Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 37 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
Astronomy
Astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,072
8,055
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,308
10,121
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,229
8,329
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
galaxy formation and evolution
large sky survey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,227
8,171
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
spectral analysis
astronomical data mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,398
4,946
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,357
3,134
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lunar and Planetary Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,276
1,711
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
planetary radar
remote sensing
radar astronomy
GPR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,228
3,575
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
formation and evolution of galaxies
formation and evolution of star clusters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,964
1,411
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
solar physics
solar wind
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,960
992
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
AGN
Galaxies and Galaxies of Clusters
Optical astronomy
astronomy related technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,710
427
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
image/signal processing
video coding
especially rate control of video coding
image/signal
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,278
1,404
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,722
1,262
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pulsar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,570
1,553
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Massive Star Formation
Evolution of Interstellar Medium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
1,139
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cartography
GIS
Planetary Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
1,343
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
1,194
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Astronomy
solar physics
solar magnetic activity
coronal mass ejections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
267
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,279
1,269
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Star formation
ISM
Turbulence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
647
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Planetary Geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
241
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cosmology
large-scale structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
607
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gravitational lensing
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
492
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
High-energy transients
gravitational wave astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
537
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
恒星物理，银盘化学动力学演化
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
599
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,411
2,059
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chao-Wei Tsai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,072
8,055
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,759
2,188
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chao Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,308
10,121
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,185
3,316
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Di Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,229
8,329
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,971
4,156
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zhimin Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,227
8,171
0.799
galaxy formation and evolution
large sky survey
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,543
5,318
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
A-Li Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,398
4,946
0.589
spectral analysis
astronomical data mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,730
11,004
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hongyu Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,357
3,134
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,907
11,219
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yong-Chun Zheng
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,276
1,711
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,381
11,354
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yan Su
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,228
3,575
0.846
planetary radar
remote sensing
radar astronomy
GPR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,292
12,101
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jun Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,964
1,411
0.356
formation and evolution of galaxies
formation and evolution of star clusters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,216
15,763
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Huang Chong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,960
992
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,762
17,005
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Suijian Xue|Xue Sui-Jian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,710
427
0.158
AGN
Galaxies and Galaxies of Clusters
Optical astronomy
astronomy related technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,361
19,525
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Long Xu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,278
1,404
0.616
image/signal processing
video coding
especially rate control of video coding
image/signal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,718
23,808
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dongwei Fan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,722
1,262
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,796
25,184
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jiarui Niu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,570
1,553
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,816
25,988
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jinghua Yuan (袁敬华)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
1,139
0.765
Massive Star Formation
Evolution of Interstellar Medium
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,842
26,614
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xingguo Zeng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
1,343
0.942
Cartography
GIS
Planetary Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,513
27,133
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nan Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
1,194
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,174
27,861
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gp Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
267
0.204
Astronomy
solar physics
solar magnetic activity
coronal mass ejections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,630
28,203
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chenchen Miao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,279
1,269
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,973
29,672
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lei Qian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
647
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,875
33,066
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Han Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
241
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
776,672
35,544
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Prabhakar Tiwari
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
607
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
776,761
35,547
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xinzhong Er
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
492
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
798,163
36,472
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hui Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
537
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
814,470
37,130
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yaqian Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
599
0.862