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Highly Cited Researchers 342 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
Multimedia
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,791
33,573
0.688
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Knowledge Engineering
Data Mining
Big Data Analytics
Knowledge Graph
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,351
27,305
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Metal materials
Nanomaterials
Energy conversion and storage
Artificial photocatalysis
Electrocatalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,879
24,708
0.708
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,688
22,188
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
分析化�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,716
21,710
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Multimedia
Pattern Recognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,491
15,717
0.642
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,826
9,038
0.920
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Semiconductor devices and embedded syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,641
8,975
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mechanical vibration and Machine dynamics
Electrical vehicles
Lightweight structures and Design optimisation
Powertrain and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,104
8,650
0.537
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Riboflavin production by Lactic Acid Bacteria
Prebiotic
Probiotics
Bamboo Shoots and Dieatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,704
7,943
0.913
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,620
7,237
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Two Dimensional Materials
Optoelectronics
Nano Device
Photodetecto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,620
7,218
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Structural/Bridge Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,750
6,961
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Machine Learning
Multimedia
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,237
6,706
0.814
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Photodetectors Perovskites 2D material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,122
6,336
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Polarization
Optical Communications
Metasurface
OAM
Nanophotonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,969
6,153
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
nanotechnology
nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,745
6,149
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
recommender systems
user modeling
explainabilty and fairness in recommendatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
5,830
0.913
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Food Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,098
5,169
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,723
4,682
0.606
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Computer Aided Geometric Desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,281
4,398
0.207
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chemical engineering
water research
carbo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,722
4,182
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
biomedical signal processing
pattern recognition
image processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,467
4,154
0.930
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,407
3,784
0.859
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Lithium Ion Batteries
Energy Storage Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,989
3,778
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,558
243
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Meng Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,791
33,573
0.688
Multimedia
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognitio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,696
379
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xindong Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,351
27,305
0.502
Knowledge Engineering
Data Mining
Big Data Analytics
Knowledge Graph
Artificial Intelligenc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,016
466
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yucheng Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,879
24,708
0.708
Metal materials
Nanomaterials
Energy conversion and storage
Artificial photocatalysis
Electrocatalysi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,682
579
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zhifeng Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,688
22,188
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,049
611
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,716
21,710
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,921
1,128
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richang Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,491
15,717
0.642
Multimedia
Pattern Recognitio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,991
2,854
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,826
9,038
0.920
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,428
2,894
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lin-Bao Luo (罗林保)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,641
8,975
0.574
Semiconductor devices and embedded syste
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,678
3,058
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
NONG ZHANG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,104
8,650
0.537
Mechanical vibration and Machine dynamics
Electrical vehicles
Lightweight structures and Design optimisation
Powertrain and
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,203
3,484
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kiran Thakur Jin Nuo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,704
7,943
0.913
Riboflavin production by Lactic Acid Bacteria
Prebiotic
Probiotics
Bamboo Shoots and Dieatr
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,149
3,976
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tianhu Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,620
7,237
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,366
4,002
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Longhui Zeng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,620
7,218
0.837
Two Dimensional Materials
Optoelectronics
Nano Device
Photodetecto
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,307
4,227
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wei-Xin Ren (任伟新)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,750
6,961
0.472
Structural/Bridge Engineerin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,411
4,448
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zhao Zhang 张召
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,237
6,706
0.814
Machine Learning
Multimedia
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognitio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,495
4,836
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chao Xie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,122
6,336
0.695
Photodetectors Perovskites 2D material
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,212
5,018
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zhongyi Guo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,969
6,153
0.772
Polarization
Optical Communications
Metasurface
OAM
Nanophotonic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,265
5,023
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Haisheng Qian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,745
6,149
0.482
nanotechnology
nanomaterials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,522
5,399
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Le Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
5,830
0.913
recommender systems
user modeling
explainabilty and fairness in recommendatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,331
6,263
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hanqing Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,098
5,169
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,335
7,112
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zhenhu Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,723
4,682
0.606
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,256
7,639
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xuhui Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,281
4,398
0.207
Computer Aided Geometric Desig
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,100
8,075
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yunjin Yao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,722
4,182
0.542
Chemical engineering
water research
carbo
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,035
8,141
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Juan Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,467
4,154
0.930
biomedical signal processing
pattern recognition
image processin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,666
9,065
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
zeng meng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,407
3,784
0.859
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,904
9,076
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Weixin Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,989
3,778
0.420
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Lithium Ion Batteries
Energy Storage Material