Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440,118
223,319
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,937
112,637
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
General Relativity
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,065
87,003
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,298
65,180
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,084
50,332
0.708
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nucleic acids chemistry
DNA nanotechnology
Bioimaging and biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,403
50,268
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wireless communication
4G/5G standardization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,373
42,069
0.788
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,646
40,259
0.967
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Polymer physics
Synchrotron X-ray techniques
Morphology
Organic semiconductors
Electronic devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,381
39,397
0.724
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Creep-resistant Magnesium Alloy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,215
34,953
0.498
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
circular economy
industrial ecology
climate change policy
water management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,672
34,105
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
6G
IRS/RIS
Integrated sensing and communications
UAV communications
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,766
32,705
0.969
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
MEMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,482
30,989
0.549
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
pregnancy labor epidemiology perinatal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,786
27,287
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,347
25,798
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,442
23,792
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
mechanical engineering
acoustic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,321
23,469
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,434
23,305
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Operations Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,581
23,254
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
WWW
KDD
Semantic Search
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,978
23,003
0.575
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Reinforcement Learning
Agents
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,094
22,030
0.914
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Soft2D Materials
All-solid-state Batteries
AEM water electrolyzers
CO2 reduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,035
20,562
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Solar Cells
perovskite
semiconductor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,271
20,252
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Electrospinning
Nanotechnology
Tissue engineering scaffold
Drug delivery
electrospun.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,544
20,118
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Machine Learning
Combinatorics & Graph
AI4Science
Autonomous Driving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,649
19,935
0.921
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Haijun Yang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440,118
223,319
0.507
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588
14
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zhang Qi
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,937
112,637
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,149
28
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bin Wang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,065
87,003
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,973
53
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yafei Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,298
65,180
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,043
94
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ning Guang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,084
50,332
0.708
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,047
95
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chunhai Fan
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,403
50,268
0.550
Nucleic acids chemistry
DNA nanotechnology
Bioimaging and biosensors
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,036
146
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Meng Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,373
42,069
0.788
Wireless communication
4G/5G standardization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,324
158
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nihal Brahimi
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,646
40,259
0.967
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,481
167
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Feng Liu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,381
39,397
0.724
Polymer physics
Synchrotron X-ray techniques
Morphology
Organic semiconductors
Electronic devices
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,410
220
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Huan Wang 汪欢
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,215
34,953
0.498
Creep-resistant Magnesium Alloy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,622
236
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Geng Yong
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,672
34,105
0.715
circular economy
industrial ecology
climate change policy
water management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,010
253
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Qingqing Wu (武庆庆)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,766
32,705
0.969
6G
IRS/RIS
Integrated sensing and communications
UAV communications
Machine learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,528
292
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wen-Ming Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,482
30,989
0.549
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,953
371
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jun Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,786
27,287
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,701
416
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jiangao Fan
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,347
25,798
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,849
498
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Di Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,442
23,792
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,074
518
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Haosen Yang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,321
23,469
0.409
mechanical engineering
acoustic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,194
528
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xiaokang Yang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,434
23,305
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,229
533
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Qinghua Zhu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,581
23,254
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,384
543
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yong Yu (俞勇)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,978
23,003
0.575
WWW
KDD
Semantic Search
Machine Learning
Data Mining
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,086
584
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Weinan Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,094
22,030
0.914
Reinforcement Learning
Agents
Data Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,252
670
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xiaodong Zhuang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,035
20,562
0.761
Soft2D Materials
All-solid-state Batteries
AEM water electrolyzers
CO2 reduction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,555
689
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Liyuan Han
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,271
20,252
0.558
Solar Cells
perovskite
semiconductor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,678
697
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wenguo Cui
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,544
20,118
0.820
Electrospinning
Nanotechnology
Tissue engineering scaffold
Drug delivery
electrospun.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,842
700
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Junchi Yan 严骏驰
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,649
19,935
0.921
Machine Learning
Combinatorics & Graph
AI4Science
Autonomous Driving