Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Western Digital Corporation 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 :51
TOF-SIMS
Surface Analysis
Ion Formation Mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
55
0.066
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Optics
Photonics
Microresonators
Super-Resolution Microscopy
Optical Metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
352
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
CMP
Surface chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
789
556
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Transmission Electron Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
779
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
FEA
Numerical Simulation
Polymer Nano-composites
Hyperelastic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
763
375
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Nonvolatile Memories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
715
378
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
HDD and SSD Reliability
Machine Learning
Quantum Computing
Magnetic thin films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
72
0.105
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
617
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Magnetic thin films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
642
70
0.109
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Magnetic Thin Films
Magnetic Recording
Spintronics
Multiferroics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
359
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
303
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
magnetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602
157
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Non-Volatile Storage Systems
Heterogeneous Computing
Distributed Systems
Cache Coherence
Memory Persistency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
594
378
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Machine Learning
Automation
Metrology
Material Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
219
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Magnetism
Magnetic Recording
Magnetic Nanowires
magnetic thin films
soft magnetic materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
579
275
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
361
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Materials & Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
559
466
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548
462
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Semiconductors
Machine Learning
Emerging Memory
Non-Volatile Memory
Advanced Packaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
186
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Flash Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
325
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Plasmonics
2D materials
Optics
Heat transfer
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
386
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Coding theory
information theory
machine learning
data storage
enterprise solid state drive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389
225
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
magnetic material
microwave
permeability
magnetic recording
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
111
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
95
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
137
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,393
214,836
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Alan Spool
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
55
0.066
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,884
215,423
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Yangcheng Li
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
352
0.424
Optics
Photonics
Microresonators
Super-Resolution Microscopy
Optical Metrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
751,069
219,744
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Hariprasad Amanapu
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
789
556
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
755,388
220,741
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Dexin Zhao
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
779
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
762,912
222,431
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Hua Deng
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
763
375
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,419
227,459
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Zhaoqiang Bai
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
715
378
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799,188
230,639
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Haibao Zhao
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
72
0.105
HDD and SSD Reliability
Machine Learning
Quantum Computing
Magnetic thin films
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
802,287
231,317
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Jinghui Yang
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
617
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
822,038
235,668
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Prakash Mani
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
642
70
0.109
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,551
236,660
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Ippei Suzuki
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
359
0.567
Magnetic Thin Films
Magnetic Recording
Spintronics
Multiferroics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
832,375
237,926
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Özgün Süzer
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
303
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
843,174
240,240
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Xiaokai Zhang
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602
157
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
847,235
241,132
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Yang Liu
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
594
378
0.636
Non-Volatile Storage Systems
Heterogeneous Computing
Distributed Systems
Cache Coherence
Memory Persistency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
852,802
242,325
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Yuan Yang
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
219
0.375
Machine Learning
Automation
Metrology
Material Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,491
242,882
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Muhammad Asif Bashir
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
579
275
0.475
Magnetism
Magnetic Recording
Magnetic Nanowires
magnetic thin films
soft magnetic materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,909
242,973
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Nitu Kumar
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
361
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
866,357
245,246
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Yari Ferrante
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
559
466
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
872,532
246,603
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Mohammad Masoomi
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548
462
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,506
259,549
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Chengqing Hu
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
186
0.412
Semiconductors
Machine Learning
Emerging Memory
Non-Volatile Memory
Advanced Packaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
963,910
263,025
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Peng Zhang
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
325
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
996,582
268,408
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Prabhu Kumar Venuthurumilli
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
386
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,002,367
269,327
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Pengfei Huang
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389
225
0.578
Coding theory
information theory
machine learning
data storage
enterprise solid state drive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,019,265
272,102
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Haibo Wang, 王海波
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
111
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051,009
276,959
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Sudarshan Narayanan
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
95
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,080,510
281,415
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Sichang Liu
Western Digital Corporation
San Jose, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
137
0.429