Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
China Highly Cited Researchers Citation in China 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
Neuro-Oncology
Neurosurgery
Tumor Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,879
147,849
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Injury prevention
statistical simulation
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,604
93,928
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Lung Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,632
61,212
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
drug discovery
medicinal chemistry
cancer
neurodegenerative diseases
analytical chemistry including NMR UPLC/HRMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,593
70,008
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Glycochemistry
Chemical Glycobiology
Medicinal Chemistry
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,812
49,994
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Microbiology and Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,136
37,964
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
audiology
otolaryngology
speech
cochlear implants
hearing aids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,676
48,325
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Histology and Embryology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,788
49,144
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
immunology
inflammation
T cell differentiation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,142
23,210
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Autophagy
mitophagy
aging
metabolic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,758
28,662
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
ophthalmology
glaucoma
optic nerve
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,833
45,110
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Pharmacology & Drug Discovery
Biochemical Engineering & Catalysis
Nanomaterials
Precision Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,888
22,721
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Epidemiology
nutrition
chronic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,771
35,824
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,333
34,808
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Gynecology & Obstetrics
Regenerative Medicine
Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells
Urinary Incontinence
Cervical Incompetence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,836
19,018
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cardiovascular diseases
Intracellular calcium regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,017
28,117
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Neuroimaging
Radiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,758
25,074
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,339
32,885
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
evolutionary computation
multiobjective optimization
computational intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,839
25,866
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Environmental Health
Climate Change
Air Pollution
Environmental Epidemiology
Burden of Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,520
41,231
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
protein ubiquitylation and degradation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,137
15,400
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,642
11,029
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Brain Development
Measurement Theory
MRI
Population Science
Network Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,296
24,536
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,059
32,292
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
biomedicine
biochemistry
molecular biology
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,576
21,357
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
938
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wei Zhang
Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,879
147,849
0.791
Neuro-Oncology
Neurosurgery
Tumor Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,553
40
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Guoqing Hu
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,604
93,928
0.849
Injury prevention
statistical simulation
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,016
51
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yi-Long Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,632
61,212
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,199
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wei Li
Jilin Agricultural University
Changchun, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,593
70,008
0.710
drug discovery
medicinal chemistry
cancer
neurodegenerative diseases
analytical chemistry including NMR UPLC/HRMS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,746
74
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Guo-Rong Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,812
49,994
0.551
Glycochemistry
Chemical Glycobiology
Medicinal Chemistry
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,951
79
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
GQ Chen（陈国强）
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,136
37,964
0.431
Microbiology and Biomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,255
128
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zhang Hua
Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,676
48,325
0.647
audiology
otolaryngology
speech
cochlear implants
hearing aids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,846
153
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yan Li
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,788
49,144
0.704
Histology and Embryology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,696
183
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chen Dong
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,142
23,210
0.362
immunology
inflammation
T cell differentiation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,917
212
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jun Ren
Fudan University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,758
28,662
0.496
Autophagy
mitophagy
aging
metabolic diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,133
220
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ya-Xing Wang
Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,833
45,110
0.794
ophthalmology
glaucoma
optic nerve
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,897
250
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shufeng Zhou
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,888
22,721
0.422
Pharmacology & Drug Discovery
Biochemical Engineering & Catalysis
Nanomaterials
Precision Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,776
283
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
An Pan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,771
35,824
0.706
Epidemiology
nutrition
chronic diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,926
297
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shibo Jiang
Fudan University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,333
34,808
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,882
374
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Li Bing Shi
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,836
19,018
0.424
Gynecology & Obstetrics
Regenerative Medicine
Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells
Urinary Incontinence
Cervical Incompetence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,226
382
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wei Wang
Hebei Medical University
Shijiazhuang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,017
28,117
0.639
Cardiovascular diseases
Intracellular calcium regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,347
389
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zhiqiang Zhang
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,758
25,074
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,039
414
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yongjun Wang
Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,339
32,885
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,297
426
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Qingfu Zhang
China Medical University
Shenyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,839
25,866
0.618
evolutionary computation
multiobjective optimization
computational intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,443
433
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yunquan Zhang 张云权
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,520
41,231
0.993
Environmental Health
Climate Change
Air Pollution
Environmental Epidemiology
Burden of Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,210
463
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yi Sun
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,137
15,400
0.384
protein ubiquitylation and degradation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,487
472
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bai Lu
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,642
11,029
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,701
482
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xi-Nian Zuo 左西年|Xinian Zuo
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,296
24,536
0.624
Brain Development
Measurement Theory
MRI
Population Science
Network Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,853
486
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yonghua Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,059
32,292
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,454
540
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dexian Zheng *
Peking Union Medical College
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,576
21,357
0.584
biomedicine
biochemistry
molecular biology
immunology