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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 479 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
strongly_correlated_electron_systems
Superconductivity
Quantum Phase transition
quantum magnetism
Non-Fermi Liquid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,829
32,415
0.391
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Atmospheric science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,913
27,041
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
nanomaterial
Lithium ion batter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,134
8,223
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
permafrost
frozen ground
snow cover
climate
remote sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,460
13,555
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
凝聚态物理、磁�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,514
15,045
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,889
11,562
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Electrochemistry. nanometermaterials
energy
Electroanalytical Chemistry
库仑分析 inclusio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,004
3,211
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
B
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,583
16,034
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Agroecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,406
9,854
0.508
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nano Semiconductors
Energy and Device
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,496
8,219
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
organic chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,754
6,063
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
luminescent materials for lamps and display applications
long-afterglow luminescent materials
LED phosphor
quantum dot
phot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,320
7,820
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Boundary layer meteorolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,078
8,823
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
biophysical neuron
nonlinear dynamics
neural network
memristor
Hamilton energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,947
10,133
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Metal Matrix Composites
Ammonia Electrosynthesis
Electrocatalytic C-N Couplin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,311
12,554
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
纳米发电机、自驱动系统、压电电子学、紫外传感�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,773
7,596
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,866
11,197
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Silicon based thin films and metal oxides based materials for solar cells
lithium ion batteries and other devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,158
6,243
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Metal Halide Semiconductor
Device Physics
X-ray Detector
Photodetector
Photovoltaic Devic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,274
9,835
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
plant science
animal science
soil science
livestock production systems and ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,182
7,105
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
plant biology
plant cell signaling
brassinosteroid
receptor-like kinase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,915
5,495
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,834
8,429
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,293
5,906
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Climatic Change
Palaeoecology
Quaternary Geology
Paleolimnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,511
7,032
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Neural Networks
Robotics
Distributed Coordination
Neural Dynamics
Parallel Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,352
8,432
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,741
115
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhong
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,829
32,415
0.391
strongly_correlated_electron_systems
Superconductivity
Quantum Phase transition
quantum magnetism
Non-Fermi Liquid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,285
447
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jianping Huang
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,913
27,041
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,790
832
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xiuwan Li
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,134
8,223
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,608
863
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tingjun Zhang
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,460
13,555
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,019
960
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tao Wang
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,514
15,045
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,930
1,398
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jian Quan Liu
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,889
11,562
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,005
1,494
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
HL Li
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,004
3,211
0.146
Electrochemistry. nanometermaterials
energy
Electroanalytical Chemistry
库仑分析 inclusio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,778
1,658
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bin Hu
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,583
16,034
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,201
1,818
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Feng Min Li
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,406
9,854
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,092
2,153
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Erqing Xie 谢二庆
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,496
8,219
0.470
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,217
2,266
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
xuexiang li
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,754
6,063
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,134
2,356
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yuhua Wang
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,320
7,820
0.479
luminescent materials for lamps and display applications
long-afterglow luminescent materials
LED phosphor
quantum dot
phot
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,284
2,420
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lei Zhang
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,078
8,823
0.549
Boundary layer meteorolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,947
2,448
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jun Ma
Lanzhou University of Technology
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,947
10,133
0.635
biophysical neuron
nonlinear dynamics
neural network
memristor
Hamilton energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,237
2,602
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ke Chu
Lanzhou Jiaotong University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,311
12,554
0.820
Metal Matrix Composites
Ammonia Electrosynthesis
Electrocatalytic C-N Couplin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,169
2,752
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yong Qin
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,773
7,596
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,781
2,999
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Siyu Chen
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,866
11,197
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,597
3,216
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Deyan He (贺德衍)
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,158
6,243
0.474
Silicon based thin films and metal oxides based materials for solar cells
lithium ion batteries and other devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,205
3,522
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zhiwen Jin
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,274
9,835
0.801
Metal Halide Semiconductor
Device Physics
X-ray Detector
Photodetector
Photovoltaic Devic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,026
3,561
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ruijun Long
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,182
7,105
0.583
plant science
animal science
soil science
livestock production systems and ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,307
3,677
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jia Li
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,915
5,495
0.461
plant biology
plant cell signaling
brassinosteroid
receptor-like kinase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,976
3,708
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Daqiang Gao
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,834
8,429
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,992
3,943
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jianguo Fang
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,293
5,906
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,967
4,326
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jianhui Chen
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,511
7,032
0.669
Climatic Change
Palaeoecology
Quaternary Geology
Paleolimnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,695
4,404
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Long Jin
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,352
8,432
0.815
Neural Networks
Robotics
Distributed Coordination
Neural Dynamics
Parallel Intelligenc