Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Highly Cited Researchers 11.841 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
nanogenerator
self-powered sensors/systems
blue energy
piezotronics
piezo-phototronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
469,134
235,304
0.502
* 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
317,192
153,586
0.484
* 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
292,452
188,301
0.644
* 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
175,248
59,424
0.339
* 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
171,884
58,969
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
nanoscience
nanotechnology
nanomedicine
nanocatalysis
nanosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,394
37,676
0.233
* 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
154,491
71,761
0.464
* 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
135,979
55,823
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nanotechnology
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,647
37,608
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
nanotechnology
nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,020
45,932
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
copolymers
nanoparticles
wrinkling
photovoltaics
thin films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,810
28,687
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
nanomaterials
energy technologies
manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,104
71,657
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,419
53,785
0.474
* 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
112,192
50,436
0.450
* 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
110,829
29,600
0.267
* 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
110,391
60,322
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biomaterials
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,751
28,300
0.263
* 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
99,335
24,151
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
nanoscience
nanomaterials
plasmonics
colloids
SERS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,792
36,400
0.372
* 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
96,420
38,889
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nanomaterial
Catalysis
Hydrogen Technology
Microbiome
2D Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,750
49,977
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
solar cell
nanomaterials
quantum dots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,978
34,213
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nucleic acids chemistry
DNA nanotechnology
Bioimaging and biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,112
44,342
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
biosensors
bioengineering
Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,496
37,237
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
nanoscience
single-molecule biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,003
21,624
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhong Lin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
469,134
235,304
0.502
nanogenerator
self-powered sensors/systems
blue energy
piezotronics
piezo-phototronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186
85
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yi Cui
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317,192
153,586
0.484
nanotechnology
energy
environment
2D materials
nanobio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256
112
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yury Gogotsi
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,452
188,301
0.644
Carbon
nanomaterials
energy storage
supercapacitors
MXene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,086
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
175,248
59,424
0.339
biosensors
electrochemistry
nanomotors
modified electrodes
microfabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,130
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
171,884
58,969
0.343
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,276
559
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mostafa A El Sayed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,394
37,676
0.233
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
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,491
71,761
0.464
Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) and controlled epitaxial growth of heterostructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,774
796
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James J Collins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,979
55,823
0.411
synthetic biology
antibiotics
biological physics
bionanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,889
851
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
NJ Halas
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,647
37,608
0.286
Nanotechnology
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,278
19
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Taeghwan Hyeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,020
45,932
0.386
nanotechnology
nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,286
1,070
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Russell TP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,810
28,687
0.241
copolymers
nanoparticles
wrinkling
photovoltaics
thin films
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,388
1,124
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
116,104
71,657
0.617
nanomaterials
energy technologies
manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,510
1,190
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
113,419
53,785
0.474
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,569
40
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lingxin Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,192
50,436
0.450
Environmental Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,637
1,246
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bharat Bhushan
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,829
29,600
0.267
Biomimetics
nanotribology
nanomaterials
bio/nanotechnology
magnetic storage devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,653
1,256
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Khalil Amine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,391
60,322
0.546
Batteries
Fuel Cell
Carbon material
Fluorine material
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,790
30
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kazunori Kataoka
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,751
28,300
0.263
Biomaterials
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,264
1,553
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shuming Nie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,335
24,151
0.243
Quantum Dots
SERS
Nanomedicine
Image-Guided and Robotic Surgery
Immuotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,366
68
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Luis M. Liz-Marzán
CIC biomaGUNE
San Sebastián, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,792
36,400
0.372
nanoscience
nanomaterials
plasmonics
colloids
SERS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,469
1,639
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jillian Banfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,420
38,889
0.403
Nanogeoscience
Microbial Ecology
Geomicrobiology
Metagenomics
Mineralogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,515
1,660
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yu Huang
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,750
49,977
0.522
Nanomaterial
Catalysis
Hydrogen Technology
Microbiome
2D Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,637
71
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zhong Xinhua, 钟新华
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,978
34,213
0.364
solar cell
nanomaterials
quantum dots
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,695
74
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chunhai Fan
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,112
44,342
0.476
Nucleic acids chemistry
DNA nanotechnology
Bioimaging and biosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,813
1,803
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yuehe Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,496
37,237
0.407
biosensors
bioengineering
Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,854
82
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cees Dekker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,003
21,624
0.238
nanoscience
single-molecule biophysics