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
Semiconductor ionic material & device
solid oxide cell
memorizer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,541
3,178
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Piezoelectric
Gas sensors
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,517
2,805
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Hydrogen Energy
Solid Electrolytes
Solid Batteries
Photocatalysts
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
2,495
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
OB
IS
Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,404
3,383
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
P450
enzyme engineering
biocatalysis and biotransformation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,391
2,594
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
*wave absor*
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,388
3,384
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Cryptography and Information Security
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,172
2,382
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Density functional theory
Rechargeable batteries
Electrochemistry
Energy storage materials
MXene
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,170
2,957
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Photodetector
LEDs
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,157
2,335
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Nonlinear functions
sequences and coding theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,007
1,707
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Time-frequency analysis: from charge transfer coupled with mass diffusion to device's properties
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,796
2,126
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
pharmacology and toxicology
cancer
Taoist Medicine
Chinese Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,526
1,670
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
perovskite solar cell
carbon nanomaterials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
1,180
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Wireless Communication Physical layer
D2D Communication
Fog
Vehicular fog
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,386
2,271
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
food science
konjac glucomannan
water activity
self assembly structure
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
2,102
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
targeted therapy of cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
1,527
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,091
1,168
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Microbial metabolic engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,032
1,114
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
food colloids
electrospinning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,958
1,866
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Polymer supported-synthesis, Combinatorial chemistry
Synthesis of biological active chemicals / agrochemical products
Develo
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,950
982
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Sequence Design
Coding Theory
Cryptography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,823
1,279
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Molecular plant-mocrobe interactions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,665
1,159
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Nanoparticles
Gas sensors
E-skin
Electron transport
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
1,441
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Polymer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
1,190
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Emission trading system
Global climate governance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
1,609
0.997
Chen Xia
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,541
3,178
0.897
Semiconductor ionic material & device
solid oxide cell
memorizer
Zhao WANG 王钊
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,517
2,805
0.798
Piezoelectric
Gas sensors
Zhengbang Wang
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
2,495
0.724
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Hydrogen Energy
Solid Electrolytes
Solid Batteries
Photocatalysts
Ali Nawaz Khan
Hubei Engineering University
Xiaogan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,404
3,383
0.994
Aitao Li
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,391
2,594
0.765
Di Lan 兰笛
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,388
3,384
0.999
Mingwu Zhang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,172
2,382
0.751
Cryptography and Information Security
Shulai Lei
Hubei University of Arts and Science
Xiangyang, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,170
2,957
0.933
Density functional theory
Rechargeable batteries
Electrochemistry
Energy storage materials
MXene
Hai Zhou
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,157
2,335
0.740
Xiangyong Zeng
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,007
1,707
0.568
Huang Qa
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,796
2,126
0.760
Time-frequency analysis: from charge transfer coupled with mass diffusion to device's properties
Xuanbin Wang
Hubei University of Medicine
Shiyan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,526
1,670
0.661
pharmacology and toxicology
cancer
Taoist Medicine
Chinese Medicine
Li Wan
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
1,180
0.468
perovskite solar cell
carbon nanomaterials
Manzoor Ahmed
Hubei Engineering University
Xiaogan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,386
2,271
0.952
Wireless Communication Physical layer
D2D Communication
Fog
Vehicular fog
Kao Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
2,102
0.894
food science
konjac glucomannan
water activity
self assembly structure
Ying Liu
Hubei University of Medicine
Shiyan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
1,527
0.704
Yuebin Li 李岳彬
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,091
1,168
0.559
Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
Xiaoming Tan
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,032
1,114
0.548
Lingli Deng
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,958
1,866
0.953
food colloids
electrospinning
Zuxing Chen
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,950
982
0.504
Polymer supported-synthesis, Combinatorial chemistry
Synthesis of biological active chemicals / agrochemical products
Develo
Nian Li
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,823
1,279
0.702
Sequence Design
Coding Theory
Cryptography
Dae Sung Kim
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,665
1,159
0.696
Molecular plant-mocrobe interactions
Bo Xie
Hubei Normal University
Huangshi, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
1,441
0.869
Nanoparticles
Gas sensors
E-skin
Electron transport
Tsai fangchang
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
1,190
0.726
Sun Yongping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
1,609
0.997
Emission trading system
Global climate governance