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
Molucular biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,564
32,932
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ocean optics (海洋光学)
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,073
21,791
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
marine microbial symbionts
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,904
8,828
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ocean-atmosphere interaction
Climate variability
extreme events
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,871
7,929
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
photocatalyst
resistance switching
ZnO
ferrite
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,505
5,178
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Fuzzy Neural Networks
Intelligent Control
Marine Science and Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,532
6,852
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marine Environmental Phyiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,140
6,538
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marine Geology
Ocean Science
Marine Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,614
5,865
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
well-defined marine poly-oligosaccharides
marine food processing and waste food recovery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,854
11,932
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Climate Dynamics
Climate Modeling and Prediction
Ocean and Atmosphere interaction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,291
4,467
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
ocean science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,880
7,038
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biological Oceanography
Plankton
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,651
5,299
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
conducting polymers
energy storage
nanocellulose
biosensors
polymer nanocomposites
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,265
8,647
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,194
10,257
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Unmanned Marine Vehicles
Autonomous Systems
Guidance and Control
Intelligent Nonlinear Modeling and Control
Artificial Intel
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,613
8,290
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Climate Dynamics and Modeling
Ocean Circulation and Modeling
Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,247
4,675
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
River and marine geochemistry
Earth surface process
Quaternary environmental change
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,207
6,422
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Image Fusion
Remote Sensing
Hyperspectral Image Classification
Hyperspectral Anomaly Detection
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,999
7,945
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
ocean and climate model development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,744
6,354
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marine Natural Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,719
5,731
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ocean color remote sensing
Lake remote sensing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,176
6,488
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,980
8,534
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hydraulics
computational fluid dynamics
coastal engineering
ocean engineering
coastal oceanography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,586
4,191
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Offshore Engineering
Coastal Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,811
4,214
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
해양생화학
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,562
3,686
0.431
Yang Liu
Dalian Maritime University
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,564
32,932
0.495
Guifen Wang (王桂芬)
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,073
21,791
0.363
Zhiyong Li
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,904
8,828
0.444
marine microbial symbionts
Chunzai Wang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,871
7,929
0.420
Ocean-atmosphere interaction
Climate variability
extreme events
Chunli Liu
Shandong University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,505
5,178
0.280
photocatalyst
resistance switching
ZnO
ferrite
Meng Joo Er
Dalian Maritime University
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,532
6,852
0.391
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Fuzzy Neural Networks
Intelligent Control
Marine Science and Engineering
Kunshan Gao
Xiamen University
Xiamen, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,140
6,538
0.405
Marine Environmental Phyiology
Shu Gao
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,614
5,865
0.376
Marine Geology
Ocean Science
Marine Science
Shiguo Chen
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,854
11,932
0.803
well-defined marine poly-oligosaccharides
marine food processing and waste food recovery
In-Sik Kang
Second Institute of Oceanography
Leipzig, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,291
4,467
0.313
Climate Dynamics
Climate Modeling and Prediction
Ocean and Atmosphere interaction
SJ Kao
Xiamen University
Xiamen, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,880
7,038
0.507
Jun Sun 孙军
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,651
5,299
0.419
Biological Oceanography
Plankton
Xinyu Zhang
Dalian Maritime University
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,265
8,647
0.705
conducting polymers
energy storage
nanocellulose
biosensors
polymer nanocomposites
Junyu Dong
Ocean University of China
Qingdao, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,194
10,257
0.841
Ning Wang
Dalian Maritime University
Dalian, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,613
8,290
0.714
Unmanned Marine Vehicles
Autonomous Systems
Guidance and Control
Intelligent Nonlinear Modeling and Control
Artificial Intel
Haijun Yang
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,247
4,675
0.416
Climate Dynamics and Modeling
Ocean Circulation and Modeling
Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction
Shouye Yang
Tongji University
Shanghai, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,207
6,422
0.573
River and marine geochemistry
Earth surface process
Quaternary environmental change
Xudong Kang 康旭东
Hunan University
Changsha, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,999
7,945
0.722
Image Fusion
Remote Sensing
Hyperspectral Image Classification
Hyperspectral Anomaly Detection
Fangli Qiao
First Institute of Oceanography
Qingdao, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,744
6,354
0.591
ocean and climate model development
Yonghong Liu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,719
5,731
0.535
Marine Natural Chemistry
Hongtao Duan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,176
6,488
0.638
Ocean color remote sensing
Lake remote sensing
Jing Xie
Shanghai Ocean University
Shanghai, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,980
8,534
0.855
Pengzhi Lin
Sichuan University
Chengdu, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,586
4,191
0.437
Hydraulics
computational fluid dynamics
coastal engineering
ocean engineering
coastal oceanography
Bin Teng
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,811
4,214
0.478
Offshore Engineering
Coastal Engineering
Zhong-Ji Qian
Guangdong Ocean University
Zhanjiang, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,562
3,686
0.431