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Highly Cited Researchers 45 Scientists Citation 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 45 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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123,189
World Rank
China
6,044
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Qingquan LIU
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
porous polyme

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,356
  • Last 5 Years
    5,972
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.638
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Rankings

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190,902
World Rank
China
9,699
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Jianxun Liu
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Service Computing | Cloud Computing | Workflo

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,191
  • Last 5 Years
    3,756
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.607
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Rankings

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285,542
World Rank
China
14,895
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Najid Ahmad
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Others
Development Economics | Innovation | Poverty | Bioethics | Health Economics

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,032
  • Last 5 Years
    3,484
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.864
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Rankings

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286,048
World Rank
China
14,918
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
He Kaijian
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Others

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,024
  • Last 5 Years
    3,265
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.811
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Rankings

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308,006
World Rank
China
16,109
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Wu-Xing Zhou (周五星)
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Computational Materials Science | Nanoscale Charge and Heat Transpor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,694
  • Last 5 Years
    3,057
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.828
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Rankings

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389,988
World Rank
China
20,545
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Buqing Cao|Cao Buqing, Bu-Qing Cao
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Others
Service Computing | Software Engineering | Recommendation System

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,769
  • Last 5 Years
    1,995
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.720
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Rankings

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391,251
World Rank
China
20,611
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Guofeng Xie 谢国锋
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Others
phonon transport in nanostructure

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,757
  • Last 5 Years
    2,053
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.745
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Rankings

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398,395
World Rank
China
20,989
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Chao-Yang Chen
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Others
networked systems | multi-agent systems | complex networks | adaptive control | nonlinear control theory

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,693
  • Last 5 Years
    2,479
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.921
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Rankings

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439,997
World Rank
China
23,120
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Lianghong Wu
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolutionary Computation | Differential Evolution | Multiobjective Optimizatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,356
  • Last 5 Years
    1,296
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.550
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Rankings

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469,699
World Rank
China
24,607
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Zhao-Hua Liu
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
evolutionary algorithms and their related applications | parallel computing | big data processing | machine learning technology | a

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,151
  • Last 5 Years
    1,602
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.745
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Rankings

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519,978
World Rank
China
27,036
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Yi Li
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Bioinorganic chemistry | Chemical Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,854
  • Last 5 Years
    1,251
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.675
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Rankings

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523,473
World Rank
China
27,209
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Yong Zhang
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Others
Glaciology-Climate chag

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,836
  • Last 5 Years
    696
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.379
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Rankings

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530,542
World Rank
China
27,560
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Chaofeng Zeng
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Others
Deep excavation | Hydrogeology | Groundwater and Aquife

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,798
  • Last 5 Years
    1,533
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.853
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Rankings

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569,314
World Rank
China
29,363
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Wanqiang Liu
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
QSPR | Computational chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,609
  • Last 5 Years
    1,436
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.892
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Rankings

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577,101
World Rank
China
29,700
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Yu-Jia Zeng (曾育佳)
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Others
Condensed Matter Physics | Phonon transport theory | Many-body interaction

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,574
  • Last 5 Years
    1,547
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.983
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Rankings

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615,546
World Rank
China
31,405
Country Rank
Hunan University of Humanities Science & Technology Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Chaofu Wu
Hunan University of Humanities Science & Technology Loudi, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Modeling and Designs for Polymeric Materials | | Multiscale Simulations of Complex Polymer

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,414
  • Last 5 Years
    681
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.482
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Rankings

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654,294
World Rank
China
33,136
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Hong Wang (王宏)
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Others
Dynamic polymer materials | Hydrogels | Photoswitchable fluorescent materials

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,270
  • Last 5 Years
    989
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.779
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Rankings

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666,869
World Rank
China
33,663
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Shaohui Xiong
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Others
organic porous materials

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,227
  • Last 5 Years
    1,108
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.903
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Rankings

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672,598
World Rank
China
33,929
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Yuanqi Chen
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Soil ecology | Forest ecology | Carbon cycling | Plant-soil interactio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,208
  • Last 5 Years
    978
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.810
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Rankings

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675,108
World Rank
China
34,048
Country Rank
Hunan University of Humanities Science & Technology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Chikun Ding
Hunan University of Humanities Science & Technology Loudi, China
Natural Sciences / Physics
General relativity | gravity | black hol

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,200
  • Last 5 Years
    757
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.631
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Rankings

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691,477
World Rank
China
34,829
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Guosheng Kang
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Others
Service Computing | Data-centric BPM | Data Mining/BigData | Industrial Internet | Smart Grid

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,148
  • Last 5 Years
    758
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.660
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Rankings

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718,329
World Rank
China
35,993
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Siwen Tang
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Others
Cuting tool | Machinin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,067
  • Last 5 Years
    619
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.580
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Rankings

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719,195
World Rank
China
36,031
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Donghai Liu
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Others

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,064
  • Last 5 Years
    961
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.903
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Rankings

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744,260
World Rank
China
37,135
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Sun Hongxin
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
vibration control | wind engineering | smart materials | energy harvesting | civil engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    994
  • Last 5 Years
    845
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.850
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Rankings

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851,712
World Rank
China
42,178
Country Rank
Hunan University of Science & Technology Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Yan Wang
Hunan University of Science & Technology Xiangtan, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
band structure of low-dimensional materials | BOL

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    743
  • Last 5 Years
    224
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.301
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