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
metal:microbe interactions
bioremediation
applied microbiology
environmental microbiology
heavy metals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,268
13,928
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Abiotic stresses
Crop Stress Physiology
Crop Genetics and Breeding
Plant Biotechnology
Omics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,081
9,063
0.998
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biomass conversion
Cellulose product and application
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,935
8,619
0.868
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fungal physiology
Fungal psychology
fungal-bacterial interactions
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,243
8,195
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
agronomy
Soil Science
Soil Microbiome
agroecology
soil microbial diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,258
8,058
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Functional materials manufacturing
photo/photoelectron-catalytic H2 synthesis from water
photo/photoelectron-catalytic methane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,037
5,619
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Functional Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,091
4,742
0.931
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Food science
Polymers
Food packaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,002
4,684
0.936
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Bioelectrochemistry
Microbial Fuel Cells
Microbial Electrolysis Cell
Microbial electrosynthesis
MFC sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,267
3,661
0.858
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Horticultural Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,689
3,471
0.519
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant Protection
Soil Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,761
3,447
0.917
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Population Genetics
Phylogenetic Analysis
Computational Phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,512
3,276
0.933
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,863
3,139
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biomass
Lignin
Catalysis
Polymer
Composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,050
3,096
0.764
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,274
2,916
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biomaterials
Cellulose functional application
Membrane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,077
2,848
0.926
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cellulose Modification and Application
Surfaces and Interfaces of Materials
Polymer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,533
2,790
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
metal organic frameworks / porous organic polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,893
2,735
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
自然变异,基因组学,遗传学,生物信息学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,571
0.858
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sugarcane genetics and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,260
2,413
0.740
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Proteomics
microbiology
antibiotics resistance mechanism
biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,594
2,333
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Viruses
Antibiotic resistance
Metagenomics
Viromes
Hyperthermophilic Composting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
2,326
0.915
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Auxin signaling
Plant signaling transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,392
2,144
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,598
2,075
0.799
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Soil Microbiology
Replant disease
Soil-borne Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,859
2,059
0.720
Christopher Rensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,268
13,928
0.530
metal:microbe interactions
bioremediation
applied microbiology
environmental microbiology
heavy metals
Ali Raza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,081
9,063
0.998
Abiotic stresses
Crop Stress Physiology
Crop Genetics and Breeding
Plant Biotechnology
Omics
Lihui Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,935
8,619
0.868
Biomass conversion
Cellulose product and application
Stefan Olsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,243
8,195
0.449
Fungal physiology
Fungal psychology
fungal-bacterial interactions
microbial ecology
Wenxiong Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,258
8,058
0.716
agronomy
Soil Science
Soil Microbiome
agroecology
soil microbial diversity
Xiaoyun Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,037
5,619
0.509
Functional materials manufacturing
photo/photoelectron-catalytic H2 synthesis from water
photo/photoelectron-catalytic methane
Xingtan Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,091
4,742
0.931
Chunhua Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,002
4,684
0.936
Food science
Polymers
Food packaging
Yong Jiang (蒋永)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,267
3,661
0.858
Bioelectrochemistry
Microbial Fuel Cells
Microbial Electrolysis Cell
Microbial electrosynthesis
MFC sensor
Zhongxiong Lai|Lai Zhongxiong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,689
3,471
0.519
Waqar Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,761
3,447
0.917
Plant Protection
Soil Microbiology
Fangluan Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,512
3,276
0.933
Population Genetics
Phylogenetic Analysis
Computational Phylogenetics
Wenyuan Ye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,863
3,139
0.813
Li Shuai(帅李)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,050
3,096
0.764
Biomass
Lignin
Catalysis
Polymer
Composites
Yan Yu|余雁
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,274
2,916
0.682
Jianguo Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,077
2,848
0.926
Biomaterials
Cellulose functional application
Membrane
Hui Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,533
2,790
0.790
Cellulose Modification and Application
Surfaces and Interfaces of Materials
Polymer Science
Zu Jin Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,893
2,735
0.559
metal organic frameworks / porous organic polymers
Zilong Guo (郭子龙)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,571
0.858
Jisen Zhang (张积森)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,260
2,413
0.740
Sugarcane genetics and genomics
Xiangmin Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,594
2,333
0.649
Proteomics
microbiology
antibiotics resistance mechanism
biomarker
Hanpeng Liao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
2,326
0.915
Viruses
Antibiotic resistance
Metagenomics
Viromes
Hyperthermophilic Composting
Tongda Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,392
2,144
0.632
Auxin signaling
Plant signaling transduction
鲍坚东
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,598
2,075
0.799
Linkun Wu 吴林坤
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,859
2,059
0.720
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Soil Microbiology
Replant disease
Soil-borne Disease