Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Southern University of Science Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 2025
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 :1
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligence
Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
Brain Storm Optimization
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,413
23,530
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Evolutionary Computation
Evolutionary Algorithms
Computational Intelligence
Neural Networks
SBSE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,793
33,013
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Neuronal structural biology
synapse formation
phase separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,434
7,703
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant Proteomics and Osmotic Stress Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,879
5,167
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Fragmentation
Wildlife Trade
Defaunation
Green Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,190
3,534
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Structural biology
Neuronal development
Intracellular trafficking and polarity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,857
1,886
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
pathogenesis
microbiology
ecology
evolution
protein secretion system
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,821
2,334
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,386
3,086
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Histone Chaperone
DNA Replication and Repair
Cysteine protease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,549
1,534
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,111
1,943
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Bone biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,042
1,723
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
1,023
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Waterbird Ecology
Wetland Ecology
Conservation Biology
Environmental management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,437
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Cancer & RNA Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,517
1,108
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
3D Genome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,450
1,084
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Synthetic Biology
Protein Engineering
Microbiome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
990
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
1,048
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cell biology
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
636
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Microbial Ecology & Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
705
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
482
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
RNA processing
Single-cell sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
622
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Structural biology
Photosynthetic protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
639
528
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Evolutionary computation
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
600
448
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ecosystem services
landscape management
cultural ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
408
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Evolutionary Computation
Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
211
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,517
97
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yuhui Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,413
23,530
0.296
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligence
Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
Brain Storm Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,683
105
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xin Yao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,793
33,013
0.424
Evolutionary Computation
Evolutionary Algorithms
Computational Intelligence
Neural Networks
SBSE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,399
1,801
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mingjie Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,434
7,703
0.442
Neuronal structural biology
synapse formation
phase separation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,317
5,270
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pengcheng Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,879
5,167
0.656
Plant Proteomics and Osmotic Stress Signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,375
8,476
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Luke Gibson å‰é™†æ£®
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,190
3,534
0.681
Fragmentation
Wildlife Trade
Defaunation
Green Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,241
11,521
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zhiyi Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,857
1,886
0.489
Structural biology
Neuronal development
Intracellular trafficking and polarity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,260
11,629
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tao G Dong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,821
2,334
0.611
pathogenesis
microbiology
ecology
evolution
protein secretion system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,354
13,005
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xi Chen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,386
3,086
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,100
16,747
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hongda Huang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,549
1,534
0.602
Histone Chaperone
DNA Replication and Repair
Cysteine protease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,786
19,453
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ruilin Tian
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,111
1,943
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,051
19,911
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Huiling Cao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,042
1,723
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,877
21,629
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yi Deng
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
1,023
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,004
21,673
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chi-Yeung Choi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,437
0.793
Waterbird Ecology
Wetland Ecology
Conservation Biology
Environmental management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,576
24,434
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Liang Fang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,517
1,108
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,745
25,076
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Simon Zhongyuan Tian|Zhongyuan Tian
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,450
1,084
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,228
27,438
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ho Chun Loong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
990
0.800
Synthetic Biology
Protein Engineering
Microbiome engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619,321
28,620
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alejandro Palomo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
1,048
0.919
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,744
30,818
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Qing Yao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
636
0.648
Cell biology
Developmental Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,080
34,274
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shengwei Hou
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
705
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,413
36,051
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Huiguang Yi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
482
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,415
36,642
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yanping Long
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
622
0.957
RNA processing
Single-cell sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,251
36,910
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Liangliang Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
639
528
0.826
Structural biology
Photosynthetic protein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
843,907
37,786
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xiaofen Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
600
448
0.747
Evolutionary computation
Machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
971,213
43,261
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yuehan Dou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
408
0.971
Ecosystem services
landscape management
cultural ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,228,092
53,879
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hui Bai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
211
0.950
Evolutionary Computation
Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning