Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Illinois Institute of Technology Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers Rankings 2025

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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Darsh Wasan
Colloid and interface science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,539
5,597
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Wang Heng
Thermoelectrics
electrical/thermal transport
device design
photo-thermoelectric coupling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,817
10,782
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
David Arditi
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
United States
Lance Fortnow
Computational Complexity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,778
2,712
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Jai Prakash
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
United States
Alexander Nikolov
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
United States
Xian He Sun *
Parallel and distributed processing
memory and I/O systems
software systems for big data
performance evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,958
2,089
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Andrew Howard
crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,769
1,025
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Jinqiao Duan
Stochastic Dynamics
Data-Driven Stochastic Dynamics
Stochastic PDEs
Stat Phys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,991
4,323
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Britt Burton Freeman
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
United States
Mohammad Heidarinejad
Building Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,755
6,319
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Ronald S Landis
Quantitative data analysis
People analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,694
3,442
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Lin X Cai
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
United States
Indika Edirisinghe
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
United States
Siddique Khateeb Razack
Battery Thermal Management
Phase Change Material
Battery Modeling
Fuel Cells
Thermal Energy Storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,662
2,570
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Judith Lederman
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
United States
Philip R Troyk
Neural Engineering
Neural Prostheses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,996
1,337
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Ganesh Raman
Aeroacoustics
Fluid Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,756
1,539
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Hamid Arastoopour
CFD
multiphase flow
Energy
Fluidization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,333
1,075
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Victor Perez Luna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,200
718
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Kenneth Noll
measurement and modeling of air pollutnats
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,062
483
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Nicole Legate
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
United States
Nicole Marie Ditchman
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
United States
Alissa Haedt Matt
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
United States
Kristina N Bauer
gamified learning
transfer of training
self-regulated learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,604
1,801
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,200
United States
15,015
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Darsh Wasan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,539
5,597
0.248
Colloid and interface science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,993
United States
20,130
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wang Heng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,817
10,782
0.605
Thermoelectrics
electrical/thermal transport
device design
photo-thermoelectric coupling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,690
United States
22,380
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Arditi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,348
6,486
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,807
United States
32,476
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lance Fortnow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,778
2,712
0.230
Computational Complexity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,117
United States
32,599
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jai Prakash
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,743
3,974
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,121
United States
37,540
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alexander Nikolov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,244
3,820
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,519
United States
42,909
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Xian He Sun *
Citation Metrics
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,168
United States
43,812
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew Howard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,769
1,025
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,355
United States
47,921
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,109
United States
52,110
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Britt Burton Freeman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,303
4,269
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,853
United States
55,898
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mohammad Heidarinejad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,755
6,319
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,245
United States
56,341
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ronald S Landis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,694
3,442
0.514
Quantitative data analysis
People analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,783
United States
61,232
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lin X Cai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,077
2,332
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,920
United States
64,753
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Indika Edirisinghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,690
3,098
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,807
United States
64,999
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Siddique Khateeb Razack
Citation Metrics
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,494
United States
69,193
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Judith Lederman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,242
3,245
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,674
United States
72,012
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Philip R Troyk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,996
1,337
0.268
Neural Engineering
Neural Prostheses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,393
United States
74,885
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ganesh Raman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,756
1,539
0.324
Aeroacoustics
Fluid Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,423
United States
80,559
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hamid Arastoopour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,333
1,075
0.248
CFD
multiphase flow
Energy
Fluidization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,139
United States
82,519
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Victor Perez Luna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,200
718
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,487
United States
84,753
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kenneth Noll
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,062
483
0.119
measurement and modeling of air pollutnats
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,762
United States
92,022
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nicole Legate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,632
2,810
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,058
United States
103,118
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nicole Marie Ditchman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,104
1,803
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,743
United States
113,923
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alissa Haedt Matt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,684
1,359
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,072
United States
116,246
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kristina N Bauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,604
1,801
0.692
gamified learning
transfer of training
self-regulated learning