Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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 :1,177
United States
Steve L Mcmullin
Human Dimensions
Natural Resource Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
228
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,178
United States
Brian Scott
Porous materials
Novel optical fiber
Fiber optic sensing
Solar water splitting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
458
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,179
United States
Daniel Hindman
Cross-laminated Timber
Construction Safety
Timber Connections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
455
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,180
United States
Joann M Paul
Brain-inspired Computer Architecture
Comptuational Dreaming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
85
0.094
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,181
United States
Xiaonan Fu
RNA biology
Spatial transcriptome
miRNA
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
584
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,182
United States
Loren Rivera Vega
chemical ecology
plant-insect interaction
entomology
plant defense
microbes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
500
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,183
United States
Alex Villanueva
Robotics
Biomimetics
Fluids
Smart Materials
Systems Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
469
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,184
United States
Shima Shahab
Wave Propagation
Acoustic Energy Transfer
Acoustic Metamaterials
Focused Ultrasound
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
898
652
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,185
United States
Janell Watson
French studies
Critical Theory
Guattari
Serres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
896
353
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,186
United States
Georg Reichard
Building Science
Building Performance
Energy Efficiency
Building Technologies
Building Construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
643
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,187
United States
Curtis R Friedel
critical thinking
problem solving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
364
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,188
United States
Anne M Brown
Molecular Modeling
Computational Biology
Experiential Learning
Molecular Docking
Data Analytics and Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
892
760
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,189
United States
Jing Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
892
264
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,190
United States
Leonie Jacobs
animal behavior and welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
891
743
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,191
United States
Igor S Tolokh
biophysics
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
890
269
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,192
United States
Keegan Yates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
657
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,194
United States
Hyunwoo Kang
Hydrology
Drought
Hydrologic extremes
Wildfire impacts on hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
661
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,195
United States
Xu Feng
Surface Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
885
720
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,196
United States
Vishnu Vardhan Chetlur
Wireless Communication
Stochastic Geometry
Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X)
Smart Cities
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
884
790
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,197
United States
Jeremy Wimpey
Recreation Ecology
Trail Science
Geographic Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
554
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,199
United States
Noémie A Guérin
Behavioral Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
775
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,200
United States
Christopher Devreugd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
249
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,627
United States
209,479
1,176
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,176
Young Ah Rho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
367
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,686
United States
209,495
1,177
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,177
Steve L Mcmullin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
228
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
713,797
United States
209,744
1,178
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,178
Brian Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
458
0.506
Porous materials
Novel optical fiber
Fiber optic sensing
Solar water splitting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
713,801
United States
209,745
1,179
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,179
Daniel Hindman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
455
0.503
Cross-laminated Timber
Construction Safety
Timber Connections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
713,916
United States
209,780
1,180
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,180
Joann M Paul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
85
0.094
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,486
United States
209,908
1,181
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,181
Xiaonan Fu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
584
0.647
RNA biology
Spatial transcriptome
miRNA
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,299
United States
210,095
1,182
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,182
Loren Rivera Vega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
500
0.555
chemical ecology
plant-insect interaction
entomology
plant defense
microbes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716,138
United States
210,296
1,183
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,183
Alex Villanueva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
469
0.522
Robotics
Biomimetics
Fluids
Smart Materials
Systems Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716,398
United States
210,357
1,184
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,184
Shima Shahab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
898
652
0.726
Wave Propagation
Acoustic Energy Transfer
Acoustic Metamaterials
Focused Ultrasound
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
717,399
United States
210,605
1,185
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,185
Janell Watson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
896
353
0.394
French studies
Critical Theory
Guattari
Serres
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
718,054
United States
210,749
1,186
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,186
Georg Reichard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
643
0.719
Building Science
Building Performance
Energy Efficiency
Building Technologies
Building Construction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
718,253
United States
210,799
1,187
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,187
Curtis R Friedel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
364
0.407
critical thinking
problem solving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
718,796
United States
210,926
1,188
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,188
Anne M Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
892
760
0.852
Molecular Modeling
Computational Biology
Experiential Learning
Molecular Docking
Data Analytics and Visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,111
United States
210,989
1,189
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,189
Jing Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
892
264
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,203
United States
211,021
1,190
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,190
Leonie Jacobs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
891
743
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,933
United States
211,182
1,191
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,191
Igor S Tolokh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
890
269
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
720,083
United States
211,230
1,192
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,192
Keegan Yates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
657
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,014
United States
211,434
1,193
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,193
Jeffrey Twigg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
887
433
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,273
United States
211,488
1,194
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,194
Hyunwoo Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
661
0.746
Hydrology
Drought
Hydrologic extremes
Wildfire impacts on hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,595
United States
211,571
1,195
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,195
Xu Feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
885
720
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
722,000
United States
211,669
1,196
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,196
Vishnu Vardhan Chetlur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
884
790
0.894
Wireless Communication
Stochastic Geometry
Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X)
Smart Cities
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
722,554
United States
211,803
1,197
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,197
Jeremy Wimpey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
554
0.627
Recreation Ecology
Trail Science
Geographic Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
722,622
United States
211,819
1,198
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,198
Laura Hamm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
437
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
722,800
United States
211,867
1,199
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,199
Noémie A Guérin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
775
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,138
United States
211,948
1,200
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,200
Christopher Devreugd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
249
0.282