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
energy and environment science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,977
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Reservoir Limnology and Phytoplankton Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,506
1,587
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Process System Engineering
Machine Learning
QSPR/QSAR
Separation
Distillation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
2,441
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
water treatment
wastewatetreatment
membrane technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,385
2,025
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Physics Science
Materals Science
rare earth
luminescence
LED
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,302
1,416
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,257
1,724
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Renewable energy and environmental sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,252
2,118
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Electrochemical/Electrical Biosensors
nanomaterials and bioelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,139
1,118
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Organic Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,041
1,783
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
nanophotonics
photodetectors
graphene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,641
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Limnology - plankton - lakes - water quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,586
1,161
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Biometrics (e.g vein
face and gait) and machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,495
1,174
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Environmental nanomaterials Catalysis Adsorption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,479
1,444
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
poorly soluble drugs
in vitro-in vivo correlations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,417
1,155
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Face Alignment
Face Reconstruciton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,399
1,328
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
(1) Environmental Microbiology and Ecology
(2) Ecological Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,399
866
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Energy and Environment Science
Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
1,327
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
process system engineering
Waste Treatment
Energy
Molecular design
Thermodynamics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,322
1,299
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Aquatic Toxicology
Environmental Science
Health Risk Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,310
1,200
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Cybersecurity
Complex networks & systems
Mathematical modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,267
782
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Materials Design
DFT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,168
1,106
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
(applied) landscape ecology
engineering
spatial analysis
urban ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,159
989
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
electrochemistry
batteries
electrocatalysts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
882
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
remanufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
801
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
magnesium alloys
UFG structure materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
1,084
0.996
Ling Fang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,977
0.781
Zhe Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,506
1,587
0.633
Reservoir Limnology and Phytoplankton Ecology
Ao Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
2,441
0.995
Process System Engineering
Machine Learning
QSPR/QSAR
Separation
Distillation
Jixiang Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,385
2,025
0.849
Ye Jin
Chongqing University of Technology
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,302
1,416
0.615
Physics Science
Materals Science
rare earth
luminescence
LED
Shuanglong Feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,257
1,724
0.764
Haixing Chang
Chongqing University of Technology
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,252
2,118
0.940
Renewable energy and environmental sustainability
Chaker Tlili
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,139
1,118
0.523
Electrochemical/Electrical Biosensors
nanomaterials and bioelectronics
Tainan Duan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,041
1,783
0.874
Linlong Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,641
0.865
Jianrong Ma(马健荣)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,586
1,161
0.732
Limnology - plankton - lakes - water quality
Huafeng Qin
Chongqing Technology & Business University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,495
1,174
0.785
Biometrics (e.g vein
face and gait) and machine learning
Debin Jiang
Chongqing Technology & Business University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,479
1,444
0.976
Environmental nanomaterials Catalysis Adsorption
Jia Deng
Chongqing Technology & Business University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,417
1,155
0.815
Xiaohu Shao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,399
1,328
0.949
Liyan Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,399
866
0.619
(1) Environmental Microbiology and Ecology
(2) Ecological Engineering
Xiaohui Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
1,327
0.974
Yang Su
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,322
1,299
0.983
process system engineering
Waste Treatment
Energy
Molecular design
Thermodynamics.
Naima Hamid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,310
1,200
0.916
Aquatic Toxicology
Environmental Science
Health Risk Assessment
Wanping Liu
Chongqing University of Technology
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,267
782
0.617
Cybersecurity
Complex networks & systems
Mathematical modelling
Shuai Zhao
Chongqing University of Technology
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,168
1,106
0.947
Chundi Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,159
989
0.853
(applied) landscape ecology
engineering
spatial analysis
urban ecology
Shuai Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
882
0.788
Yanbin Du
Chongqing Technology & Business University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
801
0.728
Peng Peng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
1,084
0.996
magnesium alloys
UFG structure materials