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National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,353
11,041
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,118
8,377
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,982
7,848
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
galaxy formation and evolution
large sky survey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,850
7,760
0.877
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
spectral analysis
astronomical data mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,899
5,168
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,140
3,650
0.882
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
planetary radar
remote sensing
radar astronomy
GPR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,745
3,221
0.860
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Lunar and Planetary Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,066
1,754
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
formation and evolution of galaxies
formation and evolution of star clusters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,938
1,590
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
image/signal processing
video coding
especially rate control of video coding
image/signal denosing with wavelet
image coding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,102
1,417
0.674
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Pulsar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,293
1,286
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
1,231
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Massive Star Formation
Evolution of Interstellar Medium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
1,183
0.874
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
solar physics
solar wind
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,879
1,139
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
1,135
0.927
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cartography
GIS
Planetary Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
1,118
0.969
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,065
1,062
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Star formation
ISM
Turbulence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
652
0.601
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cosmology
large-scale structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
600
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
恒星物理，银盘化学动力学演化
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
642
594
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
High-energy transients
gravitational wave astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
563
0.842
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
AGN
Galaxies and Galaxies of Clusters
Optical astronomy
astronomy related technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,663
468
0.176
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Gravitational lensing
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
452
0.647
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Dark matter
Galactic dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
443
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
378
0.731
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,217
1,895
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chao Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,353
11,041
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,930
2,879
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chao-Wei Tsai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,118
8,377
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,243
3,179
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Di Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,982
7,848
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,981
3,234
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zhimin Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,850
7,760
0.877
galaxy formation and evolution
large sky survey
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,793
5,598
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
A-Li Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,899
5,168
0.654
spectral analysis
astronomical data mining
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,071
8,538
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hongyu Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,140
3,650
0.882
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,459
9,763
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yan Su
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,745
3,221
0.860
planetary radar
remote sensing
radar astronomy
GPR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,090
17,531
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yong-Chun Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,066
1,754
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,286
18,968
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jun Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,938
1,590
0.404
formation and evolution of galaxies
formation and evolution of star clusters
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,407
20,792
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Long Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,102
1,417
0.674
image/signal processing
video coding
especially rate control of video coding
image/signal denosing with wavelet
image coding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,875
22,282
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jiarui Niu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,293
1,286
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,889
22,991
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dongwei Fan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
1,231
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,856
23,584
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jinghua Yuan (袁敬华)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
1,183
0.874
Massive Star Formation
Evolution of Interstellar Medium
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,179
24,182
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Huang Chong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,879
1,139
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,570
24,242
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nan Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
1,135
0.927
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,519
24,459
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xingguo Zeng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
1,118
0.969
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,798
25,260
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chenchen Miao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,065
1,062
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,921
32,679
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lei Qian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
652
0.601
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,251
33,995
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Prabhakar Tiwari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
600
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,917
34,167
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yaqian Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
642
594
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,601
34,964
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hui Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
563
0.842
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,820
37,899
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Suijian Xue|Xue Sui-Jian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,663
468
0.176
AGN
Galaxies and Galaxies of Clusters
Optical astronomy
astronomy related technology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
748,693
38,490
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xinzhong Er
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
452
0.647
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756,915
38,824
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shi Shao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
443
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
822,149
41,625
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Siqi Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
378
0.731