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
Optoelectronics
Hybrid perovskite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,779
19,921
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,840
6,203
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nonlinear Optics
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
2D Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,875
6,062
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
phase retrieval
optical imaging
optical signal processing
phase-space optics
digital holography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,604
5,751
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Graphene
Functional Materials
Photonics
Metamaterials
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,752
2,421
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Raman lasers
fiber lasers
nonlinear photonics
laser guide star
optical magnetometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,735
2,887
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
ultrafast optics
integrated optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,694
3,183
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Optics
Laser
and Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,547
2,044
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Laser technology
fiber optics
optical fiber sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,140
2,563
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,290
2,764
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Photonics
Optics
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,078
2,069
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Femtosecond laser
filamentation
high harmonic generation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,842
1,250
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Nonlinear optics
photonics
microcavites
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,840
2,578
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Strong field laser physics
Extreme nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,800
1,586
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Organic solar cells
Perovskite electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
1,696
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
laser-plasma interaction
particle-in-cell simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,194
1,411
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Plasma physics
Laser-plasma interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,193
1,773
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,064
918
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
lithium niobate
photonic integrated circuit
optical lithography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
1,836
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Surface Metrology
Fourier Optics
Interferometry
Microscopy
Scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
1,259
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Raman fiber laser
stimulated Brillouin scattering
mode locked fiber laser
laser guide star
589 nm laser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,339
647
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,264
864
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ultrafast optics
Ultrafast metrology
High power laser
Laser plasma
Plasma optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
1,159
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
computational imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
1,144
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Raman fiber lasers
Raman diamond lasers
Sodium guide star lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
1,018
0.889
Yuchuan Shao (邵宇川)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,779
19,921
0.669
Optoelectronics
Hybrid perovskite
Lili Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,840
6,203
0.392
Jun Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,875
6,062
0.557
Nonlinear Optics
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
2D Nanomaterials
Guohai Situ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,604
5,751
0.668
phase retrieval
optical imaging
optical signal processing
phase-space optics
digital holography
Weiping Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,752
2,421
0.421
Graphene
Functional Materials
Photonics
Metamaterials
Energy
Yan Feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,735
2,887
0.503
Raman lasers
fiber lasers
nonlinear photonics
laser guide star
optical magnetometry
Chu Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,694
3,183
0.678
Quan-Zhong Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,547
2,044
0.450
Haiwen Cai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,140
2,563
0.619
Jintian Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,290
2,764
0.840
Fei Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,078
2,069
0.672
Photonics
Optics
Physics
Zeng Bin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,842
1,250
0.440
Wang Min
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,840
2,578
0.908
Nonlinear optics
photonics
microcavites
quantum optics
Jinping Yao (姚金平)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,800
1,586
0.566
Strong field laser physics
Extreme nonlinear optics
Zheng Yifan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
1,696
0.753
Organic solar cells
Perovskite electronics
Liangliang Ji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,194
1,411
0.643
Jianhui Bin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,193
1,773
0.808
Xiaomei Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,064
918
0.445
Rongbo Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
1,836
0.982
lithium niobate
photonic integrated circuit
optical lithography
Rong Su
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
1,259
0.904
Surface Metrology
Fourier Optics
Interferometry
Microscopy
Scattering
Lei Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,339
647
0.483
Raman fiber laser
stimulated Brillouin scattering
mode locked fiber laser
laser guide star
589 nm laser
Yuanxin Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,264
864
0.684
Ping Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
1,159
0.973
Ultrafast optics
Ultrafast metrology
High power laser
Laser plasma
Plasma optics
Fei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
1,144
0.999
Xuezong Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
1,018
0.889
Raman fiber lasers
Raman diamond lasers
Sodium guide star lasers