Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 314 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
Computational Materials Science
metallurgy
solid mechanics
nanocomposites
batteries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,764
45,799
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Two-phase flow
Nuclear Engineering
Thermal Hydraulics
Safety Analysis
Two-fluid Model Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,362
10,017
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
nuclear nonproliferation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,142
1,415
0.064
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Radiation Effects
Nuclear Materials
Ion Beam Modification
TEM Characterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,304
6,892
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Material Science
Radiation Effects in Materials
Multi-scale Computer Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,011
8,522
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Computational Science and Engineering
Fluid Dynamics and Interfacial Flows
Nuclear Engineering
High Performance Computing
Nu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,623
6,345
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nuclear fuel cycles
nonproliferation
radioactive waste management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,025
3,488
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
nuclear fuel and materials behavior
fusion energy
plasma materials interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,825
7,065
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nuclear Phenomenology
Experimental Heavy Ion Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,448
14,590
0.944
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Semiconductor Sensor
Radiation Detection
Neutron Imaging
Neutron Detector
Nuclear Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,234
7,262
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nuclear Engineering
Radiation Transport
Monte Carlo
Nuclear Reactor Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,061
5,876
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Materials synthesis
surface and interface chemistry
energy storage
heterogeneous catalysis
separations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,916
4,056
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Applied Nuclear Physics
Radiation Detection
Radiation Imaging
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,106
3,278
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Innovation
productivity
competitiveness
energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,390
1,786
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nuclear Materials
Materials Science
Nuclear Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,228
3,427
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Heat and mass transfer
reactor safety
nuclear materials management and security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,997
3,813
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nuclear Organization
Transcription
Biomolecular Condensates
Chromatin
Phase Separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,901
7,455
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,742
3,060
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nuclear collision modeling
space radiation transport and shielding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,199
1,895
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
plasma
microwave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,148
1,909
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Astrophysics
Nuclear Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,141
2,353
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nuclear Materials
mechanical properties
structural materials
extreme environments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,119
5,422
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nuclear Engineering
neutron detection
gallium nitride
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,755
4,756
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
intelligent systems
fuzzy logic
energy
nuclear engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,669
1,907
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nuclear fuel and waste materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,514
2,191
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,500
2,137
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ju Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,764
45,799
0.553
Computational Materials Science
metallurgy
solid mechanics
nanocomposites
batteries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,055
7,995
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mamoru Ishii
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,362
10,017
0.275
Two-phase flow
Nuclear Engineering
Thermal Hydraulics
Safety Analysis
Two-fluid Model Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,963
16,093
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Geoff Forden
Sandia National Laboratories
New Mexico, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,142
1,415
0.064
nuclear nonproliferation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,000
16,938
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lumin Wang
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,304
6,892
0.324
Radiation Effects
Nuclear Materials
Ion Beam Modification
TEM Characterization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,471
18,270
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fei Gao
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,011
8,522
0.426
Material Science
Radiation Effects in Materials
Multi-scale Computer Simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,572
18,714
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Douglas B Kothe
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,623
6,345
0.323
Computational Science and Engineering
Fluid Dynamics and Interfacial Flows
Nuclear Engineering
High Performance Computing
Nu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,857
20,788
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Steve Skutnik
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,025
3,488
0.194
Nuclear fuel cycles
nonproliferation
radioactive waste management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,428
22,585
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brian D Wirth
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,825
7,065
0.420
nuclear fuel and materials behavior
fusion energy
plasma materials interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,812
25,013
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fernando Antonio Flor
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,448
14,590
0.944
Nuclear Phenomenology
Experimental Heavy Ion Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,828
35,580
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lei R Cao
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,234
7,262
0.646
Semiconductor Sensor
Radiation Detection
Neutron Imaging
Neutron Detector
Nuclear Engineering
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,499
36,153
798
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Brian Kiedrowski
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,061
5,876
0.531
Nuclear Engineering
Radiation Transport
Monte Carlo
Nuclear Reactor Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,876
36,640
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pasquale F Fulvio
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,916
4,056
0.372
Materials synthesis
surface and interface chemistry
energy storage
heterogeneous catalysis
separations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,375
39,577
695
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kai Vetter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,106
3,278
0.324
Applied Nuclear Physics
Radiation Detection
Radiation Imaging
Nuclear Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,092
42,598
776
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard K Lester
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,390
1,786
0.190
Innovation
productivity
competitiveness
energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,219
43,329
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thak Sang Byun
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,228
3,427
0.371
Nuclear Materials
Materials Science
Nuclear Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,445
44,466
748
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Per F Peterson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,997
3,813
0.424
Heat and mass transfer
reactor safety
nuclear materials management and security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,851
44,943
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Benjamin R Sabari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,901
7,455
0.838
Nuclear Organization
Transcription
Biomolecular Condensates
Chromatin
Phase Separation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,203
45,704
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
La Bernstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,742
3,060
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,824
48,573
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lawrence W Townsend
University of Tennessee System
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,199
1,895
0.231
Nuclear collision modeling
space radiation transport and shielding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,666
48,852
1,037
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ronald Gilgenbach
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,148
1,909
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,788
48,887
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul E Koehler
Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Mexico, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,141
2,353
0.289
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Astrophysics
Nuclear Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,144
48,994
796
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter Hosemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,119
5,422
0.668
Nuclear Materials
mechanical properties
structural materials
extreme environments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,796
51,164
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Padhraic Mulligan
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,755
4,756
0.613
Nuclear Engineering
neutron detection
gallium nitride
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,468
51,703
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lefteri Tsoukala
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,669
1,907
0.249
intelligent systems
fuzzy logic
energy
nuclear engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,476
52,673
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Theodore M Besmann
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,514
2,191
0.292
Nuclear fuel and waste materials