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
spatial data mining,machine learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,393
1,770
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Paleolimnology
Limnology
Water quality
Global change biology
Climate change
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,378
1,188
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
2,033
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Epigenetics
miRNA
neurodevelopmental disorder
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,142
1,517
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Complex Analysis
Nonlinear Analysis
Differential Equations
Operator Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
1,395
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Natural product chemistry
biochemchemistry
genome mining
biosynthesis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
1,343
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Microbiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,976
1,049
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Fagaceae
plant systematics
phylogeny
anatomy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
1,586
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Computer vision
image processing
deep learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
1,445
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Nutrition
Plant
Evolutionary Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,760
1,429
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Plant-microbe interactions
Microbial communities
Biological control of phytopathogens
Quorum sensing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,705
1,513
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Economic Geology and Geochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,704
1,221
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
statistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,663
635
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Conservation Biogeography
Conservation Planning
Ecosystem Services
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,592
1,118
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
materials science,gemology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,578
1,225
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Bioinformatics
Drug design
Chemoinformatics
Computational genomics
NanoBiotech
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,446
1,422
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Eigenvalues
Matrix theory
tensors
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
935
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Surface Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,342
1,103
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
量子信息
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,298
832
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
stroke
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,163
650
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
stable water isotopes
monsoon
ENSO
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
1,091
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Land change science (LCS)
Remote sensing
Watershed health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,125
773
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Cyanobacterial blooming
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
845
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
lifespan regulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
357
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Nanotechnology
Inorganic chemistry
Li-ion battery
Water splitting
Catalyst
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
546
0.504
Lizhen Wang
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,393
1,770
0.740
spatial data mining,machine learning
Guangjie Chen
Yunnan Normal University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,378
1,188
0.500
Paleolimnology
Limnology
Water quality
Global change biology
Climate change
Yang Yang
Yunnan Normal University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
2,033
0.878
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Ying Cheng
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,142
1,517
0.708
Epigenetics
miRNA
neurodevelopmental disorder
Chao Wang
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
1,395
0.672
Complex Analysis
Nonlinear Analysis
Differential Equations
Operator Theory
Wei-Guang Wang
Yunnan Minzu University
Kunming, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
1,343
0.648
Natural product chemistry
biochemchemistry
genome mining
biosynthesis
Lianming Liang
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,976
1,049
0.531
Min Deng
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
1,586
0.817
Ruxin Wang
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
1,445
0.812
Computer vision
image processing
deep learning
Wei Chen
Yunnan Agricultural University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,760
1,429
0.812
Nutrition
Plant
Evolutionary Biology
Shahzad Munir
Yunnan Agricultural University
Kunming, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,705
1,513
0.887
Plant-microbe interactions
Microbial communities
Biological control of phytopathogens
Quorum sensing
Yongbin Wang
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,704
1,221
0.717
Economic Geology and Geochemistry
Jin Zhang
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,663
635
0.382
Ruidong Wu
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,592
1,118
0.702
Conservation Biogeography
Conservation Planning
Ecosystem Services
Qingchao Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,578
1,225
0.776
materials science,gemology
Shabana Bibi
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,446
1,422
0.983
Bioinformatics
Drug design
Chemoinformatics
Computational genomics
NanoBiotech
Li Chaoqian
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
935
0.691
Chengding Gu
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,342
1,103
0.822
Liujun Wang
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,298
832
0.641
Zhou Ningna
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,163
650
0.559
Zhongyin Cai
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
1,091
0.945
Hui Fan
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,125
773
0.687
Xuexiu Chang
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
845
0.752
Cyanobacterial blooming
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic ecology
Mintie Pu
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
357
0.321
Mei Leng
Yunnan University
Kunming, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
546
0.504
Nanotechnology
Inorganic chemistry
Li-ion battery
Water splitting
Catalyst