Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 78 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Immunology
Apoptosis
Tumor
Stem Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,569
27,933
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Systems Biology
Bioinformatics
Nonlinear Dynamics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,498
11,107
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bioinformatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,032
8,088
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
cardiovascular research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,922
13,507
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Epigenetics
DNA methylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,722
7,923
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Inflammation
Tissue microenvironment
Regenerative medicine
Mesenchymal stem cells
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,626
15,394
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Proteostasis networks in Diseases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,692
8,396
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Big Data
Artificial Intelligence
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,785
9,811
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Metabolic regulations of Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Metabolic Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,541
8,335
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Metabolism
aging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,940
6,203
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,976
5,226
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Regulatory T cells
Th17
Inflammation
Cancer
Autoimmunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,783
6,009
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tumor Metastasis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,433
4,164
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Genomics
protein acetylation
heat stress
quinoa
extremophyte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,958
6,692
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
植物营养、环境适应、分子遗传
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,619
4,744
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Biotechnology
Cassava
Sweetpotato
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,997
3,367
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,999
1,617
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,193
2,564
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nutrient and stress signaling
TOR kinase
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,076
3,201
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
CRISPR Diagnostics
synthetic biology
molecular microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,688
4,752
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Structural Biology
Plant Science
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,645
2,765
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Diet
environmental exposure
cardiometabolic disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,171
3,661
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
lineage tracing
heart development and regeneration
liver regeneration
cell senescence
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,871
3,643
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
quantitative cell metabolism
drug therapy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,856
3,745
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant molecular genetics and physiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,136
1,530
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,204
226
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yufang Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,569
27,933
0.485
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Immunology
Apoptosis
Tumor
Stem Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,757
1,000
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Luonan Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,498
11,107
0.419
Systems Biology
Bioinformatics
Nonlinear Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,217
1,099
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yixue Li
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,032
8,088
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,273
1,184
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bin Zhou
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,922
13,507
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,639
1,202
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Guoliang Xu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,722
7,923
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,811
1,525
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ying Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,626
15,394
0.746
Inflammation
Tissue microenvironment
Regenerative medicine
Mesenchymal stem cells
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,477
1,779
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ronggui “Cory” Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,692
8,396
0.449
Proteostasis networks in Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,587
2,111
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tao Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,785
9,811
0.585
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Big Data
Artificial Intelligence
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,292
2,351
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Huiyong Yin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,541
8,335
0.536
Metabolic regulations of Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Metabolic Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,956
3,061
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ben Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,940
6,203
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,259
3,407
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xie Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,976
5,226
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,405
3,916
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bin Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,783
6,009
0.557
Regulatory T cells
Th17
Inflammation
Cancer
Autoimmunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,481
4,586
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Guohong Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,433
4,164
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,965
4,917
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Heng Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,958
6,692
0.747
Genomics
protein acetylation
heat stress
quinoa
extremophyte
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,013
5,158
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dai-Yin Chao
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,619
4,744
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,286
5,621
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peng Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,997
3,367
0.421
Plant Biotechnology
Cassava
Sweetpotato
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,181
6,568
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Qing Jing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,999
1,617
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,232
7,574
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tang Yuanjia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,193
2,564
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,507
7,734
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yan Xiong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,076
3,201
0.527
Nutrient and stress signaling
TOR kinase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,239
8,316
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,688
4,752
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,626
8,391
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jiamu Du
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,645
2,765
0.490
Structural Biology
Plant Science
Epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,140
9,226
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Geng Zong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,171
3,661
0.708
Diet
environmental exposure
cardiometabolic disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,216
9,815
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lingjuan He
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,871
3,643
0.748
lineage tracing
heart development and regeneration
liver regeneration
cell senescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,859
9,846
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lifeng Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,856
3,745
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,436
11,595
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sheng Teng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,136
1,530
0.370
Plant molecular genetics and physiology