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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 27 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
colorectal cancer
gastric cancer
iron metabolism
artificial intellegenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,585
3,284
0.716
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
hematolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,276
1,804
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,094
2,377
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Covid-19
Cirrhosis
ACLF
Portal hypertension
HB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,594
2,482
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Transcriptional regulatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,523
2,456
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
943
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Neuroimag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,547
1,441
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pathology
Oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,115
673
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rehabilitation
Neural Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
726
587
0.809
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ultrasoun
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
723
425
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
684
628
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Breast Cancer
MRI
DW
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
677
456
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gastric Cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
671
380
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
dermatology
dermatopatholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
655
398
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624
546
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
puberty
type 1 diabetes
short statur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
407
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
GPCR
Pituitary tumo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565
437
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Radiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
495
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Depression Detection
Emotion Recognition
CrowdSensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494
280
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
hepatology
immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
279
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thoracic surgery
Lung cancer
Immunotherapy
Pancreatic cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
304
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
drug discovery
high throughput screening
inflammation
functional gastrointestinal disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
219
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ultrasoun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
76
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rectal cancer
MR imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
92
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
CABG
Statin Therapy
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Tissue Engineering
Cell Therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
123
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,594
11,139
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jing Sun
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,585
3,284
0.716
colorectal cancer
gastric cancer
iron metabolism
artificial intellegenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,197
11,908
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jiong Hu
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,276
1,804
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,990
16,056
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jiabin Jin
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,094
2,377
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,219
18,630
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zhujun Cao
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,594
2,482
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,412
19,032
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yun Tan
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,523
2,456
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,999
23,081
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Duohui Jing 井多辉
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
943
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,902
26,487
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Binyin Li
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,547
1,441
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,001
31,494
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lei Dong
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,115
673
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,816
37,977
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chuanxin M. Niu
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
726
587
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
819,368
38,042
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ronghui Wang
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
723
425
0.588
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
838,391
38,903
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jie Xiong
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
684
628
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842,256
39,096
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kun Sun
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
677
456
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845,359
39,258
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Birendra Kumar Sah
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
671
380
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
853,642
39,631
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Xiaoqing Zhao
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
655
398
0.608
dermatology
dermatopatholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
870,439
40,425
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zhize Yuan
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624
546
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,590
40,664
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xiao Yuan
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
407
0.662
pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
puberty
type 1 diabetes
short statur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
906,357
42,067
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Li Xue
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565
437
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
954,256
44,103
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yong Chen
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
495
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
961,542
44,442
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dan Peng
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494
280
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
972,624
44,922
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xiaogang Xiang
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
279
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,160,320
53,090
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ziyun Shen
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
304
0.990
Thoracic surgery
Lung cancer
Immunotherapy
Pancreatic cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,285,045
58,773
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yanwen Chen
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
219
0.932
drug discovery
high throughput screening
inflammation
functional gastrointestinal disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,398,091
63,960
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zhiqian Wang
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
76
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,536,555
69,800
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lan Zhu
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
92
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,606,987
72,673
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shanglin Chen
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
123
0.984
CABG
Statin Therapy
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Tissue Engineering
Cell Therap