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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Nanomaterials and nanodevices in energy applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,631
15,594
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nanoengineering and cancer immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,332
9,561
0.775
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
nano-optics
plasmonics
metasurface
optical multiplexing
microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,742
6,691
0.765
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Nanophotonics
Metallic and Nonmetallic Surface Plasmon Resonance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,814
3,473
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Integrated optics
optical waveguide
nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,109
3,390
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
nanophotonics
optoelectronics
integration optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,170
3,081
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
metasurface
meta-optics
memristor
flexible electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,758
2,689
0.975
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
nanophotonics
metasurface
superresolution imaging
Laser physics and Laser fabrications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,663
2,457
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Metasurface
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,738
2,186
0.798
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,240
1,757
0.784
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
nanophotonics
biophotonics
optical trapping
optical manipulation
super-resolution imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,543
1,421
0.921
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,866
1,301
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
nanomaterials
environmental impacts
life cycle assessment
ecotoxicity
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
880
0.975
Wenjie Mai
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,631
15,594
0.660
Nanomaterials and nanodevices in energy applications
Ligeng Xu
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,332
9,561
0.775
Nanoengineering and cancer immunotherapy
Xiangping Li
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,742
6,691
0.765
nano-optics
plasmonics
metasurface
optical multiplexing
microscopy
Zaizhu Lou
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,814
3,473
0.597
Nanophotonics
Metallic and Nonmetallic Surface Plasmon Resonance
Huihui LU
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,109
3,390
0.825
Integrated optics
optical waveguide
nanophotonics
Qin Chen
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,170
3,081
0.596
nanophotonics
optoelectronics
integration optics
Song Gao 高嵩
University of Jinan
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,758
2,689
0.975
metasurface
meta-optics
memristor
flexible electronics
Fei Qin 秦 飞
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,663
2,457
0.671
nanophotonics
metasurface
superresolution imaging
Laser physics and Laser fabrications
Yanjun Bao (包燕军)
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,738
2,186
0.798
Metasurface
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
Jiahao Yan 严佳豪
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,240
1,757
0.784
Yuchao Li
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,543
1,421
0.921
nanophotonics
biophotonics
optical trapping
optical manipulation
super-resolution imaging
Na Ren
University of Jinan
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,866
1,301
0.697
Fan Wu
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
880
0.975
nanomaterials
environmental impacts
life cycle assessment
ecotoxicity
sustainability