Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 7.344 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
Aggregation-Induced Emission
Functional Polymers
Sensing and Imaging
Room Temperature Phosphorescence
Clusteroluminescence
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,737
127,328
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Suicide Prevention and Populaton Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,632
122,286
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,393
90,227
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) and controlled epitaxial growth of heterostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,491
71,761
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Genetics
Genomics
Psychiatry
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,514
50,235
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Optics
photonics
materials physics
metamaterials
plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,509
65,074
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
complex networks
nonlinear dynamics
control systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,909
36,105
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Artificial Intelligence
Transfer Learning
Federated Learning
Machine Learning and Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,689
79,476
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
gravitational wave
astrophysics
cosmology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,239
89,407
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computer vision
pattern recognition
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,712
87,503
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Materials Science and Engineering
Plasma Science
Surface Science
Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,631
62,835
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
sleep related breathing disorders
severe acute respiratory infections
prevention of nosocomial infections
common airway disea
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,421
83,908
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,522
12,306
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Organic Photonics
Organic Electronics
Energy
Self-Assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,651
39,068
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biometrics
Pattern Recognition
Image Processing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,139
31,600
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,625
69,331
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,185
44,943
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,865
64,365
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
influenza
public health
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,394
72,635
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Large X Models
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,038
64,313
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gastroenterology
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,781
40,987
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Materials
organic electronics
photovoltaics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,602
34,830
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Organic electronics devices and nanomaterials for energy
environmental and biomedical applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,355
34,269
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
steatotic liver disease
fatty liver
hepatitis B
cirrhosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,533
57,028
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
nanomaterials
quantum dots
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,262
32,755
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ben Zhong Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,737
127,328
0.593
Aggregation-Induced Emission
Functional Polymers
Sensing and Imaging
Room Temperature Phosphorescence
Clusteroluminescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
881
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Yip
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,632
122,286
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,323
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xiaoou Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,393
90,227
0.570
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,385
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hua Zhang (张华)
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,491
71,761
0.464
Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) and controlled epitaxial growth of heterostructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,422
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pak Sham
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,514
50,235
0.329
Genetics
Genomics
Psychiatry
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,694
6
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Xiang Zhang
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,509
65,074
0.466
Optics
photonics
materials physics
metamaterials
plasmonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,759
7
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guanrong Chen
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,909
36,105
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,813
8
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Qiang Yang (杨强）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,689
79,476
0.590
Artificial Intelligence
Transfer Learning
Federated Learning
Machine Learning and Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,850
9
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tjonnie Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,239
89,407
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,945
10
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiaogang Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,712
87,503
0.675
Computer vision
pattern recognition
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,088
11
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul K Chu
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,631
62,835
0.504
Materials Science and Engineering
Plasma Science
Surface Science
Biomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,811
13
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Hui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,421
83,908
0.781
sleep related breathing disorders
severe acute respiratory infections
prevention of nosocomial infections
common airway disea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,867
14
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul M Vanhoutte
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,522
12,306
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,312
15
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alex KY Jen
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,651
39,068
0.396
Organic Photonics
Organic Electronics
Energy
Self-Assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,639
71
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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
3,670
16
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gabriel Leung
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,625
69,331
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,921
17
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lain Jong Li
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,185
44,943
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,948
18
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
M C Chu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,865
64,365
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,053
19
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ben Cowling
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,394
72,635
0.822
influenza
public health
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,145
20
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jiaya Jia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,038
64,313
0.739
Large X Models
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,161
21
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Francis Kl Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,781
40,987
0.472
Gastroenterology
Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,334
22
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
CS Lee
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,602
34,830
0.412
Materials
organic electronics
photovoltaics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,556
24
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chun Sing Lee
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,355
34,269
0.416
Organic electronics devices and nanomaterials for energy
environmental and biomedical applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,752
25
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vincent Wai-Sun Wong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,533
57,028
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,894
26
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andrey Rogach
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,262
32,755
0.413
nanomaterials
quantum dots
nanotechnology