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 :76
Constructed wetlands
Biological nitrogen removal
Emerging pollutants
Nature-based solutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,165
5,899
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Chemistry---Porous materials---Structures and applications
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,030
3,650
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,937
4,161
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Atmospheric Chemistry
Atmospheric Aerosol
Environment Chemsitry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,920
4,602
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Fluorescence imaging
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,392
5,156
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,328
4,700
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,262
2,673
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Machine Learning
Medical Imaging Processing
Brain Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,233
5,262
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Batteries
electrochemical fields
hydrogen storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,179
4,718
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,087
2,122
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Sustainable energy systems
Agent-based modelling
Data analysis
Heat transfer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,061
5,268
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Functional materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,998
5,366
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Two dimensional materials
Topological insulators
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,943
3,805
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Epigenetics in Tumor Origin and Development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,909
3,621
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Sustainability Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,908
4,683
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,837
2,409
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Energy storage
battery
polymer
carbon materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,835
4,139
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
microbial ecology
bioinformatics
metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,794
4,313
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
Fractional order control systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,711
3,105
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Systems Biomedicine
Machine Learning
Operations Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,691
3,201
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Fluorescent dyes
Probe
Bioimaging
Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,618
4,655
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
genome assembly
plant comparative genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,589
3,145
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
Terahertz photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,556
2,497
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
SERS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,533
4,665
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Recombineering
Biotechnology
Genetic Engineering
PKS/NRPS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,465
2,391
0.438
Haiming Wu
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,165
5,899
0.823
Constructed wetlands
Biological nitrogen removal
Emerging pollutants
Nature-based solutions
Peizhou Li
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,030
3,650
0.519
Chemistry---Porous materials---Structures and applications
Ming Yi Bai
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,937
4,161
0.600
Xinfeng Wang
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,920
4,602
0.665
Atmospheric Chemistry
Atmospheric Aerosol
Environment Chemsitry
Ping Li
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,392
5,156
0.807
Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Fluorescence imaging
Hong Jinglan
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,328
4,700
0.743
Bao Cai Tan
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,262
2,673
0.427
Qiang Wu
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,233
5,262
0.844
Machine Learning
Medical Imaging Processing
Brain Signal Processing
Zhaoqiang Li
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,179
4,718
0.764
Batteries
electrochemical fields
hydrogen storage
Zhanbing Bai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,087
2,122
0.349
Qie Sun
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,061
5,268
0.869
Sustainable energy systems
Agent-based modelling
Data analysis
Heat transfer
Fenglong Wang
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,998
5,366
0.895
Yilin Wang
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,943
3,805
0.640
Two dimensional materials
Topological insulators
Zhaojian Liu
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,909
3,621
0.613
Epigenetics in Tumor Origin and Development
Jiashuo Li
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,908
4,683
0.793
Bo Su
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,837
2,409
0.413
Guoxing Li
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,835
4,139
0.709
Energy storage
battery
polymer
carbon materials
Qichao Tu
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,794
4,313
0.744
microbial ecology
bioinformatics
metagenomics
Yan Li
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,711
3,105
0.544
Zhi Ping Liu
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,691
3,201
0.562
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Systems Biomedicine
Machine Learning
Operations Research
Guangle Niu
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,618
4,655
0.829
Fluorescent dyes
Probe
Bioimaging
Therapy
Silong Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,589
3,145
0.563
genome assembly
plant comparative genomics
Zhanghua Han
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,556
2,497
0.449
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
Terahertz photonics
Chao Zhang (张超)
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,533
4,665
0.843
Fu Jun (符军)
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,465
2,391
0.438
Recombineering
Biotechnology
Genetic Engineering
PKS/NRPS