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
Adaptive control
fuzzy control
neural networks
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,328
12,684
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Neural networks control
fuzzy control
nonlinear systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,474
6,843
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Artificial Intelligence
Fuzzy theory
Factor space theory
Optimization theory
Knowledge Representation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,678
1,926
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Adaptive control
fuzzy control
fault tolerant control
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
4,240
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
bioinformatics
big data
machine learning
network analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,098
3,742
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
drug delivery
electrospinning
3D printing
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,548
2,802
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Sustainable Development
Knowledge Management
Green Technology Innovation
Stakeholders Pressure
CSR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
3,423
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Corporate Finance
financial economics
accounting
Ethics and Governance
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
2,941
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
complex network
synchronization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,839
820
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Safety Science
bibliometrics
Scientometrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,690
2,312
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Tumor Biology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,651
1,189
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
condensed matter physics and materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,393
1,743
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Adaptive control
neural networks
constrained control
Time-Delay
Deterministic Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,199
2,043
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Human Resource Management
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(Counter) Productive Behaviors
OB
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,169
2,159
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Hydraulic Fracturing
Petroleum Geomechanics
Coal Bed Methane
Rock Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,103
1,936
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,015
1,794
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Switched systems
Switching control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,880
1,171
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,782
1,688
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Quantum Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
560
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Molecular nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
1,364
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
nitrogen removal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
685
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
consumer psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
394
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Building Information Modelling
Digital Twins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
1,195
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Surface Science and Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,273
587
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Materials science and engineering
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,267
383
0.302
Yan-Jun Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,328
12,684
0.656
Yongming Li
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,474
6,843
0.549
Peizhuang Wang (汪培庄)
Liaoning Technical University
Huludao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,678
1,926
0.199
Artificial Intelligence
Fuzzy theory
Factor space theory
Optimization theory
Knowledge Representation
Yuan-Xin Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
4,240
0.924
Qi Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,098
3,742
0.913
bioinformatics
big data
machine learning
network analysis
Hao Pan
Liaoning University
Shenyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,548
2,802
0.790
drug delivery
electrospinning
3D printing
Mohsin Shahzad
Liaoning Normal University
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
3,423
0.994
Sustainable Development
Knowledge Management
Green Technology Innovation
Stakeholders Pressure
CSR
Muhammad Kaleem Khan
Liaoning University
Shenyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
2,941
0.863
Corporate Finance
financial economics
accounting
Ethics and Governance
Yongqing Wu
Liaoning Technical University
Huludao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,839
820
0.289
Jie Li 李杰
Liaoning Technical University
Huludao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,690
2,312
0.859
Xiuli Bi
Liaoning University
Shenyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,651
1,189
0.449
Huaihong Guo (郭怀红)
Liaoning Shihua University
Fushun, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,393
1,743
0.728
condensed matter physics and materials science
Dapeng Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,199
2,043
0.929
Adaptive control
neural networks
constrained control
Time-Delay
Deterministic Learning
Umar Farooq Sahibzada
Liaoning University
Shenyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,169
2,159
0.995
Human Resource Management
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(Counter) Productive Behaviors
OB
Yuwei Li
Liaoning University
Shenyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,103
1,936
0.921
Hydraulic Fracturing
Petroleum Geomechanics
Coal Bed Methane
Rock Mechanics
Li Zhang
Liaoning University
Shenyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,015
1,794
0.890
Ruicheng Ma
Liaoning University
Shenyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,880
1,171
0.623
Chaojun Fan
Liaoning Technical University
Huludao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,782
1,688
0.947
Xihao Chen
Liaoning University
Shenyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
560
0.344
Xiangyu Cao
Liaoning University
Shenyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
1,364
0.875
Zheng Gong
Liaoning Normal University
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
685
0.446
S. Fiona Chan
Liaoning Normal University
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
394
0.281
Tongrui Zhang
Liaoning Technical University
Huludao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
1,195
0.929
Linhai Duan
Liaoning Shihua University
Fushun, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,273
587
0.461
P Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,267
383
0.302
Materials science and engineering