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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 985 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
Chemical biology
Bioanalytical Chemistry
Bionanotechnology
Nucleic Acids
Molecular Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,625
45,491
0.404
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cement
concret
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,415
43,946
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
electrocatalysis
defec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,589
43,512
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Engineering optimization
Numerical metho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,557
20,036
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Water Treatment
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Nanotechnology
Bioremediatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,077
24,029
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Image Processing
Remote Sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,660
27,327
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Electrochemistry
Inorganic synthesis
Gas senso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,526
31,615
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,321
24,278
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,968
28,859
0.825
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nano Energy
Photocatalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,865
27,625
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
PUF
RFID
Io
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,612
21,549
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Optics
electronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,230
14,615
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Semicondcutor device
Thin film transistor
Flexible electronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,902
18,969
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Building
Environment
energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,318
16,518
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Environmental Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,562
19,944
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,091
16,839
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
utrafast optics
laser technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,065
12,453
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
High-performance Computing
Parallel and Distributed Processing
AI and Big Dat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,277
17,661
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Micro/Nanomanufacturin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,482
15,616
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lightweight Structures and Materials
Design Optimization
Adhesive Joints and Repairs
Advanced Manufacturing
Crashworthiness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,361
15,214
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Recycling of solid waste、Biochar、Water and soil pollution contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,136
17,554
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Functional dye
fluorescent probe
Bioimagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,851
10,302
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
machine learning
pattern recognition
image proces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,397
6,264
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Analytical Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,388
3,451
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Green carbon allotropes Production
Sustainable electrochemical energy storage and conversio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,699
12,168
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,714
47
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
112,625
45,491
0.404
Chemical biology
Bioanalytical Chemistry
Bionanotechnology
Nucleic Acids
Molecular Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,213
242
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Caijun Shi
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,415
43,946
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,396
250
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shuangyin Wang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,589
43,512
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,489
409
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wang Hu
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,557
20,036
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,216
482
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Shenglian Luo
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,077
24,029
0.571
Water Treatment
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Nanotechnology
Bioremediatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,468
487
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
41,660
27,327
0.656
Image Processing
Remote Sensin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,745
539
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jianmin Ma
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,526
31,615
0.800
Electrochemistry
Inorganic synthesis
Gas senso
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,211
601
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xiaohong Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,321
24,278
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,042
672
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dongbo Wang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,968
28,859
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,984
717
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bingan Lu
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,865
27,625
0.816
Nano Energy
Photocatalysi
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,625
906
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wei Liang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,612
21,549
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,428
977
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shuangchun Wen
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,230
14,615
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,914
1,001
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yuan Liu
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,902
18,969
0.680
Semicondcutor device
Thin film transistor
Flexible electronic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,795
1,034
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Guoqiang Zhang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,318
16,518
0.605
Building
Environment
energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,702
1,158
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Liang Jie
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,562
19,944
0.780
Environmental Science and Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,541
1,195
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hui Zhang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,091
16,839
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,576
1,198
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lifu Zhang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,065
12,453
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,069
1,256
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kenli Li
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,277
17,661
0.727
High-performance Computing
Parallel and Distributed Processing
AI and Big Dat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,318
1,549
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Huigao Duan
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,482
15,616
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,632
1,566
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sun Guangyong
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,361
15,214
0.712
Lightweight Structures and Materials
Design Optimization
Adhesive Joints and Repairs
Advanced Manufacturing
Crashworthiness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,230
1,602
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiaofei Tan
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,136
17,554
0.831
Recycling of solid waste、Biochar、Water and soil pollution contro
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,084
1,905
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lin Yuan
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,851
10,302
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,678
1,969
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yang Gelan
Hunan City University
Yiyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,397
6,264
0.340
machine learning
pattern recognition
image proces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,715
1,972
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jian-Hui Jiang
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,388
3,451
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,281
2,113
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
17,699
12,168
0.687
Green carbon allotropes Production
Sustainable electrochemical energy storage and conversio