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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Nanomechancis and Fracture Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,126
12,811
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
aerosol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,246
15,845
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Triboelectric Nanogenerator
Mechanical Energy Harvesting
Self-Powered Sensor
Self-Charging System
Optoelectronic Devi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,770
6,099
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
mechanic metamaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,288
5,813
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Tribology
surface texture
seals
water lubrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,164
3,767
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Applied Mathematics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Heat and Mass Transfer
Engineering and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,627
6,045
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
acoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,164
4,571
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Solar thermal conversion
Solar water treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,149
5,796
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
thermal remote sensing
urban remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,637
4,542
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Thermodynamics
Titanium Dioxide
Photocatalysis
Biomethane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,316
2,558
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Digital Manufacturing
3D Measurement
AI for Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,273
3,673
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Aerosol-Climate Interactions
Aerosol Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,177
3,925
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Tribology
Surface Engineering
Material Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,004
2,734
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
CO2 capture
Thermochemical energy storage,Granulation
Biomass fuels,
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,710
3,356
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Combustion diagnostics
Soot formation and control
New concept combustion
Flame synthesis
Renewable energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,654
2,723
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Acoustic Metamaterials
Phononic Crystals
Metasurfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,108
2,838
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
engine
combustion
heat transfer
boiler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,014
1,985
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Liquid Crystals
Orbital angular momentum of light
Photo-alignment
Blue phase liquid crystal
Terahertz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,644
2,318
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
First-principles calculation
vdW heterostructures
Water splitting
Tribology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,493
2,490
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Structural Dynamics
Vibration Control
Condition Monitoring
Fault Diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,447
866
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Fluid mechanics
Blast and impact engineering
AI for Science
Physics informed machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
2,104
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Thermal remote sensing
Environmental remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,247
1,498
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Acoustics
Phononic crystals
Metamaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,063
1,819
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
anti-icing
self-cleaning
anti-corrosion
lubricant
tribology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,885
1,345
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Hydrovoltaics
Water-evaporation & droplet electricity generation
Water-solid interfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,710
1,594
0.932
Wanlin Guo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,126
12,811
0.554
Nanomechancis and Fracture Mechanics
Hong Liao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,246
15,845
0.746
Yannan Xie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,770
6,099
0.695
Triboelectric Nanogenerator
Mechanical Energy Harvesting
Self-Powered Sensor
Self-Charging System
Optoelectronic Devi
Wenhui Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,288
5,813
0.701
mechanic metamaterial
Xiaolei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,164
3,767
0.526
Tribology
surface texture
seals
water lubrication
Anum Shafiq 阿努姆|Anum Shafiq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,627
6,045
0.912
Applied Mathematics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Heat and Mass Transfer
Engineering and
Ying Cheng
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,164
4,571
0.742
Ning Xu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,149
5,796
0.943
Solar thermal conversion
Solar water treatment
Wenfeng Zhan 占文凤 詹文凤
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,637
4,542
0.806
thermal remote sensing
urban remote sensing
Chang Liu
Nanjing Tech University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,316
2,558
0.593
Thermodynamics
Titanium Dioxide
Photocatalysis
Biomethane
Jun Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,273
3,673
0.860
Digital Manufacturing
3D Measurement
AI for Manufacturing
Yang Yang (杨洋)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,177
3,925
0.940
Aerosol-Climate Interactions
Aerosol Pollution
Jianliang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,004
2,734
0.683
Tribology
Surface Engineering
Material Science
Jian Sun (孙健)
Nanjing Normal University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,710
3,356
0.905
CO2 capture
Thermochemical energy storage,Granulation
Biomass fuels,
Dong Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,654
2,723
0.745
Combustion diagnostics
Soot formation and control
New concept combustion
Flame synthesis
Renewable energy
Yifan Zhu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,108
2,838
0.913
Acoustic Metamaterials
Phononic Crystals
Metasurfaces
Jing Li
Nanjing Tech University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,014
1,985
0.659
engine
combustion
heat transfer
boiler
Shi Jun Ge
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,644
2,318
0.877
Liquid Crystals
Orbital angular momentum of light
Photo-alignment
Blue phase liquid crystal
Terahertz
Kai Ren
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,493
2,490
0.999
First-principles calculation
vdW heterostructures
Water splitting
Tribology
Qian Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,447
866
0.354
Structural Dynamics
Vibration Control
Condition Monitoring
Fault Diagnosis
Wei-Tao Wu 吴威涛
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
2,104
0.872
Fluid mechanics
Blast and impact engineering
AI for Science
Physics informed machine learning
Yongming Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,247
1,498
0.667
Thermal remote sensing
Environmental remote sensing
Hao Ge
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,063
1,819
0.882
Acoustics
Phononic crystals
Metamaterials
Nan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,885
1,345
0.714
anti-icing
self-cleaning
anti-corrosion
lubricant
tribology
Wei Deng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,710
1,594
0.932
Hydrovoltaics
Water-evaporation & droplet electricity generation
Water-solid interfaces