Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 199 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
Biometrics
Pattern Recognition
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,139
31,600
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
machine learning
data mining
bioinformatics
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,063
23,331
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Optimization
Signal Processing
Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,368
15,579
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,848
14,419
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
AI+Networking
Wireless Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,213
17,905
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Computer Systems
Parallel Processing
Cloud/Edge Computing
Internet of Things
Big Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,876
5,171
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cross-cultural psychopathology and psychotherapy
cultural and personality factors related to career
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,165
5,963
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
polymer reaction engineering
olefin polymerization
radical polymerization
kinetic modeling
polymer materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,914
6,866
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Optimization
Numerical Analysis
Computational Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,235
4,858
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Network Economics
Game Theory
Network Optimization
Wireless Networking
Smart Grid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,807
6,642
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wireless Communications
Wireless Power Transfer
UAV
Integrated Sensing and Communication
Edge AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,590
13,859
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Smart Grid
Electricity Market
Energy Economics
Carbon Market
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,096
10,571
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
spintronics
ferroelectrics
ferromagnetics
multiferroics
magnonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,847
10,991
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Information Systems
Blockchain
FinTech
Workflow
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,013
6,384
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,327
3,055
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
translation studies
comparative and world literature
literary theory
language theory
rhetorical theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,852
3,319
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,381
6,633
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computational Chemistry
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,341
5,004
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biosensors
Intelligent nanoparticles
Bioengineering
Medical devices
Point-of-care diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,035
8,408
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bioinformatics
Multi-Omics Data Analysis
Machine Learning and Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,047
6,482
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
AI Security and Privacy
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,027
8,345
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Applied Statistics
Functional Data Analysis
Multivariate Analysis
Statistical Machine Learning and Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,926
3,308
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hydrologic analysis and modeling
Hydroclimatology and climate change
Water resources management
Environmental assessment and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,579
2,715
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bioinformatics
Metabolomics
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,007
3,204
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Catalytic conversion of carbon-based molecules
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,874
5,607
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,631
70
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Zhang Dapeng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,139
31,600
0.336
Biometrics
Pattern Recognition
Image Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,080
198
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chris HQ Ding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,063
23,331
0.370
machine learning
data mining
bioinformatics
computer vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,146
348
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zhi Quan Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,368
15,579
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,371
508
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hongyuan Zha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,848
14,419
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,726
642
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Shuguang Cui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,213
17,905
0.523
AI+Networking
Wireless Communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,139
982
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kai Hwang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,876
5,171
0.192
Computer Systems
Parallel Processing
Cloud/Edge Computing
Internet of Things
Big Data Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,270
1,021
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Frederick Leong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,165
5,963
0.228
Cross-cultural psychopathology and psychotherapy
cultural and personality factors related to career
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,271
1,281
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shiping Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,914
6,866
0.300
polymer reaction engineering
olefin polymerization
radical polymerization
kinetic modeling
polymer materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,838
1,559
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yin Zhang (张寅)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,235
4,858
0.240
Optimization
Numerical Analysis
Computational Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,103
1,766
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jianwei Huang 黄建伟
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,807
6,642
0.353
Network Economics
Game Theory
Network Optimization
Wireless Networking
Smart Grid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,456
1,948
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jie Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,590
13,859
0.788
Wireless Communications
Wireless Power Transfer
UAV
Integrated Sensing and Communication
Edge AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,308
2,052
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Junhua Zhao 赵俊华
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,096
10,571
0.618
Smart Grid
Electricity Market
Energy Economics
Carbon Market
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,820
2,282
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yan Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,847
10,991
0.694
spintronics
ferroelectrics
ferromagnetics
multiferroics
magnonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,433
3,042
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
J Leon Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,013
6,384
0.491
Information Systems
Blockchain
FinTech
Workflow
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,429
3,276
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chunrong Ai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,327
3,055
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,302
3,454
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Douglas Robinson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,852
3,319
0.280
translation studies
comparative and world literature
literary theory
language theory
rhetorical theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,423
3,639
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bowen Xiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,381
6,633
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,811
3,660
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hajime Hirao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,341
5,004
0.441
Computational Chemistry
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,711
3,780
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Guozhen Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,035
8,408
0.762
Biosensors
Intelligent nanoparticles
Bioengineering
Medical devices
Point-of-care diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,990
4,253
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
李宗夷 Tzong-Yi Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,047
6,482
0.645
Bioinformatics
Multi-Omics Data Analysis
Machine Learning and Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,966
4,868
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Baoyuan Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,027
8,345
0.924
AI Security and Privacy
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,450
4,945
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jianhua Z Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,926
3,308
0.371
Applied Statistics
Functional Data Analysis
Multivariate Analysis
Statistical Machine Learning and Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,145
5,983
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yongqin David Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,579
2,715
0.358
Hydrologic analysis and modeling
Hydroclimatology and climate change
Water resources management
Environmental assessment and
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,998
6,558
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tianwei Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,007
3,204
0.457
Bioinformatics
Metabolomics
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,026
6,698
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lu Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,874
5,607
0.816
Catalytic conversion of carbon-based molecules