Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 106 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
Food Science
Food Chemistry
Carbohydrate Polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,864
18,403
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,846
7,246
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
fuel cells
elcrochemistry
water splitting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,120
11,510
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Epigenetics & Epigenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,433
2,526
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fluid Mechanics
Heat Transfer
Two Phase Flow
Droplet Microfluidics
Heat Pipe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,247
8,227
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
photosynthesis
chlorophyll
plant biotechnology
plant molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,204
7,078
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Global Change Biology
Crop Cultivation
Crop Physiology
Plant Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,467
1,822
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
biochar nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,399
3,908
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Enhancer
Epigenetic
Genome Editing
Chromatin biology and Gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,118
3,902
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Engineering Design
Knowledge Management
Advanced Manufacturing technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
1,319
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,865
3,761
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,744
4,141
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Software Engineering
Software Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,215
2,947
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Forest Carbon Cycling
Urbanization and its Ecological Effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,919
2,843
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
超级电容器，石墨烯，二维材料
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
3,115
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
metagenomics
metatranscriptomics
comparative genomics
microbiome
metagenome-assembled genome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,637
2,651
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Material Science
Chemical Engineering
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,635
2,196
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Light-emitting devices
quantum dots
optoelectronics
sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,556
2,294
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Food Science and Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,136
3,014
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
rice genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,128
1,811
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Homogeneous catalysis
Heterogeneous catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,727
1,376
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Black Holes
General Relativity
Modified Gravity
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,557
1,601
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Material Scicence
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,525
2,224
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,477
1,263
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Information Fusion
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,470
1,826
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,629
1,388
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Liu Jun
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,864
18,403
0.842
Food Science
Food Chemistry
Carbohydrate Polymers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,971
1,756
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yunxia Wang *
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,846
7,246
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,485
2,445
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ligang Feng
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,120
11,510
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,616
3,243
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hengmi Cui
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,433
2,526
0.203
Epigenetics & Epigenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,672
3,686
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xiangdong Liu
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,247
8,227
0.731
Fluid Mechanics
Heat Transfer
Two Phase Flow
Droplet Microfluidics
Heat Pipe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,689
5,468
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
İmi Khan
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,204
7,078
0.863
photosynthesis
chlorophyll
plant biotechnology
plant molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,457
8,686
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lianxin Yang
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,467
1,822
0.333
Global Change Biology
Crop Cultivation
Crop Physiology
Plant Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,810
8,819
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shengsen Wang
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,399
3,908
0.724
biochar nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,186
9,322
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tao Zhang (张韬)
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,118
3,902
0.762
Enhancer
Epigenetic
Genome Editing
Chromatin biology and Gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,100
9,608
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jing XU
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
1,319
0.265
Engineering Design
Knowledge Management
Advanced Manufacturing technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,475
9,829
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Min Zhou
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,865
3,761
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,659
10,076
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biao Jin
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,744
4,141
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,060
11,395
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xiaobing Sun
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,215
2,947
0.699
Software Engineering
Software Data Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,812
12,250
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yunjian Luo
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,919
2,843
0.725
Forest Carbon Cycling
Urbanization and its Ecological Effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,147
12,445
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xu Yu
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
3,115
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,370
13,099
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yunzeng Zhang
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,637
2,651
0.729
metagenomics
metatranscriptomics
comparative genomics
microbiome
metagenome-assembled genome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,514
13,108
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shengyang Yang
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,635
2,196
0.604
Material Science
Chemical Engineering
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,819
13,376
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yongfeng Liu (刘永风)
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,556
2,294
0.645
Light-emitting devices
quantum dots
optoelectronics
sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,764
15,003
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Asad Nawaz
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,136
3,014
0.961
Food Science and Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,458
15,053
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
周勇
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,128
1,811
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,974
16,911
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Feng Chen
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,727
1,376
0.505
Homogeneous catalysis
Heterogeneous catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,329
17,833
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yen Chin Ong
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,557
1,601
0.626
Black Holes
General Relativity
Modified Gravity
Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,940
18,015
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jianjian Yi 宜坚坚
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,525
2,224
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,551
18,324
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yang Wang 汪洋）
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,477
1,263
0.510
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,385
18,352
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yun Hao Yuan
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,470
1,826
0.739
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Information Fusion
Image Processing