Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
perception and action
cognitive control
creativity
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,298
18,538
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Light manipulation、Optical coherence and polarization、Partially coherent beam、Turbulent atmosphere、Optical imaging
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,523
9,035
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
computer vision
medical image analysis
clinical study
eye diseases
breast cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,135
11,159
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Discontinuous Control Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,781
9,570
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Switched systems
stochastic systems
adaptive contol
neural network
fuzzy control.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,961
7,555
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,827
6,315
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
food science; analytical chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,171
4,746
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,627
2,798
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Fluorescence imaging
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,392
5,156
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
Terahertz photonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,556
2,497
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
SERS
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,533
4,665
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Two-dimensional material
Sensing application
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,134
3,329
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Heterogeneous Catalysis;Environmental Catalysis;Computational Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,463
3,620
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Multimedia Signal Processing
Multimedia Forensics
Cross-Media Retrieval
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,991
2,930
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cyber Physical System & Data Analytics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,544
812
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
wastewater treatment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
3,084
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
SERS
Solar cells
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,526
3,345
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
cryptography
blockchain
data security
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
3,054
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
SERS
2D materials
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,264
2,863
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
bioinformatics
machine learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,314
2,046
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
polymer solar cells
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,281
1,540
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Geostatistics
Heavy metals
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
1,717
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,159
1,457
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
medical image processing
machine learning
membrane computing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,092
1,957
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Analytical Chemistry
Material Science
Biochemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,063
1,798
0.872
Bernhard Hommel
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,298
18,538
0.392
Yangjian Cai (蔡阳健)
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,523
9,035
0.488
Light manipulation、Optical coherence and polarization、Partially coherent beam、Turbulent atmosphere、Optical imaging
Yuanjie Zheng
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,135
11,159
0.789
computer vision
medical image analysis
clinical study
eye diseases
breast cancer
Xiaodi Li
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,781
9,570
0.749
Ben Niu
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,961
7,555
0.843
Switched systems
stochastic systems
adaptive contol
neural network
fuzzy control.
Baoyuan Man
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,827
6,315
0.715
Hongyan Zhang
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,171
4,746
0.581
food science; analytical chemistry
Dunyou Wang
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,627
2,798
0.367
Ping Li
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,392
5,156
0.807
Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Fluorescence imaging
Zhanghua Han
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,556
2,497
0.449
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
Terahertz photonics
Chao Zhang (张超)
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,533
4,665
0.843
Cheng Yang
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,134
3,329
0.648
Chuanzhi Sun
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,463
3,620
0.811
Heterogeneous Catalysis;Environmental Catalysis;Computational Chemistry
Jiande Sun 孙建德
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,991
2,930
0.734
Multimedia Signal Processing
Multimedia Forensics
Cross-Media Retrieval
Liren Zhang
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,544
812
0.229
Qiang Kong
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
3,084
0.873
Jing Yu (郁菁)
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,526
3,345
0.949
Hao Wang
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
3,054
0.931
cryptography
blockchain
data security
Zhen Li(李振)
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,264
2,863
0.877
Cheng Liang 梁成
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,314
2,046
0.884
bioinformatics
machine learning
Qianqian Sun (孙倩倩)
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,281
1,540
0.675
吕建树jianshu Lv
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
1,717
0.757
Xianlong Liu
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,159
1,457
0.675
Jie Xue
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,092
1,957
0.935
medical image processing
machine learning
membrane computing
Xiaonan Gao
Shandong Normal University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,063
1,798
0.872
Analytical Chemistry
Material Science
Biochemistry
Inorganic Chemistry