Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 69 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
China
Xun Hu
Pyrolysis
Gasification
Reforming
Chemical reactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,695
40,881
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
China
Jinghua Yu
paper chip, sensor,microRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,661
12,341
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
China
Weijia Zhou
电催化,新能源,功能材料
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,071
13,972
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
China
Bingqiang Cao 曹丙强
Semiconductor Physics
Perovskite Solar Cell
X-ray detector
Laser spectroscopy
Laser-materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,413
9,439
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
China
Ping Yang (杨萍)
core shell
quantum dots
photocatalysis
luminesce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,786
10,782
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
China
Yan Liangguo
environmental engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,796
5,873
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
China
Yong Zhang
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,934
4,994
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
China
Tao Yan
Photocatalysis
Biosensor
PEC
Environmental remediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,014
4,486
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
China
Jinbo Pang
CVD
WSe2
MoS2
MXene
metaverse sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,945
6,056
0.872

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
China
Pengkun Hou
cement
concrete
nano
surface protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
4,342
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
China
Yuhai Zhang (张玉海)
Chemistry,Luminescent Materials
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,335
4,007
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
China
Aizhu Wang (王爱珠)
electronic properties
magnetism properties and optoelectronic properties of 2D materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,896
3,567
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
China
Peng Wang (王鹏)
Elastic Growth Symmetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
3,701
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
China
Ning XIE
composites
nano materials
cermet
percolation
fractal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,156
2,775
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
China
Jin Jia 贾进
water splitting
two-dimensional
Nanomaterials
Supercapacitors
electrocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,150
3,221
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
China
Shurong Sun
ODE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,750
1,337
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
China
Zhenxiang Chen
Cyber Intelligence
Network Behavior Analysis
Machine Learning
Cyber Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,500
2,733
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
China
Zhenlai Han
ODE
difference equation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,201
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
China
Gang Chen
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Physics and Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
1,327
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
China
Song Gao 高嵩
metasurface
meta-optics
memristor
flexible electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,232
3,070
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
China
Jinyang Zhang 张金洋|张金洋
Metals and alloys
Nanomaterials
Energy materials
Energy storage devices
Electrocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,868
2,649
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
China
Bin Wang
Biomimetic Oxidation
Asymmetic Catalysis
Supramolecular Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,529
1,235
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
China
Haiyun Liu
Biosensor
Cell imaging
Point-of-Care
Paper-based Analytical Devices
Paper Microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,505
1,317
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
China
Hong Bai
Phytochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
1,690
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
China
bo zhang
Cryptography
Information security
Public key cryptosystem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,417
1,331
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,154
China
199
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xun Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,695
40,881
0.652
Pyrolysis
Gasification
Reforming
Chemical reactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,776
China
1,206
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jinghua Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,661
12,341
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,119
China
1,364
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Weijia Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,071
13,972
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,130
China
1,985
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bingqiang Cao 曹丙强
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,413
9,439
0.542
Semiconductor Physics
Perovskite Solar Cell
X-ray detector
Laser spectroscopy
Laser-materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,596
China
2,109
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ping Yang (杨萍)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,786
10,782
0.642
core shell
quantum dots
photocatalysis
luminesce
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,993
China
4,372
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yan Liangguo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,796
5,873
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,366
China
4,936
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yong Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,934
4,994
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,909
China
6,551
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tao Yan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,014
4,486
0.640
Photocatalysis
Biosensor
PEC
Environmental remediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,438
China
6,621
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jinbo Pang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,945
6,056
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,008
China
7,825
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pengkun Hou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
4,342
0.721

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,193
China
8,911
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yuhai Zhang (张玉海)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,335
4,007
0.751
Chemistry,Luminescent Materials
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,214
China
9,760
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Aizhu Wang (王爱珠)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,896
3,567
0.729
electronic properties
magnetism properties and optoelectronic properties of 2D materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,184
China
9,944
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peng Wang (王鹏)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
3,701
0.771
Elastic Growth Symmetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,377
China
11,532
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ning XIE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,156
2,775
0.668
composites
nano materials
cermet
percolation
fractal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,697
China
11,546
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jin Jia 贾进
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,150
3,221
0.776
water splitting
two-dimensional
Nanomaterials
Supercapacitors
electrocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,147
China
12,738
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shurong Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,750
1,337
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,807
China
13,554
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zhenxiang Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,500
2,733
0.781
Cyber Intelligence
Network Behavior Analysis
Machine Learning
Cyber Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,980
China
13,715
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zhenlai Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,201
0.347
ODE
difference equation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,442
China
14,195
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gang Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
1,327
0.398
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Physics and Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,958
China
14,580
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Song Gao 高嵩
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,232
3,070
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,799
China
16,184
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jinyang Zhang 张金洋|张金洋
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,868
2,649
0.924
Metals and alloys
Nanomaterials
Energy materials
Energy storage devices
Electrocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,663
China
17,993
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,529
1,235
0.488
Biomimetic Oxidation
Asymmetic Catalysis
Supramolecular Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,439
China
18,146
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Haiyun Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,505
1,317
0.526
Biosensor
Cell imaging
Point-of-Care
Paper-based Analytical Devices
Paper Microfluidics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,500
China
18,438
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hong Bai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
1,690
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,030
China
18,661
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
bo zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,417
1,331
0.551
Cryptography
Information security
Public key cryptosystem
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