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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Operation research
Machine learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,206
15,670
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
wearable electronics
polymer binders
water purification
Pickering emulsions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,802
3,210
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cryptography
Information Security
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
2,637
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Smart Agriculture
Artificial Intelligence
Video
Communication
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,577
1,834
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Deep learning
Underwater image enhancement
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
1,156
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robotics
SLAM
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Robot Audition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
961
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
computer vision
machine learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
601
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Remote Sensing
Spatial Analysis
Land Use Science
Rural Development
Human Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501
494
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Software Reliability
Defect Prediction
Transfer Learning
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
421
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Deep learning
Internet of things
Sensors
Quality monitoring
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
237
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
artificial intelligence
deep learning
plant electrical signals
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
221
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cryptography
Information Security
Blockchain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
168
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
bioinformatics
transcriptome
alternative splicing
machine learning
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
150
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Near Infrared Spectroscopy
data analysis
machine learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
124
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Image Processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
computer vision
deep learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
deep learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computer/Machine Vision
Structured Light
Depth Reconstruction
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
41
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
PLF
Computer vision
Deep learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
33
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Computer Vision
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Digital Agriculture
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Laisheng Wang,王来生
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,206
15,670
0.279
Operation research
Machine learning
Yu Yang
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,802
3,210
0.668
wearable electronics
polymer binders
water purification
Pickering emulsions
Qiong Huang
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
2,637
0.576
Cryptography
Information Security
Yuxing Han
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,577
1,834
0.712
Smart Agriculture
Artificial Intelligence
Video
Communication
Zhang Song
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
1,156
0.996
Deep learning
Underwater image enhancement
Daobilige Su
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
961
0.888
Robotics
SLAM
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Robot Audition
Wei Luo
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
601
0.800
computer vision
machine learning
Cong Ou
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501
494
0.986
Remote Sensing
Spatial Analysis
Land Use Science
Rural Development
Human Geography
Shaojian Qiu
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
421
0.957
Software Reliability
Defect Prediction
Transfer Learning
Rehan Saeed
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
237
1.000
Deep learning
Internet of things
Sensors
Quality monitoring
Jiepeng Yao
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
221
1.000
artificial intelligence
deep learning
plant electrical signals
肖媚燕
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
168
0.903
Cryptography
Information Security
Blockchain
Feng Xu
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
150
0.932
bioinformatics
transcriptome
alternative splicing
machine learning
Xuexue Miao
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
124
0.873
Near Infrared Spectroscopy
data analysis
machine learning
Jikang Yang
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
Yanyu Qi
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
computer vision
deep learning
Jian-Lin Zhang
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
Bo-Yuan Liu
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
41
1.000
Computer/Machine Vision
Structured Light
Depth Reconstruction
Chuang Ma
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
33
1.000
PLF
Computer vision
Deep learning
Yufeng Wu
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Huang Jinze
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Digital Agriculture