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 :26
Nanomaterials Science
Multifunctional Applications
Water-Fuel-Energy Nexus
Environmental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,210
1,210
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
3D computer vision
remote sensing image processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
748
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
wastewater treatment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,011
808
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Mobile Computing
Internet of Things
Wireless Networks
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
680
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
artificial intelligence
machine learning
data science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
709
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
2D materials
semiconductors
optoelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
417
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Computer Vision
3D Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
835
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Magnetocaloric materials
Nanomagnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
787
357
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Complex Networks
Machine Learning
Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
629
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Solid mechanics - Wetting dynamics - Droplet evaporation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
392
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
672
672
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Solar cells
Sustainable new energy
Phosphors
fluorescence
Inorganic powders/pigments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
495
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Natural Language Processing
LLM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624
624
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
renewable energy、biomass
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
253
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595
536
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Knowledge Graph
Recommendation System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565
564
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Optimization in power systems
Data-driven
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548
532
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Deep Learning
Cross-Modal Generation
Speech
Graph Neural Network
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
543
543
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Environmental Engineering
Bioremediation
Marine Biology
Molecular Biology
Ecotoxicology.
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
523
518
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
462
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Wind energy conversion system
Grid-connected converters
PMSM drives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
485
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
integrated energy system
planning optimization
scheduling optimization
power system restoration
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
477
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
3D bioprinting
Cardiac tissue engineering
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475
456
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Catalysis
Organocatalysis
Organic synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
447
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Seismology
Tectonics
Induce Earthquakes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
403
0.920
Muhammad Sultan Irshad
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,210
1,210
1.000
Nanomaterials Science
Multifunctional Applications
Water-Fuel-Energy Nexus
Environmental
Qian Zhang (张谦)
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
748
0.704
3D computer vision
remote sensing image processing
Wang Shulian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,011
808
0.799
Wenping Liu 刘文平
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
680
0.721
Mobile Computing
Internet of Things
Wireless Networks
Lun Yang
Hubei Normal University
Huangshi, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
709
0.783
artificial intelligence
machine learning
data science
Lei Zhang
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
417
0.495
2D materials
semiconductors
optoelectronics
Bangbang Yang
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
835
1.000
peng zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
787
357
0.454
Magnetocaloric materials
Nanomagnetism
Fang Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
629
0.850
Complex Networks
Machine Learning
Data Analysis
Ying-Song Yu 余迎松
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
392
0.538
Solid mechanics - Wetting dynamics - Droplet evaporation
Boxi Wu
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
672
672
1.000
Binglong Lei 雷君如
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
495
0.757
Solar cells
Sustainable new energy
Phosphors
fluorescence
Inorganic powders/pigments
Lei Li
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624
624
1.000
Natural Language Processing
LLM
Cuixia Cheng
Hubei Normal University
Huangshi, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
253
0.424
renewable energy、biomass
Zejun Xiang
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595
536
0.901
Zhifei Li
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565
564
0.998
Knowledge Graph
Recommendation System
Liang Huijun
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548
532
0.971
Optimization in power systems
Data-driven
Machine learning
Kai Shen
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
543
543
1.000
Deep Learning
Cross-Modal Generation
Speech
Graph Neural Network
Edidiong Okokon Atakpa
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
523
518
0.990
Environmental Engineering
Bioremediation
Marine Biology
Molecular Biology
Ecotoxicology.
Baisheng Lai
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
462
0.917
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Jinhui Xia
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
485
0.974
Wind energy conversion system
Grid-connected converters
PMSM drives
Changming Chen
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
477
0.998
integrated energy system
planning optimization
scheduling optimization
power system restoration
Gao, Lei 高磊
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475
456
0.960
3D bioprinting
Cardiac tissue engineering
Bakhtar Ullah
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
447
0.959
Catalysis
Organocatalysis
Organic synthesis
Hongyu Yu
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
403
0.920
Seismology
Tectonics
Induce Earthquakes