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
Astrophysics
gravitational waves
pulsars
black holes
pulsar timing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,982
80,149
0.802
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Groundwater
Hydrogeology
Hydrology
Earth Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,521
30,738
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Neuroimaging
Connectome
Connectomics
Network science
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,298
26,443
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Brain Development
Measurement Theory
MRI
Population Science
Network Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,998
23,299
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
educational philosophy and theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,666
16,011
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Food Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,308
15,851
0.744
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Remote sensing and Ecology
Land cover
Change detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,274
14,809
0.610
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Environmental Modelling
Energy Policy
Ecological Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,076
14,036
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
black hole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,053
13,956
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Materials Chemistry
Molecule Science
Chemical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,234
13,914
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computer Education
Blended Learning
Smart Learning Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,762
12,470
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,619
11,232
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
hydrology
hydrometeorology
climate change
soil erosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,680
11,087
0.810
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Landscape Ecology
Soil Sciences
GIS
RS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,279
10,140
0.623
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,717
9,902
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
geography
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,839
9,852
0.909
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
climate
sea level
geoengineering
glaciology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,756
9,829
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Environment Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,499
9,820
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
有机污染控制原理与方法
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,689
9,452
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Coastal wetlands
Wetland ecology
Wetland restoration
Wetland biogeochemistry
Microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,815
9,292
0.725
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biogeochemistry
Environmental Geochemistry
Groundwater
Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,922
9,074
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Remote sensing images/point cloud parsing
3D modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,434
8,943
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
neuroimaging
machine learning
data fusion/prediction
mental illness
brain development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,668
8,747
0.750
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Epidemiology
public health
mathematical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,399
8,657
0.921
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,221
8,595
0.650
Xingjiang Zhu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,982
80,149
0.802
Astrophysics
gravitational waves
pulsars
black holes
pulsar timing
Wang Jinsheng(王金生)
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,521
30,738
0.412
Groundwater
Hydrogeology
Hydrology
Earth Sciences
Yong He
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,298
26,443
0.496
Neuroimaging
Connectome
Connectomics
Network science
Development
Xi-Nian Zuo 左西年|Xinian Zuo
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,998
23,299
0.613
Brain Development
Measurement Theory
MRI
Population Science
Network Neuroscience
Michael A Peters
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,666
16,011
0.449
Baojun Xu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,308
15,851
0.744
Jin Chen
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,274
14,809
0.610
Remote sensing and Ecology
Land cover
Change detection
Bin Chen
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,076
14,036
0.583
Xiaoxiong Zeng
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,053
13,956
0.663
Dongpeng Yan
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,234
13,914
0.763
Materials Chemistry
Molecule Science
Chemical Engineering
Ronghuai Huang 黄荣怀
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,762
12,470
0.573
Computer Education
Blended Learning
Smart Learning Environment
He Chunyang
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,619
11,232
0.637
Chiyuan Miao
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,680
11,087
0.810
hydrology
hydrometeorology
climate change
soil erosion
Shiliang Liu 刘世梁|S.L.Liu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,279
10,140
0.623
Landscape Ecology
Soil Sciences
GIS
RS
Chunye Lin
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,717
9,902
0.722
Yanxu Liu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,839
9,852
0.909
John C Moore
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,756
9,829
0.432
climate
sea level
geoengineering
glaciology
Zhenyao Shen
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,499
9,820
0.561
Environment Science and Engineering
Liu Xitao 刘希涛
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,689
9,452
0.809
Junhong Bai
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,815
9,292
0.725
Coastal wetlands
Wetland ecology
Wetland restoration
Wetland biogeochemistry
Microbial ecology
滕彦国
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,922
9,074
0.761
Biogeochemistry
Environmental Geochemistry
Groundwater
Hydrology
Liqiang Zhang
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,434
8,943
0.719
Remote sensing images/point cloud parsing
3D modeling
Jing Sui
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,668
8,747
0.750
neuroimaging
machine learning
data fusion/prediction
mental illness
brain development
Huaiyu Tian
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,399
8,657
0.921
Epidemiology
public health
mathematical biology
Guangjian Yan
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,221
8,595
0.650