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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 40 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
能源材料、环境光电功能材料、水处�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,356
7,588
0.811
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Photoelectric functional material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,239
4,846
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Energy storage and conversion
Carbon nanomaterials
Multifunctional hydroge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,681
4,699
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
isotope hydrology
central Asia
precipitation
stable isotope
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
2,779
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Organic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,094
2,447
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
machine learning
data mining
graph analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,402
2,332
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Disaster and Mental Health
Loneliness
Bullying
Suicide
COVID-1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,140
2,118
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Attention
Visual perceptio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,912
1,901
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Luminescent Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Inorganic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
920
0.485
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nanomaterials chemistry
Supercapability
Rechargeable Battery
Advanced electrolyte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,819
1,768
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
bottlebrush polymers/polymer nanohybrids/ATRP/surface modification/biomimetic lubricatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
1,026
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
multiphton ionization(MPI)
high-order harmonic generation(HHG)
attosecond generation
atom an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
587
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Strong field physics
Attosecond scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,224
533
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zn-air batteries
Fuel cell
Full water splittin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
971
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
atomic clusters
quantum optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,116
681
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Two-dimensional materials
femto-magnetis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
852
462
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
语言教育、教育技术、汉语、语言�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
28
0.034
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cyclic lipopeptides
Biocontrol
Plant-Microbe interaction
NMR and MS
Plant innate immunit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
806
547
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Atomic physics
plasma spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
287
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Electrocatalysts
Li-ion batteries
Supercapacitor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
520
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
spectral theory
differential equations and dynamical syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565
344
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Environmental Economics
Ecological Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
460
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Condensed Matter Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
210
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
256
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Motor control
transcranial magnetic stimulation
Neuromodulation mechanis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
213
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,014
5,013
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Qizhao Wang
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,356
7,588
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,263
5,805
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shuyi Ma 马书懿
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,239
4,846
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,870
7,433
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hui Peng
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,681
4,699
0.703
Energy storage and conversion
Carbon nanomaterials
Multifunctional hydroge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,154
9,918
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shengjie Wang (王圣杰)
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
2,779
0.543
isotope hydrology
central Asia
precipitation
stable isotope
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,278
9,977
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Congde Huo
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,094
2,447
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,657
14,746
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Huifang Ma
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,402
2,332
0.685
machine learning
data mining
graph analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,796
21,504
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Md Zahir Ahmed
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,140
2,118
0.990
Disaster and Mental Health
Loneliness
Bullying
Suicide
COVID-1
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,295
23,255
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hanbin Sang
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,912
1,901
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,006
23,382
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wei Zeng
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
920
0.485
Luminescent Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Inorganic Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,900
24,068
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Liguo Yue
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,819
1,768
0.972
Nanomaterials chemistry
Supercapability
Rechargeable Battery
Advanced electrolyte
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,384
26,915
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Qiangbing Wei
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
1,026
0.681
bottlebrush polymers/polymer nanohybrids/ATRP/surface modification/biomimetic lubricatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,111
29,996
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peng Cheng Li
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
587
0.478
multiphton ionization(MPI)
high-order harmonic generation(HHG)
attosecond generation
atom an
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,677
30,058
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Song Feng Zhao
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,224
533
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,784
30,459
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yumao Kang
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
971
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,632
31,480
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yan Zhang 张彦
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,116
681
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
761,954
35,541
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jinyun Li
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
852
462
0.542
Two-dimensional materials
femto-magnetis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772,186
35,979
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
武和平
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
28
0.034
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,254
36,373
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zongwang Ma
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
806
547
0.679
Cyclic lipopeptides
Biocontrol
Plant-Microbe interaction
NMR and MS
Plant innate immunit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
874,561
40,601
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xiaobin Ding
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
287
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
882,408
40,972
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Qingtao Wang
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
520
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
906,481
42,069
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chenghua Gao
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565
344
0.609
spectral theory
differential equations and dynamical syste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
981,119
45,315
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Qiao Fuwei|乔 富伟
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
460
0.977
Environmental Economics
Ecological Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,064,054
48,906
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mingyue Ruan
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
210
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,118,282
51,261
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jianqiang Huo
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
256
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,312,730
60,018
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Xiangzi Zhang
Northwest Normal University
Lanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
213
0.959
Motor control
transcranial magnetic stimulation
Neuromodulation mechanis