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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 543 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
Histology and Embryolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,092
42,509
0.590
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Phosphorus Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,733
12,214
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
IS/IT Management
Electronic Commerc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,319
9,010
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Flexible Electronics
Energy Conversion
Nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,160
15,470
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Technology-driven disruption
Technology acceptance
Social Media Analytics
Operations Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,068
15,863
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
lipid
microalgae
bivalve
shellfis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,350
9,628
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Multidisciplinar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,448
4,686
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Supply Chain
Operations Management
Simulation and Modelling
Soft Computing
Green Supply Chai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,287
9,530
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Supply chain managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,092
6,584
0.409
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vibration
Piezoelectric
Plate
Resonator
Wav
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,899
4,496
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fuzzy theory and application
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,256
8,253
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marine Biotechnology
Natural product
Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,661
8,321
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Innovation & Green Growth
Consumer Behavior
Sustainable Development
Environmental Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,585
12,459
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
SiC low-dimensional materials
Supercapacitor
Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis
Perovskite solar cell
First-pinciple stud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,998
7,631
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Clean Energy Technologies
environmental engineering
chemical engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,815
8,337
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Power Electronics
More Electric Aircraft
Solid-State Transformers
Renewable Energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,105
7,204
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Photocatalysis
Water Splitting
CO2 Conversion
CH4 Oxidatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,976
7,031
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sustainability Marketing
Retailing
Services Marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,876
7,712
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chromatagraphy
Biosensor
Analytical chemistry
Material Chemistry
Food Safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,010
4,778
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Phosphor
Photocatalysis
Nanomaterials
Luminescenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,976
5,953
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Urban Sustainability
Urban Transition
Urban Design
Sustainable Urbanism
Urban Resilienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,891
7,314
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,822
5,255
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Organizational Behavior
Career management
Cross-cultural psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,748
5,130
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Heat/mass transfer
multi-phase
porous structures
electrochemical cells
multi-scale modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,335
4,557
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biomechanics
Gait
Footwear
Lower Lim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,970
6,124
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,008
166
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yan Li
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,092
42,509
0.590
Histology and Embryolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,280
845
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yufen Zhao
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,733
12,214
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,783
871
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Patrick YK Chau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,319
9,010
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,155
927
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Guang Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,160
15,470
0.531
Flexible Electronics
Energy Conversion
Nanotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,513
1,279
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alain Yee Loong Chong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,068
15,863
0.659
Technology-driven disruption
Technology acceptance
Social Media Analytics
Operations Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,662
1,567
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jilin Xu
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,350
9,628
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,070
1,810
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vladimir Brusic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,448
4,686
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,906
2,179
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hing Kai Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,287
9,530
0.551
Supply Chain
Operations Management
Simulation and Modelling
Soft Computing
Green Supply Chai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,213
2,414
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Antony Paulraj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,092
6,584
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,177
2,462
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ji Wang王骥
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,899
4,496
0.283
Vibration
Piezoelectric
Plate
Resonator
Wav
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,524
2,618
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jun Ye
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,256
8,253
0.541
Fuzzy theory and application
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,821
2,785
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
严小军
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,661
8,321
0.568
Marine Biotechnology
Natural product
Ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,724
3,409
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Munir Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,585
12,459
0.990
Innovation & Green Growth
Consumer Behavior
Sustainable Development
Environmental Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,876
4,079
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Weiyou Yang
Ningbo University of Technology
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,998
7,631
0.694
SiC low-dimensional materials
Supercapacitor
Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis
Perovskite solar cell
First-pinciple stud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,746
4,173
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tao Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,815
8,337
0.771
Clean Energy Technologies
environmental engineering
chemical engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,634
4,527
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Giampaolo Buticchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,105
7,204
0.713
Power Electronics
More Electric Aircraft
Solid-State Transformers
Renewable Energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,110
4,592
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Li Shi
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,976
7,031
0.705
Photocatalysis
Water Splitting
CO2 Conversion
CH4 Oxidatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,264
4,661
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
MS Balaji Sathyaprakash Balaji Makam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,876
7,712
0.781
Sustainability Marketing
Retailing
Services Marketin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,465
6,010
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ning Gan
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,010
4,778
0.597
Chromatagraphy
Biosensor
Analytical chemistry
Material Chemistry
Food Safet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,103
6,038
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peng Du
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,976
5,953
0.746
Phosphor
Photocatalysis
Nanomaterials
Luminescenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,656
6,110
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ali Cheshmehzangi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,891
7,314
0.927
Urban Sustainability
Urban Transition
Urban Design
Sustainable Urbanism
Urban Resilienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,978
6,175
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Laihui Luo
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,822
5,255
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,401
6,256
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yanjun Guan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,748
5,130
0.662
Organizational Behavior
Career management
Cross-cultural psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,804
6,658
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jinliang Yuan
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,335
4,557
0.621
Heat/mass transfer
multi-phase
porous structures
electrochemical cells
multi-scale modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,964
7,103
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yaodong Gu
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,970
6,124
0.879