Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

National Institute of Standards and Technology Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers 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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :76
United States
Jm Rowe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,646
341
0.060
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
United States
James R Matey
Biometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,469
870
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
United States
Wenqi Zhu
Nano-optics
Metasurfaces
Ultrafast Optics
Nanofabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,400
3,942
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
United States
Adam J Biacchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,296
2,933
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
United States
Richard E Cavicchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,219
717
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
United States
James (Jim) R Van Meter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,123
1,136
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
United States
Marcelo Davanco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,085
3,076
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
United States
John Villarrubia
electron scattering
scanning electron microscopy
atomic force microscopy
surface science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,968
886
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
United States
Edwin P Chan
polymer mechanics
high rate deformation
adhesion & fracture
polymer physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
2,372
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
United States
Kevin Lyons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,855
1,359
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
United States
Adam Sirois
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,796
1,688
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
United States
R David Holbrook
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,681
1,367
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
United States
Thomas A Germer
diffuse scattering
polarization
diffraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,670
1,243
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
United States
Eugene Paulechka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,588
1,607
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
United States
Thomas R Gentile
polarized gases
neutron physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,535
966
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
United States
Nikolai Zhitenev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,490
1,425
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
United States
Michael Fasolka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,452
692
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
United States
Shawn Moylan
Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Machine Performance
Metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
3,238
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
United States
Jake Connors
Microwave
sub-mm instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,395
3,062
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
United States
Shaw Feng
Metrology
Sustainability
Additive Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,218
2,151
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
United States
Russell Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,213
1,245
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
United States
Jon Geist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,213
628
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
United States
John H Lehman
Optical and Infrared Detectors
Carbon Nanotubes
Laser Radiometry
Photon Momentum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,112
1,931
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
United States
Ronald B Goldfarb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,067
631
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
United States
Douglas T Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,059
774
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,313
United States
65,158
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Jm Rowe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,646
341
0.060
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,006
United States
66,930
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
James R Matey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,469
870
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,259
United States
67,631
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Wenqi Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,400
3,942
0.730
Nano-optics
Metasurfaces
Ultrafast Optics
Nanofabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,637
United States
68,640
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Adam J Biacchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,296
2,933
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,390
United States
69,472
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Richard E Cavicchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,219
717
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,844
United States
70,527
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
James (Jim) R Van Meter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,123
1,136
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,243
United States
70,966
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Marcelo Davanco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,085
3,076
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,783
United States
72,349
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
John Villarrubia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,968
886
0.178
electron scattering
scanning electron microscopy
atomic force microscopy
surface science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,606
United States
72,899
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Edwin P Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
2,372
0.482
polymer mechanics
high rate deformation
adhesion & fracture
polymer physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,299
United States
73,693
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Kevin Lyons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,855
1,359
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,724
United States
74,395
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Adam Sirois
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,796
1,688
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,650
United States
75,900
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
R David Holbrook
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,681
1,367
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,110
United States
76,044
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Thomas A Germer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,670
1,243
0.266
diffuse scattering
polarization
diffraction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,609
United States
77,062
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Eugene Paulechka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,588
1,607
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,027
United States
77,791
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Thomas R Gentile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,535
966
0.213
polarized gases
neutron physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,062
United States
78,379
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Nikolai Zhitenev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,490
1,425
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,748
United States
78,878
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Michael Fasolka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,452
692
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,272
United States
79,009
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Shawn Moylan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
3,238
0.729
Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Machine Performance
Metrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,452
United States
79,687
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Jake Connors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,395
3,062
0.697
Microwave
sub-mm instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,155
United States
82,246
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Shaw Feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,218
2,151
0.510
Metrology
Sustainability
Additive Manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,428
United States
82,315
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Russell Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,213
1,245
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,433
United States
82,319
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Jon Geist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,213
628
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,742
United States
83,896
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
John H Lehman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,112
1,931
0.470
Optical and Infrared Detectors
Carbon Nanotubes
Laser Radiometry
Photon Momentum
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,202
United States
84,662
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Ronald B Goldfarb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,067
631
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,669
United States
84,806
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Douglas T Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,059
774
0.191