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
Night Vision
Image Enhancement
Computational Imaging
Quantitative Phase Imaging
3D imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,834
41,133
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,868
38,326
0.699
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,539
26,718
0.821
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
computational nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,434
24,190
0.770
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Perovskite
Fuel Cells
ORR
OER
HER
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,812
23,263
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Upconversion
lanthanide
rare earth
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,648
22,692
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,325
22,680
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,332
21,806
0.861
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
HVACR
Heat pump
Cooling tower
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,620
17,680
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
环境
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,862
15,278
0.668
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
grey system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,920
14,680
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Quantitative Phase Imaging
Optical Metrology
Phase Retrieval
Digital Holography
Ptychography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,992
14,577
0.858
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mixed matrix membranes
Graphene
Pervaporation
Gas separation
Water desalination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,856
13,868
0.823
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carbon and Water Cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,028
13,602
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rare earth
Electrocatalysis
Fuel cells
Metal-air batteries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,721
11,792
0.859
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
3D printing
supercapacitor
battery
hydrogel
MXene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,034
11,660
0.895
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
environmental exposure
reproductive health
metabolism
cohort study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,205
10,226
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,602
10,211
0.963
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,354
9,516
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,317
9,460
0.710
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
investment
management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,552
9,182
0.795
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Optical fiber sensors
YAG
Sapphire
OTDR
Single crystal fiber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,631
8,583
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
lignin enzymatic hydrolysis、pretreatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,775
8,574
0.977
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
membrane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,320
8,482
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,454
8,439
0.483
Qian Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,834
41,133
0.809
Night Vision
Image Enhancement
Computational Imaging
Quantitative Phase Imaging
3D imaging
Qiang Wang
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,868
38,326
0.699
Jia Zhu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,539
26,718
0.821
Yafei Li
Nanjing Normal University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,434
24,190
0.770
Wei Zhou(周嵬)
Nanjing Tech University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,812
23,263
0.755
Ling Huang
Nanjing Tech University
Nanjing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,648
22,692
0.655
Huangxian Ju
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,325
22,680
0.410
Yunhui Huang
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,332
21,806
0.861
Jiasheng Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,620
17,680
0.640
毕军
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,862
15,278
0.668
Sifeng Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,920
14,680
0.350
Chao Zuo|左超, C. Zuo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,992
14,577
0.858
Quantitative Phase Imaging
Optical Metrology
Phase Retrieval
Digital Holography
Ptychography
Gongping Liu (刘公平)
Nanjing Tech University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,856
13,868
0.823
Mixed matrix membranes
Graphene
Pervaporation
Gas separation
Water desalination
Guoyi Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,028
13,602
0.523
Gengtao Fu Ä»˜Æ›´Æ¶›
Nanjing Normal University
Nanjing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,721
11,792
0.859
Yizhou Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,034
11,660
0.895
Yankai Xia
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,205
10,226
0.673
environmental exposure
reproductive health
metabolism
cohort study
段改改
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,602
10,211
0.963
Chen Wang
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,354
9,516
0.663
Weimin Ju
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,317
9,460
0.710
Lin Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,552
9,182
0.795
Bo Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,631
8,583
0.738
Caoxing Huang
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,775
8,574
0.977
Weihong Xing
Nanjing Tech University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,320
8,482
0.688
Teng Zhai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,454
8,439
0.483