Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Hong Kong Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science in Hong Kong 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 :51
Systems Biology
Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,233
1,845
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Evolutionary Biology
Phylogeny and Phylogeography
Molecular Ecology
Marine Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,201
1,743
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Bioadhesion
Biofilms
Microbial Ecology
Food microbiology
Food Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,076
1,909
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Evolutionary ecology
Phenotypic plasticity
Local adaptation
Functional genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
2,502
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Biological application of AIEgens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,857
2,784
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Computational immunology
Data science
Statistical signal processing
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,535
2,218
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Ecology
Canopy
Rainforest
Mountains
Lepidoptera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,408
1,851
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
evolutionary biology
phylogenetics
conservation genetics
herpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,292
1,400
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Computational modelling and optimisation
evolutionary algorithms
data mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
1,320
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Ecological Genomics
Phenotypic plasticity
Marine Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,183
1,676
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Systems Biology
Human Microbiome
Data Science
Statistical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
797
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Microbiome
Microbial ecology
Environmental microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,047
1,233
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
environmental microbiology
microbial ecology
nitrogen cycle
multi-omics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,971
1,872
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Optimization
Evolutionary Computation
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
1,746
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
chromosome biology
epigenetics
centromere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,865
789
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Structural biology
chemical biology
drug development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
882
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Evolutionary Computation
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,830
535
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,698
355
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Structural Biology
Protein Crystallography
Chemical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,689
1,065
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Biological phosphorus removal
Sulfur conversion
Granular sludge
Saline sewage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,378
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
palaeobiology
feathered dinosaurs
flight origins
macroevolution
dinosaurs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,667
1,386
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,465
1,258
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Bioinformatics
Integrative Omics Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,458
971
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
evolution
ecology
biodiversity
speciation
behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
917
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Human-wildlife interaction
Behavioural Ecology
Conservation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
1,221
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,760
2,059
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Jue Jade Shi
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,233
1,845
0.571
Systems Biology
Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,299
2,074
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Ling Ming Tsang
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,201
1,743
0.545
Evolutionary Biology
Phylogeny and Phylogeography
Molecular Ecology
Marine Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,550
2,136
536
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Olivier Habimana
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,076
1,909
0.621
Bioadhesion
Biofilms
Microbial Ecology
Food microbiology
Food Safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,543
2,176
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Juan Diego Gaitán Espitia
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
2,502
0.835
Evolutionary ecology
Phenotypic plasticity
Local adaptation
Functional genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,170
2,247
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Michelle MS Lee
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,857
2,784
0.974
Biological application of AIEgens
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,722
2,407
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Ahmed Abdul Quadeer
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,535
2,218
0.875
Computational immunology
Data science
Statistical signal processing
Machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,615
2,475
615
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Louise Ashton
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,408
1,851
0.769
Ecology
Canopy
Rainforest
Mountains
Lepidoptera
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,242
2,541
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Jonathan J Fong
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,292
1,400
0.611
evolutionary biology
phylogenetics
conservation genetics
herpetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,944
2,602
640
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
TC Andy Wong
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
1,320
0.603
Computational modelling and optimisation
evolutionary algorithms
data mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,716
2,607
642
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Celia Schunter
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,183
1,676
0.768
Ecological Genomics
Phenotypic plasticity
Marine Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,109
2,654
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Pan Jun Kim
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
797
0.379
Systems Biology
Human Microbiome
Data Science
Statistical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,696
2,693
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Jinjin Yu
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,047
1,233
0.602
Microbiome
Microbial ecology
Environmental microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,459
2,748
674
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Yulin Wang
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,971
1,872
0.950
environmental microbiology
microbial ecology
nitrogen cycle
multi-omics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,442
2,762
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Li Genghui
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
1,746
0.897
Optimization
Evolutionary Computation
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,452
2,828
697
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Karen Wing Yee Yuen
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,865
789
0.423
chromosome biology
epigenetics
centromere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,200
2,830
594
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Jacky Chi Ki Ngo
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
882
0.474
Structural biology
chemical biology
drug development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,554
2,861
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Shiu Yin Yuen
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,830
535
0.292
Evolutionary Computation
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,074
2,948
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
WKR Wong
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,698
355
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,732
2,955
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Wei Shen Aik
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,689
1,065
0.631
Structural Biology
Protein Crystallography
Chemical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,321
2,959
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Gang Guo
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,378
0.817
Biological phosphorus removal
Sulfur conversion
Granular sludge
Saline sewage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,180
2,969
729
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Michael Pittman
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,667
1,386
0.831
palaeobiology
feathered dinosaurs
flight origins
macroevolution
dinosaurs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,919
3,127
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Lixin Cheng
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,465
1,258
0.859
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,587
3,131
650
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Jing Qin
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,458
971
0.666
Bioinformatics
Integrative Omics Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,782
3,138
758
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Caroline Dingle
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
917
0.631
evolution
ecology
biodiversity
speciation
behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,470
3,171
762
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Hannah Mumby
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
1,221
0.854
Human-wildlife interaction
Behavioural Ecology
Conservation Science