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Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 131 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
China
Guiwu Wei
Decision Making - Aggregation Operators - Fuzzy System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,479
14,855
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
China
Lu Li
Organic electronics
Organic/Polymer light-emitting device
Polymer solar cells
Orgainc field effect transistor
Transparent c
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,130
2,817
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
China
Kairui You
Building energy efficiency
Built environment and health
Clean Energy Syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
1,042
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
China
Fang Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
947
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
China
Kanglei Song
Geotechnical Engineering
Landslide prediction
Artificial intelligence
TB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
719
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
China
Xunjia Zheng|Zheng Xunjia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
637
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
China
Guanjie Lu
Solid-state Battery
Solid-state Interface
Mechanical-chemo couplin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
609
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
China
Muhammad Salam
Waste management
Microplastics
Water treatment
Sustainable Development
Climatic change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
596
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
China
Shufan Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
568
0.998

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
China
Muhammad Fasehullah
Dielectric Nanofluids
Electrical Insulation
Dielectric Materials
Energy Storage Materials
Alternative Dielectric Liquid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
530
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
China
Yixiao Liang
automotive
vehicle dynamics and control
intelligent vehicl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
533
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
China
Wenxue Liu
Battery Management Systems
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Electrified Vehicles
Electrical Energy Storag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
480
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
China
Jiaxin Chen
Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Energy Management Strateg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
454
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
China
Yu Shi
electrochemistry
thermogalvanic cell
waste heat recovery
thermoelectric conversio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
437
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
China
Xingjun Huang
Complex system
Agent-based model
Innovation diffusion
Techno-economic analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
431
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
China
Rao Yifan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
416
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
China
Minghua Li
Vector Optimization
Variational Analysis
Nonconvex Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
94
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
China
Tian-Yi Sang
Laser induced graphene(LIG)
Nanomaterials
DF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
394
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
China
Xincao Xu
Vehicular Networks
Edge Computing
Deep Reinforcement Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
347
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
China
Ruimin Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
342
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
China
Yuanhang Zhou
生物力学,环境工程,生物医学工程,污水处理,给水处�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
315
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
China
Jie Han (韩杰)
electrified vehicle
energy management
eco-driving contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
311
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
China
Haroon Ahmed
Antenna design
MIMO systems
5G
Machine Learning
Deep Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
283
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
China
Yue Sun
power system reliability
demand response
opreating reserv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
283
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
China
Junjie Zeng (曾俊杰)
topological band theory
mesoscopic quantum transpor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258
220
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,196
China
983
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Guiwu Wei
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,479
14,855
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,843
China
7,026
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lu Li
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,130
2,817
0.395
Organic electronics
Organic/Polymer light-emitting device
Polymer solar cells
Orgainc field effect transistor
Transparent c
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
690,504
China
32,665
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kairui You
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
1,042
0.999
Building energy efficiency
Built environment and health
Clean Energy Syste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,564
China
34,052
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fang Sun
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
947
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
822,459
China
38,254
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kanglei Song
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
719
1.000
Geotechnical Engineering
Landslide prediction
Artificial intelligence
TB
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
838,350
China
39,011
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Xunjia Zheng|Zheng Xunjia
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
637
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
880,490
China
40,948
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guanjie Lu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
609
1.000
Solid-state Battery
Solid-state Interface
Mechanical-chemo couplin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
887,691
China
41,289
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Muhammad Salam
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
596
0.998
Waste management
Microplastics
Water treatment
Sustainable Development
Climatic change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,478
China
42,080
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shufan Zhang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
568
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
930,679
China
43,170
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhammad Fasehullah
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
530
0.993
Dielectric Nanofluids
Electrical Insulation
Dielectric Materials
Energy Storage Materials
Alternative Dielectric Liquid

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
931,447
China
43,195
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yixiao Liang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
533
1.000
automotive
vehicle dynamics and control
intelligent vehicl
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
975,561
China
45,140
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wenxue Liu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
480
1.000
Battery Management Systems
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Electrified Vehicles
Electrical Energy Storag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
998,823
China
46,176
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jiaxin Chen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
454
1.000
Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Energy Management Strateg
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,014,620
China
46,835
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yu Shi
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
437
1.000
electrochemistry
thermogalvanic cell
waste heat recovery
thermoelectric conversio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,019,471
China
47,029
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xingjun Huang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
431
0.998
Complex system
Agent-based model
Innovation diffusion
Techno-economic analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,035,226
China
47,740
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rao Yifan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
416
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,052,486
China
48,482
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Minghua Li
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
94
0.235
Vector Optimization
Variational Analysis
Nonconvex Optimizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,057,765
China
48,744
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tian-Yi Sang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
394
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,106,375
China
50,799
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xincao Xu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
347
0.989
Vehicular Networks
Edge Computing
Deep Reinforcement Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,117,175
China
51,287
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ruimin Song
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
342
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,141,889
China
52,343
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yuanhang Zhou
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
315
0.975
生物力学,环境工程,生物医学工程,污水处理,给水处�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,156,768
China
52,979
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jie Han (韩杰)
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
311
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,196,308
China
54,729
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Haroon Ahmed
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
283
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,197,828
China
54,813
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yue Sun
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
283
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,244,915
China
56,961
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Junjie Zeng (曾俊杰)
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258
220
0.853
topological band theory
mesoscopic quantum transpor