Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Microbial Ecology and Global Change Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,545
23,518
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
community ecology
biodiversity and ecosystem function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,046
17,226
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecology
Grassland
Ecosystem ecology
Biogeochemistry
Soil ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,946
17,712
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Terrestrial C & N cycling
Ecosystem Modeling
GHG emission & Mitigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,229
11,626
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant nutrition
Plant stress physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,961
9,766
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Soils and global change
terrestrial C-N-P interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,510
10,383
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
global change biology
environmental pollution
biogeochemical cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,484
9,065
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Embryo and endosperm development in plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,969
3,778
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ecology
Plant science
Agronomy
Environmental science
Meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,508
3,940
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Community ecology
community phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,306
5,276
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Evo-Devo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,498
4,090
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Plant Ecology
Conservation Biology
Restoration Ecology
Plant Physiology
Ecological Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,429
2,900
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,835
4,747
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ecosystem Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,744
3,679
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,499
2,585
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,475
4,366
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Phylogenetics
Diversification
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,591
2,614
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Biodiversity
Ecosystem functioning
Functional Ecology
Forest Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,499
2,860
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
plant ecology
plant genetic resources
risk assessment
biodiversity
climate change and agiculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,131
1,211
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Grassland
Ecology
Envrionmental policy
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,016
2,615
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,002
2,410
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
LiDAR
Remote Sensing
Ecology
Fire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,640
2,466
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
drought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,597
1,285
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Soil Ecology/Multi-trophic interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,293
1,720
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Biogeography
Macroecology
Biodiversity Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,239
1,756
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,812
279
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Weixing Liu(刘卫星)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,545
23,518
0.475
Microbial Ecology and Global Change Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,268
513
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Keping Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,046
17,226
0.478
community ecology
biodiversity and ecosystem function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,609
643
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xingguo Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,946
17,712
0.554
Ecology
Grassland
Ecosystem ecology
Biogeochemistry
Soil ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,836
1,119
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yao Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,229
11,626
0.500
Terrestrial C & N cycling
Ecosystem Modeling
GHG emission & Mitigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,510
1,708
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wen-Hao Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,961
9,766
0.544
Plant nutrition
Plant stress physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,497
2,373
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yuanhe Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,510
10,383
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,306
3,307
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lingli Liu (刘玲莉）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,484
9,065
0.789
global change biology
environmental pollution
biogeochemical cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,354
4,469
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chun-Ming Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,969
3,778
0.421
Embryo and endosperm development in plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,055
4,823
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zhenzhu Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,508
3,940
0.463
Ecology
Plant science
Agronomy
Environmental science
Meteorology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,189
4,972
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiangcheng Mi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,306
5,276
0.635
Community ecology
community phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,370
5,588
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hongzhi Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,498
4,090
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,688
5,639
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gaoming Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,429
2,900
0.390
Plant Ecology
Conservation Biology
Restoration Ecology
Plant Physiology
Ecological Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,015
6,208
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wenjuan Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,835
4,747
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,108
6,303
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shiping Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,744
3,679
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,890
6,589
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Youfa Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,499
2,585
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,469
6,617
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yuannian Jiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,475
4,366
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,012
7,825
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,591
2,614
0.468
Phylogenetics
Diversification
Biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,435
12,640
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xiaojuan Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,499
2,860
0.817
Biodiversity
Ecosystem functioning
Functional Ecology
Forest Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,903
13,967
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wei Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,131
1,211
0.387
plant ecology
plant genetic resources
risk assessment
biodiversity
climate change and agiculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,481
14,455
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ang Li，李昂
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,016
2,615
0.867
Grassland
Ecology
Envrionmental policy
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,681
14,524
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chao Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,002
2,410
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,229
16,240
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tianyu Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,640
2,466
0.934
LiDAR
Remote Sensing
Ecology
Fire
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,871
16,482
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Li Zhou (周莉)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,597
1,285
0.495
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
drought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,391
18,228
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Naili Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,293
1,720
0.750
Soil Ecology/Multi-trophic interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,372
18,576
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jihong Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,239
1,756
0.784
Biogeography
Macroecology
Biodiversity Conservation