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
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Ranking Based On Selection :1
Inorganic Membrane、Adsorption、Lithium ion battery、Lithium air battery、ORR
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,653
21,922
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Lignin
chemical engineering
bioresource
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,996
16,382
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nanomaterials
Metal oxides
Energy storage and conversion
Lithium-ion batteries
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,881
8,546
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Energy and Chemical Engineering
Gas Hydrate
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,869
5,044
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Chemical Engineering
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,741
3,452
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Bioenergy
Biomass conversion
Biofuel
Lingin chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,876
4,258
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
biomass
saccharification
lignin
cellulose
dispersion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
3,262
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Chemical Engineering
Adsorptive Separation
Alkane-selective Adsorbent
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,044
2,613
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Membrane
2D materials
MXene
separation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,957
2,768
0.936
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Ranking Based On Selection :10
Bioinspired catalysis
Biomimetic catalysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,285
1,144
0.890
Haihui Wang
South China University of Technology
Guangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,653
21,922
0.651
Inorganic Membrane、Adsorption、Lithium ion battery、Lithium air battery、ORR
Xueqing Qiu
South China University of Technology
Guangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,996
16,382
0.780
Lignin
chemical engineering
bioresource
Lei Zhang
South China University of Technology
Guangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,881
8,546
0.574
Nanomaterials
Metal oxides
Energy storage and conversion
Lithium-ion batteries
Shuanshi Fan
South China University of Technology
Guangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,869
5,044
0.511
Energy and Chemical Engineering
Gas Hydrate
Li Xuefeng
South China University of Technology
Guangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,741
3,452
0.395
Shubin Wu
South China University of Technology
Guangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,876
4,258
0.619
Bioenergy
Biomass conversion
Biofuel
Lingin chemistry
Hongming Lou
South China University of Technology
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
3,262
0.652
biomass
saccharification
lignin
cellulose
dispersion
Xin Zhou 周欣|周欣
South China University of Technology
Guangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,044
2,613
0.646
Chemical Engineering
Adsorptive Separation
Alkane-selective Adsorbent
Li Ding
South China University of Technology
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,957
2,768
0.936
Membrane
2D materials
MXene
separation
Zhixian Li
South China University of Technology
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,285
1,144
0.890
Bioinspired catalysis
Biomimetic catalysis