Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

National Renewable Energy Laboratory 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 :451
United States
Rens Limpens
Nanophysics
quantumdots
ultrafast spectroscopy
silicon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
387
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :452
United States
Malik Hassanaly
Combustion modeling
Turbulence modeling
CFD
Scientific machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
732
687
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :453
United States
Vivek S Bharadwaj
Molecular Dynamics
Computational (Bio)chemistry
Finite Element Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
730
616
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :454
United States
Yashodhan Agalgaonkar|YP Agalgaonkar, Yashodhan Agalgaonkar
Power and Energy Systems
Transmission and Distribution Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
722
489
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :455
United States
Roger Bergua|Roger Bergua Archeli
wind energy
numerical simulation
structural dynamics
multibody dynamics
signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
626
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :456
United States
Tarek Elgindy
Optimization
Distribution Grids
Market Design
Renewable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
711
581
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :457
United States
Ben Polly
zero energy buildings and communities
energy master planning
energy system integration
simulataion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
710
479
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :458
United States
Chen Ling
Synthetic Biology
Metabolic Engineering
CRISPR/Cas9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
633
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :459
United States
Kelly Schutt
Perovskite solar cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
700
694
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :460
United States
Rebekah Garris
Renewable Energy
Photovoltaics
Thin Films
Reliability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
696
340
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :461
United States
Katherine R Gaston
biofuels
biomass pyrolysis
catalytic fast pyrolysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
293
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :462
United States
Weihang Yan
Power System
Renewable Energy
Grid Integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
621
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :463
United States
Brittany L Smith
photovoltaics
PV manufacturing
PV supply chains
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
685
660
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :464
United States
Adam Phillips
Renewable energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
462
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :465
United States
Rebecca Smaha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
561
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :466
United States
Rui Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
553
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :467
United States
Robert Jeffers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
657
480
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :468
United States
Christopher G Hoehne
transportation decarbonization
accessibility
computational modeling
parking
urban heat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
625
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :469
United States
Andrew Platt
Renewable energy
Wind turbine modeling and simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
253
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :470
United States
Joe Shekiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
641
302
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :471
United States
Brennan Borlaug
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
636
602
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :472
United States
Harsha Vardhana Padullaparti
Distribution Grid Automation and Optimization
Power System Modeling and Simulation
Renewable
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631
505
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :473
United States
Naila Al Hasan
Circular economy
Photovoltaics
Combinatorial materials science
High throughput experimentation
Nanoparticle synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
541
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :474
United States
Amy Settle
Biomass Upgrading
Catalytic Materials
Synthesis
Characterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
514
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :475
United States
Gord Stephen
Energy system planning
power system resource adequacy
electricity markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
605
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
776,887
United States
225,569
451
Ranking Based On Selection: 451
Rens Limpens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
387
0.528
Nanophysics
quantumdots
ultrafast spectroscopy
silicon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,083
United States
225,616
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 452
Malik Hassanaly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
732
687
0.939
Combustion modeling
Turbulence modeling
CFD
Scientific machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,996
United States
225,820
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 453
Vivek S Bharadwaj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
730
616
0.844
Molecular Dynamics
Computational (Bio)chemistry
Finite Element Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,889
United States
226,666
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 454
Yashodhan Agalgaonkar|YP Agalgaonkar, Yashodhan Agalgaonkar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
722
489
0.677
Power and Energy Systems
Transmission and Distribution Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
784,194
United States
227,202
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 455
Roger Bergua|Roger Bergua Archeli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
626
0.873
wind energy
numerical simulation
structural dynamics
multibody dynamics
signal processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
787,058
United States
227,842
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 456
Tarek Elgindy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
711
581
0.817
Optimization
Distribution Grids
Market Design
Renewable Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
787,630
United States
227,981
457
Ranking Based On Selection: 457
Ben Polly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
710
479
0.675
zero energy buildings and communities
energy master planning
energy system integration
simulataion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
787,987
United States
228,053
458
Ranking Based On Selection: 458
Chen Ling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
633
0.893
Synthetic Biology
Metabolic Engineering
CRISPR/Cas9
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,256
United States
229,049
459
Ranking Based On Selection: 459
Kelly Schutt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
700
694
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,574
United States
229,535
460
Ranking Based On Selection: 460
Rebekah Garris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
696
340
0.489
Renewable Energy
Photovoltaics
Thin Films
Reliability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,073
United States
230,150
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 461
Katherine R Gaston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
293
0.424
biofuels
biomass pyrolysis
catalytic fast pyrolysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799,256
United States
230,651
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 462
Weihang Yan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
621
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799,790
United States
230,765
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 463
Brittany L Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
685
660
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,438
United States
231,577
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 464
Adam Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
462
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
807,276
United States
232,411
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 465
Rebecca Smaha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
561
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,453
United States
233,366
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 466
Rui Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
553
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
814,049
United States
233,954
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 467
Robert Jeffers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
657
480
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
816,922
United States
234,586
468
Ranking Based On Selection: 468
Christopher G Hoehne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
625
0.960
transportation decarbonization
accessibility
computational modeling
parking
urban heat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
820,378
United States
235,305
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 469
Andrew Platt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
253
0.392
Renewable energy
Wind turbine modeling and simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
822,440
United States
235,748
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 470
Joe Shekiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
641
302
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,769
United States
236,270
471
Ranking Based On Selection: 471
Brennan Borlaug
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
636
602
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
827,473
United States
236,853
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 472
Harsha Vardhana Padullaparti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631
505
0.800
Distribution Grid Automation and Optimization
Power System Modeling and Simulation
Renewable
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
832,090
United States
237,856
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 473
Naila Al Hasan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
541
0.870
Circular economy
Photovoltaics
Combinatorial materials science
High throughput experimentation
Nanoparticle synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
835,836
United States
238,656
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 474
Amy Settle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
514
0.836
Biomass Upgrading
Catalytic Materials
Synthesis
Characterization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
838,936
United States
239,317
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 475
Gord Stephen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
605
0.993
Energy system planning
power system resource adequacy
electricity markets