Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Nankai University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025
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
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Ranking Based On Selection :1
ab initio calculations
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,398
13,247
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
nonlinear optics
graphene
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,213
8,663
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ultrafast optics and application
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,779
4,489
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plasmonics
Metamaterials
Nanomaterials
Nonlinear optics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,290
6,670
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Metamaterials in optics and acoustics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,692
5,266
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Condensed matter physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,381
2,126
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
microelectronics
nanophotonics
low dimensional materials
infrared photodetectors
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,992
4,461
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Quantum physics
Condensed matter physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,765
2,700
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
nonlinear optics and photonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,613
2,263
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Metasurfaces
Metamaterials
Photonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,321
3,576
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
nuclear physics
astrophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,095
1,435
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Physics
Plasmonics
Metamaterials
Metalens
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,929
3,324
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Phonon polariton
THz on a chip
Femosecond laser hyperdoping
Ultrafast photonics
Lithium Niobate
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,310
2,179
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Nonlinear fiber optics
Photonic crystal fibers
Multimode fibers
Optical fiber lasers
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,180
1,555
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Optics
Photonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,160
2,563
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
nonlinear optics
novol optical fields
topological photonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
1,715
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Plasma Catalysis
Biomass Gasification
Tar Reforming
CO2 Capture and Utilization
Hydrogen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,611
2,570
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Quantum Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,606
2,116
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Single-virus tracking
Quantum dots
Virus-mimicking Nanosystems
Virus infection
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,284
1,647
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Colloid
Liquid crystal of biological nanorods
Soft matter
Polymer Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
1,218
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
integated nonlinea optics
optical angular momentum
frequency comb
quantum optics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,087
1,212
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Optics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,234
642
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
nuclear physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
843
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ultrafast laser technology applications
THz optics
Optical holographic and new 3D display
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
873
364
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
High-Energy physics
Cosmology
Astro-Particle Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
395
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,494
1,105
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lixin Zhang
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,398
13,247
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,162
2,451
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zhibo Liu
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,213
8,663
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,691
3,577
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Weiwei Liu
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,779
4,489
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,463
4,986
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shuqi Chen
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,290
6,670
0.805
Plasmonics
Metamaterials
Nanomaterials
Nonlinear optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,290
6,372
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hua Cheng
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,692
5,266
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,893
8,139
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Xu Zuo
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,381
2,126
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,785
8,840
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hehai Fang
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,992
4,461
0.894
microelectronics
nanophotonics
low dimensional materials
infrared photodetectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,004
9,267
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zhi Song
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,765
2,700
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,538
9,571
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yongfa Kong
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,613
2,263
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,996
10,253
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zhancheng Li
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,321
3,576
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,741
10,850
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hong Shen
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,095
1,435
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,068
11,315
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wenwei Liu
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,929
3,324
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,953
13,258
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Qiang Wu
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,310
2,179
0.658
Phonon polariton
THz on a chip
Femosecond laser hyperdoping
Ultrafast photonics
Lithium Niobate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,932
13,748
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wang Zhi
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,180
1,555
0.489
Nonlinear fiber optics
Photonic crystal fibers
Multimode fibers
Optical fiber lasers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,484
13,828
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fang Bo
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,160
2,563
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,031
14,174
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yi Hu
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
1,715
0.557
nonlinear optics
novol optical fields
topological photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,261
16,397
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lina Liu
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,611
2,570
0.984
Plasma Catalysis
Biomass Gasification
Tar Reforming
CO2 Capture and Utilization
Hydrogen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,816
16,433
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Liang Jin
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,606
2,116
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,547
18,290
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shulin Liu
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,284
1,647
0.721
Single-virus tracking
Quantum dots
Virus-mimicking Nanosystems
Virus infection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,986
19,461
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zhenkun Zhang
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
1,218
0.577
Colloid
Liquid crystal of biological nanorods
Soft matter
Polymer Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,324
19,620
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yongnan Li
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,087
1,212
0.581
integated nonlinea optics
optical angular momentum
frequency comb
quantum optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,457
27,494
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nan Zhang
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,234
642
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647,374
29,761
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jinniu Hu
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
843
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,236
32,564
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mingwei Wang
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
873
364
0.417
Ultrafast laser technology applications
THz optics
Optical holographic and new 3D display
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,552
33,713
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ran Ding 丁然
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
395
0.491
High-Energy physics
Cosmology
Astro-Particle Physics