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Highly Cited Researchers 101 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 101 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,752
World Rank
China
206
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Tao Chen
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science | Solar Cel

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    72,084
  • Last 5 Years
    55,757
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.774
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Rankings

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12,942
World Rank
China
455
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Hongzhou Li (李红周)
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Others
Polymer composites | Finite element analysis | Unit cell | Nanoindentatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,827
  • Last 5 Years
    21,051
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.440
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Rankings

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28,924
World Rank
China
1,202
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Jin Zhu
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Others
Bio-based polymers | furandicarboxylic acid | flame retardancy | nanocomposite

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,598
  • Last 5 Years
    21,155
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.740
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Rankings

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30,668
World Rank
China
1,276
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Qing Huang
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Others
Material Editin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,464
  • Last 5 Years
    22,670
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.825
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Rankings

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33,722
World Rank
China
1,415
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Aiguo Wu
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Applications of Nanomaterials in Biomedicine | Bioanalytical Chemistry & Environmental Science

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,727
  • Last 5 Years
    18,424
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.716
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Rankings

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37,438
World Rank
China
1,618
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Cheng-Te Lin (林正得)
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Carbons | Graphene-Based Biosensors | Thermal Interface Materials | Thermal Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,904
  • Last 5 Years
    16,267
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.681
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Rankings

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44,990
World Rank
China
1,984
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Zhiyi Lu
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Others
Electrochemical Catalysis | Environmental Catalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,968
  • Last 5 Years
    13,712
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.654
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Rankings

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49,926
World Rank
China
2,250
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Run-Wei Li
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Others

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,425
  • Last 5 Years
    12,743
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.656
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Rankings

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51,237
World Rank
China
2,308
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Mengjin Yang
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
nanotechnology | photovoltaic | energy storage | composit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,062
  • Last 5 Years
    12,301
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.645
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Rankings

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71,281
World Rank
China
3,314
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Xiaoqing Liu
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Bio-based materials | Polyesters | PBZ | epoxy | High-performance thermoset

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,839
  • Last 5 Years
    11,785
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.794
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Rankings

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75,484
World Rank
China
3,530
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Minghui Yang（杨明辉）|Minghui Yang, M. Yang
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
solid state chemistry | functional materials | gas sensor | electrocatalysis | photocatalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,180
  • Last 5 Years
    12,387
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.874
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Rankings

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83,576
World Rank
China
3,942
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Fu Liu
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Others
membrane | water treatment | polymer | interface | dialysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,049
  • Last 5 Years
    8,342
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.639
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Rankings

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84,436
World Rank
China
3,995
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Hengwei Lin
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
light-emitting materials | carbon-based materials | biomedicine | sensin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,944
  • Last 5 Years
    9,278
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.717
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Rankings

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85,032
World Rank
China
4,037
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Ziqi Tian
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Computational Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,868
  • Last 5 Years
    11,407
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.886
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Rankings

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99,829
World Rank
China
4,805
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Wentao Zhai
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
高分子发泡材

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,255
  • Last 5 Years
    6,635
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.590
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Rankings

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106,569
World Rank
China
5,149
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Junfeng Fang
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Organic electronics and Perovskite solar cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,639
  • Last 5 Years
    7,592
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.714
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Rankings

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107,919
World Rank
China
5,240
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Yitian Zhao|赵一天
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Medical Imaging | computer vision | pattern recognitio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,521
  • Last 5 Years
    9,772
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.929
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Rankings

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117,051
World Rank
China
5,718
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Hongxin Yang
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Natural Sciences / Physics
Spintronics | Quantum Matter | Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,806
  • Last 5 Years
    7,032
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.717
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Rankings

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122,554
World Rank
China
6,018
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Songqi Ma (马松琪）
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Others
Thermosets | Readily recyclable thermosets | Vitrimers | Composites | Coating

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,408
  • Last 5 Years
    7,646
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.813
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Rankings

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127,260
World Rank
China
6,250
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Jichun Ye
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Optoelectronics | Solar Cells | Power Electronics | Micro/Nanofabrication | Nanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,089
  • Last 5 Years
    6,817
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.750
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Rankings

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129,428
World Rank
China
6,382
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Guilin Yang
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Engineering & Technology / Mechatronics Engineering
Robotics | Mechatronics | Automatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,959
  • Last 5 Years
    3,917
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.437
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Rankings

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137,961
World Rank
China
6,813
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Song Weijie
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
flexible electronics | transparent conductive material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,464
  • Last 5 Years
    5,734
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.677
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Rankings

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140,240
World Rank
China
6,936
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Tan Xiaojian
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
materials scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,336
  • Last 5 Years
    5,906
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.708
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Rankings

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155,444
World Rank
China
7,761
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Aiying Wang
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Others
carbon films | hard coatings | MAX phase cotings | PVD Technolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,572
  • Last 5 Years
    5,489
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.725
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Rankings

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156,717
World Rank
China
7,824
Country Rank
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Jing Chen, 陈静
Ningbo institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Zhongguan, China
Others
Biomedical polymer | Polysaccharide | Glycopolymer | Natural polyme

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,515
  • Last 5 Years
    6,020
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.801
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