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 :1
biology
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,405
27,656
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
phylogenetic
evolution
virology
phylodynamics
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,678
37,058
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Freshwater ecology
stream ecology
conservation biology
freshwater biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,211
19,228
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cancer Biology
Host-microbe Interactions
Evolutionary Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,904
23,084
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Evolution
Ecology
Genetics
Zoology
Heredity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,940
11,533
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
structural biology
biophysics
NMR spectrscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,032
4,965
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Food Chemistry
Nutrition
Lipids
Cholesterol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,434
6,917
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Drosophila
genetics
neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,150
9,127
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
The University of Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,254
6,686
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ecological art
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,298
8,833
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Complex networks
evolutionary algorithm
chaos
nonlinear systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,748
3,644
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Endocrinology and Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,889
6,817
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plant functional genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,368
8,102
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
evolutionary linguistics
cognitive neuroscience
Chinese linguistics
phonetics and phonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,881
2,510
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,453
8,473
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,118
3,514
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,350
8,896
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cell Cycle
Checkpoints
Mitosis
Polyploidization
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,891
2,362
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
evolutionary linguistics
experimental phonetics
tone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,509
4,557
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Agricultural genomics
optical genome mapping
RNomics
underutilized crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,259
6,058
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
nano-bio interactions
nanomedicine
drug delivery
nanobiotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,979
4,504
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Brain Cancer
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,455
6,068
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Aquatic biodiversity
ecology and conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,422
4,979
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
global change
tropical conservation
urban ecology
insect conservation
One Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,583
6,364
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Eco-industrial development
Urban sustainability
Sustainable urban planning
Industrial symbiosis
Industrial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,556
6,050
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,624
42
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
GG Chen
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,405
27,656
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,806
107
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tommy Tsan Yuk Lam
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,678
37,058
0.868
phylogenetic
evolution
virology
phylodynamics
infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,918
136
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Dudgeon
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,211
19,228
0.517
Freshwater ecology
stream ecology
conservation biology
freshwater biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,856
143
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
William KK Wu
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,904
23,084
0.643
Cancer Biology
Host-microbe Interactions
Evolutionary Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,593
149
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Merilä Juha
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,940
11,533
0.330
Evolution
Ecology
Genetics
Zoology
Heredity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,255
304
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Guang Zhu
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,032
4,965
0.225
structural biology
biophysics
NMR spectrscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,674
318
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zhen Yu Chen
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,434
6,917
0.323
Food Chemistry
Nutrition
Lipids
Cholesterol
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,358
322
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hy Edwin Chan
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,150
9,127
0.432
Drosophila
genetics
neurodegeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,727
335
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mei Sun
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,254
6,686
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,578
375
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bo Zheng
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,298
8,833
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,843
497
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wallace KS Tang
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,748
3,644
0.247
Complex networks
evolutionary algorithm
chaos
nonlinear systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,907
541
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chris KC Wong
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,889
6,817
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,195
566
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Silin Zhong 钟思林|silin zhong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,368
8,102
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,546
588
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
William S-Y Wang 王士元
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,881
2,510
0.195
evolutionary linguistics
cognitive neuroscience
Chinese linguistics
phonetics and phonology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,742
690
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wang Xin
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,453
8,473
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,798
704
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yun Wah Lam
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,118
3,514
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,416
758
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jie Zhou
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,350
8,896
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,475
796
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Randy YC Poon
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,891
2,362
0.239
Cell Cycle
Checkpoints
Mitosis
Polyploidization
Cancer Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,982
833
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
朱晓农 Zhu, Xiaonong
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,509
4,557
0.479
evolutionary linguistics
experimental phonetics
tone
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,274
858
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ting Fung Chan
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,259
6,058
0.654
Agricultural genomics
optical genome mapping
RNomics
underutilized crops
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,066
887
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chung Hang Jonathan Choi
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,979
4,504
0.502
nano-bio interactions
nanomedicine
drug delivery
nanobiotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,815
935
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jiguang Wang
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,455
6,068
0.718
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Brain Cancer
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,362
940
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jian Wen Qiu
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,422
4,979
0.591
Aquatic biodiversity
ecology and conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,009
1,022
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Timothy C Bonebrake
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,583
6,364
0.839
global change
tropical conservation
urban ecology
insect conservation
One Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,503
1,030
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Liang Dong（董亮）
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,556
6,050
0.801
Eco-industrial development
Urban sustainability
Sustainable urban planning
Industrial symbiosis
Industrial Ecology