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
Environmental science
Persistent organic pollutants
Natural organic matter
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,595
4,181
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,352
2,322
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Shale gas
Shale oil
Tight reservoir
Unconventional hydrocarbon resource
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,082
3,759
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Petrogenesis
Syn- and post-collisional magmatism
Palaeograhpical reconstruction
Microcontinen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,059
3,910
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Nanomaterial
piezoelectric materials
supramolecular materials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,830
3,346
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,824
2,913
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Paleomagnetism
Environmental magnetism
Rock magnetism
Paleointensity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,633
3,296
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Complex system management,National security governance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,496
3,418
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Geochemistry
Petrology
Iron isotopes
Calcium isotopes
Magnesium isotopes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,167
2,718
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Tribology and Surface Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
2,706
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Photoelectrochemical biosensor and devices
Two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,471
2,717
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Geology of Tibetan Plateau
Opholite
Thermochronology
Sedimentology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,458
2,321
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Economic Geology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,397
2,990
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,192
2,047
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
land use
land planning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,176
1,504
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Seismic Hazard Analysis
Active tectonics
Earthquake modeling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,140
1,672
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
materials science and engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
2,360
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Coal seam gas
Coal geology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,036
2,452
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Photocatalytsis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,936
2,458
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
unconventional reservoir
micro- and nanoscale flow
interfical phenomenon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
2,492
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Porphyry deposits
Post-collisional magmatism
Crustal growth
Exploration
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
2,312
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Magmatism and mineralization
Geology and geochemistry of ore deposit
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,796
2,306
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
nano materials
solar cell
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,757
2,712
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Subsurface flow and transport modeling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,734
1,987
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Economic Geology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,731
1,352
0.495
Wei He(何伟)
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,595
4,181
0.747
Environmental science
Persistent organic pollutants
Natural organic matter
Sheng Zhang
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,352
2,322
0.434
Xuan Tang
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,082
3,759
0.740
Shale gas
Shale oil
Tight reservoir
Unconventional hydrocarbon resource
Qing Wang (王青)
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,059
3,910
0.773
Petrogenesis
Syn- and post-collisional magmatism
Palaeograhpical reconstruction
Microcontinen
Qi An (安琪)
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,830
3,346
0.693
Nanomaterial
piezoelectric materials
supramolecular materials
Shunda Yuan
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,824
2,913
0.604
Haiyan Li / 李海燕
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,633
3,296
0.711
Paleomagnetism
Environmental magnetism
Rock magnetism
Paleointensity
Xiangyun Gao (高湘昀)
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,496
3,418
0.760
Complex system management,National security governance
Yongsheng He
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,167
2,718
0.652
Geochemistry
Petrology
Iron isotopes
Calcium isotopes
Magnesium isotopes
Wen Yue
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
2,706
0.765
Tribology and Surface Engineering
Bing Sun
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,471
2,717
0.783
Photoelectrochemical biosensor and devices
Two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks
Jingen Dai
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,458
2,321
0.671
Geology of Tibetan Plateau
Opholite
Thermochronology
Sedimentology
Kunfeng Qiu 邱昆峰
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,397
2,990
0.880
Zhangbing Zhou
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,192
2,047
0.641
Meichen Fu
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,176
1,504
0.474
Jia Cheng
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,140
1,672
0.532
Seismic Hazard Analysis
Active tectonics
Earthquake modeling
Haipeng Ji
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
2,360
0.763
materials science and engineering
Song Li (李松)
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,036
2,452
0.808
Shixin Yu
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,936
2,458
0.837
Dong Feng
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
2,492
0.866
unconventional reservoir
micro- and nanoscale flow
interfical phenomenon
Rui Wang
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
2,312
0.810
Porphyry deposits
Post-collisional magmatism
Crustal growth
Exploration
Yi Cao
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,796
2,306
0.825
Magmatism and mineralization
Geology and geochemistry of ore deposit
Huachao Zai
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,757
2,712
0.984
Guoliang Cao
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,734
1,987
0.727
Subsurface flow and transport modeling
Xuexiang Gu
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,731
1,352
0.495