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Highly Cited Researchers 16 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025

Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
China
Peiyuan Yin
代谢组学 质�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,965
4,124
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
China
Yingjie Wu
Animal Model and Metabolic Disease:Growth hormone and IGF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,949
2,300
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
China
Lihong Chen
Prostaglandins
Cardiovascular System
Circadian Cloc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,889
1,340
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
China
Ya Zheng
Reward Decision Making
Cognitive Control
Effor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
1,256
0.781
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
China
Zhi-Lin Luan
physiology
psychiatry
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
764
0.854
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
China
Weiwei Shi
microfluidics
C. elegans
micro-droplet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,585
729
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
China
Jiaojiao Hao
Cancer, biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
693
0.785
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
China
Ying Ge
Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,237
674
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
China
Lou Jiacheng|Jiacheng Lou
oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
573
518
0.904

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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
China
Xiang Wang
Epitranscriptome
Pathology Informatics
AI
Olfactio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
284
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
China
Muhammad Noman Ramzan
Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
131
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
China
Lei Sun
cardiac vascular fiel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
120
0.960
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
China
Muhammad Muddasar Saeed
Medical Sciences. herbal/Natural medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
112
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
China
Imran Khan
Gut microbiota in immune and metabolic disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
53
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
China
Yu Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
34
0.586
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
China
Fei Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,448
China
8,189
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peiyuan Yin
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,965
4,124
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,493
China
15,063
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yingjie Wu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,949
2,300
0.387
Animal Model and Metabolic Disease:Growth hormone and IGF
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,273
China
23,261
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lihong Chen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,889
1,340
0.464
Prostaglandins
Cardiovascular System
Circadian Cloc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,109
China
24,314
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ya Zheng
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
1,256
0.781
Reward Decision Making
Cognitive Control
Effor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,980
China
32,357
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zhi-Lin Luan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
764
0.854
physiology
psychiatry
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
genetic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583,764
China
33,133
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Weiwei Shi
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,585
729
0.282
microfluidics
C. elegans
micro-droplet
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,937
China
34,029
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jiaojiao Hao
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
693
0.785
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,077
China
34,433
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ying Ge
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,237
674
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,464
China
39,079
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lou Jiacheng|Jiacheng Lou
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
573
518
0.904
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
981,491
China
50,702
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiang Wang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
284
0.573
Epitranscriptome
Pathology Informatics
AI
Olfactio

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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,371,274
China
67,914
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Muhammad Noman Ramzan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
131
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,416,096
China
69,731
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lei Sun
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
120
0.960
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,452,779
China
71,164
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Muhammad Muddasar Saeed
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
112
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,821,416
China
84,627
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Imran Khan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
53
1.000
Gut microbiota in immune and metabolic disorder
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,997,700
China
90,021
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yu Zhang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
34
0.586
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,364,414
China
100,006
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fei Liu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000