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
catalysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,751
14,624
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Life-Cycle Engineering
Bridge Engineering
Structural Reliability
Structural Optimization
Disaster Resilience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,410
17,679
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Machine Learning
Statistical Decision Making
Cyber Security
Signal Processing and Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,380
7,824
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Superficial Phenomena
Soft Matter
Chemical Engineering
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,926
6,294
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Materials
Mechanics
Adhesion
Soft Matter
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,989
5,128
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Polymer Colloids
Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology
Miniemulsions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,867
2,356
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
database systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,409
1,980
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biophysics
soft matter
intrinsically disordered proteins
phase separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,539
11,177
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Organic Optoelectronics
Organic Photovoltaics
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
FTIR Matrix Isolation Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,709
2,530
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
mobile computing
mobile healthcare
computer vision
network security
disruption tolerant
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,378
3,647
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
emulsion polymer
latex
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,865
6,256
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Data Science
Web Mining
Information Retrieval
Social Networks
Web Search
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,758
3,799
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Supply Chain Management
Electricity Systems
Operations Research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,231
5,363
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Automatic control
model predictive control
feedback control
neuroenginering
microchemical systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,855
2,297
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
geochronology
thermochronology
tectonics
geodynamics
Himalayan geology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,416
2,648
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,393
2,631
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
water
ion exchange
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,006
3,357
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Generative Modeling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,563
8,689
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Polymers
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,012
2,287
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Materials Science
Electron Microscopy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,540
2,272
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
optimization
machine learning
deep neural network
big data
computer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,516
6,446
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Semiconductor lasers
Terahertz technology
Intersubband devices
Quantum cascade lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,209
1,650
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Document Image Analysis
Bioinformatics
Computer Security
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,965
1,260
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
robotics
physical simulation
multibody dynamics
grasping
motion planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,205
1,927
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
subduction
stable isotope geochemistry
nitrogen
astrobiology
Mars
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,204
2,762
0.383
Israel E Wachs
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,751
14,624
0.300
Dan M Frangopol
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,410
17,679
0.449
Life-Cycle Engineering
Bridge Engineering
Structural Reliability
Structural Optimization
Disaster Resilience
Rick S Blum
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,380
7,824
0.297
Machine Learning
Statistical Decision Making
Cyber Security
Signal Processing and Communications
Manoj K Chaudhury
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,926
6,294
0.253
Superficial Phenomena
Soft Matter
Chemical Engineering
Anand Jagota
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,989
5,128
0.257
Materials
Mechanics
Adhesion
Soft Matter
Mohamed El Aasser
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,867
2,356
0.119
Polymer Colloids
Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology
Miniemulsions
Hank Korth
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,409
1,980
0.108
Jeetain Mittal
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,539
11,177
0.676
Biophysics
soft matter
intrinsically disordered proteins
phase separation
Kafafi Zakya H
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,709
2,530
0.161
Organic Optoelectronics
Organic Photovoltaics
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
FTIR Matrix Isolation Spectroscopy
Mooi Choo Chuah
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,378
3,647
0.254
mobile computing
mobile healthcare
computer vision
network security
disruption tolerant
Andrew Klein
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,865
6,256
0.527
emulsion polymer
latex
Brian D Davison
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,758
3,799
0.323
Data Science
Web Mining
Information Retrieval
Social Networks
Web Search
Lawrence V Snyder
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,231
5,363
0.478
Supply Chain Management
Electricity Systems
Operations Research
Mayuresh V Kothare
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,855
2,297
0.212
Automatic control
model predictive control
feedback control
neuroenginering
microchemical systems
Peter K Zeitler
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,416
2,648
0.254
geochronology
thermochronology
tectonics
geodynamics
Himalayan geology
Peter Zeitler
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,393
2,631
0.253
Arup Sengupta
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,006
3,357
0.335
Tao Xu
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,563
8,689
0.909
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Generative Modeling
Raymond Pearson
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,012
2,287
0.254
Masashi Watanabe
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,540
2,272
0.266
Materials Science
Electron Microscopy
Martin Takáä
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,516
6,446
0.757
optimization
machine learning
deep neural network
big data
computer science
Sushil Kumar
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,209
1,650
0.201
Semiconductor lasers
Terahertz technology
Intersubband devices
Quantum cascade lasers
Daniel Lopresti
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,965
1,260
0.158
Document Image Analysis
Bioinformatics
Computer Security
Jeff Trinkle
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,205
1,927
0.267
robotics
physical simulation
multibody dynamics
grasping
motion planning
Gray Bebout
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,204
2,762
0.383
subduction
stable isotope geochemistry
nitrogen
astrobiology
Mars