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 :51
Optoelectronic devices
Organic Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,042
1,541
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
optical fiber sensors and optical fiber-based devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,972
1,146
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Molecular imaging
Biomaterials
Nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,971
1,910
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Deep learning
edge intelligence
C-RAN
massive MIMO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,946
1,913
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
quantum key distribution
quantum cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
1,407
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Mobile social network
data science and AI
crowdsourcing system
Energy Internet
mobile computing and networking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,923
1,156
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,873
892
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
image/video coding and processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,720
1,408
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Computational Photography
3D imaging
target detection
infrared imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
1,501
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
1,225
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Wireless Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,609
1,151
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
solid-state polymer electrolytes
lithium-ion batteries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
1,515
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
NOMA
MEC
UAV
IRS
PHY security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,531
1,368
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Hadron Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,470
1,261
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
drug delivery/thrombolysis/ischaemic stroke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,442
1,019
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Network Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
820
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Wireless Communications
Machine Learning
Big Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
1,416
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Crowdsourcing
game theory
wireless charging
edge computing
blockchain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,406
1,135
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Network Physiology
Biological Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics
Time series analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
515
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Multimedia Information System
Computer Audition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
430
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
507
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Energy management and power system optimization
Intelligent optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
788
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
873
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
936
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Massive MIMO
Internet of Things
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
796
0.706
Huabin Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,042
1,541
0.755
Optoelectronic devices
Organic Electronics
Bing Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,972
1,146
0.581
optical fiber sensors and optical fiber-based devices
Hui Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,971
1,910
0.969
Molecular imaging
Biomaterials
Nanomedicine
Wenchao Xia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,946
1,913
0.983
Deep learning
edge intelligence
C-RAN
massive MIMO
Chun Mei Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
1,407
0.728
quantum key distribution
quantum cryptography
Yufeng Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,923
1,156
0.601
Mobile social network
data science and AI
crowdsourcing system
Energy Internet
mobile computing and networking
Quanyou Feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,873
892
0.476
Jian Xiong (熊健)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,720
1,408
0.819
image/video coding and processing
Hu Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
1,501
0.882
Computational Photography
3D imaging
target detection
infrared imaging
Hao Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
1,225
0.739
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Jun Zhang 张军
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,609
1,151
0.715
Shi Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
1,515
0.975
solid-state polymer electrolytes
lithium-ion batteries
Wei Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,531
1,368
0.894
NOMA
MEC
UAV
IRS
PHY security
Shu Sheng Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,470
1,261
0.858
Yu Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,442
1,019
0.707
drug delivery/thrombolysis/ischaemic stroke
Wei Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
820
0.574
Jinlong Sun (Focuslab)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
1,416
0.994
Wireless Communications
Machine Learning
Big Data
Jia Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,406
1,135
0.807
Crowdsourcing
game theory
wireless charging
edge computing
blockchain
Qianli DY Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
515
0.393
Network Physiology
Biological Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics
Time series analysis
Xi Shao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
430
0.337
Multimedia Information System
Computer Audition
Qunbo Mei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
507
0.402
Huifeng Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
788
0.677
Energy management and power system optimization
Intelligent optimization
Lei Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
873
0.752
Ruilin Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
936
0.817
Qi Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
796
0.706
Massive MIMO
Internet of Things