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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.660 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
Manufacturing Systems
Intelligent Manufacturing
Digital Twin
Service Management
Cloud Manufacturin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,698
37,513
0.740
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
热电转换：温差发电，热电制�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,074
30,482
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
software engineerin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,081
17,294
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Structural materials of high temperature application
mechanical behavior of metal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,504
22,673
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biomechanics
Mechanobiology
Rehabilitatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,316
25,868
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biometrics
Pattern Recognition
Image Processing
Computer Visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,490
16,674
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
nanomaterials
2D materials
energy storag
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,215
20,653
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
organic photovoltai
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,607
16,651
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Spintronics Devices and Integrated Circuit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,198
18,665
0.686
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Intelligent Manufacturing
Cloud Manufacturing
Modeling & Simulation
Cyber Physical Human System
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,857
12,558
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
能源经济学，能源系统建模，气候变化政策，低碳技术投�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,840
11,254
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Data Mining
Transfer Learning
Multi-task Learning
Recommender Systems
Knowledge Grap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,281
19,111
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Computational Materials Science
phase-change material
MAX phase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,989
13,425
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Digital Image Correlation
Experimental Mechanics
Photomechanic
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,004
10,524
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Automatic Testing
Fault Diagnosis
Intelligent Computation and Optimization
Data Analysis and Application
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,443
12,395
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
digital twin、smart manufacturing、manufacturing service、service managemen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,008
17,598
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hyperspectral imaging
Remote Sensing
Signal and Image Processing
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,810
15,655
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
RF
Microwaves
Millimeter wave
Rada
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,214
13,846
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Health Economics
Environmental Health
Climate mitigatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,853
17,047
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,759
11,740
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Traffic Flow Models
Transportation Network Modeling and Analysis
Congestion Pricin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,570
6,383
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Battery electrode material Two-dimensional material Topological insulator
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,946
11,984
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mobile computing
image analysis
embedded system
machine learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,871
9,998
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Embodied A
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,758
11,456
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Deep Learning
Visual edge computing
Ensemble learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,790
11,868
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,541
337
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fei Tao
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,698
37,513
0.740
Manufacturing Systems
Intelligent Manufacturing
Digital Twin
Service Management
Cloud Manufacturin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,835
383
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Li-Dong Zhao
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,074
30,482
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,721
422
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
li Zhang
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,081
17,294
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,077
593
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lei Liu
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,504
22,673
0.605
Structural materials of high temperature application
mechanical behavior of metal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,215
602
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yubo Fan
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,316
25,868
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,330
772
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yunhong Wang
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,490
16,674
0.513
Biometrics
Pattern Recognition
Image Processing
Computer Visio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,633
786
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yongji Gong 宫勇吉
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,215
20,653
0.641
nanomaterials
2D materials
energy storag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,445
854
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yanming Sun
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,607
16,651
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,990
1,044
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Weisheng Zhao
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,198
18,665
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,004
1,404
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lin Zhang
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,857
12,558
0.549
Intelligent Manufacturing
Cloud Manufacturing
Modeling & Simulation
Cyber Physical Human System
Smart Institutional Plan
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,032
1,406
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
范英
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,840
11,254
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,839
1,577
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fuzhen Zhuang 庄福振
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,281
19,111
0.898
Data Mining
Transfer Learning
Multi-task Learning
Recommender Systems
Knowledge Grap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,664
1,616
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zhimei Sun
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,989
13,425
0.640
Computational Materials Science
phase-change material
MAX phase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,409
1,741
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bing Pan
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,004
10,524
0.526
Digital Image Correlation
Experimental Mechanics
Photomechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,086
1,811
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hui Lu
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,443
12,395
0.638
Automatic Testing
Fault Diagnosis
Intelligent Computation and Optimization
Data Analysis and Application
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,530
1,878
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Qinglin Qi (戚庆林)
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,008
17,598
0.926
digital twin、smart manufacturing、manufacturing service、service managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,215
1,910
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zhenwei Shi
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,810
15,655
0.832
Hyperspectral imaging
Remote Sensing
Signal and Image Processing
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,360
2,012
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
M. Kashif
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,214
13,846
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,716
2,083
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yang Xie
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,853
17,047
0.955
Health Economics
Environmental Health
Climate mitigatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,065
2,104
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mingjie Liu
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,759
11,740
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,785
2,134
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hai Jun Huang
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,570
6,383
0.363
Traffic Flow Models
Transportation Network Modeling and Analysis
Congestion Pricin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,338
2,228
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Qianfan Zhang
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,946
11,984
0.707
Battery electrode material Two-dimensional material Topological insulator
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,701
2,249
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jianwei Niu
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,871
9,998
0.593
Mobile computing
image analysis
embedded system
machine learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,196
2,265
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Si Liu
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,758
11,456
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,757
2,493
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Baochang zhang
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,790
11,868
0.752
Deep Learning
Visual edge computing
Ensemble learnin