Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 33 Scientists Citation Rankings - 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carbon Nanotubes
Graphene
Energy storage materials
Photocatalytic Semiconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,617
178,853
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Energy materials & electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,203
27,098
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Graphene
2D materials
Carbon materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,467
23,332
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Materials Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,188
13,640
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Metallic materials
Nanostructure
strengthening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,781
10,646
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
first principles calculations
energy conversion and energy storage materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,375
12,401
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Materials Sciences
Computational Materials Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,093
8,782
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Materials science
ferroelectrics
multiferroics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,781
3,789
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Materials science
electron microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,541
2,738
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
功能薄膜，信息能源材料，铁电多铁，电子显微学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,795
3,253
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Materials genome
Additive manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,781
2,919
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Materials
energy
hydrogen storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
546
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Magnetism
Caloric Materials
Neutron Scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,191
1,924
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fracture
Mechanical Behaviors
Metallic glass
High strength materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,702
1,648
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
1,337
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nanostructured metallic materials
In situ TEM study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,882
1,508
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
materials computation and design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
1,813
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Novel 2D materials
including graphyne
graphdiyne
phosphorus and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)
Thermoelectric Mater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,828
1,626
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Metallic materials for medical & commercial applications
Antibacterial metals & alloys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
1,275
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Corrosion science and protection
Material science
Electrochemistry
Corrosion Inhibition
CCS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
646
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Computational Materials
DFT calculations
Thermal barrier coating
Thermal transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
636
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Material Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
673
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
(S)TEM
2D materials
deformation
twin
dislocation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563
548
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Material Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
353
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Materials Sciences and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364
317
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hui-Ming Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,617
178,853
0.633
Carbon Nanotubes
Graphene
Energy storage materials
Photocatalytic Semiconductors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,815
156
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Li Feng (李峰)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,203
27,098
0.381
Energy materials & electrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,533
283
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wencai Ren (任文才)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,467
23,332
0.445
Graphene
2D materials
Carbon materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,183
578
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Qi Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,188
13,640
0.377
Materials Science and Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,872
1,046
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lei Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,781
10,646
0.413
Metallic materials
Nanostructure
strengthening
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,434
1,334
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lichang Yin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,375
12,401
0.554
first principles calculations
energy conversion and energy storage materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,614
2,452
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Xing-Qiu Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,093
8,782
0.582
Materials Sciences
Computational Materials Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,375
8,158
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Weijin Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,781
3,789
0.655
Materials science
ferroelectrics
multiferroics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,784
10,569
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zhiqing Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,541
2,738
0.603
Materials science
electron microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,209
12,591
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yunlong Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,795
3,253
0.857
功能薄膜，信息能源材料，铁电多铁，电子显微学
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,071
12,644
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hao Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,781
2,919
0.772
Materials genome
Additive manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,715
14,474
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xd, Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
546
0.167
Materials
energy
hydrogen storage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,197
14,764
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bing Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,191
1,924
0.603
Magnetism
Caloric Materials
Neutron Scattering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,530
17,052
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ruitao Qu（屈瑞涛）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,702
1,648
0.610
Fracture
Mechanical Behaviors
Metallic glass
High strength materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,749
17,321
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Peng Wan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
1,337
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,375
22,390
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xiaochun Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,882
1,508
0.801
Nanostructured metallic materials
In situ TEM study
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,965
22,789
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
1,813
0.986
materials computation and design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,773
22,858
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Baojuan Dong (董宝娟)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,828
1,626
0.889
Novel 2D materials
including graphyne
graphdiyne
phosphorus and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)
Thermoelectric Mater
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,183
24,540
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
M Babar Shahzad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
1,275
0.777
Metallic materials for medical & commercial applications
Antibacterial metals & alloys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,969
36,256
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Enobong F Daniel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
646
0.873
Corrosion science and protection
Material science
Electrochemistry
Corrosion Inhibition
CCS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
813,466
37,095
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yixiu Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
636
0.912
Computational Materials
DFT calculations
Thermal barrier coating
Thermal transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,736
37,531
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jingyu Pang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
673
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
884,232
40,297
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zheng Xiaodong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563
548
0.973
(S)TEM
2D materials
deformation
twin
dislocation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051,425
47,525
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bright O Okonkwo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
353
0.954
Material Science and Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,058,195
47,824
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yongxin Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364
317
0.871
Materials Sciences and Engineering