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 :76
Biorefinery
Biotechnology
Enzyme
Polymer
Waste Utilization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,423
1,278
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Herpetology
Conservation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,392
1,060
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Cell biology and Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,297
736
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Directed Evolution
Aptamers
Diagnostics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,295
929
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
Edible Bird's Nest
Chinese Medicine
Cosmetic Science
Food Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
781
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Evolution of early life
Paleobiology
Geobiology
Stratigraphy
Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
1,003
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Behavioural Ecology
Ecological Genomics
Evolution
Genotype-Phenotype Association
Gene Family Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
811
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
nature conservation
seagrass
bird ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,181
182
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Evolution
freshwater adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
890
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Neuroscience
basic endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,096
1,044
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Urban Ecology
Urban Forestry
Restoration Ecology
Landscape and Urabn Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
580
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
537
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
798
514
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Microbial evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
622
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Smart Grid
Medical Informatics
Time Series Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
392
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
In vitro diagnosis
Magnetic nanoparticle
Bio-detection
Hemodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
372
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Evolutionary Computation
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
663
637
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
660
655
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
Lifelong learning
adult education
international education
pharmaceutical policy
melatonin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
110
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
molecular ecology
synthetic microbial community
methanogenic microbes
microbial interaction
n-damo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
355
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Conservation Biology
Climate change
food security
crops productivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
523
488
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Environmental Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
474
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Conservation Ecology
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455
444
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Marine ecology
Biological oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
326
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Ichthyology
Invasion Biology
Freshwater Biology
Species Distribution Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
384
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,912
3,176
503
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Yunzi Hu
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,423
1,278
0.898
Biorefinery
Biotechnology
Enzyme
Polymer
Waste Utilization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,599
3,210
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Yik Hei Sung
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,392
1,060
0.761
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Herpetology
Conservation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,373
3,310
791
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Gary Ying Wai Chan
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,297
736
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,885
3,311
792
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Andrew Kinghorn
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,295
929
0.717
Directed Evolution
Aptamers
Diagnostics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,555
3,357
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Gallant Kl Chan
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
781
0.620
Edible Bird's Nest
Chinese Medicine
Cosmetic Science
Food Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,166
3,364
808
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Qing Tang (唐卿)
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
1,003
0.800
Evolution of early life
Paleobiology
Geobiology
Stratigraphy
Geochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,003
3,411
817
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Simon Yung Wa Sin
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
811
0.667
Behavioural Ecology
Ecological Genomics
Evolution
Genotype-Phenotype Association
Gene Family Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,652
3,459
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Siu Tai Tsim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,181
182
0.154
nature conservation
seagrass
bird ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,463
3,474
719
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Jiaojiao Niu
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
890
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645,310
3,541
845
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Li Zhang
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,096
1,044
0.953
Neuroscience
basic endocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,308
3,716
558
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Allen Hao Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
580
0.609
Urban Ecology
Urban Forestry
Restoration Ecology
Landscape and Urabn Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,462
3,807
556
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Yan Yan
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
537
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,772
3,936
574
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Gen Zhang
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
798
514
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
779,804
3,994
822
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Xiaoyuan Feng
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
622
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
809,832
4,089
952
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Ho Chun Wu
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
392
0.567
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Smart Grid
Medical Informatics
Time Series Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
812,269
4,100
956
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Kirsten Li Li
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
372
0.542
In vitro diagnosis
Magnetic nanoparticle
Bio-detection
Hemodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,676
4,130
682
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Zhenhua Li
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
663
637
0.961
Evolutionary Computation
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,168
4,136
685
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Muha Ajijur Rahman Al Azad
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
660
655
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
858,596
4,235
973
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
110
0.184
Lifelong learning
adult education
international education
pharmaceutical policy
melatonin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,373
4,285
981
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Jing Chen
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
355
0.627
molecular ecology
synthetic microbial community
methanogenic microbes
microbial interaction
n-damo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
900,076
4,370
919
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Felix Leung
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
523
488
0.933
Conservation Biology
Climate change
food security
crops productivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
919,079
4,453
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Ling Leng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
474
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
954,905
4,608
1,011
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Calvin Ka Fai Lee
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455
444
0.976
Conservation Ecology
Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
970,499
4,667
718
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Cui Guo
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
326
0.744
Marine ecology
Biological oceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
983,163
4,717
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Bi Wei Low
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
384
0.906
Ichthyology
Invasion Biology
Freshwater Biology
Species Distribution Models