Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 140 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
Zoonosis
Parasitology
One Health
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,588
17,535
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
photocatalysis
photoelectrochemistry and adsorption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,678
25,432
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Functional Genomics
Resource Use Efficiency
Nutrient Use Efficiency
Molecular Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,906
17,511
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Quorum sensing
quorum quenching
cell cell communication
host pathogen interaction
biofilm ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,108
8,112
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Small RNAs
Plant Genomics
Flower sex
Evolution Biology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,364
14,670
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Horticulture
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,479
13,081
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,351
11,316
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rice male sterility & defense signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,570
6,313
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
secondary metabolism
Biotechnology
Molecular breeding
vegetable
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,647
3,784
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
碳基功能材料、能源存储、吸附
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,412
6,085
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ecological Risk of GM crops
Intercropping
Ecological Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,354
1,948
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chemistry
Materials
Supercapacitors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,628
5,125
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carbon dots
Fluorescent and phosphorescence materials
Photothermal Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,537
6,816
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
动物基因组、鸡的遗传育种
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,056
4,191
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Renewable polymers
Polyurethane
Carbohydrate polymers
Green Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,857
5,483
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
analytical chemistry
biosensors
immunosensors
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,214
3,516
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Molecular evolution
evolutionary genomics
microbial genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,806
4,165
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant synthetic biology
Plant metabolic engineering
multigene stracking system
CRISPR/Cas9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,430
4,078
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Energy conversion and storage
Functional nanomaterials
Energy storage materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,185
2,928
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,098
4,792
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
wearable electronics
polymer binders
water purification
Pickering emulsions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,802
3,210
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Influenza virus
Animal Infectious diseases
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,791
1,360
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cryptography
Information Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
2,637
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,466
2,057
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Agronomy
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Crop Physiology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,255
3,228
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,951
259
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lihua Xiao
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,588
17,535
0.321
Zoonosis
Parasitology
One Health
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,351
630
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xin Li
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,678
25,432
0.733
photocatalysis
photoelectrochemistry and adsorption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,618
925
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chengcai Chu
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,906
17,511
0.627
Functional Genomics
Resource Use Efficiency
Nutrient Use Efficiency
Molecular Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,853
1,254
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zhang Lian Hui
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,108
8,112
0.351
Quorum sensing
quorum quenching
cell cell communication
host pathogen interaction
biofilm ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,492
2,175
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rui Xia
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,364
14,670
0.896
Small RNAs
Plant Genomics
Flower sex
Evolution Biology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,238
2,899
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
CJ Chen
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,479
13,081
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,107
2,941
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fan Yang
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,351
11,316
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,304
3,985
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Letian Chen Lotic
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,570
6,313
0.597
Rice male sterility & defense signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,724
4,458
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wen Liu
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,647
3,784
0.392
secondary metabolism
Biotechnology
Molecular breeding
vegetable
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,757
4,603
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Liang Yeru
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,412
6,085
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,533
4,639
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jianwu Wang 王建武
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,354
1,948
0.208
Ecological Risk of GM crops
Intercropping
Ecological Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,868
5,152
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yong Xiao
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,628
5,125
0.594
Chemistry
Materials
Supercapacitors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,342
5,223
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chaofan Hu 胡超凡
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,537
6,816
0.798
Carbon dots
Fluorescent and phosphorescence materials
Photothermal Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,238
5,574
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ZHANG Xiquan
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,056
4,191
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,430
6,724
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chaoqun Zhang
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,857
5,483
0.800
Renewable polymers
Polyurethane
Carbohydrate polymers
Green Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,693
7,550
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yingju Liu
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,214
3,516
0.566
analytical chemistry
biosensors
immunosensors
nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,565
8,128
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Xiaofan Zhou
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,806
4,165
0.717
Molecular evolution
evolutionary genomics
microbial genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,702
8,751
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Qinlong Zhu
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,430
4,078
0.751
Plant synthetic biology
Plant metabolic engineering
multigene stracking system
CRISPR/Cas9
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,662
9,207
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xin Cai
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,185
2,928
0.565
Energy conversion and storage
Functional nanomaterials
Energy storage materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,000
9,365
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sandhya Mishra
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,098
4,792
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,154
9,949
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yu Yang
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,802
3,210
0.668
wearable electronics
polymer binders
water purification
Pickering emulsions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,674
9,981
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peirong Jiao
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,791
1,360
0.284
Influenza virus
Animal Infectious diseases
Virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,945
10,453
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Qiong Huang
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
2,637
0.576
Cryptography
Information Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,382
10,737
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Qinghua Nie
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,466
2,057
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,936
11,280
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Muhammad Qasim Shahid
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,255
3,228
0.759
Agronomy
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Crop Physiology
Molecular Biology