Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology Highly Cited Researchers 1.649 Scientists Citation in United States 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
microbial diversity
microbiome
environmental microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445,219
249,536
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
drug delivery
tissue engineering
biomaterials
nanotechnology
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441,116
121,493
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
cancer
bioengineering
proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,173
117,090
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
biomaterials
tissue engineering
silk
regenerative medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,797
76,102
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
bioengineering & cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,537
45,077
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biomaterials
Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology
Regenerative Medicine
Tissue Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,795
25,166
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
biomaterials
gene delivery
nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,821
48,213
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bioengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,289
20,369
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Photonics
Nanobioengineering
Nanoscience
Nanochemistry
Biophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,734
20,557
0.229
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
bioengineering
cell and molecular biology
stem cell engineering
drug delivery systems
mechanotransduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,230
25,989
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
human-computer interaction
collaboration
human-robot interaction
social computing
online communities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,481
15,107
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Human-computer interaction
social computing
human-centered AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,349
56,797
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Drug Delivery
Bioengineering
Pharmaceutics
immunoengineering
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,703
34,475
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Human-Computer Interaction
Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,079
10,272
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
bioengineering
systems biology
computational biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,453
12,338
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
neurotechnology
bioengineering
neuroscience
expansion microscopy
optogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,208
35,468
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Muscle
Rehabilitation
Biomechanics
Bioengineering
Locomotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,796
26,157
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biomaterials
Tissue Engineering
Bioengineering
Hydrogels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,228
31,609
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
bioengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,200
9,029
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
biomaterials
tissue engineering
biosurface science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,167
11,206
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
drug and gene delivery -nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,630
8,560
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Drug delivery
nanomedicine
polymers
biomaterials
bioengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,307
16,358
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
diabetes
bioengineering
tissue engineering
microfluidics
wound healing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,075
23,656
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bioinspired Materials
Materials for Medicine
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,604
19,390
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cryo-Electron Microscopy and Tomography
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,456
14,413
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rob Knight
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445,219
249,536
0.560
microbial diversity
microbiome
environmental microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Langer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441,116
121,493
0.275
drug delivery
tissue engineering
biomaterials
nanotechnology
chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393
165
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lance Liotta
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,173
117,090
0.445
cancer
bioengineering
proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
821
327
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David L Kaplan
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,797
76,102
0.375
biomaterials
tissue engineering
silk
regenerative medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,367
599
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Donald Ingber
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,537
45,077
0.290
bioengineering & cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,742
1,298
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Antonios G Mikos
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,795
25,166
0.231
Biomaterials
Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology
Regenerative Medicine
Tissue Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,510
1,658
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel G Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,821
48,213
0.503
biomaterials
gene delivery
nanomedicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,745
1,767
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jeffrey Hubbell
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,289
20,369
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,951
1,875
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paras N Prasad
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,734
20,557
0.229
Photonics
Nanobioengineering
Nanoscience
Nanochemistry
Biophotonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,200
1,986
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dennis Discher
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,230
25,989
0.301
bioengineering
cell and molecular biology
stem cell engineering
drug delivery systems
mechanotransduction
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,435
2,107
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sara Kiesler
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,481
15,107
0.181
human-computer interaction
collaboration
human-robot interaction
social computing
online communities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,443
2,112
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael S Bernstein
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,349
56,797
0.681
Human-computer interaction
social computing
human-centered AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,611
2,657
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Samir Mitragotri
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,703
34,475
0.474
Drug Delivery
Bioengineering
Pharmaceutics
immunoengineering
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,739
3,184
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gregory D Abowd
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,079
10,272
0.158
Human-Computer Interaction
Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,836
3,229
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Douglas Lauffenburger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,453
12,338
0.191
bioengineering
systems biology
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,884
3,257
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ed Boyden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,208
35,468
0.552
neurotechnology
bioengineering
neuroscience
expansion microscopy
optogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,305
3,458
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Scott Delp
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,796
26,157
0.423
Muscle
Rehabilitation
Biomechanics
Bioengineering
Locomotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,615
3,609
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jason A Burdick
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,228
31,609
0.525
Biomaterials
Tissue Engineering
Bioengineering
Hydrogels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,824
3,718
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Van C Mow
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,200
9,029
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,059
3,835
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Buddy Ratner
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,167
11,206
0.193
biomaterials
tissue engineering
biosurface science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,935
4,263
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Francis Szoka
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,630
8,560
0.157
drug and gene delivery -nanomedicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,022
4,305
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexander Kabanov
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,307
16,358
0.301
Drug delivery
nanomedicine
polymers
biomaterials
bioengineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,346
4,444
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Geoffrey C Gurtner
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,075
23,656
0.446
diabetes
bioengineering
tissue engineering
microfluidics
wound healing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,497
4,512
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Phillip B Messersmith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,604
19,390
0.369
Bioinspired Materials
Materials for Medicine
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,502
5,452
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wah Chiu
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,456
14,413
0.310
Cryo-Electron Microscopy and Tomography
Biophysics