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
phytoplankton
photosynthesis
primary production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,978
47,120
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
computer vision
pattern recognition
image processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,612
40,570
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
environmental science
chemical engineering
water treatment
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,489
32,265
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carbon Materials
Boron-based catalysts
CO2 capture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,998
13,481
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Functional Inorganic Materials
Crystallization
Electrochemical Energy Storage
Electronegativity
Chemical Bonding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,971
9,988
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Natural gas hydrates
CCS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,918
19,597
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,279
17,408
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Structural Engineering
Structural Health Monitoring
Structural Control
Earthquake Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,492
14,144
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chemical Engineering
Membrane Science & Technology
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,843
16,400
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
纳米器件，光电器件，微电子芯片
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,834
7,158
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Switched systems
Fuzzy systems
Markovian jump systems
Delay systems
Robust control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,683
17,091
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anaerobic digestion
Wastewater treatment technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,999
14,692
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
structural and multidisciplinary optimization
aerospace advanced materials and lightweight structure
large structural experim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,920
17,137
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nanoscience Catalysis Clean Enegry and Green Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,619
10,792
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
evolutionary algorithm
evolutionary computing
membrane computing
optimization
membrane algorithm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,060
9,182
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
photochemistry
photodynamics
singlet oxygen
molecular logic gates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,007
6,637
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
UAV communications
NOMA
physical layer security
covert communications
interference alignment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,962
14,717
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
复合材料与结构
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,449
8,781
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cement and concrete composites，Smart and multifunctional concrete，Nano-engineered concrete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,985
12,240
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mechanical sensing
multistable mechanisms
inertial sensors
dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,543
9,750
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,115
9,962
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Object Tracking
Visual Tracking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,465
11,851
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
High entropy alloys
Solidification
Alloy design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,244
11,680
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Pollution Chemistry
Environmental Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,825
8,285
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
natural language processing，sentimental analysis
text mining
social computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,063
9,174
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,441
133
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gang Li
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,978
47,120
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,220
262
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
huchuan lu
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,612
40,570
0.771
computer vision
pattern recognition
image processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,257
263
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xie Quan
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,489
32,265
0.615
environmental science
chemical engineering
water treatment
catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,267
695
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
An-Hui Lu
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,998
13,481
0.421
Carbon Materials
Boron-based catalysts
CO2 capture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,676
835
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dongfeng Xue
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,971
9,988
0.345
Functional Inorganic Materials
Crystallization
Electrochemical Energy Storage
Electronegativity
Chemical Bonding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,640
1,060
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yongchen Song
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,918
19,597
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,856
1,104
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chang Yu
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,279
17,408
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,359
1,259
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hong Nan Li
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,492
14,144
0.629
Structural Engineering
Structural Health Monitoring
Structural Control
Earthquake Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,814
1,331
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gaohong He
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,843
16,400
0.751
Chemical Engineering
Membrane Science & Technology
Nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,844
1,333
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jinhui Song
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,834
7,158
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,181
1,350
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xudong Zhao
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,683
17,091
0.788
Switched systems
Fuzzy systems
Markovian jump systems
Delay systems
Robust control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,892
1,425
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yaobin Zhang
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,999
14,692
0.700
Anaerobic digestion
Wastewater treatment technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,797
1,537
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bo Wang
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,920
17,137
0.860
structural and multidisciplinary optimization
aerospace advanced materials and lightweight structure
large structural experim
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,642
1,719
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Xinyong Li
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,619
10,792
0.580
Nanoscience Catalysis Clean Enegry and Green Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,599
1,809
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chuang Liu
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,060
9,182
0.508
evolutionary algorithm
evolutionary computing
membrane computing
optimization
membrane algorithm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,538
1,979
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Engin Umut Akkaya
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,007
6,637
0.390
photochemistry
photodynamics
singlet oxygen
molecular logic gates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,720
1,986
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nan Zhao (赵楠)|赵楠
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,962
14,717
0.868
UAV communications
NOMA
physical layer security
covert communications
interference alignment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,820
2,094
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wang Zhi (王智)
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,449
8,781
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,881
2,397
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Baoguo Han
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,985
12,240
0.817
Cement and concrete composites，Smart and multifunctional concrete，Nano-engineered concrete
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,208
2,505
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jian Zhao
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,543
9,750
0.670
Mechanical sensing
multistable mechanisms
inertial sensors
dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,731
2,615
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiaopeng Wei
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,115
9,962
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,789
2,797
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dong Wang
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,465
11,851
0.880
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Object Tracking
Visual Tracking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,285
2,865
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yiping Lu
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,244
11,680
0.882
High entropy alloys
Solidification
Alloy design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,180
2,994
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hongxia Zhao
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,825
8,285
0.646
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Pollution Chemistry
Environmental Toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,843
3,258
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hongfei Lin
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,063
9,174
0.761
natural language processing，sentimental analysis
text mining
social computing