Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :76
Machine Learning
Healthcare AI
Neuroinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,124
12,451
0.949
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,186
12,351
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Phase Change Heat Transfer
Interfacial Science
Solar Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,693
12,238
0.780
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
magnetism
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,829
12,227
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
high-performance computing
molecular dynamics
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,946
12,161
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,249
11,813
0.255
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
astrophysics
physics
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,230
11,784
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
quantitative phase imaging
phase retrieval
biomedical optics
biophotonics
optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,252
11,728
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,692
11,720
0.275
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,069
11,701
0.486
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Healthy Aging
Psychology
Human Factors
Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,111
11,613
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Evaluation
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,770
11,569
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
exercise physiology
immune function
inflammation
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,739
11,549
0.486
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Blockchains
Wireless communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,053
11,456
0.327
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
high energy experiment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,080
11,346
0.140
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Nonlinear Dynamics
Vibrations
Acoustic metamaterials
System Identification
Energy Harvesting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,753
11,285
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
cognitive psychology
attention
perception
memory
research methods
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,543
11,247
0.335
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Physics Education Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,602
11,220
0.344
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
Physics
quantum information
quantum optics
entanglement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,965
11,197
0.311
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Pavement Modeling and Rehabilitation
Tire-Pavement Interaction
Asphlat Concerte
Sustainability
Geosynthetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,577
11,175
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Computational Nanotechnology
Nanofluidics
Multiscale Modeling
MEMS/NEMS
Nanomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,529
11,150
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Chemistry
pharmacology
PET imaging
breast cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,015
11,134
0.202
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Electron Microscopy
2D Materials
Graphene
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,700
11,122
0.565
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,942
11,086
0.171
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Computational condensed matter
Quantum computing
Quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,907
10,863
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,379
9,670
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Sanmi Koyejo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,124
12,451
0.949
Machine Learning
Healthcare AI
Neuroinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,668
9,774
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Arend Van Der Zande
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,186
12,351
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,999
9,892
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Nenad Miljkovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,693
12,238
0.780
Phase Change Heat Transfer
Interfacial Science
Solar Energy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,031
9,906
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Axel Hoffmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,829
12,227
0.536
magnetism
condensed matter physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,223
9,981
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
James C Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,946
12,161
0.369
high-performance computing
molecular dynamics
structural biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,394
10,429
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Keith Kelley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,249
11,813
0.255
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,501
10,471
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Gilbert Holder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,230
11,784
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,674
10,548
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Gabriel Popescu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,252
11,728
0.484
quantitative phase imaging
phase retrieval
biomedical optics
biophotonics
optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,697
10,558
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Jon Thaler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,692
11,720
0.275
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,745
10,579
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Bryan A White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,069
11,701
0.486
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,058
10,704
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Wendy A Rogers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,111
11,613
0.445
Healthy Aging
Psychology
Human Factors
Technology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,191
10,746
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Thomas Schwandt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,770
11,569
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,262
10,774
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Jeffrey A Woods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,739
11,549
0.486
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,611
10,906
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Pramod Viswanath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,053
11,456
0.327
Blockchains
Wireless communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,006
11,053
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Kevin Pitts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,080
11,346
0.140
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,242
11,149
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Alexander Vakakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,753
11,285
0.422
Nonlinear Dynamics
Vibrations
Acoustic metamaterials
System Identification
Energy Harvesting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,386
11,201
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Daniel J Simons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,543
11,247
0.335
cognitive psychology
attention
perception
memory
research methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,494
11,239
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Tim Stelzer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,602
11,220
0.344
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,573
11,271
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Paul Kwiat
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,965
11,197
0.311
Physics
quantum information
quantum optics
entanglement
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,662
11,302
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Imad L Al Qadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,577
11,175
0.543
Pavement Modeling and Rehabilitation
Tire-Pavement Interaction
Asphlat Concerte
Sustainability
Geosynthetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,771
11,334
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
N Aluru|Narayana Aluru, Narayan Aluru, N R Aluru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,529
11,150
0.405
Computational Nanotechnology
Nanofluidics
Multiscale Modeling
MEMS/NEMS
Nanomechanics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,827
11,357
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
John Katzenellenbogen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,015
11,134
0.202
Chemistry
pharmacology
PET imaging
breast cancer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,872
11,368
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Pinshane Y Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,700
11,122
0.565
Electron Microscopy
2D Materials
Graphene
Materials Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,006
11,407
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Richard C Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,942
11,086
0.171
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,953
11,774
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Benjamin Villalonga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,907
10,863
0.996
Computational condensed matter
Quantum computing
Quantum information