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
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,826
13,479
0.852
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Fiber lasers
nonliner effects in fiber and waveguide
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,596
7,214
0.435
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
femtosecond fiber laser
frequency comb
supercontinuum
attosecond pulse
laser ranging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,930
2,862
0.581
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
超快光学、非线性光学、光子集成、微纳光学
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,797
2,176
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Photonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,318
2,069
0.893
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
ultrafast laser
micromachining
interaction of laser and matter
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,251
1,891
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
super-resolution microscopy,biomedical optics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,690
1,157
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Optical Interconnects
Silicon Photonics
Microwave Photonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,329
913
0.687
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Image processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
808
0.989
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Optics
Microscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
626
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
complex medium
Lensless phase retrieval
ptychography
compressive sensor
speckle-based correlation imaging thr
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
785
610
0.777
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
computer vision
deep learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
413
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
optical glass and fibers
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
372
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
optical imaging
imaging through scattering media
optical manipulation
light modulation
microscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
354
0.894
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
remote sensing image processing
pattern recognition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
306
0.978
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
291
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ultrafast Science
Attosecond Physics
high harmonic generation
multiphoton and tunneling ionization
Theoretical AMO Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
279
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Hyperspectral image processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
136
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
single-photon lidar
image processing
signal processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
99
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Solitons
Ultracold Atoms
BEC
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
85
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
82
0.988
Xiaoqiang Lu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,826
13,479
0.852
Xueming Liu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,596
7,214
0.435
Yishan Wang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,930
2,862
0.581
femtosecond fiber laser
frequency comb
supercontinuum
attosecond pulse
laser ranging
Leiran Wang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,797
2,176
0.454
Wenfu Zhang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,318
2,069
0.893
Cheng Guanghua
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,251
1,891
0.582
Dan Dan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,690
1,157
0.685
Binhao Wang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,329
913
0.687
Optical Interconnects
Silicon Photonics
Microwave Photonics
Shi Qiu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
808
0.989
Yanlong Yang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
626
0.559
Meiling Zhou
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
785
610
0.777
complex medium
Lensless phase retrieval
ptychography
compressive sensor
speckle-based correlation imaging thr
Siyuan Wu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
413
1.000
computer vision
deep learning
Pengfei Wang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
372
0.556
Tong Peng
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
354
0.894
optical imaging
imaging through scattering media
optical manipulation
light modulation
microscopy
Bo Qu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
306
0.978
remote sensing image processing
pattern recognition
Hua Lin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
291
0.566
Liang-Wen Pi|Liangwen Pi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
279
0.809
Ultrafast Science
Attosecond Physics
high harmonic generation
multiphoton and tunneling ionization
Theoretical AMO Physics
Tieqiao Chen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
136
0.768
Songmao Chen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
99
1.000
Xiuye Liu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
85
1.000
Tong Su|苏桐
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
82
0.988