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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 653 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,828
6,816
0.344
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
materials design
semiconductor physics
computational physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,693
13,009
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Statistical Machine Translation
Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics
Intelligent Computing
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,316
12,590
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Autophagy
Preconditioning
Cerebral ischemia
Cardiac hypertroph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,021
7,742
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Statistical Mechanics
Multiscal All-atom Simulation
Molecular Modeling
Electrochemical Reactions
Sustainable Energy & Fue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,812
15,362
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Nanogenerator
Energy Harvesting
Smart Sensors
Self-Powered Sensing
Flexible Electronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,181
13,125
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Perovskite PV and LED
OLE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,875
13,609
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,429
7,830
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
memristor
memcapacitor
gas sensor
humidity senso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,091
13,104
0.868
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Synchrotron Radiation
In-situ/Operando
XAS/RIXS/XPS
Rechargeable Batterie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,858
11,752
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
organic solar cell
perovskite solar cell
flexible electronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,519
10,756
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Biomaterials
drug delivery
gene delivery
nanobiotechnology
anti-inflammation therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,428
8,287
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
autophagy
neurodegenerative disease
neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,699
7,247
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Graphene
Fiber Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,866
11,576
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
nano mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,396
8,829
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Energy
electrocatalysis
CO2 capture
CO2/CO electrolysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,125
10,996
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Hematopoietic Stem cell Transplantation
Acute Leukemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,489
2,685
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Nanoporous materials
powder technology
catalysis
gas adsortio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,402
4,445
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
eCommerce
innovation adoption
social networking behaviors
internet marketing
MI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,094
5,296
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Forensic medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,909
9,230
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
photovoltaic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,749
7,946
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
organic semiconducting materials
semiconducting nanocrystals
perovskite
solar cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,075
7,786
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
OLED
OPV
Conjugated Materials
Organic Synthesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,872
6,239
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Solar Fuels
Colloidal Assembly
Responsive Photonic Nanostructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,404
5,971
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Bioinformatics
Population Genetics
Genomics
Metagenomics
ancient DN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,377
5,150
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,032
1,789
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Hongwei Gu
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,828
6,816
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,489
1,813
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Wan-Jian Yin (尹万健)
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,693
13,009
0.661
materials design
semiconductor physics
computational physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,124
2,031
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Min Zhang
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,316
12,590
0.687
Statistical Machine Translation
Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics
Intelligent Computing
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,203
2,085
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Rui Sheng 盛瑞
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,021
7,742
0.430
Autophagy
Preconditioning
Cerebral ischemia
Cardiac hypertroph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,984
2,117
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Tao Cheng ç ̈‹æ¶›
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,812
15,362
0.862
Statistical Mechanics
Multiscal All-atom Simulation
Molecular Modeling
Electrochemical Reactions
Sustainable Energy & Fue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,497
2,237
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Zhen Wen 文震|Z. Wen
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,181
13,125
0.764
Nanogenerator
Energy Harvesting
Smart Sensors
Self-Powered Sensing
Flexible Electronic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,832
2,288
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Zhao-Kui Wang (王照奎)
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,875
13,609
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,822
2,372
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Guodong Zhou
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,429
7,830
0.477
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,611
2,716
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Jinghui He
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,091
13,104
0.868
memristor
memcapacitor
gas sensor
humidity senso
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,844
2,777
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Liang Zhang
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,858
11,752
0.791
Synchrotron Radiation
In-situ/Operando
XAS/RIXS/XPS
Rechargeable Batterie
Smart Institutional Plan
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,901
2,867
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Yaowen Li
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,519
10,756
0.741
organic solar cell
perovskite solar cell
flexible electronic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,467
2,897
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Lichen Yin
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,428
8,287
0.574
Biomaterials
drug delivery
gene delivery
nanobiotechnology
anti-inflammation therap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,055
3,094
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Hai Dong Xu
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,699
7,247
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,988
3,039
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Yuanlong Shao
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,866
11,576
0.835
Graphene
Fiber Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,124
3,193
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Cheng Li
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,396
8,829
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,765
3,657
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Yuhang Wang
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,125
10,996
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,463
3,920
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Jia Chen
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,489
2,685
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,255
3,962
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Zhangxiong Wu
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,402
4,445
0.390
Nanoporous materials
powder technology
catalysis
gas adsortio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,166
429
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Judy Chuan-Chuan Lin
Soochow University Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,094
5,296
0.477
eCommerce
innovation adoption
social networking behaviors
internet marketing
MI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,028
4,187
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Zhang Mingyang
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,909
9,230
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,668
4,269
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Changlei Wang
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,749
7,946
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,238
4,623
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Jianyu Yuan
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,075
7,786
0.773
organic semiconducting materials
semiconducting nanocrystals
perovskite
solar cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,620
4,757
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Zuo-Quan Jiang 蒋佐权
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,872
6,239
0.632
OLED
OPV
Conjugated Materials
Organic Synthesi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,727
5,067
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Le He
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,404
5,971
0.635
Solar Fuels
Colloidal Assembly
Responsive Photonic Nanostructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,081
5,083
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Zhemin Zhou
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,377
5,150
0.549
Bioinformatics
Population Genetics
Genomics
Metagenomics
ancient DN