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
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Large Multimodal Model
Large Language Model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,118
67,925
0.870
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
image restoration
including super-resolution
denoising
etc.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,970
36,168
0.905
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Electronic materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,806
25,357
0.851
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Machine Learning
Dementia Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,809
18,725
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
black phosphorus
nanoscience and nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,478
16,715
0.778
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bone Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,152
15,022
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nanomedicine
Micro/Nano Biorobots
Phototherapy
Molecular Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,114
10,933
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
电子封装材料，热管理
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,460
9,989
0.872
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,113
9,645
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
surface functionlization of biomaterials
stem cells fate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,537
9,121
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Natural Language Processing
Deep Learning
Large Language Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,062
8,777
0.969
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
diamond coatings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,472
8,513
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biomedical Engineering＆Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,510
8,008
0.696
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bioelectronics
Bio-interfaical devices
Stretchable electronics
Soft sensors for robots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,762
7,980
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Immunology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,595
7,886
0.349
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
molecular imaging
optical/photoacoustic imaging probes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,309
7,112
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,002
6,811
0.973
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cyber security
real-time communications
real-time systems
Internet of things
computer science and engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,221
6,636
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neuroscience
optogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,869
6,507
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
image reconstruction
compressed sensing
magnetic resonance imaging
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,409
6,502
0.773
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Computer Vision
Robotics
Human Computer Interface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,636
6,018
0.788
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nanomedicine
nanotechnology
functional materials
analytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,257
5,958
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Big Data Processing
Data Privacy and Network Security
Wireless Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,143
5,939
0.831
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Video Understanding
Foundation Models
Vision and Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,085
5,881
0.966
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Neuroscience • Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,557
5,446
0.721
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,858
45
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yu Qiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,118
67,925
0.870
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Large Multimodal Model
Large Language Model
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,114
201
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chao Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,970
36,168
0.905
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,933
437
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rong Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,806
25,357
0.851
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,137
793
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Feng Sha (沙沣)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,809
18,725
0.996
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Machine Learning
Dementia Prevention
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,797
1,001
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xuefeng Yu （喻学锋）|Xue-Feng Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,478
16,715
0.778
black phosphorus
nanoscience and nanotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,687
1,197
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Di Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,152
15,022
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,953
2,116
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lintao Cai (蔡林涛)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,114
10,933
0.604
Nanomedicine
Micro/Nano Biorobots
Phototherapy
Molecular Imaging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,433
2,422
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xiaoliang Zeng (曾小亮)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,460
9,989
0.872
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,418
2,535
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zhijun Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,113
9,645
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,658
2,751
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Huaiyu Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,537
9,121
0.791
surface functionlization of biomaterials
stem cells fate
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,015
2,921
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Min Yang (杨敏)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,062
8,777
0.969
Natural Language Processing
Deep Learning
Large Language Models
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,008
3,053
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tao Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,472
8,513
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,216
3,356
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Guanglin Li（李光林）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,510
8,008
0.696
Biomedical Engineering＆Artificial Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,451
3,376
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zhiyuan Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,762
7,980
0.911
Bioelectronics
Bio-interfaical devices
Stretchable electronics
Soft sensors for robots
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,282
3,430
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Youhai Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,595
7,886
0.349
Immunology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,258
3,997
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zonghai Sheng (盛宗海)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,309
7,112
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,967
4,246
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sx Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,002
6,811
0.973
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,192
4,389
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wei Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,221
6,636
0.345
cyber security
real-time communications
real-time systems
Internet of things
computer science and engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,840
4,505
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Liping Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,869
6,507
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,910
4,510
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dong Liang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,409
6,502
0.773
image reconstruction
compressed sensing
magnetic resonance imaging
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,236
5,014
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jun Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,636
6,018
0.788
Computer Vision
Robotics
Human Computer Interface
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,240
5,073
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ping Gong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,257
5,958
0.644
Nanomedicine
nanotechnology
functional materials
analytical chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,530
5,093
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fan Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,143
5,939
0.831
Big Data Processing
Data Privacy and Network Security
Wireless Networks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,463
5,153
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yali Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,085
5,881
0.966
Video Understanding
Foundation Models
Vision and Language
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,460
5,650
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fuqiang Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,557
5,446
0.721
Neuroscience • Biochemistry