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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 120 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Energy and materials
Oil and gas utilizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,870
12,886
0.764
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,837
9,931
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
CORROSION
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
QUANTUM CHEMISTR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,559
7,277
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Enhanced oil recovery
Oil and gas in-situ hydrogen production
CCU
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,228
7,302
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Corrosion
Electrochemistry
Quantum Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,799
5,402
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
有机化学、催化、绿色化学、石油化学、压裂酸�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,272
3,425
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Petroleum Engineering
Formation Damage Control
Transport in Unconventional Reservoi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,466
4,300
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
membrane separatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,267
4,314
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Enhanced oil recover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,170
4,376
0.846
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
vortex induced vibration
flow control
energy harvesting from FIV
flow induced vibration
CF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,989
4,257
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Seismic inversion
granular computing
active learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,642
2,301
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Petroleum Engineering
Drilling Engineering
Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics
Geomechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,405
2,537
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Petroleum Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,337
2,969
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Physical Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,250
1,535
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Reservoir Engineering
Reservoir Simulation
Optimization
Production Data Analysis
Energy forecas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,246
2,917
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Photothermal catalysis
Methane conversio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
2,455
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Geomechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,926
2,156
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computational Chemistry
DFT
Computational Catalysis
Electrocatalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,855
2,104
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
granular mechanics and multiphase flow
formation damage
lost circulation contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
2,404
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Multiphase FLow in Porous Media
Petroleum Reservoir Engineering
Oil &Gas Molecular Simulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,813
2,000
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Corrosion and Protection in Oil and Gas fiel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,732
1,654
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Catalysis
Chemistry
Materials
Environment
Energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,479
2,378
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
岩石物理、页岩气吸�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,459
1,671
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
1,622
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
ocean anoxia events
Organic matter accumulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,364
1,783
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,916
2,292
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ying Zhou
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,870
12,886
0.764
Energy and materials
Oil and gas utilizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,729
2,519
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hui Zhang
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,837
9,931
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,778
4,379
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ambrish Singh
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,559
7,277
0.689
CORROSION
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
QUANTUM CHEMISTR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,269
5,179
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wanfen Pu
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,228
7,302
0.791
Enhanced oil recovery
Oil and gas in-situ hydrogen production
CCU
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,541
7,415
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kashif Rahmani Ansari
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,799
5,402
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,427
8,152
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jincheng Mao
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,272
3,425
0.546
有机化学、催化、绿色化学、石油化学、压裂酸�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,931
9,422
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mingjun Chen
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,466
4,300
0.787
Petroleum Engineering
Formation Damage Control
Transport in Unconventional Reservoi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,270
9,812
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Guangyong Zeng
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,267
4,314
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,035
9,992
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bing Wei
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,170
4,376
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,426
10,369
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hongjun Zhu
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,989
4,257
0.853
vortex induced vibration
flow control
energy harvesting from FIV
flow induced vibration
CF
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,714
11,173
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fan Min (闵帆)
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,642
2,301
0.496
Seismic inversion
granular computing
active learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,635
14,979
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tianshou MA|Ma, T.S.
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,405
2,537
0.745
Petroleum Engineering
Drilling Engineering
Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics
Geomechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,905
15,257
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ping Yue
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,337
2,969
0.890
Petroleum Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,973
15,635
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yiding Liu
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,250
1,535
0.472
Physical Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Nanotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,238
15,643
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yong Wang
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,246
2,917
0.899
Reservoir Engineering
Reservoir Simulation
Optimization
Production Data Analysis
Energy forecas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,420
16,358
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zeai Huang|Ze’ai Huang
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
2,455
0.797
Photothermal catalysis
Methane conversio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,662
17,062
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Haiyan Zhu
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,926
2,156
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,565
17,444
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wenjia Luo
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,855
2,104
0.737
Computational Chemistry
DFT
Computational Catalysis
Electrocatalysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,862
17,572
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chengyuan Xu
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
2,404
0.849
granular mechanics and multiphase flow
formation damage
lost circulation contro
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,807
17,676
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xiao Long Peng
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,813
2,000
0.711
Multiphase FLow in Porous Media
Petroleum Reservoir Engineering
Oil &Gas Molecular Simulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,345
18,114
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiankang Zhong
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,732
1,654
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,906
19,545
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chen Peng (陈鹏）
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,479
2,378
0.959
Catalysis
Chemistry
Materials
Environment
Energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,459
19,666
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jian Xiong Or Xiong Jian Or Xiong J Or J Xiong Or 熊健
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,459
1,671
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,194
19,765
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yuntao Li
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
1,622
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,258
20,210
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hengye Wei
Southwest Petroleum University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,364
1,783
0.754
ocean anoxia events
Organic matter accumulatio