Citation Rankings
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South Dakota School of Mines Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Electrospinning and Nanofibers
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,641
8,944
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Materials
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,141
6,032
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
DNA Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,235
1,291
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Extremophilic Bioprocessing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,898
3,764
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Carbon nano material
battery
composite
grease
fluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,896
2,478
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computational Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Nanoscience
Energy Science
Spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,381
3,765
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cosmology
Dark Matter
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,170
2,525
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Advanced Materials for Biofilms
Convergence research
Environmental Engineering Microbial Corrosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
2,552
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Electrospun Nanomaterials and their applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,455
1,998
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
High energy physics
Neutrino physics experiment
Nuclear physics
Radiation detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,208
2,923
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,175
1,535
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Renewable/sustainable energy
catalysis for energy
H2/syngas/ammonia
biofuels
thin-films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,131
1,295
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Illicit Economy
Mineral Processing
Security Printing
Materials Science
Metallurgical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,929
1,055
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Polymer Physics
Polymer Processing
Composites and Nanocomposites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,867
1,562
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
multiphase combustion - tailored energetic materials - explosives - pyrotechnics - catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,829
1,674
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
GIS
elevation
hydrography
GIS science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,825
383
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Finite Element Models
Inverse Methods
Poroelastic
Earthquake deformation
Volcano deformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
977
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
nanophotonics
nonlinear optics
imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,627
919
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
LIBS
Plasma
Spectroscopy
Aerosol
STEM
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,552
1,278
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
1,096
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Bioprocessing
Bioseparations
Water Purification
Membranes
Nanofibers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,103
937
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Upscaling
Inverse problem
Geostatistics
Machine Learning
Hydrogeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
1,272
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
LZ Dark Matter
High energy Physics
Radiation Detection & Measurement
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Simulation & Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,944
1,885
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Environmental Engineering
Life Cycle Assessment Modeling
Contaminant Fate and Transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
1,167
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Graphene
Graphene Oxide
3D reduced Graphene Oxide
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,826
1,385
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,011
14,934
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hao Fong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,641
8,944
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,973
31,414
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zhengtao Zhu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,141
6,032
0.497
Materials
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,222
37,569
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard R Sinden
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,235
1,291
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,964
48,469
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rajesh Sani
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,898
3,764
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,875
62,877
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Haiping Hong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,896
2,478
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,875
67,826
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tula R Paudel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,381
3,765
0.700
Computational Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Nanoscience
Energy Science
Spintronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,670
82,979
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ma Bowles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,170
2,525
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,956
93,818
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gadhamshetty Venkataramana Pe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
2,552
0.722
Advanced Materials for Biofilms
Convergence research
Environmental Engineering Microbial Corrosion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,554
95,492
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yong Zhao
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,455
1,998
0.578
Electrospun Nanomaterials and their applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,719
100,714
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jingbo Wang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,208
2,923
0.911
High energy physics
Neutrino physics experiment
Nuclear physics
Radiation detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,326
101,435
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alevtina Smirnova
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,175
1,535
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,897
102,473
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rajesh V Shende
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,131
1,295
0.414
Renewable/sustainable energy
catalysis for energy
H2/syngas/ammonia
biofuels
thin-films
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,133
107,308
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jon Kellar
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,929
1,055
0.360
Illicit Economy
Mineral Processing
Security Printing
Materials Science
Metallurgical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,738
108,905
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David R Salem
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,867
1,562
0.545
Polymer Physics
Polymer Processing
Composites and Nanocomposites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,266
109,922
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lori J Groven
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,829
1,674
0.592
multiphase combustion - tailored energetic materials - explosives - pyrotechnics - catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,706
110,043
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Curtis Price
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,825
383
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,601
110,835
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Timothy Masterlark
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
977
0.350
Finite Element Models
Inverse Methods
Poroelastic
Earthquake deformation
Volcano deformation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,668
115,606
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Steve Smith
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,627
919
0.350
nanophotonics
nonlinear optics
imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,770
117,831
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Prasoon K Diwakar
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,552
1,278
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,998
132,998
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Grant Crawford
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
1,096
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,028
133,306
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Todd Menkhaus
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,103
937
0.446
Bioprocessing
Bioseparations
Water Purification
Membranes
Nanofibers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,234
134,468
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Liangping Li
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
1,272
0.613
Upscaling
Inverse problem
Geostatistics
Machine Learning
Hydrogeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,370
139,954
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Madan Timalsina
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,944
1,885
0.970
LZ Dark Matter
High energy Physics
Radiation Detection & Measurement
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Simulation & Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,466
142,391
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
James Stone
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
1,167
0.617
Environmental Engineering
Life Cycle Assessment Modeling
Contaminant Fate and Transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,473
145,388
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hammad Younes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,826
1,385
0.758