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
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,920
9,982
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Electrochromism
SERS
Tungsten oxide
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,498
6,482
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Rechargeable multivalent metal-ion batteries
Smart and flexible batteries
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,073
8,613
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
oil/water separation
nanofiltration
surface modification
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,142
6,064
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Bioimaging
NIR fluorescence probe
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,814
3,131
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
光催化、电致变色、SERS
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,219
5,440
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Regeneration medicine
Nanofiber
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,655
3,041
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Artificial Muscles
Nanocarbon
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,592
4,366
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
oil water separation
hydrogel membrane
ultrathin membrane
graphene membrane
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
4,356
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
水伏,可穿戴电子
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,026
2,871
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Drug delivery
Biomaterials
Nanotechnology
Cancer theranostic,Immunetherapy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,790
2,528
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
polymer of intrinsic microporosity
mixed matrix membrane
separation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,614
2,002
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
wearable sensors
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,364
2,204
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Carbon nanotube
Fiber
Textile
Composites
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,090
1,349
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Liquid Biopsy
Cancer Diagnosis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,982
1,657
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Flexible electronic
artificial synaptic devices
neurormophic devices
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
1,355
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Point defects
Electron-phonon coupling
Phonon spectrum
First-principle calculation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
584
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Liquid Crystals
Soft Matter
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
609
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
648
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Perovskite solar cells
Ion migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
558
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
机器学习、深度学习、图像处理
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
452
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
半导体
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494
456
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nanoparticle
Self-assembly
Molecular Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
269
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Biomedical optics
ultrasound
fluorescence imaging
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
211
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
MRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
204
1.000
Qiangbin Wang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,920
9,982
0.627
Zhigang Zhao
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,498
6,482
0.682
Zhenghui Pan (潘争辉)
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,073
8,613
0.949
Rechargeable multivalent metal-ion batteries
Smart and flexible batteries
Yuzhang Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,142
6,064
0.849
Chunyan Li (李春炎)
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,814
3,131
0.459
Shan Cong
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,219
5,440
0.875
Xiaoran Li
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,655
3,041
0.538
Jiangtao Di
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,592
4,366
0.781
Shoujian Gao (高守建)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
4,356
0.861
oil water separation
hydrogel membrane
ultrathin membrane
graphene membrane
Li Lianhui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,026
2,871
0.949
Zheng Wang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,790
2,528
0.906
Drug delivery
Biomaterials
Nanotechnology
Cancer theranostic,Immunetherapy
Wang Zhenggong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,614
2,002
0.766
polymer of intrinsic microporosity
mixed matrix membrane
separation
Shuqi Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,364
2,204
0.932
Jingna Zhao
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,090
1,349
0.645
Sun Na
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,982
1,657
0.836
Fuqin Sun
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
1,355
0.998
Flexible electronic
artificial synaptic devices
neurormophic devices
Lin Shi (石林)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
584
0.623
Point defects
Electron-phonon coupling
Phonon spectrum
First-principle calculation
Pei-Xi Wang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
609
0.847
Jialin Cai
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
648
0.976
Changzeng Ding
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
558
0.996
Cheng Cheng
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
452
0.881
Gaohang He
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494
456
0.923
Chuncheng Li
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
269
1.000
Tingfeng Yao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
211
0.868
Lu Zhongzhong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
204
1.000