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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 169 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
energy
carbon material
biomass
gasification
pyrolysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,868
27,038
0.798
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Metal-organic frameworks
Photocatalyst
Separation membrane
Lignocellulosic biomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,514
14,441
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,904
16,620
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
multifunctional nanomaterials
membrane engineering
nanocatalysis
nanosensors
water/food/energy nexu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,676
15,482
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
organic solar cells
field-effect transistors
lead-free perovskit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,910
6,645
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,219
10,744
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,166
11,453
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sustainable Bioproduct
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,297
10,636
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fluorine Chemistry
Radical Reactions
Asymmetric Synthesis
Electrochemical Reaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,522
7,140
0.679
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biomaterials
Biocomposites
Wood Science and Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,519
9,700
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
lignin enzymatic hydrolysis、pretreatmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,357
9,873
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
molecular biology、genetic diversit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,250
7,402
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,865
8,451
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Polymer Chemistry
hydrogel
lignin & Polysaccharides
Wound Healing
Anticorrosion coating
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,325
8,287
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Li-ion batteries
supercapacitors
Zn-ion batterie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,609
6,268
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wood or Bamboo based Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,216
5,375
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Papermaking Chemistry and Engineering
Papermaking Clean Production Technology
Nanofibers and Bio-based Functional Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,796
5,280
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nanocellulose
Rheology
Nanofluid
Oilfield Chemistry
3D Printin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,659
5,276
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plant Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,371
6,143
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
fluorine chemistry
radical reaction
electrochemical reaction
asymmetric synthesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,585
3,900
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Electrospinning composite high performance nanofiber high permittivity supercapacitor responsive materia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,391
5,386
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biomass
Bioenergy
Biomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,382
3,715
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Advanced Materials for Energy and Environmental Application
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,201
2,242
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lignocellulose
cellulose nanomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,998
4,583
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,986
4,985
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,981
716
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
shu zhang
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,868
27,038
0.798
energy
carbon material
biomass
gasification
pyrolysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,959
1,669
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jianfeng Yao 姚建峰
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,514
14,441
0.704
Metal-organic frameworks
Photocatalyst
Separation membrane
Lignocellulosic biomas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,896
1,896
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jiang Shaohua
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,904
16,620
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,376
2,522
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yasin Orooji|亚鑫·奥诺杰, [email protected]
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,676
15,482
0.988
multifunctional nanomaterials
membrane engineering
nanocatalysis
nanosensors
water/food/energy nexu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,407
2,710
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wenchao Zhao (赵文超)
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,910
6,645
0.446
organic solar cells
field-effect transistors
lead-free perovskit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,678
3,541
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jingquan Han
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,219
10,744
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,164
3,567
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
段改改
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,166
11,453
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,948
3,941
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Changlei Xia
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,297
10,636
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,849
4,320
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jianlin Han
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,522
7,140
0.679
Fluorine Chemistry
Radical Reactions
Asymmetric Synthesis
Electrochemical Reaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,880
4,324
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mei Changtong
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,519
9,700
0.922
Biomaterials
Biocomposites
Wood Science and Technolog
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,638
4,399
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Caoxing Huang
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,357
9,873
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,904
4,447
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
MENG XU
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,250
7,402
0.722
molecular biology、genetic diversit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,403
4,671
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yongcan Jin
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,865
8,451
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,510
5,031
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Farzad Seidi (Ghalehgah)
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,325
8,287
0.889
Polymer Chemistry
hydrogel
lignin & Polysaccharides
Wound Healing
Anticorrosion coating
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,226
6,401
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jizhang Chen
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,609
6,268
0.824
Li-ion batteries
supercapacitors
Zn-ion batterie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,324
6,778
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Haiyang Zhang
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,216
5,375
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,056
7,296
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hongqi Dai(戴红旗)
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,796
5,280
0.777
Papermaking Chemistry and Engineering
Papermaking Clean Production Technology
Nanofibers and Bio-based Functional Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,502
7,467
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mei Chun Li
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,659
5,276
0.792
Nanocellulose
Rheology
Nanofluid
Oilfield Chemistry
3D Printin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,102
7,881
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Muthusamy Ramakrishnan
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,371
6,143
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,100
9,052
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Haibo Mei
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,585
3,900
0.698
fluorine chemistry
radical reaction
electrochemical reaction
asymmetric synthesi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,986
9,399
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shaohua Jiang(蒋少华)
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,391
5,386
0.999
Electrospinning composite high performance nanofiber high permittivity supercapacitor responsive materia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,284
9,416
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hui Pan
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,382
3,715
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,125
9,787
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xiaofei Yang
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,201
2,242
0.431
Advanced Materials for Energy and Environmental Application
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,347
10,177
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Huiyang Bian(卞辉洋)
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,998
4,583
0.917
Lignocellulose
cellulose nanomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,837
10,207
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gaigai Duan 段改改
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,986
4,985
1.000