Kolev
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,010
3,209
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,730
38
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Василий Голцев
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,924
5,364
0.601
биофизика
стрес и адаптация при растенията
математично моделиране
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,423
39
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ivan P. Christov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,877
1,064
0.120
ultrafast science
quantum correlations
time-dependent quantum Monte Carlo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,104
43
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Slavka Tcholakova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,379
4,171
0.498
formation
stability and rheology of foams and emulsions
surfactants
digestion
porous materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,663
44
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stoytcho Yazadjiev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,161
5,387
0.660
Physics
General Relativity
Black Holes
Gravitational Waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,848
50
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Vasil Simeonov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,215
2,280
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,088
57
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Miroslav V. Abrashev
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,286
2,188
0.348
Condensed Matter Physics
Raman Spectroscopy
General Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,736
67
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ivo Grabchev
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,654
1,424
0.252
dendrimers
dyes
fluorescent dyes
sensors
antimicrobial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,205
70
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Diana Zlatanova
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,576
3,446
0.618
zoology
behaviour
carnivores
ungulates
habitat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,161
74
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dimiter Tsalev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,374
446
0.083
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,218
103
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Slavka Georgieva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,939
1,195
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,281
104
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Georgi Rainovski
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,938
1,173
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,605
126
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Petko Petkov; Petko St Petkov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,428
2,406
0.702
Material science
Computational Chemistry
Catalysis
Spectroscopy
Metal clusters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,798
127
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stefan Tsakovski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,426
1,363
0.398