Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 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
Carbon Nanotubes
Graphene
Energy storage materials
Photocatalytic Semiconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,991
185,258
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Energy materials & electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,184
32,470
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Graphene
2D materials
Carbon materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,668
27,200
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
solar energy conversion materials (potocatalysis
photoelectrochemical
solar cells)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,646
27,708
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
carbon materials
nanotechnology
battery
energy storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,766
31,588
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Materials Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,575
14,891
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Metallic materials
Nanostructure
strengthening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,272
11,624
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
first principles calculations
energy conversion and energy storage materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,871
14,105
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Supported catalysts
Nanocarbon
Electron Microscopy
In-situ characterization
Electron energy loss spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,080
13,426
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
transmission electron microscopy
ferroelectrics
magnesium
multiferroelectrics
stainless steel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,370
10,101
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Materials Sciences
Computational Materials Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,542
9,313
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
carbon nanomaterials
energy storage materials
battery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,190
9,976
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Magnesium Alloy
Casting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,904
5,606
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
corrosion and protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,069
4,084
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biomedical Material
Metal-based Composite
High-temperature Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,317
4,526
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Fatigue
Severe plastic deformation
Mechanical properties
Fracture behaviors
Deformation mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,771
4,333
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,739
4,590
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,708
4,348
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Materials science
ferroelectrics
multiferroics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,618
4,163
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Metals and Alloys
Structural Properties
Density Functional Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,440
3,495
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
solar energy conversion
electrocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,727
3,412
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,643
3,356
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Materials science
electron microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,363
2,817
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,912
2,811
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Materials genome
Additive manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,588
2,846
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hui-Ming Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,991
185,258
0.676
Carbon Nanotubes
Graphene
Energy storage materials
Photocatalytic Semiconductors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,779
151
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Li Feng (李峰)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,184
32,470
0.463
Energy materials & electrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,489
271
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wencai Ren (任文才)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,668
27,200
0.526
Graphene
2D materials
Carbon materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,817
287
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gang Liu (刘岗)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,646
27,708
0.547
solar energy conversion materials (potocatalysis
photoelectrochemical
solar cells)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,462
353
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Guangmin Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,766
31,588
0.690
carbon materials
nanotechnology
battery
energy storage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,170
568
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Qi Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,575
14,891
0.419
Materials Science and Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,036
1,030
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lei Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,272
11,624
0.460
Metallic materials
Nanostructure
strengthening
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,750
1,327
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lichang Yin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,871
14,105
0.645
first principles calculations
energy conversion and energy storage materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,533
1,801
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bingsen Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,080
13,426
0.743
Supported catalysts
Nanocarbon
Electron Microscopy
In-situ characterization
Electron energy loss spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,879
2,301
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiuliang Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,370
10,101
0.657
transmission electron microscopy
ferroelectrics
magnesium
multiferroelectrics
stainless steel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,216
2,507
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xing-Qiu Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,542
9,313
0.640
Materials Sciences
Computational Materials Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,676
2,880
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zhenhua Sun (孙振华）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,190
9,976
0.756
carbon nanomaterials
energy storage materials
battery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,582
4,177
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rongshi Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,904
5,606
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,100
4,661
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ying Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,069
4,084
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,732
7,180
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Liyuan Sheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,317
4,526
0.716
Biomedical Material
Metal-based Composite
High-temperature Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,090
7,923
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peng Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,771
4,333
0.751
Fatigue
Severe plastic deformation
Mechanical properties
Fracture behaviors
Deformation mechanisms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,077
7,972
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zhenjun Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,739
4,590
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,111
8,018
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zhang Zj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,708
4,348
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,990
8,141
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Weijin Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,618
4,163
0.741
Materials science
ferroelectrics
multiferroics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,693
8,432
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Qing-Miao Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,440
3,495
0.642
Metals and Alloys
Structural Properties
Density Functional Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,260
9,790
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yongqiang Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,727
3,412
0.722
solar energy conversion
electrocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,913
9,970
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Teng Yang (杨腾)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,643
3,356
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,973
10,634
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zhiqing Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,363
2,817
0.646
Materials science
electron microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,477
11,867
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zhu Zhengwang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,912
2,811
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,428
12,865
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hao Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,588
2,846
0.793
Materials genome
Additive manufacturing