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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Materials
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,141
6,032
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Advanced Materials for Biofilms
Convergence research
Environmental Engineering Microbial Corrosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
2,552
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Illicit Economy
Mineral Processing
Security Printing
Materials Science
Metallurgical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,929
1,055
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Polymer Physics
Polymer Processing
Composites and Nanocomposites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,867
1,562
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
multiphase combustion - tailored energetic materials - explosives - pyrotechnics - catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,829
1,674
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Magnetic Materials
Active Materials
Scientific Instruments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
775
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Li-ion battery
Dye-sensitized solar cell
Materials science & engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
613
397
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Friction Stir Welding and Processing
Additive Manufacturing
Thin Films
and Surface Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
412
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Antennas and Wave Propagation
Microwave Devices
Materials Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
150
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Materials Science
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles
Synthesis
Composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
72
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Materials Science
Surface Engineering
Thin Films
Ceramics
Magnetron Sputtering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
47
0.904
Zhengtao Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,141
6,032
0.497
Materials
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Gadhamshetty Venkataramana Pe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
2,552
0.722
Advanced Materials for Biofilms
Convergence research
Environmental Engineering Microbial Corrosion
Jon Kellar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,929
1,055
0.360
Illicit Economy
Mineral Processing
Security Printing
Materials Science
Metallurgical Engineering
David R Salem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,867
1,562
0.545
Polymer Physics
Polymer Processing
Composites and Nanocomposites
Lori J Groven
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,829
1,674
0.592
multiphase combustion - tailored energetic materials - explosives - pyrotechnics - catalysis
Nickolaus M Bruno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
775
0.692
Magnetic Materials
Active Materials
Scientific Instruments
Fan Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
613
397
0.648
Li-ion battery
Dye-sensitized solar cell
Materials science & engineering
Bharat Jasthi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
412
0.701
Friction Stir Welding and Processing
Additive Manufacturing
Thin Films
and Surface Engineering
Abu Md Numan-Al-Mobin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
150
0.638
Antennas and Wave Propagation
Microwave Devices
Materials Engineering
Jacob B Petersen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
72
0.766
Materials Science
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles
Synthesis
Composites
Forest C Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
47
0.904
Materials Science
Surface Engineering
Thin Films
Ceramics
Magnetron Sputtering