Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
bioinformatics
comparative genomics
population genomics
and system biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
760
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,192
1,674
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
数量生态学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
1,691
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Biodiversity
Climate variability
Nitrogen enrichment (deposition/application)
Stability
Ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,644
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Taxonomy
Biogeography
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,937
1,427
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Photosynthesis
Biophysics
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,937
900
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,917
1,020
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
dryland
litter decomposition
photodegradation
ecosystem function
litter carbon and nitrogen dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
1,215
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Vegetation Ecology
Karst
Nutrient cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
1,122
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Plant-animal interaction
ecology. conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,675
893
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Forest ecology
biodiversity
mechanisms of species coexistence
density dependence
breeding system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
892
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
植物代谢
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,571
936
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Biodiversity
Biogeographty
Botany
Vitaceae
Taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
1,274
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Genomics
Molecular Evolution
Evo-Devo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,521
925
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Phylogeny
Biogeography
Diversification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,392
735
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,262
1,147
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
plant biology
gene expression
organogenesis
shoot development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
997
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
statistical genetics
quantitative genetics
population genetics
plant genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
1,220
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Phenology
Macroecology
functional traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,194
796
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Ecosystem ecology
evolutionary ecology
decomposition
functional ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
784
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,009
399
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Plant Ecophysiology
Phenotypic plasticity
Intercropping
Functional-structural plant modelling
Biodiversity Ecosystem Functio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
859
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Super resolution microscopy
Molecular dynamics
Quantum Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
918
409
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Grassland Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
667
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Community ecology
Species coexistence
Seedling dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
890
671
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,198
18,749
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jie Guo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
760
0.344
bioinformatics
comparative genomics
population genomics
and system biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,589
18,862
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Wei Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,192
1,674
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,367
19,269
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jiangshan Lai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
1,691
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,803
19,729
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Yunhai Zhang （张云海）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,644
0.794
Biodiversity
Climate variability
Nitrogen enrichment (deposition/application)
Stability
Ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,492
20,702
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Yong Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,937
1,427
0.737
Taxonomy
Biogeography
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,553
20,706
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Lijin Tian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,937
900
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,914
20,866
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Yu Liang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,917
1,020
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,847
21,916
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Guofang Liu; 刘国方
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
1,215
0.681
dryland
litter decomposition
photodegradation
ecosystem function
litter carbon and nitrogen dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,605
21,950
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Changcheng Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
1,122
0.630
Vegetation Ecology
Karst
Nutrient cycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,168
22,930
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
You-Bing Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,675
893
0.533
Plant-animal interaction
ecology. conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,422
23,708
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Yan Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
892
0.561
Forest ecology
biodiversity
mechanisms of species coexistence
density dependence
breeding system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,714
23,895
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Zheyong Xue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,571
936
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
516,111
24,253
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Li-Min Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
1,274
0.829
Biodiversity
Biogeographty
Botany
Vitaceae
Taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,697
24,411
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Guixia Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,521
925
0.608
Genomics
Molecular Evolution
Evo-Devo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,559
25,669
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Xiaoguo Xiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,392
735
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583,538
27,158
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Meifeng Deng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,262
1,147
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,651
27,414
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Enjun Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
997
0.804
plant biology
gene expression
organogenesis
shoot development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,175
27,432
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Yao Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
1,220
0.985
statistical genetics
quantitative genetics
population genetics
plant genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,891
27,954
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Yanjun Du (杜彦君)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,194
796
0.667
Phenology
Macroecology
functional traits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642,711
29,577
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Xu Pan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
784
0.734
Ecosystem ecology
evolutionary ecology
decomposition
functional ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,193
30,420
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Qi Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,009
399
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,793
31,028
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Franca J Bongers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
859
0.887
Plant Ecophysiology
Phenotypic plasticity
Intercropping
Functional-structural plant modelling
Biodiversity Ecosystem Functio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,236
31,815
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Xiaohua Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
918
409
0.446
Super resolution microscopy
Molecular dynamics
Quantum Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,566
32,115
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
李文怀 (Wenhuai Li)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
667
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,138
32,290
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Lei Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
890
671
0.754
Community ecology
Species coexistence
Seedling dynamics