Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Cardiovascular diseases
Intracellular calcium regulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,176
26,749
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
biomedicine
biochemistry
molecular biology
immunology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,435
21,235
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
nutrition and cancer metabolism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,065
17,099
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Life Science
Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,413
12,421
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,190
9,142
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Biochemistry and molecular biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,993
9,997
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Pharmacology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,810
13,526
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Molecular Exercise Physiology
Exercise Nutrition and Autophagy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,882
9,410
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biochemistry &Cellular biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,119
6,813
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Environmental fate of pollutants
Environmental remediation
Soil biochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,178
10,084
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
biomedical engineering
synthetic artificial cells
bioorthogonal catalysis
X-ray optogenetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,603
7,884
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biochemistry
proteomics
molecular biology
cancer biology
biomarkers
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,423
2,949
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Drug Discovery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,501
1,955
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Neuroscience • Biochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,448
5,336
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Single-Molecule Detection
Nanoelectrochemistry
Nanopore
Nanoelectrode
Intelligent Instruments
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,540
5,066
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biosensor
Biochemistry
Analytical Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,832
4,266
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
cancer biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,430
2,719
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Hydrogen energy
Fischer-Trospch synthesis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,787
3,739
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Vector Biology
Vector-borne Diseases
Biochemistry
Parasitology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,780
2,542
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
cell signaling
cancer
drug resistance
IBD
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,769
3,314
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Life Sciences
Neurobiology
Stroke
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,292
1,513
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,944
2,444
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
separation
chemistry
biochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,876
3,104
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
biochemistry
pathogenesis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,717
1,584
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Cancer
Nutraceuticals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,678
2,258
0.614
Wei Wang
Hebei Medical University
Shijiazhuang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,176
26,749
0.666
Cardiovascular diseases
Intracellular calcium regulation
Dexian Zheng *
Peking Union Medical College
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,435
21,235
0.583
biomedicine
biochemistry
molecular biology
immunology
Qunying Lei
Fudan University
Shanghai, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,065
17,099
0.488
nutrition and cancer metabolism
Shemin Lu (吕社民)
Xi'An Jiaotong University
Xi'an, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,413
12,421
0.554
Taotao Wei
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,190
9,142
0.476
Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology
Shi-Min Zhao 赵世民
Fudan University
Shanghai, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,993
9,997
0.526
Biochemistry and molecular biology
Jianfeng Liu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,810
13,526
0.719
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Pharmacology
Ning Chen
Wuhan Sports University
Wuhan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,882
9,410
0.592
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Molecular Exercise Physiology
Exercise Nutrition and Autophagy
Lang Rao
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,119
6,813
0.483
Biochemistry &Cellular biology
Rong Ji
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,178
10,084
0.765
Environmental fate of pollutants
Environmental remediation
Soil biochemistry
Zhaowei Chen
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,603
7,884
0.821
biomedical engineering
synthetic artificial cells
bioorthogonal catalysis
X-ray optogenetics
Mu Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,423
2,949
0.313
Biochemistry
proteomics
molecular biology
cancer biology
biomarkers
Micky Daniel Tortorella
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,501
1,955
0.230
Fuqiang Xu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,448
5,336
0.716
Neuroscience • Biochemistry
Yilun Ying 应佚伦
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,540
5,066
0.775
Single-Molecule Detection
Nanoelectrochemistry
Nanopore
Nanoelectrode
Intelligent Instruments
Liping Qiu
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,832
4,266
0.731
Biosensor
Biochemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Xingzhi Xu
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,430
2,719
0.501
Yong Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,787
3,739
0.781
Hydrogen energy
Fischer-Trospch synthesis
Qian Han
Hainan University
Haikou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,780
2,542
0.532
Vector Biology
Vector-borne Diseases
Biochemistry
Parasitology
Xiuwen Tang
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,769
3,314
0.695
cell signaling
cancer
drug resistance
IBD
Sheng Tao Hou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,292
1,513
0.353
Life Sciences
Neurobiology
Stroke
Gong Zhang
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,944
2,444
0.620
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Xi Quan Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,876
3,104
0.801
separation
chemistry
biochemistry
Shan Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,717
1,584
0.426
Mousumi Tania
Southwest Medical University
Luzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,678
2,258
0.614
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Cancer
Nutraceuticals