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Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 17 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
China
Wei Wang
Bioenergy
Biotechnology
Chemical pretreatment and transformatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,002
43,365
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
China
Zhiyong Hou
orthopaedic
traum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,019
3,195
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
China
Huiqing Jiang
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
Endoscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,385
1,159
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
China
Shujin Li
Forensic biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
815
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
China
Xiaowei Shi
Mass Spectrometr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,493
577
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
China
Xiaoyu Jiang
Gastroenterology
Endoscopy
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,325
789
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
China
Yingchao Yin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,156
1,087
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
China
Guman Duan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
337
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
China
Di Qin
Orhopaedics
Biomedica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
130
0.677

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
China
Fengdi Cao
Dentistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
146
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
China
Ludi Zhang
neuroscience
neurobiology
forensic toxicolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
153
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
China
Weihao Li
医学检�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
45
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
China
Zhe Wang
lung cancer
esophageal cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
45
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
China
Wei Xiang
Radiomics
Crowd and Group Animation
Autonomous Drivin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
71
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
China
Ahmed Almammari
Pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
61
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
China
田欣
医�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
54
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
China
Andu Zhang
食管癌、人工智能、放�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
25
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,635
China
189
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wei Wang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,002
43,365
0.638
Bioenergy
Biotechnology
Chemical pretreatment and transformatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,342
China
12,808
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zhiyong Hou
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,019
3,195
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,008
China
20,007
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Huiqing Jiang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,385
1,159
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,342
China
26,390
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shujin Li
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
815
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,389
China
27,190
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xiaowei Shi
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,493
577
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,206
China
28,978
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Xiaoyu Jiang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,325
789
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,690
China
31,054
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yingchao Yin
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,156
1,087
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,061,222
China
48,840
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Guman Duan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
337
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,389,236
China
63,535
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Di Qin
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
130
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,446,500
China
66,112
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fengdi Cao
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
146
0.849

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,480,614
China
67,475
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ludi Zhang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
153
0.950
neuroscience
neurobiology
forensic toxicolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,633,295
China
73,643
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Weihao Li
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
45
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,738,259
China
77,744
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zhe Wang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
45
0.464
lung cancer
esophageal cance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,849,692
China
81,936
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wei Xiang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
71
0.934
Radiomics
Crowd and Group Animation
Autonomous Drivin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,942,734
China
85,248
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ahmed Almammari
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
61
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,952,430
China
85,624
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
田欣
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
54
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,234,963
China
95,133
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andu Zhang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
25
0.962
食管癌、人工智能、放�