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
Two-dimensional materials
Graphene
Black phosphorus
Optics
Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,452
76,191
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biometrics
Pattern Recognition
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,907
37,206
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
communication systems
wireless networks
mobile systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,456
40,086
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
machine learning
data mining
bioinformatics
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,172
27,165
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
computational finance
financial engineering
mathematical finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,179
28,467
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Optimization
Signal Processing
Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,619
17,591
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
sensors
clinical diagnostics
analytical chemistry
bioengineering
instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,535
31,884
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biotechnology
Food Science
Microalgae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,301
17,642
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,198
16,143
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Glucose Oxidase
Theranostics
Nanomedicine
Molecular Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,829
27,252
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,505
18,618
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Li-ion batteries
nanocrystal,solar cell
crystal growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,999
29,700
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
AI+Networking
Wireless Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,051
17,901
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Precise engineering surveying
Multi-sensor integration
Spatial-temporal data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,594
19,308
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Optoelectronics
Photodetector
2D materials
Perovskite
CVD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,395
17,444
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Computer Systems
Parallel Processing
Cloud/Edge Computing
Internet of Things
Big Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,646
6,025
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Rock mechanics
damage mechanics
fractal rock mechanics
fracture mechanics
Green energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,449
18,694
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Self-assembly
Gold Nanomaterials
Photothermal Therapy
Molecular Imaging
Theranostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,905
21,169
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cross-cultural psychopathology and psychotherapy
cultural and personality factors related to career
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,818
7,010
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Swarm Intelligence
Healthcare Managment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,765
20,978
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
polymer reaction engineering
olefin polymerization
radical polymerization
kinetic modeling
polymer materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,626
7,801
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Multimedia forensics and security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,594
10,533
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,323
12,791
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Optimization
Numerical Analysis
Computational Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,034
5,992
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Photophysics and Photochemistry
Biophotonics
Phototheranostics
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,971
6,914
0.364
Han Zhang
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,452
76,191
0.815
Two-dimensional materials
Graphene
Black phosphorus
Optics
Devices
David Zhang Dapeng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,907
37,206
0.400
Biometrics
Pattern Recognition
Image Processing
Victor C. M. Leung
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,456
40,086
0.594
communication systems
wireless networks
mobile systems
Chris HQ Ding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,172
27,165
0.437
machine learning
data mining
bioinformatics
computer vision
Zhang Kai
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,179
28,467
0.516
computational finance
financial engineering
mathematical finance
Zhi Quan Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,619
17,591
0.377
Xueji Zhang
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,535
31,884
0.700
sensors
clinical diagnostics
analytical chemistry
bioengineering
instrumentation
Feng Chen Steven 陈峰
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,301
17,642
0.449
Biotechnology
Food Science
Microalgae
Hongyuan Zha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,198
16,143
0.423
Peng Huang (黄鹏)
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,829
27,252
0.761
Yumeng Shi (时玉萌)
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,505
18,618
0.540
Feng Pan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,999
29,700
0.874
Li-ion batteries
nanocrystal,solar cell
crystal growth
Shuguang Cui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,051
17,901
0.542
AI+Networking
Wireless Communications
Li Qing Quan
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,594
19,308
0.652
Precise engineering surveying
Multi-sensor integration
Spatial-temporal data analysis
Wenjing Zhang 张文静
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,395
17,444
0.637
Optoelectronics
Photodetector
2D materials
Perovskite
CVD
Kai Hwang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,646
6,025
0.226
Computer Systems
Parallel Processing
Cloud/Edge Computing
Internet of Things
Big Data Analytics
Heping Xie
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,449
18,694
0.707
Rock mechanics
damage mechanics
fractal rock mechanics
fracture mechanics
Green energy
Jing Lin
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,905
21,169
0.817
Self-assembly
Gold Nanomaterials
Photothermal Therapy
Molecular Imaging
Theranostics
Frederick Leong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,818
7,010
0.272
Cross-cultural psychopathology and psychotherapy
cultural and personality factors related to career
Ben Niu
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,765
20,978
0.847
Shiping Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,626
7,801
0.345
polymer reaction engineering
olefin polymerization
radical polymerization
kinetic modeling
polymer materials
Jiwu Huang
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,594
10,533
0.466
Xiaocong Yuan|袁 小聪, Yuan Xiaocong, XC Yuan
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,323
12,791
0.629
Yin Zhang (张寅)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,034
5,992
0.299
Optimization
Numerical Analysis
Computational Mathematics
Tymish Y Ohulchanskyy|Tymish Yu. Ogul'chansky, Tymish J. Ohulchanskyy, Tymish Ohulchansky
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,971
6,914
0.364
Photophysics and Photochemistry
Biophotonics
Phototheranostics
Nanomaterials