Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,892
23,928
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,321
9,260
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nanozymes
Nanobiomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,317
14,007
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,728
8,847
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,114
8,769
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,153
6,037
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Bionanotechnology
Cancer diagnosis and therapy
Nanozyme
Infectious Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,660
13,529
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,833
6,689
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Epigenetics
Protein-RNA interaction
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,516
4,387
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
protein folding
amyloid
chaperones
single molecule fluorescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,204
6,435
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Immunology
virus infection
HIV
HBV
COVID-19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,111
9,694
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,836
6,578
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,803
4,839
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Immunometabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
4,674
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
RNA binding proteins and ncRNAs in cell fate determination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,772
4,106
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
bioinformatics
non-coding RNA
piRNA
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,409
3,975
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Structured Illumination Microscopy
Multiphoton Micorscopy
Biomedical Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,255
4,051
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Biophysics
Mechanotransduction
Mechanosensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,236
3,087
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
laboratory animals
gene editing
noncoding RNA
lncRNA
CircRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,697
3,510
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
imaging diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,619
2,066
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Structrual biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,540
4,151
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Host-Pathogen Interaction
Drug Development
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,311
3,462
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Stem cell
non-coding RNA
Tumerigenesis and metastasis
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,916
2,511
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
医学、生命科学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,877
2,906
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,652
1,492
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,532
779
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xiyun Yan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,892
23,928
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,487
1,622
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Taotao Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,321
9,260
0.479
Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,382
1,921
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lizeng Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,317
14,007
0.809
Nanozymes
Nanobiomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,643
2,032
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shuo Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,728
8,847
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,351
2,152
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wang Jin-Hui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,114
8,769
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,968
2,361
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pingsheng Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,153
6,037
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,555
2,476
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kelong Fan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,660
13,529
0.923
Bionanotechnology
Cancer diagnosis and therapy
Nanozyme
Infectious Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,123
2,991
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xian-En Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,833
6,689
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,446
3,090
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rui-Ming Xu|Ruiming Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,516
4,387
0.351
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Epigenetics
Protein-RNA interaction
Structural Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,231
3,590
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sarah Perrett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,204
6,435
0.574
protein folding
amyloid
chaperones
single molecule fluorescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,294
4,084
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Juanjuan Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,111
9,694
0.959
Immunology
virus infection
HIV
HBV
COVID-19
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,588
5,564
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Minmin Liang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,836
6,578
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,211
5,594
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Junjie Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,803
4,839
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,620
7,747
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Xinjian Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
4,674
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,066
7,920
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yuanchao Xue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,772
4,106
0.711
RNA binding proteins and ncRNAs in cell fate determination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,722
8,484
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shunmin He
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,409
3,975
0.735
bioinformatics
non-coding RNA
piRNA
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,235
8,766
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Li Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,255
4,051
0.771
Structured Illumination Microscopy
Multiphoton Micorscopy
Biomedical Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,931
8,798
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jizhong Lou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,236
3,087
0.590
Biophysics
Mechanotransduction
Mechanosensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,510
9,858
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yong Tian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,697
3,510
0.747
laboratory animals
gene editing
noncoding RNA
lncRNA
CircRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,975
10,027
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pingyong Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,619
2,066
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,466
10,194
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yun Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,540
4,151
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,552
10,760
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pu Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,311
3,462
0.803
Host-Pathogen Interaction
Drug Development
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,257
11,855
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pengcheng Bu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,916
2,511
0.641
Stem cell
non-coding RNA
Tumerigenesis and metastasis
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,475
11,972
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,877
2,906
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,273
12,661
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jiyun Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,652
1,492
0.409