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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.312 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
Applied Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,768
68,948
0.804
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
physics
material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,479
54,980
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Energy storage
Li-S batteries
Lithium metal anode
Carbon nanomaterials
Fluidized be
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,407
51,321
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
cyber physical systems
security control
smart grid
cyber attacks
resillent contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,464
50,603
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Battery recycling
Energy storage and conversio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,512
41,264
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Energy and environmental polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,091
28,696
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Energy storage and conversion
Batteries
Li-S battery
metal air battery
Na ion batter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,365
35,057
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hybrids materials
Perovskite
Polymer
Thin film device
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,873
24,005
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Flight Control
Cloud Control Systems
Control Theory and Signal Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,830
22,114
0.600
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Berry phase
Anomalous Hall effect
topological materials
graphene
silicen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,000
20,335
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
porous material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,417
25,866
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mechanics of electromagnetic materials
microelectronics devices and batteries
Mechanics of lightweight lattice composite mate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,663
20,297
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Electric vehicles
Vehicle Dynamics
Control systems
Battery System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,476
16,491
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Electric Vehicles
Control systems
battery systems
energy management syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,246
20,516
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Energy storage
Lithium-sulfur batteries
Lithium metal batteries
Electrocatalysis
Zinc-air batterie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,739
23,582
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,037
16,323
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hyperspectral Image Analysis
Object Detectio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,945
18,309
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,761
21,255
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
激�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,077
13,690
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Semiconductor nanocrystals
quantum dots
Optical Materials
perovskites
light-emitting didoe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,312
13,505
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,984
11,205
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Signal Processing
fractional fourier analysis
linear canonical transform
radar signal processing
samplin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,783
11,232
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Materials Science
Condense matter physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,158
9,668
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Data Security and Privacy
Blockchain
AI Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,329
14,142
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Environmental Science & Engineering
Biochar
Environmental Nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,946
9,810
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,475
106
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Muhammad Shahbaz
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,768
68,948
0.804
Applied Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,277
177
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hao Wu
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,479
54,980
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,414
181
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jia-Qi Huang 黄佳琦
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,407
51,321
0.739
Energy storage
Li-S batteries
Lithium metal anode
Carbon nanomaterials
Fluidized be
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,885
197
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jian Sun
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,464
50,603
0.761
cyber physical systems
security control
smart grid
cyber attacks
resillent contro
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,198
296
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Li Li
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,512
41,264
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,763
352
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yi-Ming Wei 魏一鸣
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,091
28,696
0.573
Energy and environmental polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,140
447
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Renjie Chen
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,365
35,057
0.790
Energy storage and conversion
Batteries
Li-S battery
metal air battery
Na ion batter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,997
523
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Qi Chen
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,873
24,005
0.587
Hybrids materials
Perovskite
Polymer
Thin film device
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,667
631
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yuanqing Xia 夏元清)
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,830
22,114
0.600
Flight Control
Cloud Control Systems
Control Theory and Signal Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,293
654
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yugui Yao
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,000
20,335
0.565
Berry phase
Anomalous Hall effect
topological materials
graphene
silicen
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,601
717
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xiao Feng
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,417
25,866
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,465
867
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Daining Fang
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,663
20,297
0.662
Mechanics of electromagnetic materials
microelectronics devices and batteries
Mechanics of lightweight lattice composite mate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,702
1,042
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fengchun Sun 孙逢春
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,476
16,491
0.600
Electric vehicles
Vehicle Dynamics
Control systems
Battery System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,025
1,060
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
HE Hongwen 何洪文
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,246
20,516
0.753
Electric Vehicles
Control systems
battery systems
energy management syste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,509
1,168
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bo-Quan Li(李博权)
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,739
23,582
0.916
Energy storage
Lithium-sulfur batteries
Lithium metal batteries
Electrocatalysis
Zinc-air batterie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,703
1,300
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kan Li
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,037
16,323
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,949
1,416
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wei Li
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,945
18,309
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,334
1,439
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yu Hao
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,761
21,255
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,970
1,514
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lan Jiang
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,077
13,690
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,919
1,603
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Haizheng Zhong 钟海政|Hai-Zheng Zhong
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,312
13,505
0.634
Semiconductor nanocrystals
quantum dots
Optical Materials
perovskites
light-emitting didoe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,800
1,914
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jie Chen
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,984
11,205
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,496
1,946
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ran Tao
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,783
11,232
0.598
Signal Processing
fractional fourier analysis
linear canonical transform
radar signal processing
samplin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,645
2,242
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ml Sui
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,158
9,668
0.563
Materials Science
Condense matter physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,332
2,400
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Liehuang Zhu
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,329
14,142
0.866
Data Security and Privacy
Blockchain
AI Securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,451
2,755
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ying Yao
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,946
9,810
0.656
Environmental Science & Engineering
Biochar
Environmental Nanotechnolog