Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Northwestern University Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering 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 :51
Manufacturing
Metal Forming
Simulation
Solid Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
536
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
computational mechanics
isogeometric analysis
image registration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
646
402
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Tribology
Friction
Lubrication
Surface Engineering
Superlubricity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
571
544
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Mechanics
Structural optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
512
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Heat transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
560
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Solid mechanics
shape memory alloys
fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
497
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Finite Element Analysis
Aeroelasticity
Composite materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
375
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Fluid-structure Interaction
Foil Bearings
Turbomachinery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
428
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
mechanical engineering
applied mechanics
material science and engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
296
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
computational mechanics
boundary element method
sound and vibration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
192
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Mechanical Properties
High Temperature Materials
Crystal Plasticity
Molecular Dynamics
Material Characterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
446
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Thermal Energy & Propulsion Technology
Dynamic Modeling and Control
Underwater Supercavitating Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
350
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
preconcentration
micro&nanofluidics
solid-liquid interface
surface charges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
361
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Adjoint-based Optimization
Laminar Flow Control
Uncertainty Quantification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
360
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Printed Flexible Hybrid Electronics
Experimental Nanomechanics of 1D and 2D nanostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
293
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Solar Energy
Heat transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
214
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Fire Protection
microcontrollers
solar power
wind turbines
mechanical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
191
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Vibration and Noise Control
Periodic Structure
Phononic Crystal
Acoustic Metamaterial
Active Vibration Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
237
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
energy storage materials
lithium/sodium-ion battery
heat transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
237
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Vibration Analysis
Fault Diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
182
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Turbulence
Conveciton
Fluid Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
178
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Turbulence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
143
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Machine Learning
Esophageal Biomechanics
Finite Element Analysis
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
141
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
intensification of heat transfer
gas turbine blade cooling
two-phase flow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
108
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Computational fluid dynamics
Fluid dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
122
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,892
235,410
1,481
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Huaqing Ren
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
536
0.811
Manufacturing
Metal Forming
Simulation
Solid Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
831,545
37,607
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Yue Jia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
646
402
0.622
computational mechanics
isogeometric analysis
image registration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
871,373
39,390
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Qiang Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
571
544
0.953
Tribology
Friction
Lubrication
Surface Engineering
Superlubricity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
873,161
39,489
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Weizhu Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
512
0.901
Mechanics
Structural optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,327
39,569
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Yong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
560
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
885,276
40,043
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Zhang Yahui 张亚辉
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
497
0.909
Solid mechanics
shape memory alloys
fatigue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
904,607
40,926
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Haris Hameed Mian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
375
0.725
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Finite Element Analysis
Aeroelasticity
Composite materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
914,552
41,325
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Kan Qin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
428
0.849
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Fluid-structure Interaction
Foil Bearings
Turbomachinery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
933,067
257,136
1,586
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Shaorui Yang
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
296
0.614
mechanical engineering
applied mechanics
material science and engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
947,124
42,644
451
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Jinyou Xiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
192
0.412
computational mechanics
boundary element method
sound and vibration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
957,006
43,089
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Jiapo Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
446
0.982
Mechanical Properties
High Temperature Materials
Crystal Plasticity
Molecular Dynamics
Material Characterization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
997,497
44,850
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Daijin Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
350
0.852
Thermal Energy & Propulsion Technology
Dynamic Modeling and Control
Underwater Supercavitating Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,001,441
45,019
479
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Yuan Xichen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
361
0.887
preconcentration
micro&nanofluidics
solid-liquid interface
surface charges
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,002
46,388
494
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Yayun Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
360
0.957
Adjoint-based Optimization
Laminar Flow Control
Uncertainty Quantification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,055,918
47,362
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Chenglin Yi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
293
0.825
Printed Flexible Hybrid Electronics
Experimental Nanomechanics of 1D and 2D nanostructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,064,346
47,725
508
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Meng Xianlong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
214
0.615
Solar Energy
Heat transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,124,603
1,229
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Rolly C Ramos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
191
0.637
Fire Protection
microcontrollers
solar power
wind turbines
mechanical engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,174,567
52,233
554
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Zhiwei Guo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
237
0.891
Vibration and Noise Control
Periodic Structure
Phononic Crystal
Acoustic Metamaterial
Active Vibration Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,213,841
53,862
568
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Zhao Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
237
0.979
energy storage materials
lithium/sodium-ion battery
heat transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,312,010
58,298
612
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Quankun LI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
182
0.948
Vibration Analysis
Fault Diagnosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,343,741
59,849
635
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Xin Chen（陈鑫）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
178
1.000
Turbulence
Conveciton
Fluid Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,398,572
62,469
661
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Fei Liao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
143
0.911
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Turbulence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,443,280
331,037
1,668
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Sourav Halder
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
141
1.000
Machine Learning
Esophageal Biomechanics
Finite Element Analysis
Computational Fluid Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,488,822
66,602
718
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Dehai Kong|Дехай Кон
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
108
0.850
intensification of heat transfer
gas turbine blade cooling
two-phase flow
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,503,726
67,231
729
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Zheng Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
122
1.000
Computational fluid dynamics
Fluid dynamics