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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 537 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,071
85,618
0.685
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Materials Science and Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,336
45,665
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nanowires
Electrochemistry
Energy Storag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,926
64,919
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Strongly correlated Phenomena
topological effects
2D systems
1D systems
quantum material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,759
39,514
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
纳米材料、锂离子电池、新能源、储能器�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,457
38,831
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carbon materials
fuel cell
catalyst
lithium ion batter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,362
29,544
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nanomaterials for Energy Storage
Nano Energy Materials and Device
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,904
12,557
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Photocatalysis
Artificial photosynthesis
Solar energy conversio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,501
17,044
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thermoelectric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,963
13,292
0.512
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cement Chemistry
Glass
CO2RR
NRR
HE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,893
17,966
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Photocatalysis
Environmental Catalysis
Porous Materials
Adsorption
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,826
13,751
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thermoelectric materials
all-solid-state lithium batteries
materials scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,781
12,987
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Perovskite solar cells
Dye-sensitized solar cells
Porous materials
TiO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,496
10,918
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
nanocomposite technology and functional composite material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,746
9,361
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Inorganic materials
nanomaterials
electrocatalysis
electroenergy conversion and storag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,437
10,708
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lithium batter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,393
12,207
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Functional Hybrid Materials
Catalysis
Adsorption
Seperation
Conductio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,516
11,919
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Metasurface
Microwave
Terahertz
Nanophotonics
Plasmonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,592
9,675
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Science
Environmental Engineering
Photocatalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,422
7,722
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
energy storage material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,013
9,112
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hierarchical Materials
Surface Functionalization
Living Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,921
7,357
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Transmission Electron Microscopy
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
Convergent Beam Electron Diffractio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,612
9,680
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ceramics
refractory
nanomaterial
poroua materials
hydrogen generatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,163
7,239
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thermoelectric
Self propagating high temperature synthesis
Melting spinnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,789
7,318
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Organic solar cells
organic electronics
Perovskite solar cells
polymer material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,560
7,509
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,209
37
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Qiang Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,071
85,618
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,033
91
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yi Bing Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,336
45,665
0.500
Materials Science and Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,301
101
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Liqiang Mai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,926
64,919
0.738
Nanowires
Electrochemistry
Energy Storag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,689
191
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jian Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,759
39,514
0.583
Strongly correlated Phenomena
topological effects
2D systems
1D systems
quantum material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,045
325
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pengfei Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,457
38,831
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,262
613
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shichun Mu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,362
29,544
0.791
Carbon materials
fuel cell
catalyst
lithium ion batter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,024
1,016
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jinping Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,904
12,557
0.450
Nanomaterials for Energy Storage
Nano Energy Materials and Device
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,654
1,040
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shaowen Cao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,501
17,044
0.620
Photocatalysis
Artificial photosynthesis
Solar energy conversio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,122
1,153
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Xinfeng Tang 唐新峰
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,963
13,292
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,454
1,537
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neng Li(李能)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,893
17,966
0.821
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,088
1,791
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gaoke Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,826
13,751
0.694
Photocatalysis
Environmental Catalysis
Porous Materials
Adsorption
Nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,240
1,796
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gangjian Tan 谭刚健
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,781
12,987
0.657
Thermoelectric materials
all-solid-state lithium batteries
materials scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,469
1,988
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fuzhi Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,496
10,918
0.590
Perovskite solar cells
Dye-sensitized solar cells
Porous materials
TiO
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,482
2,310
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jianguo Guan 官建国
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,746
9,361
0.559
nanocomposite technology and functional composite material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,844
2,617
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zonghua Pu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,437
10,708
0.694
Inorganic materials
nanomaterials
electrocatalysis
electroenergy conversion and storag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,052
2,630
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chaojiang Niu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,393
12,207
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,353
3,156
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zongkui Kou (寇宗魁)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,516
11,919
0.882
Functional Hybrid Materials
Catalysis
Adsorption
Seperation
Conductio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,983
3,466
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yongzhi Cheng 程用志
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,592
9,675
0.768
Metasurface
Microwave
Terahertz
Nanophotonics
Plasmonic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,308
3,537
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pengyi Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,422
7,722
0.622
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Science
Environmental Engineering
Photocatalysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,790
3,705
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ya You
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,013
9,112
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,590
3,743
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiaoyu Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,921
7,357
0.617
Hierarchical Materials
Surface Functionalization
Living Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,353
3,872
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xiahan Sang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,612
9,680
0.834
Transmission Electron Microscopy
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
Convergent Beam Electron Diffractio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,542
4,066
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zhang Haijun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,163
7,239
0.648
Ceramics
refractory
nanomaterial
poroua materials
hydrogen generatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,321
4,247
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xianli Su 苏贤礼
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,789
7,318
0.678
Thermoelectric
Self propagating high temperature synthesis
Melting spinnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,772
4,377
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tao Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,560
7,509
0.711
Organic solar cells
organic electronics
Perovskite solar cells
polymer material