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
Porous Materials
Energy Materials
Batteries
Coating Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,165
31,805
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
2D materials
supercapacitors
aqueous batteries
dual-ion batteries
multivalent metal batteries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,586
13,812
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Materials Research
Molecular Electronics
Sensorics
Bio-electronics
Environmental Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,921
11,940
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Polymer science
surface science
materials science
smart materials
drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,495
4,569
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Flexible Metal-Organic Frameworks
in situ XRD
Crystal engineering
Gas adsorption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,007
7,269
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
porous materials and energy storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,612
5,953
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
stabilization/solidification
waste-to-energy technologies
hazardous waste treatment
construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,457
8,446
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Supercapacitors
Pseudocapacitive materials
2D materials
Energy storage devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,968
7,287
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Polymer synthesis
Conducting Polymer
2D Polymer
Organic electronics
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,676
6,388
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Technical Textiles
Biotextiles
Composite Materials
Fibers and Polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,368
4,505
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Graphene and 2D Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,234
4,433
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Material Science
Inorganic Chemistry
Storage
Conductivity
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,273
3,014
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
topological materials
van der Waals materials
magnetic materials
crystal growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,618
3,342
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Electrochemistry
energy storage
dual-ion batteries
supercapacitors
carbon materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,605
3,948
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
fiber modification
cement and concrete
polymers and geopolymers
carbon materials
sustainable materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,995
3,507
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Porous polymers
Organic electronics
Energy materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,954
3,826
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Polymer chemistry
materials science
surface science
smart materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,055
1,645
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Composite Materials
Computational Mechanics
Textile reinforcements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,852
1,144
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
biosensors
surface chemistry
nanotechnology
lab on a chip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,763
1,439
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ferroelectrics
nonlinear optics
microscopy
lithium niobate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,693
1,477
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Materials Science
Applied Mathematics
Mechanics
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,531
1,090
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Materials Science
Biomineralization
nanoMechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,431
910
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
electron transport
electronics and mechanics of 2D materials
Anderson localization
quantum nems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,341
731
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,110
663
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thermal Transport
Open Quantum System
Stochastic Methods
GW
BSE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
692
0.628
Stefan Kaskel
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,165
31,805
0.512
Porous Materials
Energy Materials
Batteries
Coating Technology
Minghao Yu
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,586
13,812
0.540
2D materials
supercapacitors
aqueous batteries
dual-ion batteries
multivalent metal batteries
Gianaurelio Cuniberti
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,921
11,940
0.479
Materials Research
Molecular Electronics
Sensorics
Bio-electronics
Environmental Nanoscience
Rainer Jordan
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,495
4,569
0.315
Polymer science
surface science
materials science
smart materials
drug delivery
Volodymyr Bon
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,007
7,269
0.660
Flexible Metal-Organic Frameworks
in situ XRD
Crystal engineering
Gas adsorption
Fei Xu
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,612
5,953
0.619
porous materials and energy storage
Lei Wang
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,457
8,446
0.893
stabilization/solidification
waste-to-energy technologies
hazardous waste treatment
construction
Panpan Zhang
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,968
7,287
0.813
Supercapacitors
Pseudocapacitive materials
2D materials
Energy storage devices
Tao Zhang
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,676
6,388
0.832
Polymer synthesis
Conducting Polymer
2D Polymer
Organic electronics
Catalysis
Chokri Cherif
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,368
4,505
0.611
Technical Textiles
Biotextiles
Composite Materials
Fibers and Polymers
Martin R Lohe
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,234
4,433
0.613
Graphene and 2D Materials
Tanay Kundu
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,273
3,014
0.572
Material Science
Inorganic Chemistry
Storage
Conductivity
Catalysis
Anna Isaeva
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,618
3,342
0.724
topological materials
van der Waals materials
magnetic materials
crystal growth
Gang Wang
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,605
3,948
0.857
Electrochemistry
energy storage
dual-ion batteries
supercapacitors
carbon materials
Marco Liebscher
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,995
3,507
0.878
fiber modification
cement and concrete
polymers and geopolymers
carbon materials
sustainable materials
Mingchao Wang
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,954
3,826
0.968
Porous polymers
Organic electronics
Energy materials
Wenbo Sheng
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,055
1,645
0.800
Polymer chemistry
materials science
surface science
smart materials
Thomas Gereke
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,852
1,144
0.618
Composite Materials
Computational Mechanics
Textile reinforcements
Bergoi Ibarlucea
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,763
1,439
0.816
biosensors
surface chemistry
nanotechnology
lab on a chip
Michael Rüsing
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,693
1,477
0.872
Ferroelectrics
nonlinear optics
microscopy
lithium niobate
Marco Salvalaglio
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,531
1,090
0.712
Materials Science
Applied Mathematics
Mechanics
Computational Physics
Zlotnikov Igor
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,431
910
0.636
Materials Science
Biomineralization
nanoMechanics
Alexander Croy
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,341
731
0.545
electron transport
electronics and mechanics of 2D materials
Anderson localization
quantum nems
Andreas Hornig
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,110
663
0.597
Robert Biele
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
692
0.628
Thermal Transport
Open Quantum System
Stochastic Methods
GW
BSE