Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Aerospace Corporation 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 :51
Photonics
Microelectronics
Radiation Effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
331
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Low-Energy Plasma
Wave-Particle Interactions
CubeSats
Space Weather
Energy Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
211
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
247
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
48
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Nondestructive Evaluation
Structural Health Monitoring
Spectral Finite Element Method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
80
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
148
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Thermostructural Analysis
Additive Manufacturing
Composites
ISAM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
130
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Radio Frequency Spectrum Sharing
Radio Frequency Interference
Interference Mitigation
Dynamic Spectrum Access
Privacy in Spe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
209
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Combustion and Propulsion R&D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
120
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
spacecraft navigation
orbit determination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
219
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
26
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Missiles
nuclear command and control
international space
commercial space
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
186
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
space
national defense
military
federal budget
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
175
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Software Engineering
Embedded Systems
International Relations
Diplomacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
41
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Digital Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
38
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
warp drive
wormholes
general relativity
quantum communications
satellite communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
95
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
systems engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
68
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Communications
Navigations
SatCom
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
10
0.064
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Ultrafast
STM
lidar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
53
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Lasers
Fiber Lasers
High Energy Lasers
LIDAR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
63
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Artificial intelligence
computer security
human computer interaction
mechanism design
cyber operations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
32
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Industrial Computed Tomography
Nondestructive Evaluation
Failure Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
99
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
127
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
defense budgets
international affairs budgets
acquisition policy
space and nuclear policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
47
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Optics
lasers
rubidium
ramsey interference
atomic clocks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
82
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,062,007
277,723
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
George Tzintzarov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
331
0.943
Photonics
Microelectronics
Radiation Effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,106,733
284,426
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Justin H Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
211
0.672
Low-Energy Plasma
Wave-Particle Interactions
CubeSats
Space Weather
Energy Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,114,407
285,542
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Matthew Ashner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
247
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,151,064
290,655
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Andrew Stapleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
48
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,169,229
293,187
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Dulip Samaratunga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
80
0.296
Nondestructive Evaluation
Structural Health Monitoring
Spectral Finite Element Method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,164,331
292,511
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Curtis Iwata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
148
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,169,059
293,161
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Jacob Rome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
130
0.481
Thermostructural Analysis
Additive Manufacturing
Composites
ISAM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,177,731
294,361
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Matthew Clark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
209
0.792
Radio Frequency Spectrum Sharing
Radio Frequency Interference
Interference Mitigation
Dynamic Spectrum Access
Privacy in Spe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,214,313
299,367
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Andrew Cortopassi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
120
0.496
Combustion and Propulsion R&D
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,252,702
304,640
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Michael R Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
219
0.995
spacecraft navigation
orbit determination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,294,277
310,334
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Gregory Whittier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
26
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,320,825
313,950
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Robert Sam Wilson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
186
0.995
Missiles
nuclear command and control
international space
commercial space
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,341,835
316,803
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Jamie Morin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
175
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,360,692
319,420
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Stephen Blanchette Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
41
0.240
Software Engineering
Embedded Systems
International Relations
Diplomacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,373,175
321,086
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Matthew T Hunter|Matthew Thomas Hunter, Matt Hunter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
38
0.229
Digital Signal Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,385,719
322,753
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Max D Comess
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
95
0.590
warp drive
wormholes
general relativity
quantum communications
satellite communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,391,397
323,493
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Marilee Wheaton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
68
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,399,719
324,675
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Victor Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
10
0.064
Communications
Navigations
SatCom
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,404,989
325,380
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Shawn M Perdue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
53
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,416,203
326,874
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Furqan Latif Chiragh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
63
0.420
Lasers
Fiber Lasers
High Energy Lasers
LIDAR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,425,016
327,975
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
David Deangelis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
32
0.218
Artificial intelligence
computer security
human computer interaction
mechanism design
cyber operations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,463,212
333,207
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Cale Lewis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
99
0.739
Industrial Computed Tomography
Nondestructive Evaluation
Failure Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,483,604
335,908
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Julian Lohser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
127
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,509,605
339,421
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Russell Rumbaugh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
47
0.392
defense budgets
international affairs budgets
acquisition policy
space and nuclear policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,555,178
345,555
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Zachary Warren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
82
0.766
Optics
lasers
rubidium
ramsey interference
atomic clocks