Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Rankings 2025
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
nanogenerator
self-powered sensors/systems
blue energy
piezotronics
piezo-phototronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455,139
253,177
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
nanotechnology
energy
environment
2D materials
nanobio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308,973
171,704
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Carbon
nanomaterials
energy storage
supercapacitors
MXene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,036
200,686
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
biosensors
electrochemistry
nanomotors
modified electrodes
microfabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,253
65,091
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,037
70,264
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
nanoscience
nanotechnology
nanomedicine
nanocatalysis
nanosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,443
45,003
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) and controlled epitaxial growth of heterostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,294
83,674
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
synthetic biology
antibiotics
biological physics
bionanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,538
61,127
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Nanotechnology
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,686
44,630
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
copolymers
nanoparticles
wrinkling
photovoltaics
thin films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,416
33,944
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
nanotechnology
nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,276
51,876
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
nanomaterials
energy technologies
manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,422
77,634
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,153
58,584
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Environmental Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,625
59,803
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biomimetics
nanotribology
nanomaterials
bio/nanotechnology
magnetic storage devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,976
33,954
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Batteries
Fuel Cell
Carbon material
Fluorine material
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,415
64,721
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Biomaterials
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,379
32,552
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Quantum Dots
SERS
Nanomedicine
Image-Guided and Robotic Surgery
Immuotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,009
27,867
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
nanoscience
nanomaterials
plasmonics
colloids
SERS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,626
40,664
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Nanogeoscience
Microbial Ecology
Geomicrobiology
Metagenomics
Mineralogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,133
42,569
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
solar cell
nanomaterials
quantum dots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,244
39,842
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nucleic acids chemistry
DNA nanotechnology
Bioimaging and biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,752
49,581
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nanomaterial
Catalysis
Hydrogen Technology
Microbiome
2D Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,958
51,563
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
nanoscience
single-molecule biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,799
25,049
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
biosensors
bioengineering
Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,519
41,817
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhong Lin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455,139
253,177
0.556
nanogenerator
self-powered sensors/systems
blue energy
piezotronics
piezo-phototronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185
87
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yi Cui
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308,973
171,704
0.556
nanotechnology
energy
environment
2D materials
nanobio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265
112
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yury Gogotsi
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,036
200,686
0.712
Carbon
nanomaterials
energy storage
supercapacitors
MXene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,083
459
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joseph Wang
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,253
65,091
0.380
biosensors
electrochemistry
nanomotors
modified electrodes
microfabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,112
84
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrea C Ferrari
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,037
70,264
0.416
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,252
550
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mostafa A El Sayed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,443
45,003
0.282
nanoscience
nanotechnology
nanomedicine
nanocatalysis
nanosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,381
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hua Zhang (张华)
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,294
83,674
0.553
Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) and controlled epitaxial growth of heterostructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,787
803
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James J Collins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,538
61,127
0.461
synthetic biology
antibiotics
biological physics
bionanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,865
844
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
NJ Halas
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,686
44,630
0.344
Nanotechnology
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,249
1,049
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Russell TP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,416
33,944
0.289
copolymers
nanoparticles
wrinkling
photovoltaics
thin films
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,287
19
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Taeghwan Hyeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,276
51,876
0.446
nanotechnology
nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,446
1,163
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Liangbing Hu
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,422
77,634
0.691
nanomaterials
energy technologies
manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,538
1,203
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xiangfeng Duan
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,153
58,584
0.532
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,568
42
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lingxin Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,625
59,803
0.546
Environmental Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,603
1,232
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bharat Bhushan
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,976
33,954
0.312
Biomimetics
nanotribology
nanomaterials
bio/nanotechnology
magnetic storage devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,733
1,298
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Khalil Amine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,415
64,721
0.608
Batteries
Fuel Cell
Carbon material
Fluorine material
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,735
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kazunori Kataoka
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,379
32,552
0.306
Biomaterials
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,214
1,541
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shuming Nie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,009
27,867
0.284
Quantum Dots
SERS
Nanomedicine
Image-Guided and Robotic Surgery
Immuotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,376
66
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Luis M. Liz-Marzán
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,626
40,664
0.425
nanoscience
nanomaterials
plasmonics
colloids
SERS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,486
1,663
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jillian Banfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,133
42,569
0.452
Nanogeoscience
Microbial Ecology
Geomicrobiology
Metagenomics
Mineralogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,612
72
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zhong Xinhua, 钟新华
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,244
39,842
0.432
solar cell
nanomaterials
quantum dots
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,715
75
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chunhai Fan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,752
49,581
0.546
Nucleic acids chemistry
DNA nanotechnology
Bioimaging and biosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,775
1,797
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yu Huang
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,958
51,563
0.573
Nanomaterial
Catalysis
Hydrogen Technology
Microbiome
2D Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,789
81
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cees Dekker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,799
25,049
0.279
nanoscience
single-molecule biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,811
1,818
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yuehe Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,519
41,817
0.467
biosensors
bioengineering
Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Energy