Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Hong Kong
Xiaoou Tang
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,689
101,799
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Hong Kong
Tjonnie Li
gravitational wave
astrophysics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,051
98,202
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Hong Kong
Xiaogang Wang
Computer vision
pattern recognition
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,336
97,508
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Hong Kong
David Hui
sleep related breathing disorders
severe acute respiratory infections
prevention of nosocomial infections
common airway disea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,010
84,466
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
China
David Zhang Dapeng
Biometrics
Pattern Recognition
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,907
37,206
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Hong Kong
M C Chu
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,595
71,346
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Hong Kong
Francis Kl Chan
Gastroenterology
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,738
44,162
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Hong Kong
Jiaya Jia
Large X Models
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,049
65,710
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Hong Kong
Vincent Wai-Sun Wong
steatotic liver disease
fatty liver
hepatitis B
cirrhosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,266
58,046
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Hong Kong
Juliana CN Chan
diabetes epidemiology
genetics
clinical trials
translational research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,570
37,836
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Hong Kong
Jun Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,486
40,725
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Hong Kong
Jimmy C Yu
Nanotechnology
Photocatalysis
Environmental Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,939
21,977
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Hong Kong
GG Chen
biology
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,836
28,000
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
China
Chris HQ Ding
machine learning
data mining
bioinformatics
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,172
27,165
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Hong Kong
Lau WY
hepatobiliary surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,041
25,117
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Hong Kong
Siew C Ng
Gastroenterology
Endoscopy
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,998
48,346
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Hong Kong
Michael R Lyu
software engineering
software reliability
fault tolerance
machine learning
distributed systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,870
25,967
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Hong Kong
Pheng Ann Heng
Medical Image Analysis
Surgical Simulation
Visualization
Graphics
Virtual Reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,024
45,937
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Hong Kong
Shaoguang Wang 王绍光
Political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,228
18,753
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Hong Kong
Paul KS Chan
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,219
27,906
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Hong Kong
Ronald Ma
Diabetes
diabetes epidemiology
genetics of diabetes
diabetic complications
gestational diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,137
34,157
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Hong Kong
Bolei Zhou
Computer Vision
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,619
45,939
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Hong Kong
Hui Y Lan
TGF-beta/Smad signaling in tissue fibrosis and cancer microenvironments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,156
22,131
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Hong Kong
KF To
Pathology
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,972
19,033
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Hong Kong
Chunshan Song
Heterogeneous Catalysis
CO2 Capture
CO2 Utilization
Energy and Fuels
Chemical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,961
23,889
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,339
Hong Kong
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xiaoou Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,689
101,799
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,901
Hong Kong
9
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tjonnie Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,051
98,202
0.761
gravitational wave
astrophysics
cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,980
Hong Kong
10
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xiaogang Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,336
97,508
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,780
Hong Kong
13
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Hui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,010
84,466
0.797
sleep related breathing disorders
severe acute respiratory infections
prevention of nosocomial infections
common airway disea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,593
China
68
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Zhang Dapeng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,907
37,206
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,072
Hong Kong
19
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
M C Chu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,595
71,346
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,194
Hong Kong
20
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Francis Kl Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,738
44,162
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,331
Hong Kong
21
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jiaya Jia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,049
65,710
0.791
Large X Models
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,964
Hong Kong
27
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vincent Wai-Sun Wong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,266
58,046
0.751
steatotic liver disease
fatty liver
hepatitis B
cirrhosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,154
Hong Kong
29
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Juliana CN Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,570
37,836
0.501
diabetes epidemiology
genetics
clinical trials
translational research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,326
Hong Kong
39
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jun Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,486
40,725
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,560
Hong Kong
40
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jimmy C Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,939
21,977
0.338
Nanotechnology
Photocatalysis
Environmental Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,578
Hong Kong
42
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
GG Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,836
28,000
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,064
China
194
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chris HQ Ding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,172
27,165
0.437
machine learning
data mining
bioinformatics
computer vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,273
Hong Kong
47
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lau WY
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,041
25,117
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,458
Hong Kong
49
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Siew C Ng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,998
48,346
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,691
Hong Kong
51
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael R Lyu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,870
25,967
0.441
software engineering
software reliability
fault tolerance
machine learning
distributed systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,087
Hong Kong
56
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pheng Ann Heng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,024
45,937
0.806
Medical Image Analysis
Surgical Simulation
Visualization
Graphics
Virtual Reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,280
Hong Kong
57
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shaoguang Wang 王绍光
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,228
18,753
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,560
Hong Kong
61
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Paul KS Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,219
27,906
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,087
Hong Kong
63
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ronald Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,137
34,157
0.643
Diabetes
diabetes epidemiology
genetics of diabetes
diabetic complications
gestational diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,504
Hong Kong
65
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bolei Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,619
45,939
0.890
Computer Vision
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,654
Hong Kong
67
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hui Y Lan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,156
22,131
0.433
TGF-beta/Smad signaling in tissue fibrosis and cancer microenvironments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,712
Hong Kong
68
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
KF To
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,972
19,033
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,719
Hong Kong
70
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chunshan Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,961
23,889
0.469
Heterogeneous Catalysis
CO2 Capture
CO2 Utilization
Energy and Fuels
Chemical Engineering