Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
climate modeling
air-sea interaction and monsoon variability
East Asian climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,957
24,232
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Aerosol Chemistry
Air Pollution
Atmospheric Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,518
22,381
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Climate-vegetation-chemistry interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,720
12,836
0.936
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Atmospheric sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,573
12,702
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
climate
climate modeling
climate change
regional climate model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,386
11,572
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
ocean
ocean observation
oceanography
ocean heat content
climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,794
9,907
0.918
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Weather and climate modeling
numerical methods for fluid dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,700
8,388
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Atmospheric Environment
Atmospheric Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,722
7,921
0.739
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Climate Dynamics
Monsoon
Air-Sea Interaction
Global Warming
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,674
7,813
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Atmospheric physics and atmospheric environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,437
7,655
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
environmental sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,538
7,489
0.453
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
air-sea interaction
climate change and simulation
decadal variability of Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean SST
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,111
6,454
0.908
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aerosol
Atmospheric pollution
Atmospheric chemistry
Atmospheric Physics
Satellite remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,967
6,257
0.628
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
satellite remote sensing
greenhouse gas
carbon emission
TanSat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,647
5,473
0.969
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
atmospheric deposition
ammonia
isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,161
5,190
0.725
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
climate dynamics
monsoon
teleconnections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,373
4,943
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Boundary-Layer processes.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,742
4,539
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
climate change
drought
monsoon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,599
4,233
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Climate modeling
air-sea interaction
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,256
4,196
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
carbon cycle
data assimilation
inverse modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,205
4,190
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Air-sea interaction
Climate prediction
Monsoon dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,139
3,900
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
atmospheric electricity
lightning
thunderstorm
deep convection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,607
3,876
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
气候动力和海气相互作用
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,728
3,349
0.898
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
regional climate modeling
East Asian monsoon
global climate model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,420
3,034
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
atmospheric environment and chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,079
2,998
0.735
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,559
478
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tianjun Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,957
24,232
0.578
climate modeling
air-sea interaction and monsoon variability
East Asian climate change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,798
564
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yele Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,518
22,381
0.630
Aerosol Chemistry
Air Pollution
Atmospheric Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,037
1,605
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xu Yue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,720
12,836
0.936
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,451
1,644
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,573
12,702
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,245
1,924
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xuejie Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,386
11,572
0.337
climate
climate modeling
climate change
regional climate model
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,927
2,446
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lijing Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,794
9,907
0.918
ocean
ocean observation
oceanography
ocean heat content
climate
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,999
3,129
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shian-Jiann Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,700
8,388
0.426
Weather and climate modeling
numerical methods for fluid dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,965
3,409
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
吉东生
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,722
7,921
0.739
Atmospheric Environment
Atmospheric Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,941
3,472
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gang Huang （黄刚）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,674
7,813
0.616
Climate Dynamics
Monsoon
Air-Sea Interaction
Global Warming
Climate Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,442
3,581
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
X Xia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,437
7,655
0.616
Atmospheric physics and atmospheric environment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,153
3,702
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xunhua Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,538
7,489
0.453
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,575
4,544
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lu Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,111
6,454
0.908
air-sea interaction
climate change and simulation
decadal variability of Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean SST
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,499
4,771
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jinyuan Xin,
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,967
6,257
0.628
Aerosol
Atmospheric pollution
Atmospheric chemistry
Atmospheric Physics
Satellite remote sensing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,942
5,605
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dongxu Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,647
5,473
0.969
satellite remote sensing
greenhouse gas
carbon emission
TanSat
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,794
5,991
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yuepeng Pan (潘月鹏)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,161
5,190
0.725
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,501
6,378
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,373
4,943
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,265
7,082
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zhiqiu Gao (高志球)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,742
4,539
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,608
7,687
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zhang Lixia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,599
4,233
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,848
7,761
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yongqiang Yu (俞永强)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,256
4,196
0.409
Climate modeling
air-sea interaction
climate change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,076
7,781
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zhiqiang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,205
4,190
0.996
carbon cycle
data assimilation
inverse modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,541
8,463
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bo Wu (吴波）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,139
3,900
0.635
Air-sea interaction
Climate prediction
Monsoon dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,416
8,517
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xiushu Qie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,607
3,876
0.450
atmospheric electricity
lightning
thunderstorm
deep convection
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,330
9,995
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shangfeng Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,728
3,349
0.898
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,307
11,119
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zou Liwei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,420
3,034
0.686
regional climate modeling
East Asian monsoon
global climate model
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,607
11,254
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Xiaole Pan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,079
2,998
0.735