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
Biophysics
Neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,916
8,057
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Bionanotechnology
Cancer diagnosis and therapy
Nanozyme
Infectious Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,660
13,529
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
biophysics
sequencing
systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,694
9,345
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
biophysics
polymer
mechanobiology
mechannochemistry
biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,077
8,133
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
superresolution imaging
miniature two-photon microscopy
regulation of insulin secretion and
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,310
4,420
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
5,033
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
bioinformatics
non-coding RNA
piRNA
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,409
3,975
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Superresolution Optical Microscopy (nanoscopy)
STED
PALM
STORM
SIM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,367
3,265
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biophysics
Mechanotransduction
Mechanosensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,236
3,087
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Graphene
Biosensor
SERS
Laser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,822
3,657
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,753
1,678
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Superresolution imaging
electrophysiology
cytoskeleton
locomotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,553
2,696
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
ion channels
biophysics
FRET
Rosetta
TRP channels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,650
2,643
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,119
1,615
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Single-Molecule Biophysics
Mechanobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,647
1,377
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Super-resolution microscopy
4Pi-SMS
Adaptive optics
Single-molecule imaging
Live-cell imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,599
1,815
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Systems Biology
Microbial ecology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,586
2,279
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Biomolecular phase separation and transition
The autophagy-lysosome pathway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,533
1,879
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biochemistry
Protein Science
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,363
1,602
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,326
1,405
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biophysics
Quantitative Biology
Embryogenesis
Nanofludics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,252
1,197
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
gas sieving
liquid separation
molecular sieving
MOF and porous 2D material
MD and GCMC and DFT.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
1,836
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,162
1,134
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Super-resolution microscopy
Light-field microscopy
Holography
Waveguide
Metasurface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,085
1,807
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Soft Materials
Flexible electronics
Flexible sensors
Wearable devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,812
1,542
0.851
Guoqiang Bi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,916
8,057
0.476
Kelong Fan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,660
13,529
0.923
Bionanotechnology
Cancer diagnosis and therapy
Nanozyme
Infectious Disease
Fan Bai
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,694
9,345
0.799
biophysics
sequencing
systems biology
Yi Cao
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,077
8,133
0.734
biophysics
polymer
mechanobiology
mechannochemistry
biomaterials
Liangyi chen
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,310
4,420
0.700
superresolution imaging
miniature two-photon microscopy
regulation of insulin secretion and
Pilong Li
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
5,033
0.835
Shunmin He
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,409
3,975
0.735
bioinformatics
non-coding RNA
piRNA
gene regulation
cuifang kuang
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,367
3,265
0.608
Superresolution Optical Microscopy (nanoscopy)
STED
PALM
STORM
SIM
Jizhong Lou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,236
3,087
0.590
Biophysics
Mechanotransduction
Mechanosensing
Shicai Xu 许士才
Dezhou University
Dezhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,822
3,657
0.758
Graphene
Biosensor
SERS
Laser
Zhen li Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,753
1,678
0.353
Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy
Guisheng Zhong
ShanghaiTech University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,553
2,696
0.592
Superresolution imaging
electrophysiology
cytoskeleton
locomotion
Fan Yang
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,650
2,643
0.724
ion channels
biophysics
FRET
Rosetta
TRP channels
Chenxuan Wang
Peking Union Medical College
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,119
1,615
0.518
Zheng Liu
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,647
1,377
0.520
Single-Molecule Biophysics
Mechanobiology
Yongdeng Zhang 章永登|章永登
Westlake University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,599
1,815
0.698
Super-resolution microscopy
4Pi-SMS
Adaptive optics
Single-molecule imaging
Live-cell imaging
Zhiyuan Li
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,586
2,279
0.881
Systems Biology
Microbial ecology
Bioinformatics
Zheng Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,533
1,879
0.742
Biomolecular phase separation and transition
The autophagy-lysosome pathway
Lei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,363
1,602
0.678
Biochemistry
Protein Science
Cell Biology
Zhang Mingshu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,326
1,405
0.604
Feng Liu 刘峰
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,252
1,197
0.532
Biophysics
Quantitative Biology
Embryogenesis
Nanofludics
Zonglin Gu
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
1,836
0.832
gas sieving
liquid separation
molecular sieving
MOF and porous 2D material
MD and GCMC and DFT.
Chunlai Chen
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,162
1,134
0.525
Haoyu Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,085
1,807
0.867
Super-resolution microscopy
Light-field microscopy
Holography
Waveguide
Metasurface
Wu Qiu
Xiamen University
Xiamen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,812
1,542
0.851
Soft Materials
Flexible electronics
Flexible sensors
Wearable devices