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
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Ranking Based On Selection :1
phytoplankton
photosynthesis
primary production
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,156
41,996
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Molucular biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,452
34,781
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
environmental science
chemical engineering
water treatment
catalysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,022
30,919
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
computer vision
pattern recognition
image processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,268
38,292
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
多孔材料,电化学,力学性能
CV
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,116
29,846
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Carbon Materials
Boron-based catalysts
CO2 capture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,391
12,923
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Functional Inorganic Materials
Crystallization
Electrochemical Energy Storage
Electronegativity
Chemical Bonding
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,410
9,448
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Natural gas hydrates
CCS
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,510
18,230
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,505
16,662
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Structural Engineering
Structural Health Monitoring
Structural Control
Earthquake Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,842
13,525
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
纳米器件,光电器件,微电子芯片
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,557
6,910
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Chemical Engineering
Membrane Science & Technology
Nanomaterials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,939
15,541
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Switched systems
Fuzzy systems
Markovian jump systems
Delay systems
Robust control
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,449
15,868
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Anaerobic digestion
Wastewater treatment technologies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,169
13,919
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
structural and multidisciplinary optimization
aerospace advanced materials and lightweight structure
large structural experim
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,352
15,640
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nanoscience Catalysis Clean Enegry and Green Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,085
10,288
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
evolutionary algorithm
evolutionary computing
membrane computing
optimization
membrane algorithm
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,998
8,217
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Fuzzy Neural Networks
Intelligent Control
Marine Science and Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,806
7,483
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
photochemistry
photodynamics
singlet oxygen
molecular logic gates
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,762
6,418
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
UAV communications
NOMA
physical layer security
covert communications
interference alignment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,154
13,895
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
复合材料与结构
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,075
8,438
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cement and concrete composites,Smart and multifunctional concrete,Nano-engineered concrete
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,234
11,498
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,483
9,345
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Food Science
Protein and Peptide
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,140
6,219
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Object Tracking
Visual Tracking
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,914
11,306
0.875
Gang Li
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,156
41,996
0.625
Yang Liu
Dalian Maritime University
Dalian, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,452
34,781
0.548
Xie Quan
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,022
30,919
0.606
environmental science
chemical engineering
water treatment
catalysis
huchuan lu
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,268
38,292
0.762
computer vision
pattern recognition
image processing
Zhiqiang Li
Dalian Jiaotong University
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,116
29,846
0.662
An-Hui Lu
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,391
12,923
0.412
Carbon Materials
Boron-based catalysts
CO2 capture
Dongfeng Xue
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,410
9,448
0.333
Functional Inorganic Materials
Crystallization
Electrochemical Energy Storage
Electronegativity
Chemical Bonding
Yongchen Song
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,510
18,230
0.775
Chang Yu
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,505
16,662
0.709
Hong Nan Li
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,842
13,525
0.619
Structural Engineering
Structural Health Monitoring
Structural Control
Earthquake Engineering
Jinhui Song
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,557
6,910
0.321
Gaohong He
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,939
15,541
0.742
Chemical Engineering
Membrane Science & Technology
Nanomaterials
Xudong Zhao
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,449
15,868
0.776
Switched systems
Fuzzy systems
Markovian jump systems
Delay systems
Robust control
Yaobin Zhang
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,169
13,919
0.690
Anaerobic digestion
Wastewater treatment technologies
Bo Wang
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,352
15,640
0.852
structural and multidisciplinary optimization
aerospace advanced materials and lightweight structure
large structural experim
Xinyong Li
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,085
10,288
0.569
Nanoscience Catalysis Clean Enegry and Green Chemistry
Chuang Liu
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,998
8,217
0.483
evolutionary algorithm
evolutionary computing
membrane computing
optimization
membrane algorithm
Meng Joo Er
Dalian Maritime University
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,806
7,483
0.445
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Fuzzy Neural Networks
Intelligent Control
Marine Science and Engineering
Engin Umut Akkaya
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,762
6,418
0.383
photochemistry
photodynamics
singlet oxygen
molecular logic gates
Nan Zhao (赵楠)|赵楠
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,154
13,895
0.860
UAV communications
NOMA
physical layer security
covert communications
interference alignment
Wang Zhi (王智)
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,075
8,438
0.525
Baoguo Han
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,234
11,498
0.808
Cement and concrete composites,Smart and multifunctional concrete,Nano-engineered concrete
Xiaopeng Wei
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,483
9,345
0.693
Zhenyu Wang
Dalian Polytechnic University
Dalian, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,140
6,219
0.473
Food Science
Protein and Peptide
Dong Wang
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,914
11,306
0.875
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Object Tracking
Visual Tracking