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
Chemistry
Material science
Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,426
117,159
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
fuel cell
Hydrogen Fuel Cell
electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,162
102,023
0.708
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,200
73,669
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,033
66,435
0.874
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Uncertainty Theory
Information Granulation and Cluster Analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,015
36,224
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Motor control
biomechanics
neurophysiology
nonlinear dynamics
cardiovascular system evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,283
35,425
0.749
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
electronic structure
photocatalysis
spintronics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,453
33,122
0.620
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
计算机视觉;
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,473
32,424
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
切削理论/刀具技术/加工工艺
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,354
24,663
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Multimedia Computing
Information Retrieval
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,662
23,542
0.883
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,843
21,352
0.692
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
male sterility
cell polarization
vesicle trafficking
programmed cell death
ion homeostasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,313
18,847
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
perception and action
cognitive control
creativity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,298
18,538
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
carbon nanotube
graphene,energy storage materials
lithium ion battery
super capacitor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,544
16,886
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
模糊决策、集成算子...
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,139
16,796
0.759
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Polycystic ovary syndrome
premature ovarian failure
reproductive medicine
IVF
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,574
16,341
0.693
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
nanotoxicity
nanomedicine
environmental toxicology
combinatorial chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,122
14,430
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Information Hiding
Image Signal Processing
Computational Intelligence
Wireless Sensor Networks
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,921
13,448
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Photocatalysis
Electrocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,785
12,540
0.794
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,157
12,514
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Nanoporous metals
Energy storage/conversion
Electrocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,950
11,773
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
carbon materials
polymer materials
colloid and interface science
organic electronics
energy technologies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,937
11,490
0.824
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Materials Processing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,986
11,422
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
computer vision
medical image analysis
clinical study
eye diseases
breast cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,135
11,159
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,173
10,817
0.763
Huang Baibiao 黄柏标
Shandong University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,426
117,159
0.840
Chemistry
Material science
Physics
Qiang Zhang
Shandong University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,162
102,023
0.708
Hong Liu (刘宏)
Shandong University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,200
73,669
0.545
Qiang Sun
Shandong University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,033
66,435
0.874
Xiao Wang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,015
36,224
0.805
Uncertainty Theory
Information Granulation and Cluster Analysis
Ke Li
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,283
35,425
0.749
Motor control
biomechanics
neurophysiology
nonlinear dynamics
cardiovascular system evaluation
Ying Dai 戴瑛
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,453
33,122
0.620
electronic structure
photocatalysis
spintronics
Peng Wu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,473
32,424
0.683
战强 刘 Liu Zhanqiang
Shandong University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,354
24,663
0.521
Liqiang Nie (聂礼强)
Shandong University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,662
23,542
0.883
Feng Chen
Shandong University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,843
21,352
0.692
Yan Zhang ,
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,313
18,847
0.622
male sterility
cell polarization
vesicle trafficking
programmed cell death
ion homeostasis
Bernhard Hommel
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,298
18,538
0.392
Lijie Ci
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,544
16,886
0.475
carbon nanotube
graphene,energy storage materials
lithium ion battery
super capacitor
Peide Liu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,139
16,796
0.759
Zi Jiang Chen
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,574
16,341
0.693
Polycystic ovary syndrome
premature ovarian failure
reproductive medicine
IVF
Bing Yan
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,122
14,430
0.496
nanotoxicity
nanomedicine
environmental toxicology
combinatorial chemistry
Jeng-Shyang Pan (潘正祥)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,921
13,448
0.587
Information Hiding
Image Signal Processing
Computational Intelligence
Wireless Sensor Networks
Jian Tian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,785
12,540
0.794
Tao Xutang
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,157
12,514
0.540
Zhonghua Zhang 张忠华
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,950
11,773
0.695
Nanoporous metals
Energy storage/conversion
Electrocatalysis
Renhao Dong
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,937
11,490
0.824
carbon materials
polymer materials
colloid and interface science
organic electronics
energy technologies
Guoqun Zhao
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,986
11,422
0.635
Yuanjie Zheng
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,135
11,159
0.789
computer vision
medical image analysis
clinical study
eye diseases
breast cancer
Chi Yang
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,173
10,817
0.763