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Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 1.015 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
Chengqi Deng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,499
3,491
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
China
Jinzheng He
LLM and Audio related Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,417
2,414
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
China
Lingli Deng
food colloids
electrospinnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,273
2,046
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
China
Jie Chen
Nutrition
Inflammatory bowel disease
Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,883
1,881
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
China
Ru Peng|彭儒
AI
LLM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,865
1,864
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
China
Hui Chen
Neuroepidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,802
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
China
Hangjie Yuan|袁 杭杰, Jacob Hangjie Yuan
Generative Models
Multimodal Models
Foundation Models
Video Understandin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,758
1,757
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
China
Xiang-Yu Meng
genomics
high resolution omics
bioinformatics
molecular oncology
cancer liquid biops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,757
1,346
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
China
Bangbang Yang
Computer Vision
3D Visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,195
1,193
0.998

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
China
Boxi Wu
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
1,144
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
China
Han Su
Lithium metal anode
Sulfide electrolyt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,033
1,033
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
China
Kai Shen
Deep Learning
Cross-Modal Generation
Speech
Graph Neural Networ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
1,019
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
China
Hu Bin
Phase-locked synchronization methods for wind power generation system under weak grid
their impedance characteristic analysis and reshaping control strateg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
1,013
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
China
Changming Chen
power system restoration
shared energy storage
integrated energy syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
895
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
China
Jing Pan
Flexible Sensor
Micro/Nano Fibe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
971
969
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
China
Lei Li
Natural Language Processing
LL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
961
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
China
Hanmeng Liu
Natural language processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
956
956
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
China
Chentao Jin
molecular imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
934
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
China
Da Li
Electromagnetic Compatibilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
872
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
China
Huan Li
AI data preparation
AI for DB
efficient A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
897
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
China
Chenning Tao
Computational imaging
Compressive spectral imaging
Deep learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
895
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
China
Sen Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
892
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
China
Chenyang Lyu
fuzzing
data driven
systems and securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
821
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
China
Edidiong Okokon Atakpa
Environmental Engineering
Bioremediation
Marine Biology
Molecular Biology
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
818
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
China
Ahsan Ayyaz
Plant Stress Physiology
Drought stress
Salt stress
Heavy metal stress
Phyto-Hormone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
826
823
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,706
China
14,409
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chengqi Deng
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,499
3,491
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,400
China
19,647
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jinzheng He
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,417
2,414
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,201
China
20,564
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lingli Deng
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,273
2,046
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,579
China
23,489
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jie Chen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,883
1,881
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,809
China
23,644
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ru Peng|彭儒
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,865
1,864
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,669
China
24,157
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hui Chen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,802
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,787
China
24,617
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hangjie Yuan|袁 杭杰, Jacob Hangjie Yuan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,758
1,757
0.999
Generative Models
Multimodal Models
Foundation Models
Video Understandin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,042
China
24,626
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xiang-Yu Meng
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,757
1,346
0.766
genomics
high resolution omics
bioinformatics
molecular oncology
cancer liquid biops
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,328
China
30,429
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bangbang Yang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,195
1,193
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,792
China
31,090
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Boxi Wu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
1,144
1.000

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
692,729
China
32,634
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Han Su
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,033
1,033
1.000
Lithium metal anode
Sulfide electrolyt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,707
China
32,853
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kai Shen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
1,019
1.000
Deep Learning
Cross-Modal Generation
Speech
Graph Neural Networ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,480
China
32,927
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hu Bin
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
1,013
0.999
Phase-locked synchronization methods for wind power generation system under weak grid
their impedance characteristic analysis and reshaping control strateg
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,102
China
33,187
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Changming Chen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
895
0.897
power system restoration
shared energy storage
integrated energy syste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,100
China
33,589
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jing Pan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
971
969
0.998
Flexible Sensor
Micro/Nano Fibe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
718,876
China
33,757
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lei Li
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
961
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
720,748
China
33,824
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hanmeng Liu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
956
956
1.000
Natural language processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,706
China
34,049
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chentao Jin
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
934
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,723
China
34,054
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Da Li
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
872
0.925
Electromagnetic Compatibilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,893
China
34,210
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Huan Li
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
897
0.962
AI data preparation
AI for DB
efficient A
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,635
China
34,749
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chenning Tao
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
895
0.998
Computational imaging
Compressive spectral imaging
Deep learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,781
China
34,792
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sen Zhang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
892
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
766,052
China
35,716
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chenyang Lyu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
821
0.975
fuzzing
data driven
systems and securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
771,970
China
35,962
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Edidiong Okokon Atakpa
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
818
0.988
Environmental Engineering
Bioremediation
Marine Biology
Molecular Biology
Ecotoxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772,805
China
36,002
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ahsan Ayyaz
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
826
823
0.996
Plant Stress Physiology
Drought stress
Salt stress
Heavy metal stress
Phyto-Hormone