Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
evolutionary biology
molecular ecology
speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,140
3,175
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Forest Science
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,056
2,818
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
evolutionary biology
population genetics
genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,309
3,020
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Blue Carbon
Biogeochemistry
Coastal wetlands
Tropical Forest
C flux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,223
3,770
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Postharvest biology and technology
food chemistry
Horticulture...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,031
2,645
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Molecular evolution
Polyploidization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,255
2,349
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,927
1,758
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
1,559
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant hydraulics
Leaf economics
Community dynamics
Ecosystem functions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,638
2,593
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
plant functional traits
plant hydraulics
phylogenetic analyses
climatic niche
plant ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,586
2,090
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ecosystem Service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,272
1,900
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
carotenoid
tea
Theanine
Ethylamine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,256
1,898
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
plant ecology
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,912
1,199
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
plant-environment interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,872
1,635
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Postharvest Biology
Food Science
Functional Food
Biosynthesis
Flavonoid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,552
1,366
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Anthocyanin
Carotenoid
Pathway Crosstalk
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
999
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
948
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Medicinal Chemistry
Organic Synthesis
Natural Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,248
1,148
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant genome
Genome evolution
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
851
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Soil enzyme
Enzyme kinetics
Heavy metal pollution
Litter decomposition
Microbial community and function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
888
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant water relations
Climate Change
Forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
747
561
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant taxonomy
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
449
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Evolution
RNA-seq
Genome
Ecology
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
256
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant taxonomy
phylogeny
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
412
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
313
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,919
5,325
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xue-Jun Ge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,140
3,175
0.390
evolutionary biology
molecular ecology
speciation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,692
7,508
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dazhi Wen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,056
2,818
0.465
Forest Science
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Global Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,284
8,683
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ming Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,309
3,020
0.569
evolutionary biology
population genetics
genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,378
10,987
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Faming Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,223
3,770
0.893
Blue Carbon
Biogeochemistry
Coastal wetlands
Tropical Forest
C flux
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,963
11,519
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hongxia Qu，屈红霞
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,031
2,645
0.656
Postharvest biology and technology
food chemistry
Horticulture...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,227
14,069
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hanghui Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,255
2,349
0.722
Molecular evolution
Polyploidization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,051
15,459
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kuaifei Xia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,927
1,758
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,360
15,681
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zhenming Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
1,559
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,826
16,899
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pengcheng He 贺鹏程
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,638
2,593
0.983
Plant hydraulics
Leaf economics
Community dynamics
Ecosystem functions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,610
17,205
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hui Liu 刘慧
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,586
2,090
0.808
plant functional traits
plant hydraulics
phylogenetic analyses
climatic niche
plant ecophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,380
19,035
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hongxiao Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,272
1,900
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,431
19,137
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xiumin Fu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,256
1,898
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,308
21,612
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Guangyan Ni
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,912
1,199
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,055
21,926
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ying Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,872
1,635
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,524
24,844
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jiali Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,552
1,366
0.880
Postharvest Biology
Food Science
Functional Food
Biosynthesis
Flavonoid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,263
24,958
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shaohua Zeng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
999
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,749
26,931
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mebeaselassie Andargie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
948
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,926
28,017
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ahmed Mahal
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,248
1,148
0.920
Medicinal Chemistry
Organic Synthesis
Natural Products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,336
28,362
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Feng Chao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
851
0.698
Plant genome
Genome evolution
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,081
30,311
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xiangping Tan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
888
0.830
Soil enzyme
Enzyme kinetics
Heavy metal pollution
Litter decomposition
Microbial community and function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,087
35,380
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xingyun Liang 梁星云
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
747
561
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
866,106
38,820
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chen Ren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
449
0.768
Plant taxonomy
evolutionary biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
941,057
42,106
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zhong-Lai Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
256
0.542
Evolution
RNA-seq
Genome
Ecology
Botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
945,041
42,290
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lei Duan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
412
0.882
Plant taxonomy
phylogeny
biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,569
46,143
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yuan Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
313
0.837