Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 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
nanogenerator
self-powered sensors/systems
blue energy
piezotronics
piezo-phototronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458,530
256,534
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
nanotechnology
energy
environment
2D materials
nanobio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310,952
173,602
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Carbon
nanomaterials
energy storage
supercapacitors
MXene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285,138
203,674
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
biosensors
electrochemistry
nanomotors
modified electrodes
microfabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,370
66,120
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,762
70,933
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
nanoscience
nanotechnology
nanomedicine
nanocatalysis
nanosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,005
45,553
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) and controlled epitaxial growth of heterostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,238
84,615
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
synthetic biology
antibiotics
biological physics
bionanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,406
62,001
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Nanotechnology
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,177
45,069
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
copolymers
nanoparticles
wrinkling
photovoltaics
thin films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,708
34,224
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
nanotechnology
nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,952
52,552
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
nanomaterials
energy technologies
manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,071
78,261
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,913
59,335
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Environmental Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,356
60,476
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biomimetics
nanotribology
nanomaterials
bio/nanotechnology
magnetic storage devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,526
34,399
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Batteries
Fuel Cell
Carbon material
Fluorine material
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,328
65,650
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Biomaterials
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,782
32,944
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Quantum Dots
SERS
Nanomedicine
Image-Guided and Robotic Surgery
Immuotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,318
28,154
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
nanoscience
nanomaterials
plasmonics
colloids
SERS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,411
41,433
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Nanogeoscience
Microbial Ecology
Geomicrobiology
Metagenomics
Mineralogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,914
43,330
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
solar cell
nanomaterials
quantum dots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,726
40,289
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nanomaterial
Catalysis
Hydrogen Technology
Microbiome
2D Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,151
53,609
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nucleic acids chemistry
DNA nanotechnology
Bioimaging and biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,403
50,268
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
biosensors
bioengineering
Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,210
42,473
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
nanoscience
single-molecule biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,109
25,342
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhong Lin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458,530
256,534
0.559
nanogenerator
self-powered sensors/systems
blue energy
piezotronics
piezo-phototronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187
87
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yi Cui
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310,952
173,602
0.558
nanotechnology
energy
environment
2D materials
nanobio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259
112
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yury Gogotsi
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285,138
203,674
0.714
Carbon
nanomaterials
energy storage
supercapacitors
MXene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,079
458
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joseph Wang
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,370
66,120
0.384
biosensors
electrochemistry
nanomotors
modified electrodes
microfabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,117
84
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrea C Ferrari
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,762
70,933
0.418
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,258
553
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mostafa A El Sayed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,005
45,553
0.285
nanoscience
nanotechnology
nanomedicine
nanocatalysis
nanosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,386
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hua Zhang (张华)
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,238
84,615
0.556
Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) and controlled epitaxial growth of heterostructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,782
800
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James J Collins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,406
62,001
0.465
synthetic biology
antibiotics
biological physics
bionanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,870
848
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
NJ Halas
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,177
45,069
0.346
Nanotechnology
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,257
1,059
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Russell TP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,708
34,224
0.291
copolymers
nanoparticles
wrinkling
photovoltaics
thin films
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,277
19
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Taeghwan Hyeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,952
52,552
0.449
nanotechnology
nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,436
1,160
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Liangbing Hu
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,071
78,261
0.692
nanomaterials
energy technologies
manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,532
1,206
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xiangfeng Duan
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,913
59,335
0.535
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,564
42
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lingxin Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,356
60,476
0.548
Environmental Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,609
1,236
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bharat Bhushan
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,526
34,399
0.314
Biomimetics
nanotribology
nanomaterials
bio/nanotechnology
magnetic storage devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,711
1,288
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Khalil Amine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,328
65,650
0.612
Batteries
Fuel Cell
Carbon material
Fluorine material
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,744
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kazunori Kataoka
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,782
32,944
0.309
Biomaterials
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,226
1,547
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shuming Nie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,318
28,154
0.286
Quantum Dots
SERS
Nanomedicine
Image-Guided and Robotic Surgery
Immuotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,353
66
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Luis M. Liz-Marzán
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,411
41,433
0.430
nanoscience
nanomaterials
plasmonics
colloids
SERS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,458
1,651
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jillian Banfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,914
43,330
0.457
Nanogeoscience
Microbial Ecology
Geomicrobiology
Metagenomics
Mineralogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,606
69
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zhong Xinhua, 钟新华
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,726
40,289
0.434
solar cell
nanomaterials
quantum dots
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,645
1,727
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yu Huang
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,151
53,609
0.582
Nanomaterial
Catalysis
Hydrogen Technology
Microbiome
2D Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,698
73
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chunhai Fan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,403
50,268
0.550
Nucleic acids chemistry
DNA nanotechnology
Bioimaging and biosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,793
1,808
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yuehe Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,210
42,473
0.471
biosensors
bioengineering
Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,798
83
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cees Dekker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,109
25,342
0.281
nanoscience
single-molecule biophysics