Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 947 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chemical biology
Bioanalytical Chemistry
Bionanotechnology
Nucleic Acids
Molecular Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,757
42,738
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cement
concrete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,772
40,203
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
electrocatalysis
defect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,684
39,611
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Engineering optimization
Numerical method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,683
20,622
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Water Treatment
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Nanotechnology
Bioremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,607
22,590
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Image Processing
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,766
25,501
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Electrochemistry
Inorganic synthesis
Gas sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,508
29,621
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,331
22,417
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,657
26,567
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nano Energy
Photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,067
24,849
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
PUF
RFID
IoT
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,527
19,494
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Optics
electronics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,238
13,731
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Semicondcutor device
Thin film transistor
Flexible electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,540
17,643
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Building
Environment
energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,624
14,969
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Environmental Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,031
19,409
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
utrafast optics
laser technology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,208
11,576
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,651
15,387
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
High-performance Computing
Parallel and Distributed Processing
AI and Big Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,000
16,395
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lightweight Structures and Materials
Design Optimization
Adhesive Joints and Repairs
Advanced Manufacturing
Crashworthiness/
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,204
14,070
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Micro/Nanomanufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,140
14,287
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Recycling of solid waste、Biochar、Water and soil pollution control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,010
16,414
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,228
3,314
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Functional dye
fluorescent probe
Bioimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,181
9,635
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
machine learning
pattern recognition
image process
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,009
5,923
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Green carbon allotropes Production
Sustainable electrochemical energy storage and conversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,568
11,036
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,687
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Weihong Tan 谭蔚泓
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,757
42,738
0.389
Chemical biology
Bioanalytical Chemistry
Bionanotechnology
Nucleic Acids
Molecular Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,644
245
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Caijun Shi
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,772
40,203
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,919
257
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shuangyin Wang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,684
39,611
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,411
360
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wang Hu
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,683
20,622
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,327
472
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Shenglian Luo
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,607
22,590
0.556
Water Treatment
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Nanotechnology
Bioremediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,813
491
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shutao Li 李树涛
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,766
25,501
0.641
Image Processing
Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,257
544
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jianmin Ma
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,508
29,621
0.790
Electrochemistry
Inorganic synthesis
Gas sensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,853
598
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xiaohong Chen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,331
22,417
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,131
704
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dongbo Wang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,657
26,567
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,758
760
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bingan Lu
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,067
24,849
0.800
Nano Energy
Photocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,161
950
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wei Liang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,527
19,494
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,582
959
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shuangchun Wen
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,238
13,731
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,687
998
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yuan Liu
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,540
17,643
0.665
Semicondcutor device
Thin film transistor
Flexible electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,142
1,053
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Guoqiang Zhang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,624
14,969
0.584
Building
Environment
energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,218
1,100
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Liang Jie
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,031
19,409
0.775
Environmental Science and Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,689
1,161
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lifu Zhang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,208
11,576
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,797
1,207
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hui Zhang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,651
15,387
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,082
1,272
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kenli Li
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,000
16,395
0.713
High-performance Computing
Parallel and Distributed Processing
AI and Big Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,925
1,565
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sun Guangyong
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,204
14,070
0.696
Lightweight Structures and Materials
Design Optimization
Adhesive Joints and Repairs
Advanced Manufacturing
Crashworthiness/
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,095
1,575
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Huigao Duan
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,140
14,287
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,465
1,591
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiaofei Tan
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,010
16,414
0.820
Recycling of solid waste、Biochar、Water and soil pollution control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,108
1,851
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jian-Hui Jiang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,228
3,314
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,275
1,856
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lin Yuan
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,181
9,635
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,909
1,877
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yang Gelan
Hunan City University
Yiyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,009
5,923
0.329
machine learning
pattern recognition
image process
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,559
2,136
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jilei Liu 刘继磊
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,568
11,036
0.666
Green carbon allotropes Production
Sustainable electrochemical energy storage and conversion