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
Quantum dot
solar cell
water splitting
luminescent solar concentrator
thermosensor
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,552
6,674
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
electrocatalysis
electroanalysis
electrochemical energy storages
nanomaterials
functional biointerfaces
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,545
5,543
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Structural Control
Health Monitoring
Blast
Impact
Functional Materials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,415
7,931
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
electrocatalysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,927
7,204
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,629
6,890
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
electrocatalyst
water-splitting
battery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,521
6,967
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
2D polymer
COFs
supramolecular chemistry
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,357
6,086
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,179
3,689
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Thin Film Transistors
Oxide Semiconductor
Dielectric Thin Film
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,064
4,043
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Nano Materials
Energy Application
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,514
5,156
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Life predition
Thermal model
Energy conversion and
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,392
6,117
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Nanomaterials
Electrochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,083
3,259
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Tissue engineering
Biomaterials
Electrospinning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,876
5,479
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Renewable energy storage and conversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,864
4,519
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
desalination
material design
supercapacitor
capacitive deionization
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,674
4,312
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
smart textiles
functional fibers.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,428
4,964
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Biosensor
Nanomaterials
electrochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,421
3,700
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
环境
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,224
4,806
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
electrospinning、nanofibers、flexible/stretchable sevices
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,128
3,962
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Fire Safety
flame retardant
fire retardants
flame retardance
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,105
3,094
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
advanced oxidation
electrochemical oxidation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,007
3,917
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
环境;催化;吸附;污染物去除
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,972
3,574
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Solid-state batteries
Matal-air batteries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,968
4,511
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
flame retardant
fire retardant
fire safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,810
2,809
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
混凝土
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,621
4,110
0.889
haiguang zhao
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,552
6,674
0.780
Quantum dot
solar cell
water splitting
luminescent solar concentrator
thermosensor
Lixue Zhang
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,545
5,543
0.649
electrocatalysis
electroanalysis
electrochemical energy storages
nanomaterials
functional biointerfaces
Chunwei Zhang
Qingdao University of Technology
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,415
7,931
0.942
Structural Control
Health Monitoring
Blast
Impact
Functional Materials
Jianping Lai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,927
7,204
0.909
Yinglong Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,629
6,890
0.903
Zexing Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,521
6,967
0.926
Yingjie Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,357
6,086
0.827
2D polymer
COFs
supramolecular chemistry
Shandong Li
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,179
3,689
0.514
Fukai Shan
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,064
4,043
0.572
Thin Film Transistors
Oxide Semiconductor
Dielectric Thin Film
Jianjian Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,514
5,156
0.792
Nano Materials
Energy Application
Kai Wang
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,392
6,117
0.957
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Life predition
Thermal model
Energy conversion and
Debao Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,083
3,259
0.536
Nanomaterials
Electrochemistry
Wu Tong
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,876
5,479
0.932
Tissue engineering
Biomaterials
Electrospinning
Jie Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,864
4,519
0.771
Renewable energy storage and conversion
Yong Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,674
4,312
0.760
desalination
material design
supercapacitor
capacitive deionization
Tian Mingwei
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,428
4,964
0.915
Hong Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,421
3,700
0.683
Biosensor
Nanomaterials
electrochemistry
Chuanhui Zhang
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,224
4,806
0.920
Bin Sun
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,128
3,962
0.773
Xilei Chen (陈希磊)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,105
3,094
0.606
Bo Jiang
Qingdao University of Technology
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,007
3,917
0.782
Yuanyuan Sun
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,972
3,574
0.719
Ning Zhao
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,968
4,511
0.908
Solid-state batteries
Matal-air batteries
Chuanmei Jiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,810
2,809
0.584
金祖权
Qingdao University of Technology
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,621
4,110
0.889