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Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 1.844 Scientists Citation in China Rankings - 2026

See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
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Total 1.844 scientists , 1,167 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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12,051
World Rank
China
422
Country Rank
Zhejiang SCI-TECH University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
孙宇浩 Yu-Hao P Sun
Zhejiang SCI-TECH University Hangzhou, China
Social Sciences / Psychology
Face Perception | Face Processing Expertis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,922
  • Last 5 Years
    20,563
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.412
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Rankings

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15,154
World Rank
China
562
Country Rank
Renmin University of China Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Wayne Xin Zhao
Renmin University of China Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Social Science
Recommender System | Natural Language Processing | Large Language Mode

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,451
  • Last 5 Years
    39,993
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.920
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Rankings

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15,416
World Rank
China
573
Country Rank
Chongqing University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Xiaosong Hu (胡晓松)
Chongqing University Chongqing, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Energy Storage | Electrified Vehicles | Transportation Electrification | Intelligent Transportatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,000
  • Last 5 Years
    34,612
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.805
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Rankings

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16,891
World Rank
China
632
Country Rank
Chang'an University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Chi Zhang (张驰)
Chang'an University Xi'an, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Highway Safety(道路安全) | Road Geometric Research(道路几何指标

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,651
  • Last 5 Years
    20,986
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.516
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Rankings

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21,171
World Rank
China
844
Country Rank
South China Normal University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Wen Zhonglin 温忠麟
South China Normal University Guangzhou, China
Social Sciences / Psychology
quantitative methods | structural equation modeling | interaction | mediatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,064
  • Last 5 Years
    18,608
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.531
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Rankings

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30,611
World Rank
China
1,275
Country Rank
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Frederick Leong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Shenzhen, China
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cross-cultural psychopathology and psychotherapy | cultural and personality factors related to caree

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,495
  • Last 5 Years
    7,167
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.261
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Rankings

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31,825
World Rank
China
1,336
Country Rank
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Chao-Gan Yan
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Psychology
Neuroimaging | Resting-State fMRI | Neuromodulation | Depressio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,778
  • Last 5 Years
    16,389
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.612
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Rankings

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33,410
World Rank
China
1,404
Country Rank
Peking University Logo
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Shihui Han
Peking University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | culture and social cognitive neuroscience | imaging genetics | self-related processing | empath

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,883
  • Last 5 Years
    14,680
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.567
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Rankings

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33,507
World Rank
China
1,408
Country Rank
Huawei Technologies Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Qun Liu|刘群, 劉群
Huawei Technologies Shenzhen, China
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Computational Linguistics | Natural Language Processing | Machine Translation | Chinese Language Processin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,835
  • Last 5 Years
    16,961
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.657
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Rankings

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37,111
World Rank
China
1,600
Country Rank
Tsinghua University Logo
119
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Jianping Wu
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
intelligent transportatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,048
  • Last 5 Years
    17,664
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.735
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Rankings

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37,255
World Rank
China
1,605
Country Rank
Peking University Logo
60
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Li An Zhou
Peking University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political economy | industrial organization | economic developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,989
  • Last 5 Years
    10,369
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.432
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Rankings

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40,291
World Rank
China
1,758
Country Rank
Beijing Jiaotong University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Zhongsheng Hou
Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Model Free Adaptive Control | Data Driven Control | Iterative learning Control | Intelligent Transportation System

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,697
  • Last 5 Years
    15,275
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.673
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Rankings

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42,027
World Rank
China
1,848
Country Rank
Southeast University Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Chen Wang
Southeast University Nanjing, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
transportatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,017
  • Last 5 Years
    20,265
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.920
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Rankings

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43,141
World Rank
China
1,894
Country Rank
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Xiang Yang Zhang
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Psychology
Schizophrenia | clinical psychological counselling/therap

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,609
  • Last 5 Years
    12,787
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.592
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Rankings

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43,295
World Rank
China
1,902
Country Rank
Southwest University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Jiang Qiu
Southwest University Chongqing, China
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience | Creativity | Affective disorder

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,561
  • Last 5 Years
    16,932
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.785
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Rankings

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45,147
World Rank
China
1,988
Country Rank
Southwest Jiaotong University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Wanming Zhai
Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Railway Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,921
  • Last 5 Years
    15,417
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.737
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Rankings

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47,429
World Rank
China
2,110
Country Rank
Beijing Normal University Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Nanak Kakwani
Beijing Normal University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Sociology
Social welfare functions | Poverty | Inequality | Public Policy and Well-bein

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,158
  • Last 5 Years
    4,276
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.212
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Rankings

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47,905
World Rank
China
2,130
Country Rank
Peking University Logo
75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Damai Dai|代达劢
Peking University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Deep Learning | Natural Language Processing | Large Language Model | Mixture-of-Expert

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,007
  • Last 5 Years
    19,871
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.993
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Rankings

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48,506
World Rank
China
2,164
Country Rank
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Linxiu Zhang
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Social Policy
rural development | rural education | off-farm employment | public investment | povert

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,829
  • Last 5 Years
    9,459
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.477
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Rankings

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49,160
World Rank
China
2,203
Country Rank
Tsinghua University Logo
150
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Ye Wu
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Air quality | transportation energy system | vehicle emissions | electric and fuel cell vehicles | traffic modelin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,650
  • Last 5 Years
    10,457
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.532
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Rankings

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52,030
World Rank
China
2,344
Country Rank
Tsinghua University Logo
157
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Liang Ge
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
autophagy | vesicular transport | secretio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,843
  • Last 5 Years
    8,768
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.465
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Rankings

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54,080
World Rank
China
2,460
Country Rank
Beihang University Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Hai Jun Huang
Beihang University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Traffic Flow Models | Transportation Network Modeling and Analysis | Congestion Pricin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,305
  • Last 5 Years
    7,126
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.389
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Rankings

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58,848
World Rank
China
2,701
Country Rank
Peking University Logo
100
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Xiang Cheng
Peking University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Channel Measurements | Channel Modeling | VANET | Wireless Communications | Networked Intelligenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,175
  • Last 5 Years
    9,635
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.561
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Rankings

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61,969
World Rank
China
2,849
Country Rank
Xidian University Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Guoqiang Mao
Xidian University Xi'an, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Intelligent Transportation Systems | Vehicular Networks | Wireless Localization | Io

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,520
  • Last 5 Years
    7,459
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.452
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Rankings

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62,261
World Rank
China
2,866
Country Rank
Tsinghua University Logo
188
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Xianlai Zeng 曾现来
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Circularity | Urban mining | Waste management | Material flow analysis | Critical minera

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,457
  • Last 5 Years
    11,864
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.721
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