Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 4.573 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
China
Xiaofeng Wang
supernova
time-domain astronomy
AGN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408,899
191,203
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
China
Yadong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,416
110,847
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
China
Qiang Zhang
Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Lithium Metal Anode
SEI
Electrolyte
Electrocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,399
82,834
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
China
Feiyu Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,172
62,134
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
China
GQ Chen(陈国强)
Microbiology and Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,502
32,764
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
China
Zhen Hu
High Energy Physics Experiment
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,445
18,705
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
China
Liu Qiang
High power high energy laser
nonlinear frequency conversion
quantum entanglement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,748
59,461
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
China
Ying Yang
LIC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,809
47,800
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
China
Cn Yang
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,914
13,714
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
China
Jinghong Li
Bioanalytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,936
24,707
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
China
Qiang Zhang
atmospheric chemistry
emissions
satellite remote sensing
air quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,504
46,867
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
China
Fei Wei
Carbon nanotubes
Chemical Engineering
fluidization
catalysis
graphene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,975
26,520
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
China
Yigong Shi
apoptosis
pre-mRNA splicing
gamma-secretase
Alzheimer's disease
nuclear pore complex
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,019
17,583
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
China
Chen Chen
Nano materials
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,201
52,014
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
China
Chen Dong
immunology
inflammation
T cell differentiation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,833
20,265
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
China
Wei Ying Ma
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,022
12,690
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
China
Jun LI 李 隽
theoretical actinide chemistry
computational catalysis
physical inorganic chemistry
cluster chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,781
41,956
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
China
Chen Ning Yang, 杨振宁
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,228
9,122
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
China
Jing Zhu
NanoMaterial and NanoStructure
Interface and Surface in Materials
Electron Microscopy in Material Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,607
22,286
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
China
Zhiyuan Liu|Zhi-Yuan Liu
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Knowledge Graph
Social Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,787
47,954
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
China
Maosong Sun
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Social Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,985
41,878
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
China
Jianmin Wang
Big Data management
Workflow management
Process mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,942
38,822
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
China
Chao Chen
Disinfection and DBPs
DBP precursors and characterization
nitrosamines
NOM
T&O
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,679
34,756
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
China
Tang Jie
Artificial Intelligence
Social Networks
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Knowledge Graph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,118
32,968
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
China
Baohua Li
Lithium ion/S/O2 batteries and supercapacitor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,121
34,671
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67
China
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xiaofeng Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408,899
191,203
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,599
China
23
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yadong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,416
110,847
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,263
China
34
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Qiang Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,399
82,834
0.694
Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Lithium Metal Anode
SEI
Electrolyte
Electrocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,753
China
75
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Feiyu Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,172
62,134
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,966
China
80
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
GQ Chen(陈国强)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,502
32,764
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,115
China
89
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zhen Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,445
18,705
0.214
High Energy Physics Experiment
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,319
China
91
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Liu Qiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,748
59,461
0.702
High power high energy laser
nonlinear frequency conversion
quantum entanglement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,393
China
98
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ying Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,809
47,800
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,486
China
105
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cn Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,914
13,714
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,714
China
151
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jinghong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,936
24,707
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,050
China
165
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Qiang Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,504
46,867
0.674
atmospheric chemistry
emissions
satellite remote sensing
air quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,412
China
175
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fei Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,975
26,520
0.396
Carbon nanotubes
Chemical Engineering
fluidization
catalysis
graphene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,562
China
182
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yigong Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,019
17,583
0.266
apoptosis
pre-mRNA splicing
gamma-secretase
Alzheimer's disease
nuclear pore complex
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,706
China
183
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chen Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,201
52,014
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,781
China
186
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chen Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,833
20,265
0.313
immunology
inflammation
T cell differentiation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,915
China
189
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wei Ying Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,022
12,690
0.198
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,958
China
191
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jun LI 李 隽
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,781
41,956
0.658
theoretical actinide chemistry
computational catalysis
physical inorganic chemistry
cluster chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,057
China
197
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chen Ning Yang, 杨振宁
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,228
9,122
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,198
China
225
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jing Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,607
22,286
0.387
NanoMaterial and NanoStructure
Interface and Surface in Materials
Electron Microscopy in Material Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,639
China
244
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zhiyuan Liu|Zhi-Yuan Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,787
47,954
0.860
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Knowledge Graph
Social Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,373
China
275
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maosong Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,985
41,878
0.790
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Social Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,284
China
320
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jianmin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,942
38,822
0.777
Big Data management
Workflow management
Process mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,688
China
337
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chao Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,679
34,756
0.714
Disinfection and DBPs
DBP precursors and characterization
nitrosamines
NOM
T&O
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,891
China
342
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tang Jie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,118
32,968
0.685
Artificial Intelligence
Social Networks
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Knowledge Graph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,233
China
353
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Baohua Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,121
34,671
0.736
Lithium ion/S/O2 batteries and supercapacitor