Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 47 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
China
Banglin Chen Utsa
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
Hydrogen Bonded Organic Frameworks (HOFs)
Gas Storage/Separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,658
44,545
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
China
Wenming Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,117
16,377
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
China
Xiaolong Liu
Cancer
Nanomedicine
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Stem Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,627
8,967
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
China
Jianxian Lin 林建贤
gastric cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,807
5,579
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
China
Chunfu Zheng
Herpes simplex virus type 1
innate immunity
immune evasion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,189
4,712
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
China
Qi-Yue Chen
胃癌
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,060
4,773
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
China
Mi Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,398
3,588
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
China
Chen Wei
chemistry
nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,240
1,209
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
China
Xinjian Lin
Cancer Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,926
1,458
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
China
Dali Zheng
Cancer Biology
Oncology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,696
1,954
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
China
Jianjun Xiang
Environmental and occupational health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,610
1,903
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
China
Xu Lin
Microbe Pathogens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
1,383
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
China
Hao Yu
Dentistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,509
1,414
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
China
Chao Ji
Dermatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,444
1,465
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
China
Yanfang Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,081
1,521
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
China
Xiaodong Pan
Alzheimer
Parkinson
Microglia
LRRK2
Synaptic Prunning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,032
1,177
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
China
Paramasivam Balasubramanian
Hydrogen Production
Electrochemistry
Water electrolysis
Electrochemical sensor
Nanozymes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
1,594
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
China
Da Zhang
Nanotechnology
nanomedicine
immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,759
1,380
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
China
Rao Shitao
Psychiatric disorder
Allergic disease
Biostatistics
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
1,557
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
China
Xiaopei Shen
Sepsis
Critical Care Medicine
Cancer genetics
molecular diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
945
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
China
Zhangyu Zou
ALS
peripheral nerve disease
EMG
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,377
947
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
China
You-Guang Lu
Preventive Dentistry
Oral Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
971
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
China
Fang Xin-Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,326
1,170
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
China
黄子达
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
1,179
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
China
Xiaoxu Xie
Digital health
Chronic disease epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,049
916
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,800
China
76
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Banglin Chen Utsa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,658
44,545
0.486
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
Hydrogen Bonded Organic Frameworks (HOFs)
Gas Storage/Separation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,477
China
1,463
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wenming Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,117
16,377
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,717
China
3,944
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xiaolong Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,627
8,967
0.844
Cancer
Nanomedicine
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Stem Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,807
China
4,367
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jianxian Lin 林建贤
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,807
5,579
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,069
China
6,370
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chunfu Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,189
4,712
0.655
Herpes simplex virus type 1
innate immunity
immune evasion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,958
China
7,763
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Qi-Yue Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,060
4,773
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,635
China
10,899
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mi Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,398
3,588
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,761
China
11,323
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chen Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,240
1,209
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,427
China
12,228
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Xinjian Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,926
1,458
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,421
China
12,918
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dali Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,696
1,954
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,312
China
17,541
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jianjun Xiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,610
1,903
0.729
Environmental and occupational health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,119
China
18,026
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xu Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
1,383
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,799
China
18,118
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hao Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,509
1,414
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,558
China
18,503
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chao Ji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,444
1,465
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,358
China
20,848
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yanfang Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,081
1,521
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,847
China
21,209
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xiaodong Pan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,032
1,177
0.579
Alzheimer
Parkinson
Microglia
LRRK2
Synaptic Prunning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,851
China
23,243
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paramasivam Balasubramanian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
1,594
0.893
Hydrogen Production
Electrochemistry
Water electrolysis
Electrochemical sensor
Nanozymes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,694
China
23,466
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Da Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,759
1,380
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,088
China
24,447
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rao Shitao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
1,557
0.944
Psychiatric disorder
Allergic disease
Biostatistics
Bioinformatics
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,729
China
26,568
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xiaopei Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
945
0.661
Sepsis
Critical Care Medicine
Cancer genetics
molecular diagnosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,802
China
27,100
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zhangyu Zou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,377
947
0.688
ALS
peripheral nerve disease
EMG
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,547
China
27,483
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
You-Guang Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
971
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,975
China
27,673
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fang Xin-Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,326
1,170
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,679
China
28,545
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
黄子达
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
1,179
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,405
China
31,194
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Xiaoxu Xie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,049
916
0.873