Chinese Academy of Sciences in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
202
researchers on the list
36
rank in China
307
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wang, Zhong Lin | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1 / 177,859 | 1 / 177,859 |
| Logothetis, Nikos K. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 93 / 379,830 | 176 / 379,830 |
| Yu, Hanqing | Environmental Sciences | 19 / 140,934 | 28 / 140,934 |
| Li, Xianhua Huan | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 14 / 108,013 | 22 / 108,013 |
| Sansonetti, Philippe Joseph | Microbiology | 50 / 232,186 | 367 / 232,186 |
| Zhang, Bing | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 160 / 82,760 | 42 / 82,760 |
| Guo, Yu-Guo | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 140 / 177,859 | 146 / 177,859 |
| Li, Xin | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 454 / 84,638 | 111 / 84,638 |
| Ji, Qiang | Energy | 430 / 371,959 | 155 / 371,959 |
| Jiang, Yueming | Food Science | 23 / 107,913 | 63 / 107,913 |
| Ding, Lin | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 381 / 108,013 | 78 / 108,013 |
| Tan, Weihong | Analytical Chemistry | 47 / 137,328 | 40 / 137,328 |
| Li, Xianfeng | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 545 / 177,859 | 300 / 177,859 |
| Wang, Shouyang | Operations Research | 60 / 31,951 | 33 / 31,951 |
| Zhang, Wei | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,803 / 95,377 | 424 / 95,377 |
| Li, Zhou | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,359 / 177,859 | 428 / 177,859 |
| Wang, Kelin | Agronomy & Agriculture | 884 / 95,377 | 126 / 95,377 |
| Pu, Xiong | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,755 / 177,859 | 658 / 177,859 |
| Weng, Hongming | Applied Physics | 1,344 / 323,282 | 382 / 323,282 |
| Cheng, Tinghai | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | 742 / 177,859 |
| Sun, Jiming Min | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 383 / 108,013 | 393 / 108,013 |
| Cao, Xia | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,217 / 177,859 | 794 / 177,859 |
| Guo, Huadong | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 236 / 82,760 | 286 / 82,760 |
| Chu, Haiyan | Agronomy & Agriculture | 735 / 95,377 | 179 / 95,377 |
| Asif, Sohaib | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 1,219 / 517,648 |
| Li, Qiuli | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,128 / 108,013 | 342 / 108,013 |
| Shi, Yong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 5,359 / 517,648 | 1,947 / 517,648 |
| Fan, Jie | Geography | 413 / 21,559 | 130 / 21,559 |
| Zhu, Dong | Environmental Sciences | 2,723 / 140,934 | 589 / 140,934 |
| Yan, Xiaoyuan | Agronomy & Agriculture | 676 / 95,377 | 202 / 95,377 |
| Zhu, Xinguang | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,552 / 204,373 | 400 / 204,373 |
| Shi, Jiancheng | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 257 / 82,760 | 321 / 82,760 |
| Xin, Sen | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,627 / 177,859 | 981 / 177,859 |
| Chen, Qinglin | Environmental Sciences | 2,239 / 140,934 | 649 / 140,934 |
| Zhang, Jiabao | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,171 / 95,377 | 210 / 95,377 |
| Li, Xiaofeng | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 376 / 82,760 | 349 / 82,760 |
| Wu, Lizhu | Organic Chemistry | 906 / 188,664 | 349 / 188,664 |
| Yin, Yinlong | Dairy & Animal Science | 55 / 78,455 | 104 / 78,455 |
| Liu, Dong | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,560 / 164,120 | 476 / 164,120 |
| Cui, Peng | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 740 / 82,760 | 370 / 82,760 |
| Yang, Ya | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 976 / 177,859 | 1,198 / 177,859 |
| Peng, Peng | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 995 / 108,013 | 519 / 108,013 |
| Zhang, Quanfa | Environmental Sciences | 447 / 140,934 | 808 / 140,934 |
| Fang, Guodong | Environmental Sciences | 1,716 / 140,934 | 819 / 140,934 |
| Wang, Tao | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 792 / 84,638 |
| He, Zuhua | Plant Biology & Botany | 4,008 / 204,373 | 572 / 204,373 |
| Liang, Gang | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,397 / 204,373 | 593 / 204,373 |
| Fang, Chen | Applied Physics | 4,662 / 323,282 | 761 / 323,282 |
| Han, Bin | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,051 / 204,373 | 620 / 204,373 |
| Zhang, Qinghua | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | 1,525 / 177,859 |
| Li, Jiangshan | Environmental Sciences | — | 954 / 140,934 |
| Liu, Guosheng | Organic Chemistry | 883 / 188,664 | 680 / 188,664 |
| Luo, Dan | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | 1,630 / 177,859 |
| Tang, Wei | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | 1,659 / 177,859 |
| Wang, Fengxiang | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 1,166 / 133,072 | 167 / 133,072 |
| Sun, Bo | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,522 / 95,377 | 338 / 95,377 |
| Yao, Tangdong | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 985 / 84,638 |
| Liu, Chang | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 637 / 177,859 | — |
| Li, Gang | Environmental Sciences | — | 1,086 / 140,934 |
| Wang, Shijie | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 2,081 / 108,013 | 775 / 108,013 |
| Zhao, Yan | Paleontology | — | 132 / 23,292 |
| Liu, Zaihua | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 783 / 108,013 |
| Wang, Peng | Environmental Sciences | — | 1,198 / 140,934 |
| Hong, Yongmiao | Econometrics | 66 / 1,427 | 56 / 1,427 |
| Zhao, Zhihao | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | 2,177 / 177,859 |
| Macho, Alberto P. | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,362 / 204,373 | 915 / 204,373 |
| Wan, Hongli | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | 2,211 / 177,859 |
| Sun, Q. | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | 2,268 / 177,859 |
| Qin, Jiangjiang | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 959 / 120,621 | 226 / 120,621 |
| Liang, Yuting | Environmental Sciences | — | 1,436 / 140,934 |
| Su, Hang | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,357 / 84,638 |
| Arimoto, Richard | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,154 / 84,638 | — |
| Zhang, Yuanhang | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,369 / 84,638 |
| Yao, Jing | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | — | 776 / 82,760 |
| Ow, David W. | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,002 / 204,373 | — |
| Luo, Jianjun | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | 2,783 / 177,859 |
| Liang, Eryuan | Ecology | — | 1,493 / 82,882 |
| Zhang, Xiangyang | Psychiatry | — | 1,210 / 90,846 |
| Li, Tianyu | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | 2,860 / 177,859 |
| Tu, Chen | Environmental Sciences | — | 1,729 / 140,934 |
| Sun, Meng | Environmental Sciences | — | 1,732 / 140,934 |
| Guo, Dali | Ecology | — | 1,558 / 82,882 |
| Zhang, Qichong | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | 2,985 / 177,859 |
| Manghwar, Hakim | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 1,323 / 204,373 |
| Yang, Ying | Developmental Biology | — | 1,685 / 167,121 |
| Wan, Wenjie | Environmental Sciences | — | 1,846 / 140,934 |
| Mokhtari, Tahmineh | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 3,578 / 379,830 |
| Shen, Renfang | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 1,398 / 204,373 |
| Liang, Qinghua | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 3,592 / 177,859 | 3,363 / 177,859 |
| Fan, Weiming | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 1,231 / 108,013 |
| Li, Jie | Environmental Sciences | — | 1,983 / 140,934 |
| Zhao, Chunzhao | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 1,474 / 204,373 |
| Shan, Wenpo | Physical Chemistry | — | 317 / 44,088 |
| Bai, Chunli | Chemical Physics | 1,942 / 121,889 | — |
| Wang, Genxu | Environmental Engineering | 1,100 / 68,664 | 564 / 68,664 |
| Chen, Ceshi | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,743 / 377,791 | 2,930 / 377,791 |
| Li, Ying | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | 3,884 / 177,859 |
| Wang, Tongtao | Energy | — | 3,045 / 371,959 |
| Liu, Xiaoming | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 1,416 / 108,013 |
| Zhang, Peng | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 2,649 / 188,664 |
| Fang, Kaitai | Statistics & Probability | 455 / 24,695 | — |
| Wang, Chunhui | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,365 / 140,934 |
| Grenier, Emmanuel | General Mathematics | 589 / 76,268 | 867 / 76,268 |
| Liu, Feng | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 789 / 95,377 |
| Zhang, Xiaoming | Immunology | — | 1,803 / 176,292 |
| Cao, Xianyong | Paleontology | — | 301 / 23,292 |
| Sun, Qian | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,428 / 140,934 |
| Zhao, Feng | Environmental Sciences | 1,713 / 140,934 | 2,480 / 140,934 |
| Huang, Laiming | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 832 / 95,377 |
| Shi, Zhongzhi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,498 / 517,648 | — |
| Wang, Yin | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,566 / 140,934 |
| Xin, Xiufang | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 1,913 / 204,373 |
| Wu, Longhhua | Environmental Sciences | 2,434 / 140,934 | 2,602 / 140,934 |
| Lu, Linlin | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | — | 1,300 / 82,760 |
| Liu, Wenzhi | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,605 / 140,934 |
| Bai, Yilong | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 901 / 157,792 | 2,290 / 157,792 |
| Ogawa, Teruo | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,735 / 204,373 | — |
| Song, Yang | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,746 / 140,934 |
| Zheng, Anqing | Energy | 6,158 / 371,959 | 3,791 / 371,959 |
| Hu, James W. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 7,340 / 379,830 | — |
| Zhuang, Lina | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | — | 1,452 / 82,760 |
| Cui, Li | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,900 / 140,934 |
| Qian, Linbo | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,909 / 140,934 |
| Liu, Gang | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 949 / 95,377 |
| Zhang, Yongyu | Microbiology | — | 2,375 / 232,186 |
| Wang, Yujun | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,954 / 140,934 |
| Liu, Chunzhao | Biotechnology | 544 / 69,700 | 508 / 69,700 |
| Zhu, Xiaofang | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 2,245 / 204,373 |
| Lin, Xiangui | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,457 / 95,377 | 984 / 95,377 |
| Wang, Fuyi | Analytical Chemistry | 2,697 / 137,328 | 909 / 137,328 |
| Wang, Xiaolin | Paleontology | — | 395 / 23,292 |
| Fang, Guangyou | Networking & Telecommunications | 4,260 / 228,312 | 1,703 / 228,312 |
| Xing, Guangxi | Agronomy & Agriculture | 778 / 95,377 | — |
| Farnsworth, Alexander J. | Paleontology | — | 422 / 23,292 |
| Wang, Lijun | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | — | 638 / 120,621 |
| Xie, Sishen | Applied Physics | 4,121 / 323,282 | 6,190 / 323,282 |
| Song, Xiaodong | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 1,188 / 95,377 |
| Du, Haifeng | Applied Physics | — | 2,949 / 323,282 |
| Chen, Nansheng | Bioinformatics | — | 434 / 24,357 |
| Meng, Gaofeng | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 7,278 / 517,648 |
| Chang, Leroy L. | Applied Physics | 4,424 / 323,282 | — |
| Wang, Zhijun | Materials | 4,338 / 330,896 | 4,112 / 330,896 |
| Zhao, Jie | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 1,256 / 95,377 |
| Liu, Fulai | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 2,236 / 108,013 |
| Gill, Rafaqat Ali | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 2,871 / 204,373 |
| Xiao, Han | Biotechnology | — | 700 / 69,700 |
| Wang, Meng | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 4,958 / 377,791 |
| Qiu, Jiezhong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 7,662 / 517,648 |
| Shafait, Faisal | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 4,012 / 517,648 | 10,543 / 517,648 |
| Xu, Ji'an | Materials | 2,699 / 330,896 | — |
| Li, Jinpingi Ping | Energy | — | 5,793 / 371,959 |
| Cui, Jie | Virology | — | 682 / 79,508 |
| Yang, Yang | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 1,397 / 95,377 |
| Liu, Ji | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 1,435 / 95,377 |
| Chaturvedi, R. K. | Forestry | — | 287 / 36,413 |
| Chao, Daiyin | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 3,302 / 204,373 |
| Deng, Hua | Chemical Engineering | — | 1,824 / 97,821 |
| Liu, Tungsheng | Paleontology | — | 593 / 23,292 |
| Zhang, Shuzheng | Environmental Sciences | 1,823 / 140,934 | — |
| Jiang, Yanjuan | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 3,517 / 204,373 |
| Chen, Zhitong | Aerospace & Aeronautics | — | 357 / 66,382 |
| Geng, Wen Chao | Organic Chemistry | — | 2,750 / 188,664 |
| Wang, Run | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 9,295 / 517,648 |
| Chen, Lin M. | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 1,632 / 95,377 |
| Dong, Jinyun | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | — | 1,001 / 120,621 |
| Li, Tao | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 2,457 / 131,085 | 2,371 / 131,085 |
| Qi, Shuhua | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 934 / 120,621 | 1,007 / 120,621 |
| Liu, Hui | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 3,869 / 204,373 |
| Li, Laigeng | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 3,908 / 204,373 |
| Hu, Peilei | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 1,755 / 95,377 |
| Sun, Zhenan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 9,905 / 517,648 |
| Lv, Weiguang | Organic Chemistry | — | 3,023 / 188,664 |
| Chen, Longxiang | Energy | — | 7,371 / 371,959 |
| Xie, Zubin | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 1,785 / 95,377 |
| Chen, Mongtong | Microbiology | — | 4,392 / 232,186 |
| Fan, Chengxin | Environmental Sciences | 2,274 / 140,934 | — |
| Yang, Jingsong | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 1,993 / 95,377 |
| Ahmad, Ijaz | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | 1,128 / 133,072 |
| Sun, Xin | Zoology | — | 132 / 19,073 |
| Jiang, Wenhan | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 1,069 / 140,272 | — |
| Gao, S. L. | Materials | 6,469 / 330,896 | 6,787 / 330,896 |
| Yuan, Li | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 7,768 / 377,791 |
| Huang, Chuanhui | Analytical Chemistry | — | 2,122 / 137,328 |
| Zhou, Guixiang | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 2,151 / 95,377 |
| Zhan, Shuai | Entomology | — | 667 / 40,595 |
| Wang, Hansheng | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,569 / 82,760 | — |
| Zhang, Dongdong | Biomedical Engineering | — | 1,388 / 74,543 |
| Zhou, Qiongqiong Angela | Organic Chemistry | — | 4,183 / 188,664 |
| Liu, Zhiquan | Applied Physics | — | 6,064 / 323,282 |
| Zhang, Chi | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | 1,454 / 133,072 |
| Liu, Xiaohong | Applied Physics | — | 6,208 / 323,282 |
| Jiang, Qian | Dairy & Animal Science | — | 1,127 / 78,455 |
| Liang, Wei | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 4,344 / 228,312 |
| Zhong, Guoqun | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 1,387 / 133,072 | — |
| Li, Hongxuan | Applied Physics | — | 7,424 / 323,282 |
| Wei, Yao | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | 1,858 / 133,072 |
| Shao, Janda | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 2,146 / 140,272 | 2,142 / 140,272 |
| Yi, Dong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 11,875 / 517,648 | — |
| Ke, Dongliang | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | 2,295 / 133,072 |
| Liu, Huagang | Optoelectronics & Photonics | — | 1,954 / 140,272 |
| Chen, Lianwei | Optoelectronics & Photonics | — | 2,882 / 140,272 |
| Wang, Xiaohui | Mining & Metallurgy | — | 865 / 37,230 |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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