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Highly Cited Researchers 531 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 531 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,056
World Rank
China
57
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Dinggang Shen
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Others
Medical Image Analysis | Medical Image Computing | Biomedical Image Analysis | Image Registratio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    113,783
  • Last 5 Years
    76,608
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.673
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Rankings

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32,473
World Rank
China
1,368
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Zhijun Ning
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
optoelectronic materials and device

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,373
  • Last 5 Years
    16,667
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.632
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Rankings

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33,736
World Rank
China
1,418
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Zhi Liu
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy | energy materials | electrochemistry | synchrotron radiation based spectroscop

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,690
  • Last 5 Years
    14,755
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.574
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Rankings

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34,666
World Rank
China
1,467
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Shenghua Gao
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer vision | Pattern Recognition | Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,200
  • Last 5 Years
    20,611
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.818
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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38,551
World Rank
China
1,674
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Zhongkai Liu
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Natural Sciences / Physics
Condensed Matter Physics | Novel Quantum Materials | Superconductivit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,383
  • Last 5 Years
    12,208
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.522
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Rankings

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48,728
World Rank
China
2,183
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Yue Biao ZHANG
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
DynaCOF | MTV-MOF | ZIF | Gas Storage | Direct Air Captur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,744
  • Last 5 Years
    13,524
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.685
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Rankings

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48,758
World Rank
China
2,184
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Wen Liu
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,736
  • Last 5 Years
    19,500
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.988
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Rankings

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49,516
World Rank
China
2,230
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Yang Yang
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Fog/Edge Computing | Internet of Things (IoT) | Mobile Communication

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,519
  • Last 5 Years
    11,559
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.592
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Rankings

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50,298
World Rank
China
2,269
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Wei Liu
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Others

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,294
  • Last 5 Years
    14,981
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.776
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Rankings

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51,189
World Rank
China
2,311
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Jingyi Yu
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer Vision | Computer Graphic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,047
  • Last 5 Years
    14,507
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.762
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Rankings

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56,164
World Rank
China
2,570
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Jin Xie (谢琎)
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Chemistry | Surface Engineering | Surface Chemistry | Atomic Layer Deposition | Vapor Phase Infiltratio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,766
  • Last 5 Years
    14,143
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.796
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Rankings

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69,848
World Rank
China
3,242
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Qian Wang
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Medical Image Analysis | Medical Image Computing | Biomedical Image Analysis | Computer Vision | Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,059
  • Last 5 Years
    12,623
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.838
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Rankings

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75,348
World Rank
China
3,528
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Qixi Mi
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemistry | Materials | Energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,184
  • Last 5 Years
    6,327
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.446
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Rankings

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79,253
World Rank
China
3,710
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Yuanming Shi
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Space Computing Networks | Edge Artificial Intelligence | Large-Scale Optimizatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,613
  • Last 5 Years
    12,568
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.923
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Rankings

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100,275
World Rank
China
4,831
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Xuming He
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Machine Learning | Computer Vision | Robotic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,197
  • Last 5 Years
    8,325
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.744
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Rankings

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104,177
World Rank
China
5,014
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Fang Bai|Bai, Fang
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Drug Discovery and Design | Artificial Intelligence | Computational Chemistry | Computational Biolg

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,836
  • Last 5 Years
    9,898
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.913
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Rankings

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117,764
World Rank
China
5,751
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Suwen Zhao
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Others

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,740
  • Last 5 Years
    7,833
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.804
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Rankings

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121,079
World Rank
China
5,933
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Shengjie Ling
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Biomaterials | Synchrotron | Nanomaterial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,496
  • Last 5 Years
    8,205
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.864
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Rankings

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136,786
World Rank
China
6,763
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
TAO LI
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Functional Porous Material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,520
  • Last 5 Years
    5,241
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.615
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Rankings

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142,605
World Rank
China
7,062
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Guijun Ma
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Photocatalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,199
  • Last 5 Years
    3,396
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.414
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Rankings

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146,185
World Rank
China
7,266
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Yingbo Zhao (赵英博)
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
chemistry | material scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,009
  • Last 5 Years
    6,001
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.749
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Rankings

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148,562
World Rank
China
7,396
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Qingqing Ji
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanoscience | Nanomaterials | Nanoelectronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,891
  • Last 5 Years
    4,578
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.580
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Rankings

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146,473
World Rank
China
7,279
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Yanhang Ma
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Electron microscopy | nanoporous crystal

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,994
  • Last 5 Years
    6,955
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.870
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Rankings

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155,332
World Rank
China
7,763
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Ji Song Guan
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
Neuroscience | Learning and memory | Epigenetics | cortical circuit | Artificial Intelligenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,568
  • Last 5 Years
    3,048
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.403
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Rankings

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171,233
World Rank
China
8,616
Country Rank
ShanghaiTech University Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Yanpeng Qi 齐彦鹏 上海科技大学|Y. Qi, Yan-Peng Qi
ShanghaiTech University Shanghai, China
Natural Sciences / Physics
Superconductivity | Quantum materials | Topological materials | High pressur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,888
  • Last 5 Years
    4,408
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.640
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