Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Hong Kong University of Science Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics 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
Material Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,440
23,725
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,951
21,370
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ultrafast laser spectroscopy
Photonic crystals fabrication and applications
Plasmonics
Nonlinear optical properties in semico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,747
12,714
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Soft Matters
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
Advanced functional materials
Thin film physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,254
8,513
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Particle physics
theoretical physics
cosmology
string theory
high energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,015
2,622
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,979
7,704
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Molecular dynamics
Calcium silicate hydrate，quantum mechanics，graphene，transport in nanometer channel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,932
10,712
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Nanocrystals
Perovskites
LEDs
Solar Cells
Photobatteries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,012
5,113
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Antiferromagnetic Spintronics
Spin-Valley Locking
Machine Learning
Topological Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,241
7,394
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Optical Wireless SoC
AI-Specific IC
SI: EMI & Xtalk
Multi-Robot Human System
Smart Grid Network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,207
2,713
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,393
6,547
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
quantum physics
biophysics
relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
1,349
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,548
2,482
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,923
6,308
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
theoretical cosmology
early universe
high energy theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,691
3,587
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
waves
metamaterials
acoustics
phononic crystals
homogenization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,399
4,312
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,153
2,800
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
polymer thin films
surfaces and interfaces
glass transition
wetting phenomena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,716
1,522
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Topological spintronics
Spin-orbitronics
Magnetic insulators
Quantum devices
Efficient Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,047
4,299
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Entanglement Theory
Quantum Error Correction
Quantum Information Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,005
2,949
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
quantum matter
topological materials
topological superconductivity
unconventional superconductivity
strongly correlated elec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,436
2,028
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
soft matter and statistical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,101
1,969
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
AMO physics
Quantum Simulation
Ultracold atoms
Quantum Gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
1,789
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Soft matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,204
1,980
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Condensed matter physics
Metamaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,978
2,124
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,613
41
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
CT Chan
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,440
23,725
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,049
44
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Che Ting Chan
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,951
21,370
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,689
292
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kam Sing Wong
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,747
12,714
0.559
Ultrafast laser spectroscopy
Photonic crystals fabrication and applications
Plasmonics
Nonlinear optical properties in semico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,714
376
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Weijia Wen
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,254
8,513
0.466
Soft Matters
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
Advanced functional materials
Thin film physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,372
414
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Henry Tye
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,015
2,622
0.154
Particle physics
theoretical physics
cosmology
string theory
high energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,336
535
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zhi Yu Yang
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,979
7,704
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,663
658
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dongshuai Hou
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,932
10,712
0.898
Molecular dynamics
Calcium silicate hydrate，quantum mechanics，graphene，transport in nanometer channel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,773
712
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jonathan E Halpert
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,012
5,113
0.464
Nanocrystals
Perovskites
LEDs
Solar Cells
Photobatteries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,618
767
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Junwei Liu
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,241
7,394
0.722
Antiferromagnetic Spintronics
Spin-Valley Locking
Machine Learning
Topological Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,986
771
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
C Patrick Yue
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,207
2,713
0.266
Optical Wireless SoC
AI-Specific IC
SI: EMI & Xtalk
Multi-Robot Human System
Smart Grid Network
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,479
839
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
KT Law
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,393
6,547
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,120
901
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Donald C Chang
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
1,349
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,655
1,032
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tai Kai Ng
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,548
2,482
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,640
1,116
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hoi Chun Po
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,923
6,308
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,971
1,142
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yi Wang
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,691
3,587
0.536
theoretical cosmology
early universe
high energy theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,136
1,194
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Min Yang
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,399
4,312
0.674
waves
metamaterials
acoustics
phononic crystals
homogenization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,752
1,230
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Xiangrong Wang
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,153
2,800
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,433
1,313
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ophelia KC Tsui
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,716
1,522
0.266
polymer thin films
surfaces and interfaces
glass transition
wetting phenomena
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,470
1,465
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Qiming Shao
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,047
4,299
0.852
Topological spintronics
Spin-orbitronics
Magnetic insulators
Quantum devices
Efficient Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,153
1,477
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bei Zeng
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,005
2,949
0.589
Entanglement Theory
Quantum Error Correction
Quantum Information Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,951
1,644
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rolf Walter Lortz
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,436
2,028
0.457
quantum matter
topological materials
topological superconductivity
unconventional superconductivity
strongly correlated elec
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,184
1,751
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yilong Han
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,101
1,969
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,932
1,818
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gyu Boong Jo
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
1,789
0.459
AMO physics
Quantum Simulation
Ultracold atoms
Quantum Gases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,048
2,070
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Qin Xu (许钦)
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,204
1,980
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,073
2,185
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jingdi Zhang
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,978
2,124
0.713
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Condensed matter physics
Metamaterials