Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Western Digital Corporation 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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Next Generation Memory Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,679
1,649
0.099
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
spintronics and data storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,609
1,790
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Non-volatile Memory
Magnetic thin films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,967
1,046
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Mainstream and emerging technologies
TCAD
device physics
material-device codesign
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,441
1,205
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,432
2,235
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
non-volatile memories
neuromorphic compute
magnetic storage
spin currents
selector technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
1,365
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,124
188
0.060
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
thin film metrology
thin film optical properties
analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
380
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Magnetic material
Magnetic thin film
nano structure
modeling
Magnetic sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,687
526
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Fracture Mechanics
Composites
Multiphysics Modeling
Computational Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
732
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Magnetic Recording
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
316
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
flash memory
memory LSI
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,204
960
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,100
1,214
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,801
257
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,666
407
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
1,255
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,455
203
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
spintronics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
444
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Control Systems
Estimation
Hard Disk Drives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
113
0.081
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Spintronics
Magnetism
Thin films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
312
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Select Devices
Emerging Memories
Crosspoint Memory
Neuromorphic Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
1,000
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
ALD
Thin Film
Nano Technology and Science
Energy Storage and Conversion
Sensor
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
356
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Non volatile memories
Semiconductor device theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
365
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Storage System and Devices
Computer Architecture
Digital Design
High Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
206
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
TOF-SIMS
Surface Analysis
Ion Formation Mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
55
0.066
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,322
21,810
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nathan Franklin
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,679
1,649
0.099
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,266
56,983
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zhanjie Li
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,609
1,790
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,905
86,343
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tiffany S. Santos
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,967
1,046
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,527
95,794
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Federico Nardi
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,441
1,205
0.350
Mainstream and emerging technologies
TCAD
device physics
material-device codesign
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,094
95,962
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Peter Rabkin
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,432
2,235
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,565
97,818
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Oleksandr Mosendz
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
1,365
0.408
non-volatile memories
neuromorphic compute
magnetic storage
spin currents
selector technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,430
102,638
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bruce C Schardt
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,124
188
0.060
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,983
110,118
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Benjamin Dekoven
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
380
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,458
113,849
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yuankai Zheng
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,687
526
0.196
Magnetic material
Magnetic thin film
nano structure
modeling
Magnetic sensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,636
116,949
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bo Yang
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
732
0.284
Fracture Mechanics
Composites
Multiphysics Modeling
Computational Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,132
121,599
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard Mh New
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
316
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,971
129,422
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Toru Miwa
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,204
960
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,396
133,400
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Burak Ozdol
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,100
1,214
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,897
146,594
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Orhan Beker
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,801
257
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,073
153,254
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Filip Blagojevic
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,666
407
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,981
153,779
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Erika Penzo
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
1,255
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,751
165,434
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shawn Tanner
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,455
203
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,174
168,689
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Susumu Okamura
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
444
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,155
169,208
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
S. Craig Smith
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
113
0.081
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,765
183,936
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cristian Papusoi|C. Papusoi, C. Papusoi Jr., C. C. Papusoi
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
312
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,754
188,785
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mario Laudato
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
1,000
0.890
Select Devices
Emerging Memories
Crosspoint Memory
Neuromorphic Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,272
193,557
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xiaohua Du
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
356
0.334
ALD
Thin Film
Nano Technology and Science
Energy Storage and Conversion
Sensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,915
193,969
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sarath Puthenthermadam
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
365
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,239
199,804
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Qingbo Wang
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
206
0.207
Storage System and Devices
Computer Architecture
Digital Design
High Performance Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,393
214,836
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alan Spool
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
55
0.066