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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 248 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
nanomaterials for catalysis and photocatalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,698
24,942
0.571
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
nanobiotechnology
bioanalytical chemistry
biological imaging
functional nucleic acid
nanoscintillato
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,589
26,432
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Heat Transfer
Numerical Simulatio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,902
14,775
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Decision Making
Data Envelopment Analysi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,301
6,485
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
remote sensin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,549
10,299
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Theoretical Chemistry
Surface Catalysis
Photocatalysis
Single Atom Catalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,551
11,917
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Big Data Security
AI Security
Cloud Security
Mobile Crowdsensing
IC Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,854
13,622
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Photocatalysis
CO2 reduction
water splittin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,769
12,715
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Photocatalysis
Overall water splitting
Semiconductors
Carbon nitrides
Hydrogen productio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,483
9,821
0.634
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Solar Energy Conversion
Photocatalysi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,723
8,400
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
carbon based dots
sensin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,198
5,610
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Functional nanomaterials
Biosensors
Theranostic nanomedicine
Chemical biolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,782
6,639
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chemical Biology
Structural Biology
Photodynamic therapy
vascular biology
fibrinolysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,644
4,700
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,055
9,005
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Analytical Chemistr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,984
6,913
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
electronic structure
optical properties
computational chemistr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,966
6,059
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
生物技术、食品科�
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,380
8,503
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
biomedical engineering
synthetic artificial cells
bioorthogonal catalysis
X-ray optogenetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,312
7,624
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biomedical engineering
Nanomedicine
Theranostic
Photosensitizer
Fluorescence Prob
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,155
9,077
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anticancer Drugs
Tumor Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,893
5,369
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Complex networks
complex system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,889
2,776
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plasmonics
photocatalysis
anti-counterfeitin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,949
4,491
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
COFs
Graphene and related carbon materials
Conjugated polymers photocatalysis
Photocatalytic water splittin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,837
6,632
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
van der Waals Heterostructures
Topological Insulators
Phase-Change Materials
2D semiconductors
Intermetallic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,411
6,782
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mathematic Biology
Differential equation
Difference Equatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,236
2,861
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,336
447
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhaohui Li
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,698
24,942
0.571
nanomaterials for catalysis and photocatalysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,894
469
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Huang Hao Yang
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,589
26,432
0.621
nanobiotechnology
bioanalytical chemistry
biological imaging
functional nucleic acid
nanoscintillato
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,012
676
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lin Li
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,902
14,775
0.423
Heat Transfer
Numerical Simulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,399
1,831
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ying Ming Wang
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,301
6,485
0.336
Decision Making
Data Envelopment Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,706
2,133
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hanqiu Xu
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,549
10,299
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,922
2,315
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sen Lin
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,551
11,917
0.720
Theoretical Chemistry
Surface Catalysis
Photocatalysis
Single Atom Catalysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,191
2,471
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ximeng Liu 刘西蒙 Simon
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,854
13,622
0.859
Big Data Security
AI Security
Cloud Security
Mobile Crowdsensing
IC Securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,672
2,494
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sibo Wang 汪思波
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,769
12,715
0.806
Photocatalysis
CO2 reduction
water splittin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,133
2,550
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Guigang Zhang 张贵刚
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,483
9,821
0.634
Photocatalysis
Overall water splitting
Semiconductors
Carbon nitrides
Hydrogen productio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,482
3,368
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jinlin Long
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,723
8,400
0.660
Solar Energy Conversion
Photocatalysi
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,614
3,545
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dong Yongqiang
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,198
5,610
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,230
3,725
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Juan Li
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,782
6,639
0.563
Functional nanomaterials
Biosensors
Theranostic nanomedicine
Chemical biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,489
3,776
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Huang Mingdong
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,644
4,700
0.404
Chemical Biology
Structural Biology
Photodynamic therapy
vascular biology
fibrinolysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,054
4,040
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lisen Lin
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,055
9,005
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,739
4,077
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Longhua Guo
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,984
6,913
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,922
4,087
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shuping Huang
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,966
6,059
0.553
electronic structure
optical properties
computational chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,107
4,380
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shaoyun Wang
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,380
8,503
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,862
4,416
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zhaowei Chen
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,312
7,624
0.739
biomedical engineering
synthetic artificial cells
bioorthogonal catalysis
X-ray optogenetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,733
4,495
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xingshu Li
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,155
9,077
0.894
Biomedical engineering
Nanomedicine
Theranostic
Photosensitizer
Fluorescence Prob
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,775
4,639
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jingwei Shao
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,893
5,369
0.543
Anticancer Drugs
Tumor Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,841
4,645
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Han Xin Yang
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,889
2,776
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,575
5,291
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yuanhui Zheng
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,949
4,491
0.502
Plasmonics
photocatalysis
anti-counterfeitin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,264
5,362
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chen Xiong (陳雄)
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,837
6,632
0.750
COFs
Graphene and related carbon materials
Conjugated polymers photocatalysis
Photocatalytic water splittin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,997
5,658
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Baisheng SA (萨百晟)
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,411
6,782
0.806
van der Waals Heterostructures
Topological Insulators
Phase-Change Materials
2D semiconductors
Intermetallic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,015
5,798
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fengde Chen
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,236
2,861
0.347
Mathematic Biology
Differential equation
Difference Equatio