Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Nottingham Ningbo China 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
Software Testing
Metamorphic Testing
Adaptive Random Testing
Technology-enhanced Learning and Instruction
Computer Literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,522
2,628
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Reinforcement Learning
Hyper-heuristics
Transportation Optimisation
Scheduling
Digital Port
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,316
2,302
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Neural Networks
Computer Vision
Algorithmic Trading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,212
832
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
China-Africa relations
Green BRI
Climate Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,162
1,947
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,139
2,919
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Electrical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
2,714
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Professional ethics in accounting and education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,977
1,764
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Energy
Engineering
Air conditioning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
2,204
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
service marketing
customer experience
hospitality marketing and management
sustainability
sharing economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,781
2,725
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
1,374
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Corporate Social Responsibility
Innovation
Energy Transition
Socio-technical Scenarios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,598
1,326
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
machine learning
conformal predictors
credit risk
analogical processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
1,367
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Foreign direct investment
international trade
supply chain management
tourism economics
regional economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,517
2,118
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Digital Marketing
Digital Innovation
Responsible Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,396
1,967
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Digital Cultural Heritage
Digital Heritage
Virtual Museums
Virtual Heritage
Virtual Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,374
1,667
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Lattice Boltzmann Method
Micro/nanoscale Flow
Thermal Management
Energy Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,347
1,475
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Health economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,251
894
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,190
516
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
International Trade
FDI
Energy and Environmental Economics
Sustainable Development and Sustainable Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
2,024
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
human computer interaction
signal processing
machine learning
sensors network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,161
1,515
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,155
1,855
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Entrepreneurship
Well-being
Innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems
small business
innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,118
1,416
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
social media
e-commerce
electronic word-of-mouth
emotion theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,039
1,913
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Sustainable Development
Brownfield Regeneration
Human Health Risk Assessment
Toxicology
Human-Environment Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,962
1,892
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
International commun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,961
1,732
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,938
12,558
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Dave Towey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,522
2,628
0.746
Software Testing
Metamorphic Testing
Adaptive Random Testing
Technology-enhanced Learning and Instruction
Computer Literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,459
13,234
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ruibin Bai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,316
2,302
0.694
Reinforcement Learning
Hyper-heuristics
Transportation Optimisation
Scheduling
Digital Port
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,488
13,637
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
David Siu Yeung Cho|Siu-Yeung Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,212
832
0.259
Neural Networks
Computer Vision
Algorithmic Trading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,351
13,824
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
May Tan Mullins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,162
1,947
0.616
China-Africa relations
Green BRI
Climate Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,230
13,930
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Cheng Heng Pang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,139
2,919
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,806
14,114
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
he zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
2,714
0.877
Electrical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,874
14,620
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Steven Dellaportas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,977
1,764
0.593
Professional ethics in accounting and education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,681
14,661
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Xia Liang Leon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
2,204
0.743
Energy
Engineering
Air conditioning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,926
15,533
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Yangyang Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,781
2,725
0.980
service marketing
customer experience
hospitality marketing and management
sustainability
sharing economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,231
16,455
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Maria Julia Trombetta
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
1,374
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,766
16,477
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Peter S Hofman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,598
1,326
0.510
Corporate Social Responsibility
Innovation
Energy Transition
Socio-technical Scenarios
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,311
16,500
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Tony Bellotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
1,367
0.527
machine learning
conformal predictors
credit risk
analogical processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,546
16,920
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Chang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,517
2,118
0.841
Foreign direct investment
international trade
supply chain management
tourism economics
regional economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,556
17,600
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Martin J Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,396
1,967
0.821
Digital Marketing
Digital Innovation
Responsible Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,260
17,728
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Eugene CH ng
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,374
1,667
0.702
Digital Cultural Heritage
Digital Heritage
Virtual Museums
Virtual Heritage
Virtual Archaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,644
17,902
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Yong Sean Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,347
1,475
0.628
Lattice Boltzmann Method
Micro/nanoscale Flow
Thermal Management
Energy Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,850
18,509
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Chee-Ruey Hsieh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,251
894
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,966
18,882
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Martin Lockett
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,190
516
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,977
18,884
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Eric Evans Osei Opoku
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
2,024
0.925
International Trade
FDI
Energy and Environmental Economics
Sustainable Development and Sustainable Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,897
19,073
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Lee Boon Giin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,161
1,515
0.701
human computer interaction
signal processing
machine learning
sensors network
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,649
19,116
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Philip Hall
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,155
1,855
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,786
19,403
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Haibo Zhou_周海波
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,118
1,416
0.669
Entrepreneurship
Well-being
Innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems
small business
innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,541
19,930
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Boying Li Belle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,039
1,913
0.938
social media
e-commerce
electronic word-of-mouth
emotion theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,475
20,507
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Yu Ting Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,962
1,892
0.964
Sustainable Development
Brownfield Regeneration
Human Health Risk Assessment
Toxicology
Human-Environment Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,648
20,514
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
huayang Cai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,961
1,732
0.883