Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.977 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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: 26
geotechnical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,703
17,842
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,142
14,947
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Design
Automation
and Test for Integrated Circuits
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,082
9,854
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
artificial intelligence
conversational AI
speech recognition
natural language processing
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,439
23,125
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Large Model
Computational Pathology
Medical Image Analysis
Multimodal
AI for Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,269
24,590
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Human Powered Machine Learning
Databases
Data Mining
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,121
14,669
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Semiconductor
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,697
6,776
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,790
5,346
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Nano Materials
2D Materials
TMDC
electronic transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,745
7,744
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Geotechnical engineering
landslides
earth and rockfill dams
pile foundations
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,529
15,932
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
databases
big data
data science
AI
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,121
12,797
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ultrafast laser spectroscopy
Photonic crystals fabrication and applications
Plasmonics
Nonlinear optical properties in semico
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,584
11,976
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Autonomous Driving
Perception
Embodied AI
Computer Vision
Mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,640
17,735
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Databases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,553
2,574
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Robotics
Topology Optimization
Additive Manufacturing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,423
10,644
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
convex optimization
financial engineering
deep learning
graphs
signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,317
7,636
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
structural biology
biophysics
NMR spectrscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,256
4,309
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Wireless communication
MIMO
Antennas
Propagation
Inverse Scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,953
5,736
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
International Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,818
2,674
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
5G Wireless Communications
Massive MIMO
Networked Control Systems
Compressive Sensing
Radio Resource Optimization
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,783
7,109
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Software Engineering
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Mining Software Repositories
Software Testing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,451
10,714
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Process monitoring
process modeling
process control
polymer processing
injection molding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,208
9,277
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Ocean Transport Logistics
Scheduling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,946
4,174
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Microfluidics
Bioanalysis
Tissue engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,690
6,261
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Computer Vision and Computer Graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,302
9,202
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,140
197
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Charles Ww Ng
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,703
17,842
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,842
200
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
James T Kwok
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,142
14,947
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,916
202
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Kwang Ting Tim Cheng
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,082
9,854
0.328
Design
Automation
and Test for Integrated Circuits
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,726
210
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Pascale Fung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,439
23,125
0.786
artificial intelligence
conversational AI
speech recognition
natural language processing
AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,929
213
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Hao Chen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,269
24,590
0.840
Large Model
Computational Pathology
Medical Image Analysis
Multimodal
AI for Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,098
218
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Lei Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,121
14,669
0.504
Human Powered Machine Learning
Databases
Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,601
226
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Mansun Chan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,697
6,776
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,787
237
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Robert S Wyer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,790
5,346
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,847
238
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Ning Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,745
7,744
0.279
Nano Materials
2D Materials
TMDC
electronic transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,705
252
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Limin Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,529
15,932
0.601
Geotechnical engineering
landslides
earth and rockfill dams
pile foundations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,051
269
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Xiaofang Zhou
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,121
12,797
0.509
databases
big data
data science
AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,926
287
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Kam Sing Wong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,584
11,976
0.508
Ultrafast laser spectroscopy
Photonic crystals fabrication and applications
Plasmonics
Nonlinear optical properties in semico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,853
302
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Ming Liu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,640
17,735
0.783
Autonomous Driving
Perception
Embodied AI
Computer Vision
Mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,015
304
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Dimitris Papadias
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,553
2,574
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,325
309
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Michael Yu Wang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,423
10,644
0.475
Robotics
Topology Optimization
Additive Manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,563
311
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Daniel P Palomar
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,317
7,636
0.342
convex optimization
financial engineering
deep learning
graphs
signal processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,703
312
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Guang Zhu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,256
4,309
0.194
structural biology
biophysics
NMR spectrscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,389
317
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Ross Murch
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,953
5,736
0.261
Wireless communication
MIMO
Antennas
Propagation
Inverse Scattering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,290
334
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Bruno Solnik
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,818
2,674
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,383
336
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Vincent Lau
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,783
7,109
0.342
5G Wireless Communications
Massive MIMO
Networked Control Systems
Compressive Sensing
Radio Resource Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,271
345
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Sunghun Kim
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,451
10,714
0.524
Software Engineering
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Mining Software Repositories
Software Testing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,913
353
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Furong Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,208
9,277
0.459
Process monitoring
process modeling
process control
polymer processing
injection molding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,637
357
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Chung Yee Lee
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,946
4,174
0.209
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Ocean Transport Logistics
Scheduling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,371
360
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Hongkai Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,690
6,261
0.318
Microfluidics
Bioanalysis
Tissue engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,498
369
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Chi Keung Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,302
9,202
0.477
Computer Vision and Computer Graphics