Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
mechanical metamaterials
auxetic
negative thermal expansion
negative Poisson's ratio
rowing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,873
7,852
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Welding residual stresses and distortion
Friction stir welding
Composite structures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
398
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
mechanical engineering
stress analysis
finite element analysis
Nuclear Fusion
MEMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
390
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Heat Transfer
HVAC
Thermal management in electrical machies
Fluid dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
366
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Internal Combustion Engines
Power Generation Plants
Heat Transfer
Mechatronics
Air Conditioning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
388
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Composite
Sandwich Structures
Fracture
Impact
Maritime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
226
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Internal Combustion Engines
Heat Transfer
Fluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
80
0.899
Joseph N. Grima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,873
7,852
0.610
mechanical metamaterials
auxetic
negative thermal expansion
negative Poisson's ratio
rowing
Duncan Camilleri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
398
0.353
Welding residual stresses and distortion
Friction stir welding
Composite structures
Pierluigi Mollicone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
390
0.590
mechanical engineering
stress analysis
finite element analysis
Nuclear Fusion
MEMS
Christopher Micallef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
366
0.622
Heat Transfer
HVAC
Thermal management in electrical machies
Fluid dynamics
Mario Farrugia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
388
0.731
Internal Combustion Engines
Power Generation Plants
Heat Transfer
Mechatronics
Air Conditioning
Claire De Marco Muscat-Fenech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
226
0.585
Composite
Sandwich Structures
Fracture
Impact
Maritime
Carl Caruana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
80
0.899
Internal Combustion Engines
Heat Transfer
Fluids