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Kunming Institute of Botany 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
China
Samantha Chandranath Karunarathna
Mycology (taxonomy
phylogeny and cultivation of mushrooms)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,678
10,851
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
China
Peter Edward Mortimer
soil biology
fungal ecology
biogeography
root symbioses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,544
9,350
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
China
Jinsong Wu
green technologies
data-driven sustainability
sustainable engineering
big data
Internet of things
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,817
8,492
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
China
Tingshuang Yi
Plant molecular phylogenetics and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,701
8,101
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
China
Zai-Wei Ge (葛再伟)
mycology
fungal ecology
biodiversity
phylogenetics
fungal evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,967
4,872
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
China
Jianqiang Wu
Plant-Herbivore Interactions
Plant-Parasite Interactions
Chemical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,141
5,080
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
China
Gao Lian-Ming
Taxonomy
molecular phylogeny
conservation Biology
population genetics
phylogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,803
4,490
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
China
Qi Zhao|赵琪
Fungal germplasm and aerospace breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,720
4,575
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
China
Xuefei Yang
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,597
2,968
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
China
En-Hua Xia
Genome evolution
Population genetics
Domestication
Tea quality and resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,478
4,004
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
China
gang wu
Comparative genomics
Higher fungi diversity and molecular evolution
molecular phylogeny
Biogeography
Taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
3,646
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
China
Jie Liu
population genetics
phylogeography
speciation
community phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,735
2,475
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
China
geng chang-an
medicinal chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,424
2,334
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
China
Andan Zhu
Genome evolution
Comparative genomics
Gene regulation
Fruit genomics
Wild species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,292
2,112
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
China
Peng-Fei Ma
Phylogeny
bamboo
evolution
plastid genome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,932
2,429
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
China
Chun-Lei Xiang
Taxonomy and Plant systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,761
1,997
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
China
Tao Deng
Biogeography
Macroecology
Botany
Floristics
Alpine Plant Diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,534
2,224
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
China
Chengjun Zhang
bioinformatics
genomics
genome evolution
rhododendron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,738
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
China
Rong Li
Supply Chain Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,824
1,049
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
China
Yufang Su
Natural Resource Management
Land Tenure
Climate Change Adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,526
924
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
China
Lei Zhao
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Comparative Genomics and Evolution
Plant Phylogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
791
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
China
Zong-Xin Ren
Plant reproductive biology
Pollination ecology
Conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
1,134
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
China
Ekananda Paudel
Forest Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,248
957
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
China
Tian-Ze Li
Synthetic organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,231
914
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
China
Ya-Huang Luo (罗亚皇)
Community phylogeny
ecosystem functioning
ecosystem multifunctionality
elevational gradient
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
1,109
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,930
China
3,001
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Samantha Chandranath Karunarathna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,678
10,851
0.856
Mycology (taxonomy
phylogeny and cultivation of mushrooms)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,822
China
3,393
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter Edward Mortimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,544
9,350
0.810
soil biology
fungal ecology
biogeography
root symbioses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,567
China
3,706
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jinsong Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,817
8,492
0.785
green technologies
data-driven sustainability
sustainable engineering
big data
Internet of things
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,519
China
4,217
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tingshuang Yi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,701
8,101
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,124
China
4,667
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zai-Wei Ge (葛再伟)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,967
4,872
0.543
mycology
fungal ecology
biodiversity
phylogenetics
fungal evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,793
China
5,267
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jianqiang Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,141
5,080
0.624
Plant-Herbivore Interactions
Plant-Parasite Interactions
Chemical Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,189
China
6,464
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gao Lian-Ming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,803
4,490
0.660
Taxonomy
molecular phylogeny
conservation Biology
population genetics
phylogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,082
China
7,894
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Qi Zhao|赵琪
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,720
4,575
0.800
Fungal germplasm and aerospace breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,237
China
9,955
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Xuefei Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,597
2,968
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,646
China
10,223
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
En-Hua Xia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,478
4,004
0.894
Genome evolution
Population genetics
Domestication
Tea quality and resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,260
China
10,606
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
gang wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
3,646
0.844
Comparative genomics
Higher fungi diversity and molecular evolution
molecular phylogeny
Biogeography
Taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,289
China
12,270
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jie Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,735
2,475
0.663
population genetics
phylogeography
speciation
community phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,941
China
13,243
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
geng chang-an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,424
2,334
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,869
China
13,755
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andan Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,292
2,112
0.642
Genome evolution
Comparative genomics
Gene regulation
Fruit genomics
Wild species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,861
China
15,243
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Peng-Fei Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,932
2,429
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,200
China
16,069
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chun-Lei Xiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,761
1,997
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,422
China
17,297
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tao Deng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,534
2,224
0.878
Biogeography
Macroecology
Botany
Floristics
Alpine Plant Diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,670
China
18,236
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chengjun Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,738
0.733
bioinformatics
genomics
genome evolution
rhododendron
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,979
China
22,139
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,824
1,049
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,615
China
24,897
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yufang Su
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,526
924
0.606
Natural Resource Management
Land Tenure
Climate Change Adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,791
China
25,169
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lei Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
791
0.529
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Comparative Genomics and Evolution
Plant Phylogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,215
China
27,089
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zong-Xin Ren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
1,134
0.864
Plant reproductive biology
Pollination ecology
Conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,158
China
27,832
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ekananda Paudel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,248
957
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,902
China
28,042
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tian-Ze Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,231
914
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,381
China
28,881
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ya-Huang Luo (罗亚皇)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
1,109
0.954
Community phylogeny
ecosystem functioning
ecosystem multifunctionality
elevational gradient