Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.369 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
photocatalysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,871
96,186
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Space Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,343
96,108
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,072
78,685
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nanowires
Electrochemistry
Energy Storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,898
58,914
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Remote sensing
Image processing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,504
57,919
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Environmental Health
Climate Change
Air Pollution
Environmental Epidemiology
Burden of Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,614
43,897
0.984
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Materials Science and Engineering
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,971
42,101
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Strongly correlated Phenomena
topological effects
2D systems
1D systems
quantum materials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,492
35,599
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
纳米材料、锂离子电池、新能源、储能器件
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,885
34,414
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computer Vision
Image Fusion
Image Matching
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,347
29,310
0.879
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
numerical simulation
granular material
concrete
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,093
29,125
0.807
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
software engineering，service computing，complex networks，cloud computing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,215
28,006
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carbon materials
fuel cell
catalyst
lithium ion battery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,610
26,800
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
machine learning
computer vision
remote sensing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,426
24,406
0.802
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
major depression
bipolar disorder
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,672
24,134
0.940
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
Photogrammetry
Remote Sensing
Robotics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,193
23,315
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,941
22,986
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Image processing
remote sensing
data fusion and assimilation
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,398
18,093
0.742
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
cryptography
blockchain
information security
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,005
17,493
0.729
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
green chemistry
supramolecular
catalysis chemistry ，boron cluster
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,723
16,556
0.884
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cement Chemistry
Glass
CO2RR
NRR
HER
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,070
16,160
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Photocatalysis
Artificial photosynthesis
Solar energy conversion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,107
15,668
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
AI system security
wireless system security
applied cryptography
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,531
15,573
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hyperspectral Image Analysis
High Spatial Resolution Image Processing
Remote Sensing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,586
15,204
0.704
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
brain imaging
molecular Imaging
分子影像、功能影像
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,606
14,925
0.691
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhi LIU 刘智
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,871
96,186
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649
18
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hui Wang
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,343
96,108
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,140
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Qiang Wang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,072
78,685
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,975
57
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Liqiang Mai
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,898
58,914
0.719
Nanowires
Electrochemistry
Energy Storage
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,030
60
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
zhang liangpei
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,504
57,919
0.694
Remote sensing
Image processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,236
116
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yunquan Zhang 张云权
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,614
43,897
0.984
Environmental Health
Climate Change
Air Pollution
Environmental Epidemiology
Burden of Disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,444
127
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yi Bing Cheng
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,971
42,101
0.479
Materials Science and Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,491
175
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jian Huang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,492
35,599
0.561
Strongly correlated Phenomena
topological effects
2D systems
1D systems
quantum materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,749
191
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pengfei Zhang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,885
34,414
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,114
278
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jiayi Ma
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,347
29,310
0.879
Computer Vision
Image Fusion
Image Matching
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,175
282
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wei Zhou
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,093
29,125
0.807
numerical simulation
granular material
concrete
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,567
310
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bing Li（李兵）
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,215
28,006
0.489
software engineering，service computing，complex networks，cloud computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,025
343
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shichun Mu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,610
26,800
0.774
Carbon materials
fuel cell
catalyst
lithium ion battery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,169
408
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bo Du
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,426
24,406
0.802
machine learning
computer vision
remote sensing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,299
416
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zhongchun Liu
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,672
24,134
0.940
major depression
bipolar disorder
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,767
446
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gui Song Xia
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,193
23,315
0.857
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
Photogrammetry
Remote Sensing
Robotics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,974
460
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aiwen Lei
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,941
22,986
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,915
738
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Huanfeng Shen
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,398
18,093
0.742
Image processing
remote sensing
data fusion and assimilation
global change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,597
797
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Debiao He 何德彪
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,005
17,493
0.729
cryptography
blockchain
information security
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,760
895
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Haibo Zhang
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,723
16,556
0.884
green chemistry
supramolecular
catalysis chemistry ，boron cluster
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,294
929
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Neng Li（李能）
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,070
16,160
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,031
1,002
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shaowen Cao
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,107
15,668
0.600
Photocatalysis
Artificial photosynthesis
Solar energy conversion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,173
1,014
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Qian Wang
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,531
15,573
0.527
AI system security
wireless system security
applied cryptography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,779
1,063
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xin Huang
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,586
15,204
0.704
Hyperspectral Image Analysis
High Spatial Resolution Image Processing
Remote Sensing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,287
1,096
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Haibo Xu 徐海波
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,606
14,925
0.691
brain imaging
molecular Imaging
分子影像、功能影像