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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.231 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
rheologie
gel
colloide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,073
13,243
0.413
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Antibacterial
Smart Biomaterials
Surface & Interface Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,401
24,349
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biosensor
Microfluidics
Zebrafis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,837
13,926
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Photothermal
Solar evaporation
Carbon nanomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,161
13,896
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Autophagy
Wnt signaling pathway
Tumorigenesis and chemotherapy resistanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,622
6,490
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
logical algebras(BL-algebras
R0-algebras and MTL-algebras)
fuzzy algebras(semirings
hemirings and rings) and their hyperstuctures(hyperring
hypergroup
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,944
7,102
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Materials Physics and Chemistry
Semiconductor films
Surface Science
Piezoelectric Ceramics and Ferroelectric Film
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,200
5,646
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nano-bio Sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,399
4,549
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Battery
Supercapacito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,915
5,538
0.700
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Crystal structure
Cryo-EM structure
PETase
Prenyltransferase
P450 enzym
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,199
4,539
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials and devices
Nanometer materials
Solar cel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,078
4,256
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
biosensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,023
4,722
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
*wave absor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,675
6,458
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Photovoltaic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,637
5,281
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Photocatalysis
Energy Chemistry
Nanomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,128
5,819
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biotechnology
Industrial Microbiology
Metabolic Engineering
Systems and Synthetic biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,816
3,495
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
nanomaterials and nanodevice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,814
3,561
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Konjac glucomannan
self-assembly structure
water activity
aerogel
fil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,083
4,149
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
stem cells
human IPSC
cardiac differentiation
tissue engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,782
2,542
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ecohydrology
Environmental Protec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,739
2,753
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
hyperspectral image classification
machine learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,685
3,848
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carbon materials
Catalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,647
2,821
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Financial Accounting
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Carbon Accounting
COVID-1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,593
4,307
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Immunoassay
Biosensor
Electroanalytical chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,375
2,215
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
OB
IS
Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
4,240
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,797
795
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Katsuyoshi Nishinari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,073
13,243
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,685
867
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shuilin Wu
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,401
24,349
0.801
Antibacterial
Smart Biomaterials
Surface & Interface Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,403
1,507
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fan Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,837
13,926
0.638
Biosensor
Microfluidics
Zebrafis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,973
1,719
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xianbao Wang
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,161
13,896
0.689
Photothermal
Solar evaporation
Carbon nanomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,082
2,798
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cefan Zhou *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,622
6,490
0.444
Autophagy
Wnt signaling pathway
Tumorigenesis and chemotherapy resistanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,053
3,663
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jianming Zhan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,944
7,102
0.595
logical algebras(BL-algebras
R0-algebras and MTL-algebras)
fuzzy algebras(semirings
hemirings and rings) and their hyperstuctures(hyperring
hypergroup
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,279
5,113
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yunbin He
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,200
5,646
0.614
Materials Physics and Chemistry
Semiconductor films
Surface Science
Piezoelectric Ceramics and Ferroelectric Film
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,568
5,673
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Guo-Jun Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,399
4,549
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,254
6,088
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Houzhao Wan
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,915
5,538
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,685
6,799
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rey Ting Guo
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,199
4,539
0.631
Crystal structure
Cryo-EM structure
PETase
Prenyltransferase
P450 enzym
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,469
6,965
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tianjin Zhang
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,078
4,256
0.601
Ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials and devices
Nanometer materials
Solar cel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,709
7,024
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
wei wen
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,023
4,722
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,085
7,445
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Di Lan 兰笛
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,675
6,458
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,051
7,499
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Congcong Wu
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,637
5,281
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,977
8,232
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kai Wang|Wang Kai, K. Wang, 王楷
Hubei Normal University
Huangshi, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,128
5,819
0.950
Photocatalysis
Energy Chemistry
Nanomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,571
8,686
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shihui Yang【杨世辉】
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,816
3,495
0.601
Biotechnology
Industrial Microbiology
Metabolic Engineering
Systems and Synthetic biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,624
8,689
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yongming Hu
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,814
3,561
0.612
nanomaterials and nanodevice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,841
9,999
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fatang Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,083
4,149
0.816
Konjac glucomannan
self-assembly structure
water activity
aerogel
fil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,633
10,665
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
donghui zhang 张冬卉
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,782
2,542
0.532
stem cells
human IPSC
cardiac differentiation
tissue engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,501
10,766
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Liu Defu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,739
2,753
0.581
Ecohydrology
Environmental Protec
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,980
10,886
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jiangtao Peng
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,685
3,848
0.821
hyperspectral image classification
machine learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,689
10,987
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Renfeng Nie
Hubei University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,647
2,821
0.607
Carbon materials
Catalysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,310
11,121
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bilal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,593
4,307
0.938
Financial Accounting
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Carbon Accounting
COVID-1
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,002
11,636
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Guosong Lai
Hubei Normal University
Huangshi, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,375
2,215
0.506
Immunoassay
Biosensor
Electroanalytical chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,769
11,745
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ali Nawaz Khan
Hubei Engineering University
Xiaogan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
4,240
0.977