Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Western Digital Corporation 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
Condensed Matter Physics
Non-volatile Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,637
5,487
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nonvolatile memory
magnetic materials
spintronics
ferroelectrics
magnetic recording
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,867
4,461
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
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 :4
NVMs
ALD
Perovskites
colloidal quantum dots
2D materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,779
6,589
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Magnetic Recording
Magnonic Crystals
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,280
5,710
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
nano-technology
device and materials physics
spintronics
magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,638
2,008
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Nanotechnology
Electronic Materials
Semiconductors
Non-Volatile Memory
3D NAND
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,565
5,241
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
magnetic materials
complex oxides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,657
4,090
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
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 :10
control systems
system integration
embedded systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,582
600
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,103
619
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Physical Metallurgy
Semiconductor
Atom Probe Tomography
Electron Microscopy
Thin Film
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,094
3,464
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
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 :14
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 :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,432
2,235
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
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 :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,124
188
0.060
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
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 :19
Semiconductor Packaging
Materials Science
Device Reliability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,736
905
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
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 :21
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 :22
distance functions
computer vision
machine learning
sequential testing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,572
1,271
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Unconventional Computation
Neuromorphic Systems
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,556
974
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Magnetic Recording
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
316
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Physics
engineering
MRAM
Non-volatile Memories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,263
1,266
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,015
14,938
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jordan Katine
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,637
5,487
0.242
Condensed Matter Physics
Non-volatile Memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,575
21,531
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shaoping Li
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,867
4,461
0.264
Nonvolatile memory
magnetic materials
spintronics
ferroelectrics
magnetic recording
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,322
21,810
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
98,278
39,345
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Valerio Adinolfi
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,779
6,589
0.674
NVMs
ALD
Perovskites
colloidal quantum dots
2D materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,220
41,432
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Shikha Jain
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,280
5,710
0.615
Magnetic Recording
Magnonic Crystals
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,732
50,066
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Oleg Mryasov
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,638
2,008
0.263
nano-technology
device and materials physics
spintronics
magnetism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,128
50,525
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Raghuveer Makala
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,565
5,241
0.693
Nanotechnology
Electronic Materials
Semiconductors
Non-Volatile Memory
3D NAND
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,116
56,614
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rajesh Vilas Chopdekar
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,657
4,090
0.614
magnetic materials
complex oxides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,266
56,983
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
151,875
57,189
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Guoxiao Guo
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,582
600
0.091
control systems
system integration
embedded systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,278
84,071
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neil L Robertson
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,103
619
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,752
84,207
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wei Guo (郭炜）
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,094
3,464
0.846
Physical Metallurgy
Semiconductor
Atom Probe Tomography
Electron Microscopy
Thin Film
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,905
86,343
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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: 14
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: 15
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: 16
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: 17
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: 18
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
339,437
112,409
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ashutosh Jain
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,736
905
0.331
Semiconductor Packaging
Materials Science
Device Reliability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,458
113,849
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
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: 21
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
356,557
117,208
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ofir Pele
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,572
1,271
0.494
distance functions
computer vision
machine learning
sequential testing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,353
117,741
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Daniel Bedau
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,556
974
0.381
Unconventional Computation
Neuromorphic Systems
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,132
121,599
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
393,236
127,339
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael Tran
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,263
1,266
0.559
Physics
engineering
MRAM
Non-volatile Memories