Researchers at Physical Sciences (United States)

1. 1Charles TahanUnited States · #541,580 worldwide3.3k citations · 148 works
2. 2Gary E. GalicaUnited States · #857,319 worldwide435 citations · 70 works
3. 3Girard A. SimonsUnited States · #1,063,156 worldwide1.1k citations · 50 works
4. 4Rusko RuskovUnited States · #1,092,042 worldwide1.8k citations · 105 works
5. 5Prakash B. JoshiUnited States · #1,221,808 worldwide380 citations · 26 works
6. 6B. David GreenUnited States · #1,244,886 worldwide242 citations · 31 works
7. 7Lawrence G. PiperUnited States · #1,367,074 worldwide3.1k citations · 118 works
8. 8Keith R. McManusUnited States · #1,446,690 worldwide2.2k citations · 80 works
9. 9C. RamaswamyUnited States · #1,457,541 worldwide789 citations · 29 works
10. 10Daniel X. HammerUnited States · #1,698,859 worldwide5.4k citations · 253 works
11. 11Hartmut H. LegnerUnited States · #1,745,900 worldwide583 citations · 50 works
12. 12Yariv YanayUnited States · #1,798,790 worldwide677 citations · 48 works
13. 13Guy M. WeylUnited States · #1,800,040 worldwide449 citations · 38 works
14. 14George E. CaledoniaUnited States · #1,859,505 worldwide1.9k citations · 125 works
15. 15David N. WoolfUnited States · #2,077,564 worldwide868 citations · 48 works
16. 16Amy E. StevensUnited States · #2,097,884 worldwide769 citations · 30 works
17. 17Michael L. FinsonUnited States · #2,130,371 worldwide996 citations · 46 works
18. 18Waltraut WustmannUnited States · #2,156,672 worldwide630 citations · 44 works
19. 19B. GreenUnited States · #2,162,257 worldwide58 citations · 20 works
20. 20Phillip A. MulhallUnited States · #2,232,763 worldwide581 citations · 34 works
21. 21Teoman E. UstunUnited States · #2,393,504 worldwide778 citations · 30 works
22. 22Jay GiblinUnited States · #2,528,352 worldwide712 citations · 25 works
23. 23William Howard RussellUnited States · #2,530,994 worldwide610 citations · 267 works
24. 24John C. MagillUnited States · #2,591,071 worldwide862 citations · 80 works
25. 25David R. SchererUnited States · #2,611,592 worldwide1.1k citations · 27 works
26. 26Mircea MujatUnited States · #2,668,680 worldwide2.4k citations · 132 works
27. 27R. Daniel FergusonUnited States · #2,753,315 worldwide2.3k citations · 139 works
28. 28Douglas J. BamfordUnited States · #2,753,988 worldwide1.3k citations · 78 works
29. 29Nicusor V. IftimiaUnited States · #2,769,130 worldwide4.2k citations · 216 works
30. 30Byron David GreenUnited States · #2,874,432 worldwide382 citations · 15 works
31. 31Christopher J. K. RichardsonUnited States · #2,965,840 worldwide1.9k citations · 203 works
32. 32Robert H. KrechUnited States · #2,967,350 worldwide317 citations · 20 works
33. 33Joel M. HensleyUnited States · #3,067,163 worldwide1.2k citations · 76 works
34. 34Bernard L. UpschulteUnited States · #3,074,035 worldwide761 citations · 48 works
35. 35Charles H. MazelUnited States · #3,169,041 worldwide1.4k citations · 49 works
36. 36Wilson T. RawlinsUnited States · #3,181,139 worldwide2.3k citations · 189 works
37. 37R. R. FoutterUnited States · #3,214,892 worldwide162 citations · 24 works
38. 38William J. MarinelliUnited States · #3,311,095 worldwide1.5k citations · 104 works
39. 39B. S. PalmerUnited States · #3,507,676 worldwide1.6k citations · 94 works
40. 40Andrew R. GarmanUnited States · #3,544,699 worldwide387 citations · 15 works
41. 41David M. SonnenfrohUnited States · #3,588,389 worldwide1.7k citations · 127 works
42. 42Mark E. FraserUnited States · #3,710,770 worldwide713 citations · 51 works
43. 43David B. OakesUnited States · #3,779,829 worldwide578 citations · 57 works
44. 44Mark G. SpencerUnited States · #3,838,556 worldwide267 citations · 27 works
45. 45B. D. GreenUnited States · #3,839,771 worldwide282 citations · 15 works
46. 46Jeremiah J. WathenUnited States · #3,882,878 worldwide250 citations · 19 works
47. 47David I. RosenUnited States · #3,963,430 worldwide977 citations · 77 works
48. 48William J. KesslerUnited States · #3,991,054 worldwide1.2k citations · 91 works
49. 49Hirsch I. MandelbergUnited States · #4,001,823 worldwide653 citations · 27 works
50. 50Ankit PatelUnited States · #4,084,284 worldwide395 citations · 45 works
51. 51Joseph R. MorencyUnited States · #4,182,592 worldwide246 citations · 20 works
52. 52Steve J. DavisUnited States · #4,201,959 worldwide428 citations · 29 works
53. 53Lance G. JoneckisUnited States · #4,215,653 worldwide589 citations · 22 works
54. 54Gerald L. FitzpatrickUnited States · #4,237,939 worldwide264 citations · 42 works
55. 55Gopi N. MaguluriUnited States · #4,288,289 worldwide923 citations · 67 works
56. 56Emily S. GongUnited States · #4,317,180 worldwide371 citations · 27 works
57. 57Rohit GroverUnited States · #4,419,414 worldwide274 citations · 18 works
58. 58Matthew C. LadererUnited States · #4,438,324 worldwide260 citations · 17 works
59. 59Bogdan R. CosofretUnited States · #4,492,830 worldwide208 citations · 28 works
60. 60Michael F. MillerUnited States · #4,543,991 worldwide374 citations · 29 works
61. 61Subramaniam KanakarajuUnited States · #4,606,055 worldwide837 citations · 68 works
62. 62N. H. KempUnited States · #4,637,183 worldwide153 citations · 39 works
63. 63Michael B. FrishUnited States · #4,637,609 worldwide821 citations · 77 works
64. 64G. A. PorkolabUnited States · #4,638,856 worldwide284 citations · 27 works
65. 65Peter E. NebolsineUnited States · #4,646,558 worldwide216 citations · 38 works
66. 66Gregory M. StephenUnited States · #4,674,399 worldwide419 citations · 60 works
67. 67Maureen CaudillUnited States · #4,713,230 worldwide846 citations · 28 works
68. 68Karl W. HoltzclawUnited States · #4,864,073 worldwide717 citations · 52 works
69. 69Kevin D. OsbornUnited States · #4,881,221 worldwide2k citations · 156 works
70. 70Adegbite Inioluwa PreciousUnited States · #4,952,440 worldwide12 citations · 15 works
71. 71Jan ZemanUnited States · #5,025,940 worldwide0 citations · 20 works
72. 72Sharadh JoisUnited States · #5,111,697 worldwide55 citations · 18 works
73. 73D. HamUnited States · #5,333,173 worldwide94 citations · 19 works
74. 74G.A. SimonsUnited States · #5,363,131 worldwide225 citations · 41 works
75. 75Willi G. SchwarzUnited States · #5,365,827 worldwide143 citations · 25 works
76. 76Nicholas A. BlumenscheinUnited States · #5,393,186 worldwide262 citations · 24 works
77. 77Christian SmithUnited States · #5,411,388 worldwide403 citations · 18 works
78. 78V.F. BastonUnited States · #5,526,594 worldwide31 citations · 31 works
79. 79Christopher M. GittinsUnited States · #5,575,452 worldwide547 citations · 56 works
80. 80Moe S. KhalilUnited States · #5,670,307 worldwide211 citations · 33 works
81. 81Robert ButeraUnited States · #5,778,508 worldwide413 citations · 67 works
82. 82William KesslerUnited States · #5,778,605 worldwide291 citations · 41 works
83. 83Michael A. CostoloUnited States · #5,849,734 worldwide104 citations · 16 works
84. 84Richard T. WainnerUnited States · #5,931,150 worldwide704 citations · 58 works
85. 85Amy J. R. BauerUnited States · #6,028,857 worldwide101 citations · 26 works
86. 86John LennhoffUnited States · #6,091,182 worldwide88 citations · 15 works
87. 87Fernand D. BedardUnited States · #6,112,030 worldwide188 citations · 20 works
88. 88Danthu H. VuUnited States · #6,196,932 worldwide248 citations · 15 works
89. 89Albert W. BaileyUnited States · #6,230,553 worldwide43 citations · 19 works
90. 90Kristin L. Galbally-KinneyUnited States · #6,287,239 worldwide370 citations · 29 works
91. 91Michael F. HindsUnited States · #6,313,808 worldwide248 citations · 28 works
92. 92Daisei KonnoUnited States · #6,342,869 worldwide102 citations · 19 works
93. 93Dennis P. PachecoUnited States · #6,390,067 worldwide367 citations · 26 works
94. 94Jennifer DeMellUnited States · #6,396,175 worldwide35 citations · 18 works
95. 95W.S. AstarUnited States · #6,406,067 worldwide332 citations · 40 works
96. 96W. J. CondellUnited States · #6,467,350 worldwide76 citations · 16 works
97. 97S. C. HorstUnited States · #6,630,675 worldwide102 citations · 15 works
98. 98R. H. KrechUnited States · #6,694,407 worldwide333 citations · 47 works
99. 99Philip B. KeatingUnited States · #6,755,548 worldwide187 citations · 22 works
100. 100Steven J. DavisUnited States · #7,042,683 worldwide2.4k citations · 233 works

Ranked on quality: the share of their papers in the world top 10% for their field and year, with output counting too. Affiliation is the institution a researcher publishes from most; identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation.