Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 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 :476
geomorphology
neotectonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,628
1,132
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :477
Organometallic Chemistry
Catalysis
Biological Activity of Metal Complexes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,627
474
0.131
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :478
Comparative Genomics
Evolution
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
1,528
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :479
Protein expression and purification
nano-biotechnology
nanovaccines
drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,615
1,498
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :480
III-V semiconductor alloys and nanostructures
group III nitrides
solid-state electronics
optoelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,611
1,334
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :481
Restoration Ecology
Community Ecology
Natural History
Tropical Forest Restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,574
2,647
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :482
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Control Theory
Optimization
Power Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
2,968
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :483
Evolution
Evolutionary Biology
Quantitative Genetics
Physiological Ecology
VT Biological Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
1,587
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :484
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,550
536
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :485
food insecurity
food access
dietary quality
childhood nutrition
SNAP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,545
1,920
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :486
Species Interactions
Chemical Ecology
Frugivory and Seed Dispersal
VT Biological Sciences
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
3,119
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :487
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Biofuel Feedstock Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
2,085
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :488
Forest Ecology. Agroforestry. Ecophysiology. Sustainable Agriculture.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
1,191
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :489
continental crustal dynamics
Earth resources
natural hazards
exploration seismology
seismic and radar imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
827
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :490
political campaigns
social movements
presidency
persuasion
communication ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,520
725
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :491
public health
environmental health
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,495
1,962
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :492
Pathology
veterinary diagnostics
NGS
Theileria
cattle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,493
1,589
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :493
Embedded Systems
Cyber-Physical Systems
Real-Time Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,492
1,900
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :494
aquatic macroinvertebrates
nutrient cycling
restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,489
1,864
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :495
Forest Entomology
Biological Control
IPM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,479
1,239
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :496
Aquatic Insect Ecology
Organic Matter Cycling
Restoration Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,474
1,862
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :497
plant genomics
Plant systems biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,461
2,151
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :498
Biomedical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
2,586
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :499
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,453
1,731
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :500
power electronics
high-frequency power conversion techniques
applications of wide band-gap power semiconductor devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,445
2,107
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,054
92,103
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 476
James A Spotila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,628
1,132
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,135
92,131
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 477
Joseph S Merola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,627
474
0.131
Organometallic Chemistry
Catalysis
Biological Activity of Metal Complexes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,177
92,139
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 478
Pawel Michalak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
1,528
0.421
Comparative Genomics
Evolution
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,863
92,340
479
Ranking Based On Selection: 479
Chenming Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,615
1,498
0.414
Protein expression and purification
nano-biotechnology
nanovaccines
drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,139
92,405
480
Ranking Based On Selection: 480
Louis J Guido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,611
1,334
0.369
III-V semiconductor alloys and nanostructures
group III nitrides
solid-state electronics
optoelectronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,535
93,117
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 481
J Leighton Reid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,574
2,647
0.741
Restoration Ecology
Community Ecology
Natural History
Tropical Forest Restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,577
93,421
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 482
Ming Jin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
2,968
0.834
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Control Theory
Optimization
Power Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,612
93,430
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 483
Joel Mcglothlin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
1,587
0.446
Evolution
Evolutionary Biology
Quantitative Genetics
Physiological Ecology
VT Biological Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,186
93,610
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 484
Herve Marand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,550
536
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,448
93,671
485
Ranking Based On Selection: 485
Elena L Serrano
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,545
1,920
0.542
food insecurity
food access
dietary quality
childhood nutrition
SNAP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,274
93,923
486
Ranking Based On Selection: 486
Susan R Whitehead
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
3,119
0.883
Species Interactions
Chemical Ecology
Frugivory and Seed Dispersal
VT Biological Sciences
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,492
93,976
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 487
Bingyu Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
2,085
0.591
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Biofuel Feedstock Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,530
93,986
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 488
Adrian Ares
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
1,191
0.337
Forest Ecology. Agroforestry. Ecophysiology. Sustainable Agriculture.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,542
93,992
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 489
John Hole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
827
0.234
continental crustal dynamics
Earth resources
natural hazards
exploration seismology
seismic and radar imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,095
94,154
490
Ranking Based On Selection: 490
Robert E Denton Jr
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,520
725
0.206
political campaigns
social movements
presidency
persuasion
communication ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,726
94,630
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 491
Julia Gohlke
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,495
1,962
0.561
public health
environmental health
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,869
94,680
492
Ranking Based On Selection: 492
Kevin Lahmers
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,493
1,589
0.455
Pathology
veterinary diagnostics
NGS
Theileria
cattle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,923
94,698
493
Ranking Based On Selection: 493
Haibo Zeng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,492
1,900
0.544
Embedded Systems
Cyber-Physical Systems
Real-Time Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,131
94,753
494
Ranking Based On Selection: 494
Sally Entrekin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,489
1,864
0.534
aquatic macroinvertebrates
nutrient cycling
restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,867
94,987
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 495
Scott Salom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,479
1,239
0.356
Forest Entomology
Biological Control
IPM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,189
95,088
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 496
Sally Entrekin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,474
1,862
0.536
Aquatic Insect Ecology
Organic Matter Cycling
Restoration Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,093
95,360
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 497
Song Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,461
2,151
0.621
plant genomics
Plant systems biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,158
95,382
498
Ranking Based On Selection: 498
Christopher Arena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
2,586
0.747
Biomedical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,696
95,538
499
Ranking Based On Selection: 499
Igor Cvetkovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,453
1,731
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,218
95,709
500
Ranking Based On Selection: 500
Zhengyang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,445
2,107
0.612
power electronics
high-frequency power conversion techniques
applications of wide band-gap power semiconductor devices