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
Pharmaceutical
Drug Metabolism
Drug Delivery System
Analytical Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,244
20,301
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Chinese medicine
chemistry
biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,916
8,234
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Alzheimer's disease
ER stress
Oxidative stress
Autophagy
Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,183
8,240
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Surgery
colorectal disease
risk prediction model
meta-analysis
Delphi survey
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,374
9,883
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Novel drug delivery system
pharmaceutical nanotechnology
cosmeceuticals
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,731
3,089
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Pharmacology
Drug Discovery
Natural Products
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Drug Delivery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,775
3,416
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Organic synthesis
Total synthesis
Medicinal chemistry
Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
1,613
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
complex systems - complex networks - systems biology-Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,141
1,448
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
read
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,700
1,760
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,573
1,639
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Psychiatry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,413
1,856
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Pharmacology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,315
1,871
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cancer
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
1,664
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,738
1,334
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Chemical Biology;Pharmacology;Biosynthesis;Synthetic Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
779
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Bioactive compounds from herb medicines
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,443
884
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Nanomedicine
Immunotherapy
Nanoprobes
Bioimaging
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
919
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Flavonoids
Oral Absorption
Dosage Form
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,287
702
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
inflammation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,283
639
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Diabetes
Polysaccharides
Flavonoids
Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,206
984
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Pharmaceutical analysis
Mass spectrometry
Chromatography
Sample preparation
Metabolomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,096
1,008
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Drug Discovery
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
362
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
636
591
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Brain Coding
Learning and Memory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602
285
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
339
0.770
Changhong Wang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,244
20,301
0.650
Pharmaceutical
Drug Metabolism
Drug Delivery System
Analytical Chemistry
Xu Hongxi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,916
8,234
0.394
Chinese medicine
chemistry
biology
Zun Ji Ke
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,183
8,240
0.453
Alzheimer's disease
ER stress
Oxidative stress
Autophagy
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Zubing Mei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,374
9,883
0.953
Surgery
colorectal disease
risk prediction model
meta-analysis
Delphi survey
nianping feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,731
3,089
0.653
Novel drug delivery system
pharmaceutical nanotechnology
cosmeceuticals
Xin Luan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,775
3,416
0.905
Pharmacology
Drug Discovery
Natural Products
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Drug Delivery
Changwu Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
1,613
0.473
Organic synthesis
Total synthesis
Medicinal chemistry
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Jing Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,141
1,448
0.461
complex systems - complex networks - systems biology-Traditional Chinese Medicine
Mingyu Sun
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,700
1,760
0.652
Jinghua Peng
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,573
1,639
0.637
Qingzhong Wang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,413
1,856
0.769
Jianrong Xu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,315
1,871
0.808
Liu Sanhong
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
1,664
0.801
Shoujiao Peng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,738
1,334
0.768
Qingli He
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
779
0.482
Chemical Biology;Pharmacology;Biosynthesis;Synthetic Biology
Hong Zhang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,443
884
0.613
Hongping Deng
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
919
0.703
Nanomedicine
Immunotherapy
Nanoprobes
Bioimaging
谢燕 Yan Xie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,287
702
0.545
Yue Lu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,283
639
0.498
Huijun Wang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,206
984
0.816
Diabetes
Polysaccharides
Flavonoids
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Linnan Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,096
1,008
0.920
Pharmaceutical analysis
Mass spectrometry
Chromatography
Sample preparation
Metabolomics
Kaikai Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
362
0.523
Drug Discovery
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Min Fang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
636
591
0.929
Deheng Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602
285
0.473
Juan Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
339
0.770