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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 167 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
Carbon materials
Supercapacitor
Li ion batter
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,553
18,485
0.456
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Batteries
Supercapacitor
MXene
Carbon materials
Energy storag
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,240
17,489
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
lithium ion battery；sodium ion batter
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,804
14,332
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nanostructured steel-Metals and Alloys Design-Nanoscale Characterization Using SANS and AP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,493
8,083
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
thermohydraulics
computational fluid dynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,992
8,178
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
农业固碳减排、固废资源化利�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,306
9,431
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fiber Optic test and sensin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,255
8,266
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Signal Processing
AI+Radio
AI Securit
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,316
7,231
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mid-Infrared fibre lasers
Compound glass materials
Optical fibre devices
Integrated Optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,959
4,545
0.571
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
wireless network
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,406
6,353
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Energy storage and conversion
Functional Material
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,397
6,589
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Inertial navigation
State estimation
All source positioning and navigation
Cooperative navigation
Visual inertial navigatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,581
4,681
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Singular Systems
Time-delay System
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,325
3,486
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
inertial navigation
state estimatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,834
3,106
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
fiber sensor
tweeze
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,673
3,162
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
metamaterials
plasmonics
fiber devices
fiber sensin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
2,536
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
nanomanipulation
nanopositionin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
1,993
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Underwater explosion
SPH
Marine Hydrodynamics
mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,586
2,799
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,277
2,144
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hydrodynamic test technology
ship propulsion and energy saving
theory and test technology of ship ice mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
2,803
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
bubbles
bubble dynamics
cavitation
fluid-structure interaction
boundary integral metho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,085
2,655
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
glass science
optics
inorganic phosphors
nanophotonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,982
1,748
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,948
2,134
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
optical trappin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,793
2,287
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
bubble dynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,878
2,511
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,190
529
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhuangjun Fan
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,553
18,485
0.456
Carbon materials
Supercapacitor
Li ion batter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,726
721
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jun Yan
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,240
17,489
0.511
Batteries
Supercapacitor
MXene
Carbon materials
Energy storag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,180
2,304
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kai Zhu
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,804
14,332
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,514
2,600
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zhongwu Zw Zhang
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,493
8,083
0.522
Nanostructured steel-Metals and Alloys Design-Nanoscale Characterization Using SANS and AP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,188
3,009
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rui Zhang 张蕊
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,992
8,178
0.584
thermohydraulics
computational fluid dynamic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,224
3,578
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kui Cheng 程魁
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,306
9,431
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,645
4,025
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jun Yang
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,255
8,266
0.734
Fiber Optic test and sensin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,362
5,848
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
林云
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,316
7,231
0.870
Signal Processing
AI+Radio
AI Securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,794
6,158
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pengfei Wang
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,959
4,545
0.571
Mid-Infrared fibre lasers
Compound glass materials
Optical fibre devices
Integrated Optic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,734
6,698
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zhenguo Gao
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,406
6,353
0.858
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,923
6,709
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jing Yu
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,397
6,589
0.891
Energy storage and conversion
Functional Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,756
9,210
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yulong Huang
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,581
4,681
0.839
Inertial navigation
State estimation
All source positioning and navigation
Cooperative navigation
Visual inertial navigatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,911
9,680
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zhiguang Feng
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,325
3,486
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,871
10,714
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yonggang Zhang
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,834
3,106
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,093
11,099
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Liu Zhihai
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,673
3,162
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,954
12,382
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
JH Shi
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
2,536
0.606
metamaterials
plasmonics
fiber devices
fiber sensin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,872
13,850
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Changhai Ru
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
1,993
0.537
nanomanipulation
nanopositionin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,124
14,295
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fu Ren Ming
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,586
2,799
0.781
Underwater explosion
SPH
Marine Hydrodynamics
mechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,580
15,523
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Guan Chunying
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,277
2,144
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,849
16,336
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chunyu Guo
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
2,803
0.909
Hydrodynamic test technology
ship propulsion and energy saving
theory and test technology of ship ice mechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,758
16,333
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shuai Li
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,085
2,655
0.861
bubbles
bubble dynamics
cavitation
fluid-structure interaction
boundary integral metho
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,067
16,775
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jing Ren
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,982
1,748
0.586
glass science
optics
inorganic phosphors
nanophotonic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,275
16,941
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Runzhang Xu
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,948
2,134
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,577
17,786
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
yu zhang
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,793
2,287
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,006
17,325
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yun Long Liu
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,878
2,511
0.872