Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 419 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
Rapid Prototyping
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
CAD
CAM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,678
23,004
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wireless
Smart Grid
Localization
IoT
Big Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,757
33,524
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sentiment Analysis
Multimodal Interaction
Natural Language Processing
Affective Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,407
28,014
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,293
17,383
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Geotechnical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,859
14,220
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Product development
engineering design
user experience
research methodology
design education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,197
6,541
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Internet of Things
Wireless Communications
Blockchain
Edge Intelligence
Metaverse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,587
18,910
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Condense Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,047
14,543
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
nanofabrication
nanoplasmonics
nano optics
structural colors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,970
9,715
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computer Networks
Network economics
operations research
pricing theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,727
2,153
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Applied Cryptography
Network Security
Cyber-Physical Security
Mobile Security
Cloud Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,808
5,711
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computer Vision
Digital Health
Machine Learning
Video Analysis
Human Behavior Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,647
13,758
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Numerical Analysis
Data Science
Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,504
7,296
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,707
8,796
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
electron emission
interface physics
applied physics
plasma
electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,629
6,965
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,673
9,053
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Computer networks
cyber-physical systems
cybersecurity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,480
2,781
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Image and signal processing
Computer Vision
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,659
4,999
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,314
3,123
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fluorescence
Photochemistry
Physical Chemistry
Fluorescent Dyes
Molecular Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,789
5,929
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Microfluidics
Lab-on-a-chip
Acoustofluidics
Electrokinetics
Single Cell Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,989
4,233
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Network economics
algorithmic game theory
optimization
crowdsourcing
human-in-the-loop AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,743
3,613
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Design education
Design theory and methodology
Ideation
Materials selection
Natural materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,676
4,118
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Recycling spent LIBs
Sodium-ion batteries
Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Fuel Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,589
4,346
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nano materials
Electrochemical energy storage
2D materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,188
4,516
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,819
67
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chee Kai Chua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,678
23,004
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,216
68
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chau Yuen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,757
33,524
0.749
Wireless
Smart Grid
Localization
IoT
Big Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,561
114
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Soujanya Poria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,407
28,014
0.814
Sentiment Analysis
Multimodal Interaction
Natural Language Processing
Affective Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,500
168
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hui Ying Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,293
17,383
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,177
171
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kok Kwang Phoon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,859
14,220
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,710
205
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lucienne Blessing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,197
6,541
0.270
Product development
engineering design
user experience
research methodology
design education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,651
282
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zehui Xiong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,587
18,910
0.965
Internet of Things
Wireless Communications
Blockchain
Edge Intelligence
Metaverse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,304
293
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shengyuan A Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,047
14,543
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,566
296
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joel KW Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,970
9,715
0.512
nanofabrication
nanoplasmonics
nano optics
structural colors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,924
328
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Costas Courcoubetis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,727
2,153
0.121
Computer Networks
Network economics
operations research
pricing theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,011
375
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jianying Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,808
5,711
0.361
Applied Cryptography
Network Security
Cyber-Physical Security
Mobile Security
Cloud Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,764
381
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jun Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,647
13,758
0.879
Computer Vision
Digital Health
Machine Learning
Video Analysis
Human Behavior Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,100
517
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Song Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,504
7,296
0.583
Numerical Analysis
Data Science
Marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,968
612
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wei Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,707
8,796
0.822
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,701
617
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
LK Ang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,629
6,965
0.655
electron emission
interface physics
applied physics
plasma
electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,387
689
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Navonil Majumder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,673
9,053
0.936
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,884
712
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David Ky Yau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,480
2,781
0.293
Computer networks
cyber-physical systems
cybersecurity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,404
797
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ngai Man Cheung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,659
4,999
0.577
Image and signal processing
Computer Vision
AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,878
833
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hong Yee Low
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,314
3,123
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,138
893
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xiaogang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,789
5,929
0.761
Fluorescence
Photochemistry
Physical Chemistry
Fluorescent Dyes
Molecular Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,394
996
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ye Ai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,989
4,233
0.606
Microfluidics
Lab-on-a-chip
Acoustofluidics
Electrokinetics
Single Cell Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,136
1,022
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lingjie Duan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,743
3,613
0.536
Network economics
algorithmic game theory
optimization
crowdsourcing
human-in-the-loop AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,757
1,032
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Arlindo Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,676
4,118
0.617
Design education
Design theory and methodology
Ideation
Materials selection
Natural materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,816
1,040
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jin Tao Zhang 张晋滔
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,589
4,346
0.660
Recycling spent LIBs
Sodium-ion batteries
Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Fuel Cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,344
1,111
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dongbin Xiong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,188
4,516
0.730
Nano materials
Electrochemical energy storage
2D materials