Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 102 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Carbon Nanotubes
Graphene
Energy storage materials
Photocatalytic Semiconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,617
178,853
0.633
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
solar energy conversion materials (potocatalysis
photoelectrochemical
solar cells)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,717
31,696
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
carbon materials
nanotechnology
battery
energy storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,345
29,066
0.614
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Energy materials & electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,203
27,098
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Graphene
2D materials
Carbon materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,467
23,332
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Materials Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,188
13,640
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Supported catalysts
Nanocarbon
Electron Microscopy
In-situ characterization
Electron energy loss spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,201
12,792
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
first principles calculations
energy conversion and energy storage materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,375
12,401
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Metallic materials
Nanostructure
strengthening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,781
10,646
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
transmission electron microscopy
ferroelectrics
magnesium
multiferroelectrics
stainless steel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,773
9,278
0.588
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
carbon nanomaterials
energy storage materials
battery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,483
8,950
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Materials Sciences
Computational Materials Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,093
8,782
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Magnesium Alloy
Casting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,097
5,100
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biomedical Material
Metal-based Composite
High-temperature Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,545
4,390
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,963
4,280
0.718
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fatigue
Severe plastic deformation
Mechanical properties
Fracture behaviors
Deformation mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,981
4,020
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,910
4,019
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Materials science
ferroelectrics
multiferroics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,781
3,789
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
corrosion and protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,209
3,517
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Computational Physics
Materials Science
Photocatalysis
electrocatalysis
band structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,579
3,436
0.960
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
功能薄膜，信息能源材料，铁电多铁，电子显微学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,795
3,253
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Metals and Alloys
Structural Properties
Density Functional Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,583
3,248
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,788
3,087
0.645
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Materials genome
Additive manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,781
2,919
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
solar energy conversion
electrocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,818
2,895
0.601
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hui-Ming Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,617
178,853
0.633
Carbon Nanotubes
Graphene
Energy storage materials
Photocatalytic Semiconductors
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,416
235
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gang Liu (刘岗)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,717
31,696
0.514
solar energy conversion materials (potocatalysis
photoelectrochemical
solar cells)
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,193
286
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Guangmin Zhou
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,345
29,066
0.614
carbon materials
nanotechnology
battery
energy storage
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,898
337
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Li Feng (李峰)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,203
27,098
0.381
Energy materials & electrochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,746
443
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wencai Ren (任文才)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,467
23,332
0.445
Graphene
2D materials
Carbon materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,742
1,267
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Qi Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,188
13,640
0.377
Materials Science and Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,779
1,444
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bingsen Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,201
12,792
0.666
Supported catalysts
Nanocarbon
Electron Microscopy
In-situ characterization
Electron energy loss spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,811
1,536
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lichang Yin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,375
12,401
0.554
first principles calculations
energy conversion and energy storage materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,753
1,992
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lei Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,781
10,646
0.413
Metallic materials
Nanostructure
strengthening
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,295
2,446
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiuliang Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,773
9,278
0.588
transmission electron microscopy
ferroelectrics
magnesium
multiferroelectrics
stainless steel
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,165
2,579
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Zhenhua Sun (孙振华）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,483
8,950
0.664
carbon nanomaterials
energy storage materials
battery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,249
2,665
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xing-Qiu Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,093
8,782
0.582
Materials Sciences
Computational Materials Sciences
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,292
5,756
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rongshi Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,097
5,100
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,496
6,903
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Liyuan Sheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,545
4,390
0.671
Biomedical Material
Metal-based Composite
High-temperature Material
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,719
7,135
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zhenjun Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,963
4,280
0.718
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,879
7,673
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peng Zhang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,981
4,020
0.672
Fatigue
Severe plastic deformation
Mechanical properties
Fracture behaviors
Deformation mechanisms
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,916
7,677
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zhang Zj
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,910
4,019
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,886
8,213
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Weijin Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,781
3,789
0.655
Materials science
ferroelectrics
multiferroics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,886
8,930
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ying Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,209
3,517
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,620
9,198
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sajjad Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,579
3,436
0.960
Computational Physics
Materials Science
Photocatalysis
electrocatalysis
band structure
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,467
9,767
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yunlong Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,795
3,253
0.857
功能薄膜，信息能源材料，铁电多铁，电子显微学
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,720
9,782
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Qing-Miao Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,583
3,248
0.582
Metals and Alloys
Structural Properties
Density Functional Theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,332
10,328
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Teng Yang (杨腾)
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,788
3,087
0.645
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,184
10,929
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hao Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,781
2,919
0.772
Materials genome
Additive manufacturing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,667
11,015
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yongqiang Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,818
2,895
0.601
solar energy conversion
electrocatalysis