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
Injury prevention
statistical simulation
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,860
89,309
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cardiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,968
17,486
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,764
9,636
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Neuroscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,085
1,942
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,511
4,304
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Neuro-onology
Neurosurgery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,144
3,763
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Psychiatry
Genetics
Neuroimage
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,007
2,607
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Public Health
Allergy and infection
Early life exposure
Climate change
Behavioral cognitive deficits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
3,109
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
critical care medcine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,595
3,182
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Nephrology
Clinical Research
Immunology
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
2,459
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Arthroplasty
Sports Medicine
Osteoarthritis
Cartilage
Ligament
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,852
2,419
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Metabolic regulation
Hypoxia
Dermatology
Cancer Immune Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
2,346
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Medicinal Chemistry
Chemistry Biology
Computer-aided drug design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,471
1,700
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Epidemiology
Evidence based medicine
Meta-analysis
Critical appraisal
Traditional Chinese medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
1,689
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Pharmaceutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
1,898
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Psychiatry
schizophrenia
metabolism
cognitive impairment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,154
2,088
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
970
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Radiology
Oncology
Artificial Intelligence
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
1,575
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
psychiatry
neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,471
1,471
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
ophthalmology
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
1,254
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Psychiatric genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,419
1,179
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
medicinal chemistry
organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,153
726
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
public health
epidemiology
diabetes management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
1,048
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
967
602
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Microbiology
Environmental microbiology
Microbial ecology
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
936
738
0.788
Guoqing Hu
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,860
89,309
0.844
Injury prevention
statistical simulation
epidemiology
Jingjing Cai
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,968
17,486
0.700
Ling Qing Yuan
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,764
9,636
0.488
Xiao Xin Yan
Central South University
Changsha, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,085
1,942
0.382
Quan Cheng
Central South University
Changsha, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,511
4,304
0.954
Xuejun Li
Central South University
Changsha, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,144
3,763
0.908
Xiaogang Chen
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,007
2,607
0.651
Psychiatry
Genetics
Neuroimage
Chan Lu
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
3,109
0.856
Public Health
Allergy and infection
Early life exposure
Climate change
Behavioral cognitive deficits
lina zhang
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,595
3,182
0.885
critical care medcine
Guochun Chen
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
2,459
0.772
Nephrology
Clinical Research
Immunology
Epigenetics
Zhenhan Deng
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,852
2,419
0.848
Arthroplasty
Sports Medicine
Osteoarthritis
Cartilage
Ligament
Hong Liu
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
2,346
0.883
Metabolic regulation
Hypoxia
Dermatology
Cancer Immune Therapy
Li Qianbin
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,471
1,700
0.688
Medicinal Chemistry
Chemistry Biology
Computer-aided drug design
Irene Xin Yin Wu
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
1,689
0.707
Epidemiology
Evidence based medicine
Meta-analysis
Critical appraisal
Traditional Chinese medicine
Vivek Dave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
1,898
0.868
Jing Huang
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,154
2,088
0.969
Psychiatry
schizophrenia
metabolism
cognitive impairment
Shakti Prasad Pattanayak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
970
0.601
Zhichao Feng
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
1,575
0.992
Radiology
Oncology
Artificial Intelligence
Yicheng Long
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,471
1,471
1.000
Yedi Zhou
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
1,254
0.858
Zongchang Li
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,419
1,179
0.831
Xu Deng
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,153
726
0.630
medicinal chemistry
organic chemistry
Luo Miyang
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
1,048
0.971
public health
epidemiology
diabetes management
Gireesh Kumar Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
967
602
0.623
Yuguang Wang
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
936
738
0.788
Microbiology
Environmental microbiology
Microbial ecology
Biotechnology