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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 247 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
Porous materials
sodium-ion batteries
hybrid ion capacitors
catalysis
adsorptio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,218
20,587
0.366
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,452
21,018
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
绝缘材料、电磁材料、核壳结构的高分子纳米复合材料及其在介电和能源存储领域中的应�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,969
25,558
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
enzyme
bioanalysis
food chemistry
medicinal chemistry
fermentatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,130
10,805
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
biomass-derived synthesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,879
17,250
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biosensors
Biomaterials
Nanomaterials
Electrochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,467
15,286
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
biosenso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,993
16,766
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
systems and control theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,880
10,113
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nutrition
Lipids
Fatty acids
Vegetarianisms
Nutrigenetics & Nutrigenomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,786
11,031
0.506
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
comparative genomics and genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,078
9,775
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Electrochemistry
Graphene
2D-Materials
Biosensing
3D-Printin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,979
8,681
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
ESG
Sustainable Finance
Climate Finance
Digital Finance
Empirical Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,798
17,750
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nanostructures
Chemistry
Gas sensor
Electrochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,128
9,970
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
International Finance
Urban studies
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,700
13,423
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cardiovascular
non-coding RNA
atherosclerosis
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,941
11,284
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biomacromolecules
Bio-nanotechnology
Biomaterials
Biomedicine
Tissue Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,859
9,274
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
fish immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,287
8,702
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bio-polymer
Cellulose nanocrystal
Polymer crysta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,650
5,855
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Glycobiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,293
5,710
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Structural Control
Health Monitoring
Blast
Impact
Functional Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,124
10,264
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Metal Nanoclusters
Nanomaterials
Biomedicine
Desalination
Photocatalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,113
6,629
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
optoelectronics
catalysis
nanophotonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,901
8,053
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,883
6,594
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nanomembranes
Nanofabrication
Lithium-ion batteries
Gas senso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,421
6,888
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
emerging contaminants
heavy metals
mycorrhizae
soil pollution and remediation
soil microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,357
7,638
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,960
272
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xiu Song (George) Zhao
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,218
20,587
0.366
Porous materials
sodium-ion batteries
hybrid ion capacitors
catalysis
adsorptio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,294
734
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jingquan Liu
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,452
21,018
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,364
942
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Guanglei Wu (吴广磊)
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,969
25,558
0.882
绝缘材料、电磁材料、核壳结构的高分子纳米复合材料及其在介电和能源存储领域中的应�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,631
1,110
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yongqin Zhang 张永勤
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,130
10,805
0.414
enzyme
bioanalysis
food chemistry
medicinal chemistry
fermentatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,778
1,292
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dongjiang Yang
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,879
17,250
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,601
1,331
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Xiliang Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,467
15,286
0.651
Biosensors
Biomaterials
Nanomaterials
Electrochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,922
1,497
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Feng Li
Qingdao Agricultural University
Shandong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,993
16,766
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,201
1,502
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chong Lin
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,880
10,113
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,448
1,513
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Duo Li
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,786
11,031
0.506
Nutrition
Lipids
Fatty acids
Vegetarianisms
Nutrigenetics & Nutrigenomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,095
1,730
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zhonghua Zhang
Qingdao Agricultural University
Shandong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,078
9,775
0.487
comparative genomics and genetic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,513
1,880
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Adriano Ambrosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,979
8,681
0.457
Electrochemistry
Graphene
2D-Materials
Biosensing
3D-Printin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,790
2,091
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Muhammad Umar
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,798
17,750
0.997
ESG
Sustainable Finance
Climate Finance
Digital Finance
Empirical Financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,869
2,403
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jun Zhang
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,128
9,970
0.618
Nanostructures
Chemistry
Gas sensor
Electrochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,411
2,768
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chi Wei Su
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,700
13,423
0.913
International Finance
Urban studies
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Econometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,135
2,980
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tao Yu (于涛)
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,941
11,284
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,638
2,998
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gang Wei (魏刚)
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,859
9,274
0.669
Biomacromolecules
Bio-nanotechnology
Biomaterials
Biomedicine
Tissue Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,901
3,508
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chao Li
Qingdao Agricultural University
Shandong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,287
8,702
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,450
3,776
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jianming Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,650
5,855
0.503
Bio-polymer
Cellulose nanocrystal
Polymer crysta
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,765
3,942
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lijuan Zhang
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,293
5,710
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,390
4,014
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chunwei Zhang
Qingdao University of Technology
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,124
10,264
0.923
Structural Control
Health Monitoring
Blast
Impact
Functional Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,488
4,020
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xun Yuan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,113
6,629
0.597
Metal Nanoclusters
Nanomaterials
Biomedicine
Desalination
Photocatalysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,581
4,118
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jun Xing 邢军
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,901
8,053
0.739
optoelectronics
catalysis
nanophotonic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,766
4,130
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Juan Li
Qingdao Agricultural University
Shandong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,883
6,594
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,678
4,359
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xianghong Liu
Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,421
6,888
0.661
Nanomembranes
Nanofabrication
Lithium-ion batteries
Gas senso
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,389
4,398
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wang Fa Yuan (王发园)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,357
7,638
0.737
emerging contaminants
heavy metals
mycorrhizae
soil pollution and remediation
soil microbiolog