Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 827 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Astrophysics
gravitational waves
pulsars
black holes
pulsar timing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,803
76,887
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Groundwater
Hydrogeology
Hydrology
Earth Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,844
27,391
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neuroimaging
Connectome
Connectomics
Network science
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,343
24,112
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Brain Development
Measurement Theory
MRI
Population Science
Network Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,198
22,354
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
educational philosophy and theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,073
14,859
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
activity-travel behaviour
environmental justice
health
subjective well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,271
15,921
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Remote sensing and Ecology
Land cover
Change detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,937
14,507
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Environmental Modelling
Energy Policy
Ecological Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,500
12,888
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Computer Education
Blended Learning
Smart Learning Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,819
13,106
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
climate
sea level
geoengineering
glaciology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,613
9,083
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Food Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,057
15,980
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
black hole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,364
13,492
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Materials Chemistry
Molecule Science
Chemical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,772
14,079
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Social welfare functions
Poverty
Inequality
Public Policy and Well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,632
3,615
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,092
11,449
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Environment Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,439
9,391
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brain imaging & stimulation
Transcranial brain atlas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,433
6,966
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Landscape Ecology
Soil Sciences
GIS
RS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,421
10,086
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cyber Intelligent Computing
Networking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,709
6,657
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
hydrology
hydrometeorology
climate change
soil erosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,888
11,115
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,846
7,465
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,832
10,067
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Environmental aquatic chemistry and soil chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,506
8,039
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,282
8,588
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Coastal wetlands
Wetland ecology
Wetland restoration
Wetland biogeochemistry
Microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,818
9,232
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,793
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xingjiang Zhu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,803
76,887
0.713
Astrophysics
gravitational waves
pulsars
black holes
pulsar timing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,150
128
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wang Jinsheng（王金生）
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,844
27,391
0.356
Groundwater
Hydrogeology
Hydrology
Earth Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,769
252
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yong He
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,343
24,112
0.436
Neuroimaging
Connectome
Connectomics
Network science
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,594
487
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xi-Nian Zuo 左西年|Xinian Zuo
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,198
22,354
0.556
Brain Development
Measurement Theory
MRI
Population Science
Network Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,579
560
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael A Peters
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,073
14,859
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,220
917
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jing Ma
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,271
15,921
0.563
activity-travel behaviour
environmental justice
health
subjective well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,703
1,046
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jin Chen
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,937
14,507
0.559
Remote sensing and Ecology
Land cover
Change detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,412
1,076
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bin Chen
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,500
12,888
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,531
1,208
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ronghuai Huang 黄荣怀
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,819
13,106
0.550
Computer Education
Blended Learning
Smart Learning Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,938
1,222
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John C Moore
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,613
9,083
0.385
climate
sea level
geoengineering
glaciology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,044
1,274
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Baojun Xu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,057
15,980
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,541
1,346
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xiaoxiong Zeng
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,364
13,492
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,232
1,638
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dongpeng Yan
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,772
14,079
0.712
Materials Chemistry
Molecule Science
Chemical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,635
1,659
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nanak Kakwani
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,632
3,615
0.184
Social welfare functions
Poverty
Inequality
Public Policy and Well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,280
1,737
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
He Chunyang
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,092
11,449
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,461
1,842
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zhenyao Shen
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,439
9,391
0.509
Environment Science and Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,146
1,993
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chaozhe Zhu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,433
6,966
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,192
1,997
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shiliang Liu 刘世梁|S.L.Liu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,421
10,086
0.579
Landscape Ecology
Soil Sciences
GIS
RS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,041
2,140
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Weijia Jia
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,709
6,657
0.398
Cyber Intelligent Computing
Networking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,857
2,526
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chiyuan Miao
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,888
11,115
0.747
hydrology
hydrometeorology
climate change
soil erosion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,082
2,534
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
xiaodong yan
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,846
7,465
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,151
2,540
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chunye Lin
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,832
10,067
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,956
2,626
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mengchang He
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,506
8,039
0.554
Environmental aquatic chemistry and soil chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,343
2,696
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Guangjian Yan
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,282
8,588
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,170
2,816
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Junhong Bai
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,818
9,232
0.668
Coastal wetlands
Wetland ecology
Wetland restoration
Wetland biogeochemistry
Microbial ecology