Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Asia Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
machine learning
statistics
computer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321,399
116,084
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Carbon Nanotubes
Graphene
Energy storage materials
Photocatalytic Semiconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,991
185,258
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,964
164,096
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Crossfields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,543
108,172
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Fluid mechanics
Computational fluid dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,774
130,497
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,079
55,786
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Environmental Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,489
149,198
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,326
112,034
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Hydrocolloids
Polysaccharide
Protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,564
89,292
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,689
101,799
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,648
100,879
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) and controlled epitaxial growth of heterostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,238
84,615
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
hollow structures
batteries
electrocatalysis
supercapacitors
photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,730
81,173
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,924
71,412
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Astroparticle Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,852
37,828
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Structural Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,282
100,939
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,642
86,140
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Artificial Intelligence
Transfer Learning
Federated Learning
Machine Learning and Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,312
83,873
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Computer vision
pattern recognition
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,336
97,508
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,315
89,058
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Machine learning
Data Mining
Optimization
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,046
34,116
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Materials Science and Engineering
Plasma Science
Surface Science
Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,827
69,578
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Surface Plasmon Resonance
Single Cell Imaging
Single Nanoparticle Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,446
79,777
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,418
90,804
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
nanotechnology
nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,952
52,552
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Vapnik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321,399
116,084
0.361
machine learning
statistics
computer science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hui-Ming Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,991
185,258
0.676
Carbon Nanotubes
Graphene
Energy storage materials
Photocatalytic Semiconductors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kenji Watanabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,964
164,096
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
835
3
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Seeram Ramakrishna
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,543
108,172
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
952
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Liang Wang
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,774
130,497
0.702
Fluid mechanics
Computational fluid dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
993
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hideo Hosono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,079
55,786
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,067
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Min Liu
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,489
149,198
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,128
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wei Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,326
112,034
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,296
18
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bin Li 李斌
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,564
89,292
0.567
Hydrocolloids
Polysaccharide
Protein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,339
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiaoou Tang
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,689
101,799
0.658
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,358
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sanjit Mitra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,648
100,879
0.657
Astrophysics
Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,386
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hua Zhang (张华)
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,238
84,615
0.556
Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) and controlled epitaxial growth of heterostructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,549
7
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xiong Wen David Lou
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,730
81,173
0.565
hollow structures
batteries
electrocatalysis
supercapacitors
photocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,676
16
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Minoru Kanehisa
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,924
71,412
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,706
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hirokazu Ishino
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,852
37,828
0.276
Astroparticle Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,765
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gang Wang
Shanghai University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,282
100,939
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,861
21
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wei Chen
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,642
86,140
0.659
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,868
8
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Qiang Yang (杨强）
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,312
83,873
0.644
Artificial Intelligence
Transfer Learning
Federated Learning
Machine Learning and Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,980
10
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xiaogang Wang
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,336
97,508
0.772
Computer vision
pattern recognition
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,057
32
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chen, Peng (陳鵬)
Anhui University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,315
89,058
0.722
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,097
5
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chih-Jen Lin
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,046
34,116
0.280
Machine learning
Data Mining
Optimization
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,108
11
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paul K Chu
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,827
69,578
0.571
Materials Science and Engineering
Plasma Science
Surface Science
Biomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,156
33
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wei Wang
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,446
79,777
0.662
Surface Plasmon Resonance
Single Cell Imaging
Single Nanoparticle Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,231
34
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bin Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,418
90,804
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,277
19
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Taeghwan Hyeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,952
52,552
0.449
nanotechnology
nanoscience