Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
City University of Hong Kong 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
Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) and controlled epitaxial growth of heterostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,238
84,615
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
complex networks
nonlinear dynamics
control systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,389
42,425
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Materials Science and Engineering
Plasma Science
Surface Science
Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,827
69,578
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Organic Photonics
Organic Electronics
Energy
Self-Assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,649
44,082
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Materials
organic electronics
photovoltaics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,007
37,897
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Organic electronics devices and nanomaterials for energy
environmental and biomedical applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,827
37,294
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
nanomaterials
quantum dots
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,837
36,627
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Aqueous batteries
Zinc batteries
Solid state batteries
Energy storage devices
Catalysts for sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,392
53,691
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Heterostructured materials
HDI hardening
Back stress
Nanomaterials
Deformation physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,572
31,487
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Thermodynamics
Water-Ice
Surfaces & Interfaces
Computational Nanoscience
Computational Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,962
33,043
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Sustainability
Functional Materials
Concrete Research
3D Concrete Printing
Multiscale Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,219
23,184
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
intelligent control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,961
31,703
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,845
11,082
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
organic semiconducting materials
inorganic semiconductors
inorganic-organic hybrid materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,687
34,175
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Catalysis
Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Spectroscopy
Biomass Conversion
Gamma-Valerolacton Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,437
15,880
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,962
6,963
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Experimental mechanics
Residual stress
Mechanical Properties
Metallurgy
4D printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,635
24,864
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
perovskite solar cells
perovskite LEDs
organic solar cells
organic electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,254
28,894
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
deep learning，model compression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,316
23,647
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,135
12,720
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
nanoporous material
Supercapacitor
catalytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,005
18,352
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Thin film technology
nanomaterials and nanodevices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,827
24,904
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
control
automation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,766
17,165
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
e-business
innovation adoption
online social networks
online addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,743
19,922
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Integrated Optics
Photonics Technology
Terahertz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,638
27,948
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,386
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hua Zhang (张华)
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,238
84,615
0.556
Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) and controlled epitaxial growth of heterostructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,733
7
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Guanrong Chen
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,389
42,425
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,108
11
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul K Chu
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,827
69,578
0.571
Materials Science and Engineering
Plasma Science
Surface Science
Biomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,336
15
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alex KY Jen
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,649
44,082
0.456
Organic Photonics
Organic Electronics
Energy
Self-Assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,337
22
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
CS Lee
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,007
37,897
0.457
Materials
organic electronics
photovoltaics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,553
24
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chun Sing Lee
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,827
37,294
0.461
Organic electronics devices and nanomaterials for energy
environmental and biomedical applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,902
26
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrey Rogach
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,837
36,627
0.471
nanomaterials
quantum dots
nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,621
33
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chunyi Zhi
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,392
53,691
0.752
Aqueous batteries
Zinc batteries
Solid state batteries
Energy storage devices
Catalysts for sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,622
43
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yuntian Zhu
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,572
31,487
0.488
Heterostructured materials
HDI hardening
Back stress
Nanomaterials
Deformation physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,864
54
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiao Cheng Zeng
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,962
33,043
0.570
Thermodynamics
Water-Ice
Surfaces & Interfaces
Computational Nanoscience
Computational Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,043
55
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
KM Liew Kim Meow Liew
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,219
23,184
0.405
Sustainability
Functional Materials
Concrete Research
3D Concrete Printing
Multiscale Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,718
69
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hx Li
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,961
31,703
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,760
72
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stephen Smale
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,845
11,082
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,118
75
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Qichun Zhang
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,687
34,175
0.688
organic semiconducting materials
inorganic semiconductors
inorganic-organic hybrid materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,191
77
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Istvan T Horvath
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,437
15,880
0.321
Catalysis
Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Spectroscopy
Biomass Conversion
Gamma-Valerolacton Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,343
80
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Colin Blakemore
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,962
6,963
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,139
90
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jian Lu 吕坚
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,635
24,864
0.533
Experimental mechanics
Residual stress
Mechanical Properties
Metallurgy
4D printing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,694
94
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hin-Lap Yip 葉軒立）
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,254
28,894
0.638
perovskite solar cells
perovskite LEDs
organic solar cells
organic electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,577
101
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jian Ma
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,316
23,647
0.546
deep learning，model compression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,655
103
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David J Srolovitz
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,135
12,720
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,715
105
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zhang Jie
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,005
18,352
0.427
nanoporous material
Supercapacitor
catalytic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,797
108
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wenjun Zhang
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,827
24,904
0.582
Thin film technology
nanomaterials and nanodevices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,423
123
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
G Feng
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,766
17,165
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,438
125
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Matthew Ko Lee
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,743
19,922
0.501
e-business
innovation adoption
online social networks
online addiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,490
126
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sai Tak Chu
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,638
27,948
0.705
Integrated Optics
Photonics Technology
Terahertz