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Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,414
19,296
0.383
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
adaptive control
smart grid
multi-agent system
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,953
15,302
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Low dimensional semiconductor optoelectronic device
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,276
13,821
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
reliability
power system
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,962
7,205
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
计算有机化�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,593
11,556
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
granular soi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,033
12,790
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
organic solar cell
morphology
semiconducto
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,343
10,225
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Climate
buildings
cities
carbon
hea
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,931
9,772
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Virolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,672
9,211
0.952
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Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mg alloy
plastic deformation
twinning
strengthening mechanism
corrosio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,849
5,864
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,637
5,457
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Crystallographic Texture
Plastic deformation
Phase transformation
Magnesium alloy
Friction stir weldin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,141
3,951
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
corrosion inhibito
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,955
6,682
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,256
3,238
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,946
4,288
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Electrochemistr
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,782
3,538
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gas sensors
first principle theory
SF
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,689
5,286
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,509
3,108
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
infrared target detection
event detection..
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,251
4,036
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Green manufacturing
remanufacturing
low carbon
energy efficienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,997
3,627
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
电力系统保护与控制，智能电网，电力系统气象风险预警
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,844
2,119
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Convex Analysis
Generalized Convexity
Multiobjective Optimization
Vector optimization
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,832
1,053
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ARDS
Lung injury
Autophagy
RAAS
Nanotoxicolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,696
3,914
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fault diagnosis and predictio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,695
4,416
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ultrasonics
Nonlinear Acoustics
Ultrasonic NDT&
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,714
2,646
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,662
344
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhu Liancai (祝连彩)
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,414
19,296
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,902
1,414
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yongduan Song
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,953
15,302
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,767
1,875
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zhigang Zang
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,276
13,821
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,420
2,095
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wenyuan Li
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,962
7,205
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,092
2,340
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lan Yu 蓝宇
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,593
11,556
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,900
2,727
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yang Xiao
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,033
12,790
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,482
3,210
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shanshan Chen
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,343
10,225
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,789
4,177
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bao-Jie He (何宝杰)|Baojie He
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,931
9,772
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,179
4,883
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Quanxin Long
Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,672
9,211
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,915
4,775
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yunchang Xin
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,849
5,864
0.595
Mg alloy
plastic deformation
twinning
strengthening mechanism
corrosio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,978
6,470
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jianjun Chen
Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,637
5,457
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,444
7,012
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Renlong Xin
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,141
3,951
0.553
Crystallographic Texture
Plastic deformation
Phase transformation
Magnesium alloy
Friction stir weldin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,717
7,238
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bochuan Tan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,955
6,682
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,753
8,177
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chenguo Yao
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,256
3,238
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,951
8,624
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dingding Ye
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,946
4,288
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,094
8,863
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xueqiang Qi
Chongqing University of Technology
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,782
3,538
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,113
9,003
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hao Cui
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,689
5,286
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,274
9,346
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Qianyu Zhang
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,509
3,108
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,692
9,844
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chenqiang Gao (高陈强)
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,251
4,036
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,931
10,346
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Congbo Li
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,997
3,627
0.726
Green manufacturing
remanufacturing
low carbon
energy efficienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,451
10,691
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiaofu Xiong(熊小伏)
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,844
2,119
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,004
10,722
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yang Xinmin
Chongqing Normal University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,832
1,053
0.218
Convex Analysis
Generalized Convexity
Multiobjective Optimization
Vector optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,060
11,032
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zhen Zou
Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,696
3,914
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,102
11,033
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
ling zhao
Chongqing Jiaotong University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,695
4,416
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,267
11,002
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mingxi Deng
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,714
2,646
0.561