Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 2024 and list of influential and most cited researchers in Agriculture and Forestry, Art, Design and Architecture, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and their 256 sub-branches is a unique service offered only by “AD Scientific Index”. You can see the most cited and influential researchers in the country and region. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
107,573
Country Rank
4,445
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Muhammad Khalid Anser Rao](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/79/736815.jpg)
Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibili
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,053
9,022
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
235,450
Country Rank
10,603
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Wen Chieh Cheng](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0b/671895.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
3,700
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
273,371
Country Rank
12,497
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Meidan Que](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/32/4343835.jpg)
nanomaterials
perovskite solar cells
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,561
2,754
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
286,103
Country Rank
13,092
Institution Rank : 4
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yongchao Zhai](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1b/756542.jpg)
Thermal comfort
IEQ
Passive design
Builiding energy efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,377
2,752
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
308,857
Country Rank
14,212
Institution Rank : 5
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Lei Wang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/fd/4343838.jpg)
cement hydration; concrete property
durability
microstructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
3,048
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
372,635
Country Rank
17,422
Institution Rank : 7
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yisong Hu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5f/744797.jpg)
Dynamic membrane
Anaerobic Membrane bioreactor
Anaerobic digestion
Bioenergy and bioresource recovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,441
2,214
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
365,141
Country Rank
17,051
Institution Rank : 6
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Kai Li](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
water reservoir
algae
watershed
non-point source pollution
membrane filtration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,506
2,123
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
463,147
Country Rank
21,739
Institution Rank : 8
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Hu Liu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3b/686936.jpg)
Single-atom/Nanocatalyst
Producing Hydrogen
Hydrogenation reaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,815
1,785
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
470,678
Country Rank
22,106
Institution Rank : 9
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Jian Xu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/14/683354.jpg)
Mechanics of Problematic Soil
Geo-environmental Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,773
1,527
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
486,639
Country Rank
22,918
Institution Rank : 10
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yan Liu (刘衍)|刘衍](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/12/736814.jpg)
Low Energy Buildings
Building Climate
Heat Transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,687
1,519
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
487,239
Country Rank
22,945
Institution Rank : 11
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Bo Li](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/32/4343836.jpg)
solar cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
1,354
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
499,174
Country Rank
23,473
Institution Rank : 12
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zhang Liang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
1,162
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
511,579
Country Rank
24,048
Institution Rank : 13
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yanan Yin](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Environmental Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
1,441
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
565,961
Country Rank
26,433
Institution Rank : 14
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Chuang-Yao Zhao (赵创要)](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a3/746105.jpg)
Falling film evaporation
Enhanced heat transfer
Nanofluid heat transfer
Pulsating flow and heat transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,336
1,218
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
598,122
Country Rank
27,779
Institution Rank : 15
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Song Jiang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/04/736805.jpg)
Mining System Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
1,193
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
606,230
Country Rank
28,119
Institution Rank : 16
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Wang Yan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5a/4343839.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
1,055
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
727,408
Country Rank
33,084
Institution Rank : 17
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zhe Cheng|程哲](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c4/4461411.jpg)
sustainable urban development and governance,water governance
financial geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
769
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
813,084
Country Rank
36,501
Institution Rank : 18
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zhou Yong](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Solar Energy
Solar Radiation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
665
656
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
826,943
Country Rank
37,104
Institution Rank : 19
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yihan Bai](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
637
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
831,372
Country Rank
37,281
Institution Rank : 20
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yong Li](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/41/4461330.jpg)
Thermal storage
Seasonal heat storage
Phase change material
Energy storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
630
455
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
874,125
Country Rank
39,140
Institution Rank : 21
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Xiguang Liu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b9/4508237.jpg)
structural engineering
durability of concrete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
502
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
889,591
Country Rank
39,895
Institution Rank : 22
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Ya-Jie Wu](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Earthquake Engineering
Timber structure
Structural Health Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
524
491
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
935,477
Country Rank
42,051
Institution Rank : 23
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Lei Li](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/58/4721252.jpg)
结构工程
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
390
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
948,106
Country Rank
42,704
Institution Rank : 24
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Fuli Xiong](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/18/4508395.jpg)
System Optimization and Scheduling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
285
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
958,526
Country Rank
43,233
Institution Rank : 25
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Junping Ma](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c1/4722292.jpg)
Analytical Chemistry
Electroanalytical Chemistry
Electrochemical Sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
411
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
107,573
![China](/flags/cn.png)
4,445
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
1
Muhammad Khalid Anser Rao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,053
9,022
0.997
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibili
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
235,450
![China](/flags/cn.png)
10,603
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
2
Wen Chieh Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
3,700
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
273,371
![China](/flags/cn.png)
12,497
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
3
Meidan Que
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,561
2,754
0.773
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
nanomaterials
perovskite solar cells
catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
286,103
![China](/flags/cn.png)
13,092
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
4
Yongchao Zhai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,377
2,752
0.815
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
Thermal comfort
IEQ
Passive design
Builiding energy efficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
308,857
![China](/flags/cn.png)
14,212
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
5
Lei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
3,048
0.988
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
cement hydration; concrete property
durability
microstructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
372,635
![China](/flags/cn.png)
17,422
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
7
Yisong Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,441
2,214
0.907
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
Dynamic membrane
Anaerobic Membrane bioreactor
Anaerobic digestion
Bioenergy and bioresource recovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
365,141
![China](/flags/cn.png)
17,051
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
6
Kai Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,506
2,123
0.847
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
water reservoir
algae
watershed
non-point source pollution
membrane filtration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
463,147
![China](/flags/cn.png)
21,739
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
8
Hu Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,815
1,785
0.983
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
Single-atom/Nanocatalyst
Producing Hydrogen
Hydrogenation reaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
470,678
![China](/flags/cn.png)
22,106
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
9
Jian Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,773
1,527
0.861
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
Mechanics of Problematic Soil
Geo-environmental Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
486,639
![China](/flags/cn.png)
22,918
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
10
Yan Liu (刘衍)|刘衍
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,687
1,519
0.900
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
Low Energy Buildings
Building Climate
Heat Transfer
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
487,239
![China](/flags/cn.png)
22,945
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
11
Bo Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
1,354
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
499,174
![China](/flags/cn.png)
23,473
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
12
Zhang Liang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
1,162
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
511,579
![China](/flags/cn.png)
24,048
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
13
Yanan Yin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
1,441
0.920
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
Environmental Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
565,961
![China](/flags/cn.png)
26,433
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
14
Chuang-Yao Zhao (赵创要)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,336
1,218
0.912
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
Falling film evaporation
Enhanced heat transfer
Nanofluid heat transfer
Pulsating flow and heat transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
598,122
![China](/flags/cn.png)
27,779
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
15
Song Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
1,193
0.979
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
Mining System Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
606,230
![China](/flags/cn.png)
28,119
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
16
Wang Yan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
1,055
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
727,408
![China](/flags/cn.png)
33,084
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
17
Zhe Cheng|程哲
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
769
0.905
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
sustainable urban development and governance,water governance
financial geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
813,084
![China](/flags/cn.png)
36,501
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
18
Zhou Yong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
665
656
0.986
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
Solar Energy
Solar Radiation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
826,943
![China](/flags/cn.png)
37,104
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
19
Yihan Bai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
637
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
831,372
![China](/flags/cn.png)
37,281
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
20
Yong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
630
455
0.722
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
Thermal storage
Seasonal heat storage
Phase change material
Energy storage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
874,125
![China](/flags/cn.png)
39,140
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
21
Xiguang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
502
0.911
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
structural engineering
durability of concrete
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
889,591
![China](/flags/cn.png)
39,895
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
22
Ya-Jie Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
524
491
0.937
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
Earthquake Engineering
Timber structure
Structural Health Monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
935,477
![China](/flags/cn.png)
42,051
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
23
Lei Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
390
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
948,106
![China](/flags/cn.png)
42,704
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
24
Fuli Xiong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
285
0.663
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
System Optimization and Scheduling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
958,526
![China](/flags/cn.png)
43,233
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
25
Junping Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
411
0.993
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12035.png)
Analytical Chemistry
Electroanalytical Chemistry
Electrochemical Sensors