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 :601
green building
sustainable urban development
urban renewal
Institutional analysis
dispute management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,471
7,146
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :602
Environmental epidemiology
air pollution and health
chemical carcinogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,464
7,679
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :603
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,456
6,030
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :604
Educational Leadership
School Leadership Development and learning
Culture and School Leadership
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,455
4,625
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :605
Operations Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,454
4,860
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :606
Fire Engineering
Building Services
Fire Safety Engineering
Flame Retardants
Fire Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,450
7,903
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :607
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,448
4,321
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :608
Ion Channels
Cardiac protection
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Drug Development
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,443
3,980
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :609
Smoking cessation intervention
Paediatric oncology nursing
Instrument development and Psychometic testing
Child and adolescen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,414
9,796
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :610
Building energy efficiency
smart energy system
district energy system
big data
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,401
8,559
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :611
Haematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,376
5,339
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :612
micromanipulation
compliant mechanisms
precision engineering
mechatronics
robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,369
5,364
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :613
Tourism
Events
Hospitality
Recreation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,367
7,099
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :614
Optical fiber and waveguide technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,364
3,766
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :615
Big data in shipping
Low-carbon and green shipping
Shipping operations management
Port operations
Urban transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,329
9,230
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :616
Dental Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,319
4,163
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :617
cancer research and immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,315
6,023
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :618
epidemiology
influenza
infectious diseases
COVID-19
vaccine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,296
10,182
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :619
Mathematical Epidemiology & Likelihood Inference
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,285
10,687
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :620
Electron Microscopy
Materials Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,258
7,503
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :621
Antenna theory and design
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,252
5,910
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :622
natuural language processing
database
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,230
7,291
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :623
Gut Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,229
5,997
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :624
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,219
8,727
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :625
Chinese medicinal material
protein science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,210
3,927
0.322
Edwin HW Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,471
7,146
0.573
green building
sustainable urban development
urban renewal
Institutional analysis
dispute management
Linwei Tian
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,464
7,679
0.616
Environmental epidemiology
air pollution and health
chemical carcinogenesis
Alfred Sl Cheng
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,456
6,030
0.484
Allan Walker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,455
4,625
0.371
Educational Leadership
School Leadership Development and learning
Culture and School Leadership
Hongtao Zhang
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,454
4,860
0.390
Rkk Yuen
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,450
7,903
0.635
Fire Engineering
Building Services
Fire Safety Engineering
Flame Retardants
Fire Safety
Wutian Wu
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,448
4,321
0.347
Gui Rong Li
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,443
3,980
0.320
Ion Channels
Cardiac protection
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Drug Development
Li Ho Cheung William
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,414
9,796
0.789
Smoking cessation intervention
Paediatric oncology nursing
Instrument development and Psychometic testing
Child and adolescen
Xiao Fu Linda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,401
8,559
0.690
Building energy efficiency
smart energy system
district energy system
big data
AI
Margaret Hl Ng
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,376
5,339
0.431
Yangmin Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,369
5,364
0.434
micromanipulation
compliant mechanisms
precision engineering
mechatronics
robotics
Brian King
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,367
7,099
0.574
Tourism
Events
Hospitality
Recreation
Kin Seng Chiang
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,364
3,766
0.305
Optical fiber and waveguide technology
Shuaian Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,329
9,230
0.749
Big data in shipping
Low-carbon and green shipping
Shipping operations management
Port operations
Urban transport
Brian W Darvell
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,319
4,163
0.338
Xiaoli Zhang
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,315
6,023
0.489
Lin Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,296
10,182
0.828
epidemiology
influenza
infectious diseases
COVID-19
vaccine
Daihai He
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,285
10,687
0.870
Mathematical Epidemiology & Likelihood Inference
Ye Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,258
7,503
0.612
Electron Microscopy
Materials Science
Kwok W Leung
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,252
5,910
0.482
Antenna theory and design
Kam Fai Wong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,230
7,291
0.596
Hani El Nezami
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,229
5,997
0.490
Piya Chaemsaithong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,219
8,727
0.714
PC Shaw
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,210
3,927
0.322