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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 116 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
advanced functional materials
nano-structure
tissue engineerin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,309
39,864
0.808
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biomedicine
Pharmacokinetics，Medical treatemen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,002
12,033
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,874
8,250
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computational Biology
Computational Chemistry
Drug Desig
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,335
7,105
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Cancer Genomic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,099
6,345
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Medicinal Chemistry
Molecular Design
Computer-aided Drug Design
Pharmacolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,089
5,440
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chemical biology
Cancer pharmacology
Protein-protein interactio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,051
2,998
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,767
4,443
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Self-assembly
Colloids and interfaces
Pharmaceutical engineerin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,732
3,774
0.658
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
drug delivery
pharmaceutical science
biopharmaceuticals
bioenginnering
targeted therap
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,493
4,210
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
colorectal neoplasms/patholog
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,453
1,185
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pharmaceutics、Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,352
3,649
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bio-pharmaceutics
Pharmacokinetics
Nanotechnology
Drug Delivery Systems
Oncolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,210
5,021
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
hydrogel
drug deliver
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,093
1,881
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
fluorescence imaing
cancer therapy
theranostic
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,975
3,129
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nanosensor & Bioimagin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,632
2,817
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Natural product
Medicinal Chemistry
C-H activatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
2,295
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Medicinal Chemistry； Chemical Biolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,146
2,541
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biomaterials、Bioinspired Materials、Drug deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,898
3,028
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nanotechnology
Drug Delivery and Analysi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,889
2,280
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pharmaceutical Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,727
2,650
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Medicinal Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,656
2,564
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chemical Biology
Synthetic Biology
Drug Discover
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,573
1,182
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
干细胞示踪，干细胞治疗，CTC检测，纳米药�
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,285
2,255
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,224
2,199
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,035
363
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wei Chen
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,309
39,864
0.808
advanced functional materials
nano-structure
tissue engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,054
1,147
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Guangji Wang
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,002
12,033
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,532
2,510
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lei Qiang
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,874
8,250
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,780
5,110
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Huiyong Sun
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,335
7,105
0.761
Computational Biology
Computational Chemistry
Drug Desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,550
7,067
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xiaosheng
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,099
6,345
0.894
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Cancer Genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,771
7,081
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Haopeng Sun
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,089
5,440
0.767
Medicinal Chemistry
Molecular Design
Computer-aided Drug Design
Pharmacolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,935
8,457
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Qi Qi
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,051
2,998
0.495
Chemical biology
Cancer pharmacology
Protein-protein interactio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,738
8,888
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xu Lu
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,767
4,443
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,873
8,947
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Liu Dongfei
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,732
3,774
0.658
Self-assembly
Colloids and interfaces
Pharmaceutical engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,000
9,381
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wei He
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,493
4,210
0.766
drug delivery
pharmaceutical science
biopharmaceuticals
bioenginnering
targeted therap
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,478
9,445
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maode Lai(来茂德)
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,453
1,185
0.217
colorectal neoplasms/patholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,120
9,649
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Minjie Sun
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,352
3,649
0.682
Pharmaceutics、Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,443
9,921
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bo Wang
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,210
5,021
0.964
Bio-pharmaceutics
Pharmacokinetics
Nanotechnology
Drug Delivery Systems
Oncolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,181
10,131
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Keming Xu
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,093
1,881
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,009
10,403
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jiangwei Tian
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,975
3,129
0.629
fluorescence imaing
cancer therapy
theranostic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,210
11,203
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yi Liu 刘熠
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,632
2,817
0.608
Nanosensor & Bioimagin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,852
12,132
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
XiaoBing Wang
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
2,295
0.538
Natural product
Medicinal Chemistry
C-H activatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,483
12,486
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hai Qian
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,146
2,541
0.613
Medicinal Chemistry； Chemical Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,991
13,234
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chenggen Qian
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,898
3,028
0.777
Biomaterials、Bioinspired Materials、Drug deliver
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,523
13,262
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ya Ding
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,889
2,280
0.586
Nanotechnology
Drug Delivery and Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,845
13,798
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jiasheng Tu
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,727
2,650
0.711
Pharmaceutical Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,563
14,035
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peng Yang
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,656
2,564
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,288
14,336
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yijun Chen
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,573
1,182
0.331
Chemical Biology
Synthetic Biology
Drug Discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,148
15,475
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yihui Hu
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,285
2,255
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,063
15,727
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Xiaojun Xu
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,224
2,199
0.682