Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 377 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Flexible electronics
Nanomedicine
Cancer diagnosis and therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,855
25,786
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carbon and Water Cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,705
12,604
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
aerosol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,253
15,472
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
climate dynamics
coupled model development
climate prediction and application
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,328
10,598
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Digital Watermarking
Information Security
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,266
8,713
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Image and Video Analysis
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,039
9,576
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Information Security
Public Crypto
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,142
12,108
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
global existence
stability
blow up
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,169
8,704
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
3D printing
supercapacitor
battery
hydrogel
MXene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,606
11,265
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecohydrology
Earth Observation
Climate Change
Extreme events
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,117
7,586
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Optical fiber sensors
YAG
Sapphire
OTDR
Single crystal fiber
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,253
8,537
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
investment
management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,986
8,795
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Edge computing
Edge intelligence
Big data
Service computing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,882
10,914
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Air Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,010
8,431
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,786
7,639
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Atmospheric chemistry
Aerosols
Chemical thermodynamics
Electrochemistry
Materials synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,724
8,003
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aerosols
Black carbon
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Radiocarbon
Accelerator mass spectrometry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,609
6,722
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
computer vision
level set method
visual tracking
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,396
3,683
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Air pollution
Ecophysiology
Environmental Change Biology
Ozone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,583
8,832
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Computer Vision、Multimedia Forensics、Digital Watermarking
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,146
5,441
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
地球科学
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,774
5,310
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
source apportionment of atmospheric particulate matter using receptor models
design of dilution systems for combustion sources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,326
5,647
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thermochemical conversion of biomass wastes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,097
5,741
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Deep Learning
Evolutionary Computation
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,095
5,911
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
soil phosphorus
organic carbon
soil aggregate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,043
3,877
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,176
467
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xiaochen Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,855
25,786
0.631
Flexible electronics
Nanomedicine
Cancer diagnosis and therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,431
988
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Guoyi Zhou
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,705
12,604
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,708
1,349
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hong Liao
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,253
15,472
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,566
1,551
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jing Jia Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,328
10,598
0.521
climate dynamics
coupled model development
climate prediction and application
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,748
1,557
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xingming Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,266
8,713
0.430
Digital Watermarking
Information Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,780
1,874
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Qingshan Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,039
9,576
0.531
Image and Video Analysis
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,153
2,042
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jian Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,142
12,108
0.706
Information Security
Public Crypto
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,902
2,705
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wenjun Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,169
8,704
0.614
global existence
stability
blow up
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,402
2,866
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yizhou Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,606
11,265
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,701
2,999
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yi Liu (YY Liu)
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,117
7,586
0.578
Ecohydrology
Earth Observation
Climate Change
Extreme events
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,979
3,301
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bo Liu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,253
8,537
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,147
3,402
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lin Zhao
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,986
8,795
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,049
3,441
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xiaolong Xu 许小龙
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,882
10,914
0.919
Edge computing
Edge intelligence
Big data
Service computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,958
3,789
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jianlin Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,010
8,431
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,169
3,887
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mindong Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,786
7,639
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,793
3,916
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xinlei Ge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,724
8,003
0.746
Atmospheric chemistry
Aerosols
Chemical thermodynamics
Electrochemistry
Materials synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,886
3,951
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yan Lin Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,609
6,722
0.634
Aerosols
Black carbon
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Radiocarbon
Accelerator mass spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,131
4,080
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kaihua Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,396
3,683
0.354
computer vision
level set method
visual tracking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,537
4,494
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evgenios Agathokleous|Eugenios Agathokleous
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,583
8,832
0.922
Air pollution
Ecophysiology
Environmental Change Biology
Ozone
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,318
4,786
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yuhui Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,146
5,441
0.595
Computer Vision、Multimedia Forensics、Digital Watermarking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,686
5,057
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Haishan Chen（陈海山）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,774
5,310
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,677
5,366
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shaofei Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,326
5,647
0.678
source apportionment of atmospheric particulate matter using receptor models
design of dilution systems for combustion sources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,513
5,531
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yafei Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,097
5,741
0.709
Thermochemical conversion of biomass wastes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,541
5,534
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yu Xue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,095
5,911
0.730
Deep Learning
Evolutionary Computation
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,499
5,582
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wang Yanling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,043
3,877
0.482
soil phosphorus
organic carbon
soil aggregate