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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 43 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Neurology
Epilepsy
Headache
Neuroprotectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,773
8,413
0.340
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
renal inflammation and renal fibrosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,729
13,020
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Liver Injury and Repai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,917
9,799
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Burns、Sepsi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,375
4,094
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,065
5,181
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Epidemiology
Autoimmune Diseases
Musculoskeletal diseases
Age-related diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,733
6,581
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Clinical Oral Implants Research
Stem cells
Regenerative medicine
Biomaterials
Tissue engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,649
2,888
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Depressio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,561
3,305
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,262
3,741
0.878
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Immunolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,103
2,258
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,188
4,085
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ion channel
Calcium signal
TRP channe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,782
2,331
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
MRI-guided rTMS
White matter BOLD signal
Psychiatry
Deep learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,673
2,938
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evidence synthesis methodology
Clinical Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,153
2,751
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Reproduction
reprogrammin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,706
1,364
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
biomaterials
nanomedicine
drug deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,337
2,188
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
NURSIN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,856
1,011
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Urology
prostate
cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
1,674
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
cancer biology & bioinformati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,687
1,518
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Drug/Vaccine Adjuvant-Delivery System (VADS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
997
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Targeted small molecule anticancer drug discovery
pharmacology
Pharmacodynamics
lipidomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,497
790
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
mitochondria
deep learning
reproduction
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
1,271
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
bone defec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
447
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Osteoarthritis
Biomaterials
Hydrogels
Cellular senescence
Cartilage Repai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
798
775
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
prenatal stress
nutrition
vitamin D
birth outcomes
neurobehavioral developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
327
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,143
1,232
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yu Wang (王玉)
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,773
8,413
0.340
Neurology
Epilepsy
Headache
Neuroprotectio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,339
1,800
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xiao-Ming Meng
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,729
13,020
0.660
renal inflammation and renal fibrosi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,489
2,748
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hua Wang Liver
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,917
9,799
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,238
6,707
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wang Fei
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,375
4,094
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,047
7,079
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Quan-Li Li
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,065
5,181
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,905
7,458
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shi-Yang Guan|Shiyang Guan
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,733
6,581
0.977
Epidemiology
Autoimmune Diseases
Musculoskeletal diseases
Age-related diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,990
11,101
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Duohong Zou
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,649
2,888
0.621
Clinical Oral Implants Research
Stem cells
Regenerative medicine
Biomaterials
Tissue engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,227
11,317
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kai Zhang
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,561
3,305
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,544
12,090
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jian Cheng
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,262
3,741
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,490
12,552
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
周洪
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,103
2,258
0.550
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,637
12,317
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chenyu Sun
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,188
4,085
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,808
13,549
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bing Shen
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,782
2,331
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,978
13,911
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gong-Jun Ji (季公俊)
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,673
2,938
0.800
MRI-guided rTMS
White matter BOLD signal
Psychiatry
Deep learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,577
15,974
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chang Xu
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,153
2,751
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,593
18,165
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dan Liang
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,706
1,364
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,157
20,313
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tao Liu
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,337
2,188
0.936
biomaterials
nanomedicine
drug deliver
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,162
23,909
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jingfang Hong
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,856
1,011
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,537
24,945
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jialin Meng (孟佳林)|孟 佳林
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
1,674
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,418
25,396
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wei Wang
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,687
1,518
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,747
25,622
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ting Wang
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
997
0.600
Drug/Vaccine Adjuvant-Delivery System (VADS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,437
27,136
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Youzhi Xu
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,497
790
0.528
Targeted small molecule anticancer drug discovery
pharmacology
Pharmacodynamics
lipidomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,344
29,532
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ning Zhang
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
1,271
0.996
mitochondria
deep learning
reproduction
bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,631
34,992
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jun Li
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
447
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,435
36,620
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Li Hui-Min
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
798
775
0.971
Osteoarthritis
Biomaterials
Hydrogels
Cellular senescence
Cartilage Repai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
805,670
37,494
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peng Zhu
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
327
0.434
prenatal stress
nutrition
vitamin D
birth outcomes
neurobehavioral developmen