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
astrophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,783
6,293
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
X-ray detection and Imaging
optoelectronics
Solar Cells
photodetector
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,732
14,627
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Optics
Nanotechnology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,913
8,908
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Tunable SOC in 2D Materials
vdW Electronic Devices
Topological Quantum Matters
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,611
5,208
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Quantum Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,024
7,260
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Condensed Matter Physics
Superconductivity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,040
4,823
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
NIR-II fluorescence in vivo bioimaging
nonlinear optical microscopy
imaging guided treatment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,858
7,695
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Optics
Nanomaterials
Lanthanides
Upconversion luminescence
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,781
6,530
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Optical coatings
Display
Optical imaging
Laser nano writing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,682
4,953
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
General Relativity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,477
4,688
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Strongly Correlated Electrons and Supercoductivity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,377
4,225
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Optics
Nanophotonics
Plasmonics
Metamaterials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,931
3,739
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
magnetic resonance
functional materials
surface chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,767
5,295
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
superconducting quantum computing
scanning tunneling microscopy
high-Tc superconductor
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,005
2,823
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Quantum Field Theory
QCD
Effective Field Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,763
4,013
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Plasma generation and application
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,750
3,729
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
superconductivity
2d materials
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,657
1,515
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
condense-matter physics
ferroic materials
Li metal anode
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,188
4,098
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Laser physics
Quantum optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,167
1,709
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Multiphysics Computation of Electronic Devices and 3D ICs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,796
2,499
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Optical Measurement
Machine Vision
Assistive Technology
Intelligent Transportation Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,791
3,247
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Quantum dots
Spectroscopy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,714
2,678
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
optical sensing
Gyroscopes
Laser stabilization
Optical resonators
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,555
1,485
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,531
1,907
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Condensed Matter Physics
STM
High Magnetic Field
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,492
2,912
0.834
Renyue Cen
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,783
6,293
0.219
Yang Yang(杨旸)
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,732
14,627
0.673
X-ray detection and Imaging
optoelectronics
Solar Cells
photodetector
LM Tong
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,913
8,908
0.447
Yi Zheng
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,611
5,208
0.356
Tunable SOC in 2D Materials
vdW Electronic Devices
Topological Quantum Matters
Jian Qiang You|J. Q. You
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,024
7,260
0.518
Guang Han Cao
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,040
4,823
0.370
Jun Qian (钱骏)
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,858
7,695
0.709
NIR-II fluorescence in vivo bioimaging
nonlinear optical microscopy
imaging guided treatment
Renren Deng
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,781
6,530
0.606
Optics
Nanomaterials
Lanthanides
Upconversion luminescence
Xu Liu
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,682
4,953
0.512
Optical coatings
Display
Optical imaging
Laser nano writing
Mubasher Jamil
Zhejiang University of Technology
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,477
4,688
0.495
Huiqiu Yuan HQ Yuan
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,377
4,225
0.504
Strongly Correlated Electrons and Supercoductivity
Zhichao Ruan 阮智超
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,931
3,739
0.471
Optics
Nanophotonics
Plasmonics
Metamaterials
Xueqian Kong
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,767
5,295
0.782
magnetic resonance
functional materials
surface chemistry
Yi Yin
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,005
2,823
0.470
superconducting quantum computing
scanning tunneling microscopy
high-Tc superconductor
Hua Xing Zhu
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,763
4,013
0.696
Quantum Field Theory
QCD
Effective Field Theory
Yifan Huang
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,750
3,729
0.785
Linjun Li
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,657
1,515
0.325
Yao Wang
Zhejiang University of Technology
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,188
4,098
0.979
condense-matter physics
ferroic materials
Li metal anode
Li Gang Wang
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,167
1,709
0.410
Wenchao Chen
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,796
2,499
0.658
Multiphysics Computation of Electronic Devices and 3D ICs
Kaiwei Wang
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,791
3,247
0.857
Optical Measurement
Machine Vision
Assistive Technology
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Haiyan Qin
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,714
2,678
0.721
Huilian Ma
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,555
1,485
0.418
optical sensing
Gyroscopes
Laser stabilization
Optical resonators
Zhenrong Zheng
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,531
1,907
0.540
Lin Jiao
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,492
2,912
0.834
Condensed Matter Physics
STM
High Magnetic Field