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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 119 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
RNA "dark matter"
ribozymes and DNA damag
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,666
19,097
0.315
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pharmacology & Drug Discovery
Biochemical Engineering & Catalysis
Nanomaterials
Precisio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,375
19,666
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
太阳能电�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,695
7,657
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fracturing fluids
cement additives
nanotechnology in oilfield
nanoparticle chemistry
polymer composite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,311
6,589
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Perovskite LEDs
Perovskite solar cells
Nan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,108
9,561
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
OSCs
PVKSC
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,528
8,007
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fuel cells
oxygen reduction reaction
borohydride oxidation reaction
electrochemical catalyst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,267
8,757
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Theoretical Physic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,130
1,558
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
supercritical CO2 technologies
drug delivery system
and tissue engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,843
5,759
0.734
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Drug delivery
Biomaterials
Nanotherapeutics
Tissue Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,139
6,158
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Solar cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,938
5,099
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
propagation of light beams
partially coherent ligh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,796
2,514
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
catalysis
nanotechnology
mesoporous material
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,448
4,155
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
机器人控制、神经网络、数值计�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,072
2,466
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Image Processing
Video Coding
Computer Visio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,051
3,201
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
optical communications
long-haul transmission
radio-over-fibe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,032
1,064
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
太阳电池、QLED器件、量子点发光材�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,729
736
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Civil Engineerin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
2,171
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Quasiconformal mappings
Harmonic mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,115
2,328
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pharmacology
Traditional Chinese Medicin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,936
1,999
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Computer Vision
Pattern Recongnition
Deep Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,901
2,442
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
antenna arra
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,764
1,318
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
超轻材料与结构的设计
车辆主被动安全性技术；复合材料与结构设计与3D打�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,699
2,170
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Network and Information Security
Information Hiding
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
1,593
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Pattern Recognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,566
2,009
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,933
228
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Philipp Kapranov
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,666
19,097
0.315
RNA "dark matter"
ribozymes and DNA damag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,466
295
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shufeng Zhou
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,375
19,666
0.362
Pharmacology & Drug Discovery
Biochemical Engineering & Catalysis
Nanomaterials
Precisio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,333
1,777
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zhang Lan
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,695
7,657
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,176
2,360
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wei Lu
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,311
6,589
0.404
Fracturing fluids
cement additives
nanotechnology in oilfield
nanoparticle chemistry
polymer composite
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,284
2,932
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zhanhua Wei
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,108
9,561
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,779
4,311
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wei Gao
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,528
8,007
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,671
4,440
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Xiao-Dong Yang
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,267
8,757
0.853
Fuel cells
oxygen reduction reaction
borohydride oxidation reaction
electrochemical catalyst
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,322
5,902
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sumiyoshi Abe
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,130
1,558
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,578
6,154
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Aizheng Chen Ai Zheng Chen éTMˆçˆ±æ”¿
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,843
5,759
0.734
supercritical CO2 technologies
drug delivery system
and tissue engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,039
6,881
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ranjith Kumar Kankala
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,139
6,158
0.863
Drug delivery
Biomaterials
Nanotherapeutics
Tissue Engineerin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,705
7,137
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
sun weihai
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,938
5,099
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,211
8,710
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
jixiong pu
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,796
2,514
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,962
9,288
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Guowu Zhan 詹国武
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,448
4,155
0.763
catalysis
nanotechnology
mesoporous material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,843
12,513
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dongsheng Guo
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,072
2,466
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,082
12,584
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Huanqiang Zeng
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,051
3,201
0.790
Image Processing
Video Coding
Computer Visio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,249
12,648
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ze Dong
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,032
1,064
0.264
optical communications
long-haul transmission
radio-over-fibe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,819
13,570
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
李清华(Qinghua Li)
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,729
736
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,984
13,739
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bin Xu
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
2,171
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,328
15,976
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jian Feng Zhu
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,115
2,328
0.747
Quasiconformal mappings
Harmonic mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,557
16,759
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Li Tao Yi
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,936
1,999
0.681
Pharmacology
Traditional Chinese Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,937
16,938
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jianqing Zhu 朱建清
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,901
2,442
0.842
Computer Vision
Pattern Recongnition
Deep Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,854
17,688
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yuehe Ge
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,764
1,318
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,671
18,030
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yong Zhang
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,699
2,170
0.804
超轻材料与结构的设计
车辆主被动安全性技术；复合材料与结构设计与3D打�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,627
18,270
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hui Tian 田 晖
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
1,593
0.600
Network and Information Security
Information Hiding
Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,600
18,781
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wentao Fan
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,566
2,009
0.783
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Pattern Recognitio