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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 37 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
machine learnin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,207
3,491
0.425
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
data mining
business intelligence
complex network
social computing
recommendation syste
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,450
5,425
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Food soft matter structure and advanced manufacturin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,034
4,296
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
networked system
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,783
4,458
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Proteomics
Functional Food
Protein chemistry
Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,365
3,530
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Molecular Nutrition
Nutraceuticals
Microbiology
Food Safet
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,214
3,223
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Food Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,786
3,208
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Food Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,872
2,533
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Food Sciences
Nutritio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,444
1,324
0.917
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Brain Imaging
Medical Image Analysi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,322
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
土地利用转型；生态环境效应；Soil hydrolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
796
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Environmental Engineerin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
821
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Urban Network
transport geography
economic geograph
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
730
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Optimization
Complex System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
984
714
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
企业社会责任与可持续发展、供应链管理、组织创�
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
526
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Data Mining
Recommendation Syste
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
660
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Food science
Food Microbiolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
722
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Statistical Genetics and Genomics
Survival Analysi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
653
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Toxicology
RNAi
Translational regulation
Ribosome profilin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
774
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
810
472
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
374
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Corporate finance
governance
international economics
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
363
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
platform strategy
big data
network effect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
577
360
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Datamining
Recommender System；Business Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
503
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
management of tourism and hospitality
tourism industr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
11
0.056
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,123
5,901
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xiaojian Ding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,207
3,491
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,665
6,620
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jie Cao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,450
5,425
0.728
data mining
business intelligence
complex network
social computing
recommendation syste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,108
8,445
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xingxun Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,034
4,296
0.712
Food soft matter structure and advanced manufacturin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,904
8,831
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jinliang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,783
4,458
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,925
11,790
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xinchun Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,365
3,530
0.809
Proteomics
Functional Food
Protein chemistry
Molecular Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,155
12,232
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yingjian Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,214
3,223
0.765
Molecular Nutrition
Nutraceuticals
Microbiology
Food Safet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,536
13,533
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Minhao Xie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,786
3,208
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,342
17,283
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
熊文飞
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,872
2,533
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,775
27,686
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jianhui Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,444
1,324
0.917
Food Sciences
Nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,905
28,371
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Qinghua Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,322
0.959
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Brain Imaging
Medical Image Analysi
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,335
32,358
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ligang Lv Lyu(吕立刚)
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
796
0.752
土地利用转型；生态环境效应；Soil hydrolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,070
32,989
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Simiao Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
821
0.807
Environmental Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,039
33,253
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Liang Dai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
730
0.730
Urban Network
transport geography
economic geograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710,970
33,484
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yuzhuo Qiu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
984
714
0.726
Optimization
Complex System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,486
33,634
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hualiang Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
526
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,863
34,385
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Youquan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
660
0.713
Data Mining
Recommendation Syste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
741,898
34,753
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jing Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
722
0.800
Food science
Food Microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,170
35,220
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xingjie Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
653
0.746
Statistical Genetics and Genomics
Survival Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,374
35,658
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kangxu Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
774
0.911
Toxicology
RNAi
Translational regulation
Ribosome profilin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
780,406
36,384
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yuexia Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
810
472
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
880,014
40,887
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zhiwang Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
374
0.614
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Optimizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
884,845
41,118
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vinh QT Dang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
363
0.604
Corporate finance
governance
international economics
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
899,821
41,794
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xing Wan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
577
360
0.624
platform strategy
big data
network effect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926,804
42,967
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Guixiang Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
503
0.935
Datamining
Recommender System；Business Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,373,974
62,849
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
徐文燕
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
11
0.056
management of tourism and hospitality
tourism industr