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
Colloid and interface science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,539
5,597
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Thermoelectrics
electrical/thermal transport
device design
photo-thermoelectric coupling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,817
10,782
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,348
6,486
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Computational Complexity
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,778
2,712
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,743
3,974
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,244
3,820
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Parallel and distributed processing
memory and I/O systems
software systems for big data
performance evaluation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,958
2,089
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
crystallography
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,769
1,025
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Stochastic Dynamics
Data-Driven Stochastic Dynamics
Stochastic PDEs
Stat Phys
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,991
4,323
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,303
4,269
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Building Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,755
6,319
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Quantitative data analysis
People analytics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,694
3,442
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,077
2,332
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,690
3,098
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Battery Thermal Management
Phase Change Material
Battery Modeling
Fuel Cells
Thermal Energy Storage
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,662
2,570
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,242
3,245
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Neural Engineering
Neural Prostheses
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,996
1,337
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Aeroacoustics
Fluid Mechanics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,756
1,539
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
CFD
multiphase flow
Energy
Fluidization
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,333
1,075
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,200
718
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
measurement and modeling of air pollutnats
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,062
483
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,632
2,810
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,104
1,803
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,684
1,359
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
gamified learning
transfer of training
self-regulated learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,604
1,801
0.692
Darsh Wasan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,539
5,597
0.248
Wang Heng
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,817
10,782
0.605
Thermoelectrics
electrical/thermal transport
device design
photo-thermoelectric coupling
David Arditi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,348
6,486
0.397
Lance Fortnow
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,778
2,712
0.230
Jai Prakash
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,743
3,974
0.338
Alexander Nikolov
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,244
3,820
0.373
Xian He Sun *
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,958
2,089
0.233
Parallel and distributed processing
memory and I/O systems
software systems for big data
performance evaluation
Andrew Howard
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,769
1,025
0.117
Jinqiao Duan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,991
4,323
0.541
Stochastic Dynamics
Data-Driven Stochastic Dynamics
Stochastic PDEs
Stat Phys
Britt Burton Freeman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,303
4,269
0.585
Mohammad Heidarinejad
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,755
6,319
0.935
Ronald S Landis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,694
3,442
0.514
Lin X Cai
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,077
2,332
0.384
Indika Edirisinghe
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,690
3,098
0.544
Siddique Khateeb Razack
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,662
2,570
0.454
Battery Thermal Management
Phase Change Material
Battery Modeling
Fuel Cells
Thermal Energy Storage
Judith Lederman
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,242
3,245
0.619
Philip R Troyk
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,996
1,337
0.268
Ganesh Raman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,756
1,539
0.324
Hamid Arastoopour
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,333
1,075
0.248
Victor Perez Luna
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,200
718
0.171
Kenneth Noll
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,062
483
0.119
Nicole Legate
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,632
2,810
0.774
Nicole Marie Ditchman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,104
1,803
0.581
Alissa Haedt Matt
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,684
1,359
0.506
Kristina N Bauer
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,604
1,801
0.692