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
Networked control and estimation
Hybrid systems
Complex networks
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
1,412
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,643
1,477
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
permafrost
frost damage
rock weathering
frost fracturing
thermal energy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,639
1,566
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Cyber-physical systems
artificial intelligence systems security
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
1,420
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
1,162
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Environmental Microbiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
1,441
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
1,141
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Dielectric Materials
Ferroelectric Materials
Ceramic-glass composites
Polymer-based composites
Biosensors
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,366
1,225
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
machine learning
bioinformatics
computational biology
system biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,344
1,064
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Falling film evaporation
Enhanced heat transfer
Nanofluid heat transfer
Pulsating flow and heat transfer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,336
1,218
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
tribology surface design
self-lubrication composites
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,244
994
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
568
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Mining System Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
1,193
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Integrated Water Resources Management
Climate Change Impacts
Flood and Drought Adaptive Management
Digital Earth Application
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,202
953
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
1,055
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,118
1,037
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Soft sensors
Liquid metals
Stretchable electronics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
1,052
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Vehucular Networks
Wireless Networking
Routing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
977
648
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Bioimpedance
Biomedical signal detecting and processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
620
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Lithium battery
electrocatalysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
885
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Image Processing and Pattern Recognition
Computer Vision and Machine Learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
711
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Polymer
Nanotechnology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
858
213
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
sustainable urban development and governance,water governance
financial geography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
769
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
energy materials
biomaterials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
794
675
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
geophysics
reservoir characterization
machine learning
geostatistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
741
0.975
Xinghua Liu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
1,412
0.853
Networked control and estimation
Hybrid systems
Complex networks
Xue Deqing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,643
1,477
0.899
Hailiang Jia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,639
1,566
0.955
permafrost
frost damage
rock weathering
frost fracturing
thermal energy
Zhenhua Yu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
1,420
0.873
Cyber-physical systems
artificial intelligence systems security
Zhang Liang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
1,162
0.715
Yanan Yin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
1,441
0.920
Zeyang Song
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
1,141
0.764
Xu Lu (路旭)
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,366
1,225
0.897
Dielectric Materials
Ferroelectric Materials
Ceramic-glass composites
Polymer-based composites
Biosensors
Aimin Li
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,344
1,064
0.792
machine learning
bioinformatics
computational biology
system biology
Chuang-Yao Zhao (赵创要)
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,336
1,218
0.912
Falling film evaporation
Enhanced heat transfer
Nanofluid heat transfer
Pulsating flow and heat transfer
Dongya zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,244
994
0.799
tribology surface design
self-lubrication composites
郑斌
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
568
0.462
Song Jiang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
1,193
0.979
Rengui Jiang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,202
953
0.793
Integrated Water Resources Management
Climate Change Impacts
Flood and Drought Adaptive Management
Digital Earth Application
Wang Yan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
1,055
0.886
Hui Yue
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,118
1,037
0.928
Jiayi Yang|Jiayi Yang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
1,052
0.993
Soft sensors
Liquid metals
Stretchable electronics
Xiumei Fan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
977
648
0.663
Yang Yuxiang|Yuxiang Yang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
620
0.640
Jing Zhang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
885
0.990
Guangfeng Lin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
711
0.813
Image Processing and Pattern Recognition
Computer Vision and Machine Learning
Zhang Qian
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
858
213
0.248
Zhe Cheng|程哲
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
769
0.905
sustainable urban development and governance,water governance
financial geography
Yinglin Yan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
794
675
0.850
energy materials
biomaterials
Xingye Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
741
0.975
geophysics
reservoir characterization
machine learning
geostatistics