The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,120
43,101
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,721
20,053
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
ophthalmology
genomics
stem cell
artificial intelligence
translational medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,912
39,343
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tourism
Hospitality
Technology Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,417
40,740
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cancer cell biology
Autophagy
Cell death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,146
18,209
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Psychiatry
Public mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,390
33,441
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Nonlinear Optics
Perovskites
Light Emitting Diode
Solar Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,918
23,356
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cement
concrete
nano-materials
non-destructive evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,474
18,061
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chinese medicines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,288
11,923
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
Vision and Language
AI in Healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,748
25,684
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evolutionary Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,600
11,882
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pattern recognition
Image processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,447
11,394
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
neurodegenerative diseases
glymphatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,113
12,102
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microwave Engineering
Antennas
Applied Electromagnetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,834
11,318
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cancer
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Pharmacology
Natural Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,525
12,680
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nano materials
photo-electronics
carbon nanotubes
ZnO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,094
8,083
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,523
6,277
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Industrial Internet of Things
Blockchain Technologies
Extended Reality
Big Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,365
19,625
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Parallel and distributed computing
cloud computing
intelligent transportation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,168
10,905
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pharmacology and Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,464
7,541
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Parallel and Distributed Systems
IT Security
Security and Privacy
Cyber Security
e-learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,925
9,541
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Green Energy Technologies
Electro-/Photo-catalysis
N2/CO2 reduction
Nanodevices and Spintronics
Design and Fabrication of Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,885
11,402
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
neuroscience
autophagy
neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,337
10,750
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Inclusive Education
Teacher Education
Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,197
7,484
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Multimedia Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,117
12,672
0.740
Keith Morrison
University of Saint Joseph
Macao, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,120
43,101
0.388
Chuxia Deng
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,721
20,053
0.245
Kang Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,912
39,343
0.505
ophthalmology
genomics
stem cell
artificial intelligence
translational medicine
Rob Law
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,417
40,740
0.526
Tourism
Hospitality
Technology Management
Han-Ming Shen
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,146
18,209
0.395
Cancer cell biology
Autophagy
Cell death
Yu Tao Xiang
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,390
33,441
0.849
Psychiatry
Public mental health
Guichuan Xing
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,918
23,356
0.669
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Nonlinear Optics
Perovskites
Light Emitting Diode
Solar Cell
Li Zongjin
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,474
18,061
0.540
cement
concrete
nano-materials
non-destructive evaluation
Yitao Wang
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,288
11,923
0.381
Jianbing Shen
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,748
25,684
0.863
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
Vision and Language
AI in Healthcare
Chang Lei
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,600
11,882
0.415
Evolutionary Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Yuan Yan Tang
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,447
11,394
0.448
Pattern recognition
Image processing
Huanxing Su *
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,113
12,102
0.502
Lei Zhu
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,834
11,318
0.475
Microwave Engineering
Antennas
Applied Electromagnetics
Jin-Jian Lu
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,525
12,680
0.539
Cancer
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Pharmacology
Natural Products
ZK Tang|Z. Tang
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,094
8,083
0.350
Nano materials
photo-electronics
carbon nanotubes
ZnO
xiaoling xu
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,523
6,277
0.279
Hong Ning Dai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,365
19,625
0.877
Industrial Internet of Things
Blockchain Technologies
Extended Reality
Big Data Analytics
Cheng Zhong Xu
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,168
10,905
0.541
Parallel and distributed computing
cloud computing
intelligent transportation
Yizhun Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,464
7,541
0.387
Wanlei Zhou
City University of Macau
Macao, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,925
9,541
0.504
Parallel and Distributed Systems
IT Security
Security and Privacy
Cyber Security
e-learning
Hui Pan
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,885
11,402
0.604
Green Energy Technologies
Electro-/Photo-catalysis
N2/CO2 reduction
Nanodevices and Spintronics
Design and Fabrication of Ma
Jiahong Lu
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,337
10,750
0.586
neuroscience
autophagy
neurodegenerative diseases
Chris Forlin
University of Saint Joseph
Macao, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,197
7,484
0.435
Inclusive Education
Teacher Education
Special Education
Yicong Zhou
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,117
12,672
0.740
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Multimedia Security