Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
Soil Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Anaerobic digestion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,989
8,255
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
supramolecule，drug delivery， smart polymer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,291
3,852
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,000
2,124
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Phylogeny
Pteridophytes
Ferns
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,956
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
ecology
conservation and evolution
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,563
1,978
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,967
1,256
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Evolutionary biology
Phylogenetics
Biogeography
Herpetology ...
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
814
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Abiotic stress
Ubiquitin/Proteasome System
Microtubule
Chloroplast Degradation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,526
856
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
1,029
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
carbohydrate chemistry
organic chemistry
medicine chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
777
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
analytical chemistry
traditional Chinese medicine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
638
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
taxonomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
743
726
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
736
410
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Behaviour
Electrophysiology
Cognitive Neuroscience
frogs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
562
319
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Diversity and Distribution
Plant Systematics
Biodiversity Conservation
Phyto-geography
Macroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
475
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
328
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Bioenergy
Biochemical
Fermentation
Lignocellulose
Food Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
421
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Drug development
Health and Nutrition
Phyto Medicine
Phytochemicals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
333
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Evolutionary biology
Bioinformatics
Developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
214
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
nonwood plant ecophysiology
nitrogen fertilizer and bamboo cultivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274
67
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biodiversity Ecosystem Functioning
Species Interaction
Phylogenetic Analysis
Trophic interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
254
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Computational Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
180
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
biochemistry and molecular biology
pathogenesis
microbiome
medicine development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
168
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ecology
Botany
Remote Sensing
Forestry
Geostatistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
91
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
nucleic acid amplification and molecular detection
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
156
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,725
3,485
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xiangzhen Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,989
8,255
0.751
Soil Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Anaerobic digestion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,459
10,331
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yang Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,291
3,852
0.898
supramolecule，drug delivery， smart polymer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,030
11,104
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Weikai Bao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,000
2,124
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,523
16,150
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zhang Liang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,956
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,537
16,667
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Youhua Chen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,563
1,978
0.772
ecology
conservation and evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,809
20,484
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Junhua Hu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,967
1,256
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,363
23,614
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Xianguang Guo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
814
0.508
Evolutionary biology
Phylogenetics
Biogeography
Herpetology ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,609
24,357
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Songhu Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,526
856
0.561
Abiotic stress
Ubiquitin/Proteasome System
Microtubule
Chloroplast Degradation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
550,994
25,734
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jianliang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
1,029
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,465
29,243
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiaofeng Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
777
0.711
carbohydrate chemistry
organic chemistry
medicine chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,117
30,837
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lin-Sen Qing
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
638
0.650
analytical chemistry
traditional Chinese medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
771,918
34,784
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jin-Long Ren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
743
726
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
775,439
34,923
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bing Xia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
736
410
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
864,858
38,670
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Guangzhan Fang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
562
319
0.568
Behaviour
Electrophysiology
Cognitive Neuroscience
frogs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
912,584
40,792
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bikram Pandey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
475
0.977
Diversity and Distribution
Plant Systematics
Biodiversity Conservation
Phyto-geography
Macroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
923,910
41,255
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bin Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
328
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
961,822
42,857
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fang Deng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
421
0.979
Bioenergy
Biochemical
Fermentation
Lignocellulose
Food Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051,270
46,722
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Emmanuel Ayodeji Ayeni
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
333
0.971
Drug development
Health and Nutrition
Phyto Medicine
Phytochemicals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,093,940
48,494
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Weizhao Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
214
0.695
Evolutionary biology
Bioinformatics
Developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,142,018
50,413
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xuhua Du
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274
67
0.245
nonwood plant ecophysiology
nitrogen fertilizer and bamboo cultivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,162,384
51,247
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ming-Qiang Wang (王明强)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
254
0.977
Biodiversity Ecosystem Functioning
Species Interaction
Phylogenetic Analysis
Trophic interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,314,970
57,605
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peng Changjun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
180
1.000
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Computational Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,315,711
57,670
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ruoxi Zhao
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
168
0.933
biochemistry and molecular biology
pathogenesis
microbiome
medicine development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,345,953
59,158
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ling Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
91
0.542
Ecology
Botany
Remote Sensing
Forestry
Geostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,375,326
60,546
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sheng Ding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
156
1.000