Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 207 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Solid mechanics
Heat transfer
Acoustics
Biomechanics
Porous media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,490
18,709
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
array signal processing
MIMO radar
communication signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,902
17,246
0.346
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
fault tolerant control
nonlinear systems
fault diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,629
16,300
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cognitive Radio
UAV Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,449
10,263
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Machine learning
pattern recognition
medical image analysis
data mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,712
10,046
0.463
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Artificial photosynthesis
Photocatalysis
Energy storage
Energy conversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,486
8,520
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cognitive Radio
Spectrum management
Cognitive intelligence
Knowledge Graph
Semantic Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,928
7,761
0.869
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,004
7,489
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Grinding
precision machining
Metallurgy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,367
7,285
0.778
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Machine Learning
Pattern recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,196
6,987
0.346
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sustainable manufacturing
Conventional machining
cryogenic cooling
development of new cooling systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,673
6,577
0.986
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Approximate Computing
Computer Arithmetic
Emerging Computing
Hardware Security
VLSI Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,144
6,034
0.845
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hydrovoltaic energy conversion
van der Waals interaction
two-dimensional materials
atomic force microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,135
5,583
0.782
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,505
5,460
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cryptographic Engineering
Computer Arithmetic
Post-Quantum Cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,667
4,625
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Additive manufacturing
3D printing
Surface Modification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,277
4,502
0.853
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Power Electronics
Power Converter
Distributed Power System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,301
4,429
0.607
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sustainable machining
Cryogenic machining
Life Cycle engineering
3D Printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,674
4,381
0.937
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Grey system theory
Data Analytics
Operation Management
System Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,798
4,153
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Spacecraft dynamics and control
guidance navigation and control (GNC)
interplanetary mission design and analysis
trajectory o
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,154
4,010
0.778
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Smart materials
Piezoelectric materials
Energy materials
Biomaterials
Inorganic synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,394
3,979
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nanoscale heat transfer
Thermal energy storage
Solar fuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,939
3,930
0.796
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,245
3,804
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
mechanics
aerospace structure
advanced manufacturing
multiscale/physics simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,699
3,733
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
storage battery、 Electrocatalysis、Carbon-based material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,089
3,685
0.605
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,315
697
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tian Jian Lu 卢天健
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,490
18,709
0.474
Solid mechanics
Heat transfer
Acoustics
Biomechanics
Porous media
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,872
825
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xiaofei Zhang 张小飞
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,902
17,246
0.346
array signal processing
MIMO radar
communication signal processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,084
916
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jiang Bin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,629
16,300
0.532
fault tolerant control
nonlinear systems
fault diagnosis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,326
2,096
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Qihui Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,449
10,263
0.664
Cognitive Radio
UAV Communications
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,280
2,167
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daoqiang Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,712
10,046
0.463
Machine learning
pattern recognition
medical image analysis
data mining
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,934
2,771
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kun Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,486
8,520
0.517
Artificial photosynthesis
Photocatalysis
Energy storage
Energy conversion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,637
3,197
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fuhui Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,928
7,761
0.869
Cognitive Radio
Spectrum management
Cognitive intelligence
Knowledge Graph
Semantic Communications
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,976
3,382
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Li Peng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,004
7,489
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,853
3,519
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wenfeng Ding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,367
7,285
0.778
Grinding
precision machining
Metallurgy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,975
3,749
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Songcan Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,196
6,987
0.346
Machine Learning
Pattern recognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,591
4,068
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Muhammad Jamil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,673
6,577
0.986
Sustainable manufacturing
Conventional machining
cryogenic cooling
development of new cooling systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,836
4,616
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Weiqiang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,144
6,034
0.845
Approximate Computing
Computer Arithmetic
Emerging Computing
Hardware Security
VLSI Design
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,100
5,116
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jun Yin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,135
5,583
0.782
Hydrovoltaic energy conversion
van der Waals interaction
two-dimensional materials
atomic force microscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,276
5,267
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jinhao Qiu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,505
5,460
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,183
6,482
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zhe Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,667
4,625
0.816
Cryptographic Engineering
Computer Arithmetic
Post-Quantum Cryptography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,391
6,688
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lida Shen|沈 理达
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,277
4,502
0.853
Additive manufacturing
3D printing
Surface Modification
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,336
6,828
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hongfei Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,301
4,429
0.607
Power Electronics
Power Converter
Distributed Power System
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,743
6,914
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Aqib Mashood Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,674
4,381
0.937
Sustainable machining
Cryogenic machining
Life Cycle engineering
3D Printing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,561
7,399
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Naiming Xie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,798
4,153
0.472
Grey system theory
Data Analytics
Operation Management
System Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,184
7,692
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shuang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,154
4,010
0.778
Spacecraft dynamics and control
guidance navigation and control (GNC)
interplanetary mission design and analysis
trajectory o
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,215
7,763
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kongjun Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,394
3,979
0.538
Smart materials
Piezoelectric materials
Energy materials
Biomaterials
Inorganic synthesis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,857
7,869
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xianglei Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,939
3,930
0.796
Nanoscale heat transfer
Thermal energy storage
Solar fuel
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,346
8,160
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hongli Ji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,245
3,804
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,994
8,352
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Min Yi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,699
3,733
0.655
mechanics
aerospace structure
advanced manufacturing
multiscale/physics simulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,895
8,478
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hairong Xue （薛海荣）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,089
3,685
0.605
storage battery、 Electrocatalysis、Carbon-based material