Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Materials Science
Solar Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,718
37,630
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Polymer composites
Finite element analysis
Unit cell
Nanoindentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,001
21,041
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bio-based polymers
furandicarboxylic acid
flame retardancy
nanocomposites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,017
17,200
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Material Editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,101
18,706
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Applications of Nanomaterials in Biomedicine
Bioanalytical Chemistry & Environmental Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,871
16,397
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Graphene-Based Biosensors
Thermal Interface Materials
Thermal Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,548
14,786
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Electrochemical Catalysis
Environmental Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,994
12,574
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
nanotechnology
photovoltaic
energy storage
composite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,592
11,902
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,173
10,846
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bio-based materials
Polyesters
PBZ
epoxy
High-performance thermosets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,964
9,716
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
solid state chemistry
functional materials
gas sensor
electrocatalysis
photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,524
10,369
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
light-emitting materials
carbon-based materials
biomedicine
sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,062
8,560
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
membrane
water treatment
polymer
interface
dialysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,814
7,281
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
高分子发泡材料
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,170
6,541
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,806
9,072
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Organic electronics and Perovskite solar cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,891
6,446
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Spintronics
Quantum Matter
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,165
6,047
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robotics
Mechatronics
Automation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,905
3,330
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Medical Imaging
computer vision
pattern recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,727
7,290
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thermosets
Readily recyclable thermosets
Vitrimers
Composites
Coatings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,607
6,376
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Optoelectronics
Solar Cells
Power Electronics
Micro/Nanofabrication
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,197
5,541
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
flexible electronics
transparent conductive materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,071
4,749
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,793
4,971
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
MAX phases
MXenes
ceramics
nano materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,304
5,962
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biomedical polymer
Polysaccharide
Glycopolymer
Natural polymer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,949
4,865
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,766
331
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tao Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,718
37,630
0.789
Materials Science
Solar Cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,239
384
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hongzhou Li (李红周)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,001
21,041
0.478
Polymer composites
Finite element analysis
Unit cell
Nanoindentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,252
1,210
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jin Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,017
17,200
0.747
Bio-based polymers
furandicarboxylic acid
flame retardancy
nanocomposites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,235
1,300
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Qing Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,101
18,706
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,749
1,326
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aiguo Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,871
16,397
0.750
Applications of Nanomaterials in Biomedicine
Bioanalytical Chemistry & Environmental Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,086
1,476
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cheng-Te Lin (林正得)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,548
14,786
0.720
Graphene-Based Biosensors
Thermal Interface Materials
Thermal Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,838
1,826
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zhiyi Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,994
12,574
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,211
2,064
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mengjin Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,592
11,902
0.717
nanotechnology
photovoltaic
energy storage
composite
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,093
2,141
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Run-Wei Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,173
10,846
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,632
3,283
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiaoqing Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,964
9,716
0.812
Bio-based materials
Polyesters
PBZ
epoxy
High-performance thermosets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,398
3,459
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Minghui Yang（杨明辉）|Minghui Yang, M. Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,524
10,369
0.900
solid state chemistry
functional materials
gas sensor
electrocatalysis
photocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,546
3,656
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hengwei Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,062
8,560
0.774
light-emitting materials
carbon-based materials
biomedicine
sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,964
3,744
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fu Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,814
7,281
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,656
4,054
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wentao Zhai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,170
6,541
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,728
4,228
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ziqi Tian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,806
9,072
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,544
4,789
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Junfeng Fang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,891
6,446
0.725
Organic electronics and Perovskite solar cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,866
5,306
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hongxin Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,165
6,047
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,380
5,510
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Guilin Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,905
3,330
0.421
Robotics
Mechatronics
Automation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,629
5,657
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yitian Zhao|赵一天
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,727
7,290
0.943
Medical Imaging
computer vision
pattern recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,883
5,751
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Songqi Ma (马松琪）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,607
6,376
0.838
Thermosets
Readily recyclable thermosets
Vitrimers
Composites
Coatings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,101
6,144
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jichun Ye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,197
5,541
0.770
Optoelectronics
Solar Cells
Power Electronics
Micro/Nanofabrication
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,768
6,269
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Song Weijie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,071
4,749
0.672
flexible electronics
transparent conductive materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,937
6,558
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tan Xiaojian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,793
4,971
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,067
7,192
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mian Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,304
5,962
0.946
MAX phases
MXenes
ceramics
nano materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,836
7,662
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jing Chen, 陈静
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,949
4,865
0.818