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
urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,039
9,038
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
建筑学，建筑声学，环境声学，声景观，景观学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,838
17,568
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Environmental surface chemistry
environmental geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,720
7,148
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Building Simulation
Occupant Behavior
Building Energy Policy
Climate Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,462
10,568
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Urban Forestry
Urban Biodiversity
Urban Ecology
Urban Ecosystem Service
Urban Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,755
9,438
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Urban Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,883
6,702
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Indoor environment
Indoor air quality
particulate matter
human exposure
building ventilation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,001
6,098
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
urban planning transportation planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,632
6,459
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Built Environment Health and Comfort
Building Energy Efficiency
Building Performance Simulation
AI Buillding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,118
7,237
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,920
6,425
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Urban China
segregation
migration
neighborhood
planning theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,534
5,219
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sustainable Design
Green Building
Renewable Energy
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,723
6,463
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Urban Sustainability
Urban Transition
Urban Design
Sustainable Urbanism
Urban Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,311
6,757
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Urban resilience
Infrastructure resilience
Human evacuation behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,890
4,559
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Computer Architecture
AI
Microarchitecture
deep learning processor
neural network accelerator
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,336
4,336
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gas foil bearing，Rotordynamic
CFD
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,324
2,444
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Design
synthesis and photo-/electro-chemical properties of atomically thin 2D layers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,292
4,319
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
urban metabolism
material flow analysis
ecological network analysis
input-output analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,188
3,091
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Transport and Land Use
Built Environment
Travel Behavior
Environment-Behavior
Urban Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,050
5,725
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
collaborative design
design
design education
virtual heritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,314
1,633
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
urban planning
regional planning
geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,242
4,200
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
urban metabolism
carbon footprint
climate change
energy-water-carbon nexus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,945
2,936
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Built Environment
Fast Prediction
Sustainable Cities
Intelligent Monitoring and Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,884
4,259
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Urban big data
Urban AI
GIS
Urban Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,773
4,002
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lithium batteries
liquid/solid electrolyte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,722
4,113
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,446
1,745
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ying Tian
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,039
9,038
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,094
1,775
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
孟琪
Harbin Institute of Technology
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,838
17,568
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,762
2,565
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dongqiang Zhu
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,720
7,148
0.486
Environmental surface chemistry
environmental geochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,217
2,641
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Da Yan
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,462
10,568
0.731
Building Simulation
Occupant Behavior
Building Energy Policy
Climate Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,564
2,833
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jun Yang
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,755
9,438
0.686
Urban Forestry
Urban Biodiversity
Urban Ecology
Urban Ecosystem Service
Urban Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,542
3,101
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shuqing Zhao
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,883
6,702
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,234
3,821
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bin Zhao（赵 彬）
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,001
6,098
0.554
Indoor environment
Indoor air quality
particulate matter
human exposure
building ventilation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,883
3,970
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fei Shi
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,632
6,459
0.608
urban planning transportation planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,418
4,246
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Borong Lin (林波荣)
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,118
7,237
0.715
Built Environment Health and Comfort
Building Energy Efficiency
Building Performance Simulation
AI Buillding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,779
4,982
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Qihong Fang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,920
6,425
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,663
5,260
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Zhigang Li 李志刚
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,534
5,219
0.612
Urban China
segregation
migration
neighborhood
planning theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,620
5,885
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zhonghua Gou|苟中华
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,723
6,463
0.837
Sustainable Design
Green Building
Renewable Energy
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,809
6,280
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ali Cheshmehzangi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,311
6,757
0.924
Urban Sustainability
Urban Transition
Urban Design
Sustainable Urbanism
Urban Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,984
6,715
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nan Li
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,890
4,559
0.662
Urban resilience
Infrastructure resilience
Human evacuation behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,779
7,431
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zidong Du (杜子东)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,336
4,336
0.684
Computer Architecture
AI
Microarchitecture
deep learning processor
neural network accelerator
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,091
7,447
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xueyuan Zhao
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,324
2,444
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,908
7,488
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Liang Liang (梁倞)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,292
4,319
0.686
Design
synthesis and photo-/electro-chemical properties of atomically thin 2D layers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,711
7,622
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yan Zhang
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,188
3,091
0.500
urban metabolism
material flow analysis
ecological network analysis
input-output analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,604
7,821
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Linchuan Yang 杨林川|Linchuan Yang
Southwest Jiaotong University
Chengdu, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,050
5,725
0.946
Transport and Land Use
Built Environment
Travel Behavior
Environment-Behavior
Urban Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,278
8,990
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas Kvan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,314
1,633
0.307
collaborative design
design
design education
virtual heritage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,869
9,129
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chunshan Zhou
Sun Yat Sen University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,242
4,200
0.801
urban planning
regional planning
geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,614
9,711
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shaoqing Chen
Sun Yat Sen University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,945
2,936
0.594
urban metabolism
carbon footprint
climate change
energy-water-carbon nexus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,056
9,825
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shi Jie Cao
Southeast University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,884
4,259
0.872
Built Environment
Fast Prediction
Sustainable Cities
Intelligent Monitoring and Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,850
10,071
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wei Tu
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,773
4,002
0.838
Urban big data
Urban AI
GIS
Urban Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,061
10,176
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Long Kong (å”é¾™)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,722
4,113
0.871
Lithium batteries
liquid/solid electrolyte