Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 102 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
Materials genome
Additive manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,781
2,919
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Computational Physics
Materials Science
Photocatalysis
electrocatalysis
band structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,579
3,436
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Self-healing
Electroplasticity
Additive Manufacturing
Mechanical properties
Metal fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,332
1,964
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Materials
energy
hydrogen storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
546
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Energy storage
Li-batteries
Supercapacitors
Nanosciences/Physical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,204
2,639
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Magnetism
Caloric Materials
Neutron Scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,191
1,924
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,047
2,178
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Corrosion - Protection - Electrochemical tech. - Coatings - Pipeline corrosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,842
1,213
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Flow Battery
Electrochemistry
Multi-scale modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,724
1,927
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Fracture
Mechanical Behaviors
Metallic glass
High strength materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,702
1,648
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
1,337
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,118
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Transmission electron microscopy
Magnesium alloys
Deformation mechanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
1,659
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Thin film
Diamond
Electrochemical sensing
Energy storage and conversion
Hard coating
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,193
1,439
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Hydrocarbon conversion via carbon or boron catalysis
CO2 conversion via metal complex
Operando spectroscopic mechanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,120
1,762
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Modelling the microstructure evolution in steels and other metals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
1,084
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Nanostructured metallic materials
In situ TEM study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,882
1,508
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
materials computation and design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
1,813
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Novel 2D materials
including graphyne
graphdiyne
phosphorus and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)
Thermoelectric Mater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,828
1,626
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Mechanical properties
High-entropy alloys
Superalloys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,713
1,526
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Metallic materials for medical & commercial applications
Antibacterial metals & alloys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
1,275
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
1,222
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Magnesium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,443
636
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Battery Materials
Solar Cell
Supercapacitor
Topological Materials
First-Principles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,318
1,249
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
corrosion
stress corrosion cracking
fretting wear
welding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
1,034
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,071
12,644
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Hao Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,781
2,919
0.772
Materials genome
Additive manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,243
13,295
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Sajjad Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,579
3,436
0.960
Computational Physics
Materials Science
Photocatalysis
electrocatalysis
band structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,168
14,187
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Huajie Yang （阳华杰）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,332
1,964
0.589
Self-healing
Electroplasticity
Additive Manufacturing
Mechanical properties
Metal fatigue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,715
14,474
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Xd, Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
546
0.167
Materials
energy
hydrogen storage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,123
14,713
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Zahid Ali Ghazi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,204
2,639
0.824
Energy storage
Li-batteries
Supercapacitors
Nanosciences/Physical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,197
14,764
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Bing Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,191
1,924
0.603
Magnetism
Caloric Materials
Neutron Scattering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,414
15,380
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Guangjian Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,047
2,178
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,274
16,320
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Maocheng Yan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,842
1,213
0.427
Corrosion - Protection - Electrochemical tech. - Coatings - Pipeline corrosion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,229
16,927
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Ao Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,724
1,927
0.707
Flow Battery
Electrochemistry
Multi-scale modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,530
17,052
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Ruitao Qu（屈瑞涛）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,702
1,648
0.610
Fracture
Mechanical Behaviors
Metallic glass
High strength materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,749
17,321
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Peng Wan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
1,337
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,271
18,817
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Yibin Ren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,118
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,887
19,206
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Xiaohong Shao (邵晓宏)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
1,659
0.713
Transmission electron microscopy
Magnesium alloys
Deformation mechanism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,923
20,085
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Nan Huang (黄楠)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,193
1,439
0.656
Thin film
Diamond
Electrochemical sensing
Energy storage and conversion
Hard coating
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,530
20,575
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Rui Huang (黄瑞)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,120
1,762
0.831
Hydrocarbon conversion via carbon or boron catalysis
CO2 conversion via metal complex
Operando spectroscopic mechanism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,003
21,992
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Chengwu Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
1,084
0.561
Modelling the microstructure evolution in steels and other metals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,375
22,390
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Xiaochun Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,882
1,508
0.801
Nanostructured metallic materials
In situ TEM study
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,965
22,789
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Lei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
1,813
0.986
materials computation and design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,773
22,858
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Baojuan Dong (董宝娟)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,828
1,626
0.889
Novel 2D materials
including graphyne
graphdiyne
phosphorus and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)
Thermoelectric Mater
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,408
23,878
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Shijie Sun（孙士杰）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,713
1,526
0.891
Mechanical properties
High-entropy alloys
Superalloys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,183
24,540
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
M Babar Shahzad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
1,275
0.777
Metallic materials for medical & commercial applications
Antibacterial metals & alloys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,936
24,668
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Xiaoxi Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
1,222
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
556,678
26,441
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Lei Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,443
636
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,128
27,777
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Sami Ullah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,318
1,249
0.948
Battery Materials
Solar Cell
Supercapacitor
Topological Materials
First-Principles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,452
28,238
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Hongliang Ming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
1,034
0.810
corrosion
stress corrosion cracking
fretting wear
welding