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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 50 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
骨科，脊柱外�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,135
34,068
0.970
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Intervertebral disc degeneration
Spinal cord injur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,672
10,635
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Autophagy
Pyroptosis
Spinal cord injury
Fla
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,043
8,741
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gene expression physiolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,981
4,224
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Orthopaedics
Spine
Spinal cord injury
Intervertebral disc degeneratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,761
7,308
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
cornea
dry ey
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,970
9,134
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biomedical engineerin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,381
7,593
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stem cell regulation in tissue repair/regeneration
Cancer biology and translational researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,648
4,449
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ophthalmolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,110
4,224
0.594
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Public health
Glaucoma
epidemiolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
3,102
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Molecular Pharmacology
Biomaterial
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,608
3,652
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bioinformatics
Cancer Epigenetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,511
4,220
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Computational biology
Precision Health
Immuno-oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,587
3,710
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
liver diseas
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,474
5,448
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
chemistr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,352
3,675
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bioinformatic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,211
3,424
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
biosensors
nanomaterials
wearable devices
surface plasmon resonance
bioimagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,926
2,993
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
bioinformatics
computational biology
precision medicin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,493
2,817
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Antibiotics resistance
pharmacology
comparative genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
2,959
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
hydrogel and drug deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
3,131
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nanomedicine
Detoxification
Vaccinatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,301
2,293
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ecology
Marine Biology
Plankto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,773
2,308
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Parkinson's disease
Selenoproteins
Neurobiology
Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,351
1,504
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bone tissue engineering
scaffold
Osteogenic differentiation
Mesoporous nanoparticle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,350
1,675
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mass Spectrometr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,309
1,027
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,940
681
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ai-Min Wu
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,135
34,068
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,477
2,142
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xiaolei Zhang *
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,672
10,635
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,778
2,711
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kailiang Zhou
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,043
8,741
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,917
3,711
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Reinach
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,981
4,224
0.353
Gene expression physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,849
3,799
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Huazi Xu
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,761
7,308
0.621
Orthopaedics
Spine
Spinal cord injury
Intervertebral disc degeneratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,342
4,141
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chen Wei
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,970
9,134
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,159
5,772
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Xiaoliang Qi(齐晓亮)
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,381
7,593
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,638
6,434
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jin-San Zhang
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,648
4,449
0.582
Stem cell regulation in tissue repair/regeneration
Cancer biology and translational researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,026
7,023
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jinhai Huang
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,110
4,224
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,458
7,440
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yuanbo Liang/梁远波
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
3,102
0.459
Public health
Glaucoma
epidemiolog
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Rankings
165,100
7,632
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jian Xiao
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,608
3,652
0.553
Molecular Pharmacology
Biomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,019
9,301
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jianzhong Su
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,511
4,220
0.766
Bioinformatics
Cancer Epigenetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,375
9,165
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Meng Zhou
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,587
3,710
0.664
Computational biology
Precision Health
Immuno-oncolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,332
9,367
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kenneth I Zheng
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,474
5,448
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,740
9,602
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jiting Hou
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,352
3,675
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,082
9,872
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shengqin Wang
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,211
3,424
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,736
10,460
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yi Wang
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,926
2,993
0.608
biosensors
nanomaterials
wearable devices
surface plasmon resonance
bioimagin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,456
11,470
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jie Sun
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,493
2,817
0.627
bioinformatics
computational biology
precision medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,194
13,057
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tieli Zhou
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
2,959
0.752
Antibiotics resistance
pharmacology
comparative genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,716
13,600
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Helin Xu
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
3,131
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,352
15,331
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yijie Chen
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,301
2,293
0.695
Nanomedicine
Detoxification
Vaccinatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,429
17,811
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xu Shang
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,773
2,308
0.832
Ecology
Marine Biology
Plankto
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,350
20,219
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jian Hong Zhu
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,351
1,504
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,457
20,226
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
姚清清
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,350
1,675
0.713
Bone tissue engineering
scaffold
Osteogenic differentiation
Mesoporous nanoparticle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,973
20,506
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Haixing Wang
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,309
1,027
0.445