Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Exponent Inc 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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
United States
Sean F Ryan
Risk Assessment
Genetic Engineering
Genomics
Citizen Science
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,717
1,449
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
United States
Jason B Barnes
geomorphology
geology
erosion
sediments
hazards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
634
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
United States
Daniel J Mennitt
acoustics
signal processing
environmental noise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,677
1,415
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
United States
Zachary Lochner
Semiconductors
Light Emitting Diodes (LED)
Microelectronics
Intellectual Property (IP)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,510
547
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
United States
Joseph Pauza
Materials Science
Additive Manufacturing
Computational Materials Science
Microstructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,472
1,468
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
United States
Nicoli Ames
Solid Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
670
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
United States
Andrew Deines
Fisheries
Ecology
data integration and analytics
Invasive Species
Tilapia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,308
908
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
United States
William Goodfellow
Ecotoxicology
Toxicology
Aquatic Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,248
786
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
United States
Jessica R Piper
nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,214
718
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
United States
Harri Kytomaa
mechanical engineering
fluid and thermal sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
236
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
United States
Konrad Kulacki
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic ecology
plastic pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,121
659
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
United States
Josue F Martinez Hardigree
Human Factors
Surfaces & Interfaces
Optoelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
712
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
United States
Valerie M Beck
Visual Perception
Visual Attention
Visual Working Memory
Visual Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
659
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
United States
Robert Rauschenberger
attention capture
visual search
perceptual organization
human factors
user-centered design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
238
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
United States
Pralav P Shetty
Electron microscopy
In situ characterization
Nanocrystalline alloys
Layered materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
1,029
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
United States
Ryan Lewis
Exposure science
reproductive epidemiology
environmental epidemiology
industrial hygiene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
712
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
United States
Hilda Buss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
989
643
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
United States
Amal Jayapalan
Concrete
Durability
Cement-based materials
Civil Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
977
510
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
United States
Babak Kondori
Electronics Reliability
Materials Science
Solid Mechanics
Ductile Fracture of Metals
Dislocation Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
964
600
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
United States
Amanda Pentecost
Drug delivery
nanomaterials
regulatory affairs
standards development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
606
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
United States
Alexander M Thiele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
573
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
United States
Peter Lindahl
Energy
sensors
instrumentation
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
836
662
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
United States
Tiffani Fordyce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
825
246
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
United States
Kendra Brown
open research data
water quality
coastal ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
818
545
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,053
United States
150,601
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Sean F Ryan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,717
1,449
0.844
Risk Assessment
Genetic Engineering
Genomics
Citizen Science
Entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,629
United States
152,289
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Jason B Barnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
634
0.377
geomorphology
geology
erosion
sediments
hazards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,666
United States
152,562
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Daniel J Mennitt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,677
1,415
0.844
acoustics
signal processing
environmental noise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,227
United States
162,137
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Zachary Lochner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,510
547
0.362
Semiconductors
Light Emitting Diodes (LED)
Microelectronics
Intellectual Property (IP)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,590
United States
164,351
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Joseph Pauza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,472
1,468
0.997
Materials Science
Additive Manufacturing
Computational Materials Science
Microstructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,287
United States
167,465
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Nicoli Ames
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
670
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,078
United States
174,985
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Andrew Deines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,308
908
0.694
Fisheries
Ecology
data integration and analytics
Invasive Species
Tilapia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,453
United States
179,153
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
William Goodfellow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,248
786
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,226
United States
181,710
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Jessica R Piper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,214
718
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,065
United States
184,746
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Connor Slone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,173
1,084
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,752
United States
185,433
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Harri Kytomaa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
236
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,514
United States
188,999
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Konrad Kulacki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,121
659
0.588
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic ecology
plastic pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,663
United States
192,329
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Josue F Martinez Hardigree
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
712
0.659
Human Factors
Surfaces & Interfaces
Optoelectronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647,132
United States
194,510
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Valerie M Beck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
659
0.625
Visual Perception
Visual Attention
Visual Working Memory
Visual Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,078
United States
195,774
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Robert Rauschenberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
238
0.229
attention capture
visual search
perceptual organization
human factors
user-centered design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,102
United States
195,783
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Pralav P Shetty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
1,029
0.989
Electron microscopy
In situ characterization
Nanocrystalline alloys
Layered materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,680
United States
199,664
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Ryan Lewis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
712
0.715
Exposure science
reproductive epidemiology
environmental epidemiology
industrial hygiene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,225
United States
200,302
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Hilda Buss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
989
643
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,667
United States
201,381
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Amal Jayapalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
977
510
0.522
Concrete
Durability
Cement-based materials
Civil Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,424
United States
202,567
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Babak Kondori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
964
600
0.622
Electronics Reliability
Materials Science
Solid Mechanics
Ductile Fracture of Metals
Dislocation Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
713,481
United States
210,792
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Amanda Pentecost
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
606
0.691
Drug delivery
nanomaterials
regulatory affairs
standards development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716,728
United States
211,558
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Alexander M Thiele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
573
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,487
United States
214,860
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Peter Lindahl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
836
662
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735,454
United States
216,028
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Tiffani Fordyce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
825
246
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738,274
United States
216,721
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Kendra Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
818
545
0.666
open research data
water quality
coastal ecosystems