Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Civil Engineering Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
wireless sensors
structural health monitoring
structural control
cyberinfrastructure applications
stochastic fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,501
19,687
0.361
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Hydrology
Socio-hydrology
Water Resources
Hydrology and Water Resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,263
16,627
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
civil engineering
hydraulics
geomorphology
sedimentology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,993
11,142
0.286
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,641
11,067
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Water Resources Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,424
9,254
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Civil and Earthquake and Geotechnical Engineering
Numerical Modeling
Tunneling
Sustainability
Resiliency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,258
8,778
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,276
4,775
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Groundwater Hydrology
Contaminant Transport Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,713
4,620
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Hydrology
Water Resources
Water-Energy Nexus
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,132
4,268
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Civil Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Railway Geotechnics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,654
4,004
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
concrete
pavement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,316
3,575
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Urban climate
land-atmosphere interactions
Earth system modeling
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,106
3,420
0.833
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Structural Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,039
3,034
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
hydrology
water resources
river hydraulics
groundwater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,338
2,510
0.752
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Mechanics and Physics of Soft Solids
Instabilities
Fracture
Homogenization
Numerical Methods for PDEs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,939
2,283
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Structural Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,964
2,061
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Traffic flow
traffic safety
modeling
simulation
ITS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,069
1,689
0.278
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Solid Mechanics
Earthquakes
Metamaterials
Mathematical Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,308
1,138
0.870
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
1,134
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Asphalt Rheology
Asphalt Chemistry
Polymer Modification
Long-term Performance
Asphalt Paving & Roofing Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,190
986
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Structural dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,031
870
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Hydrology
Computational Hydrology
Environmental Modeling
Fate and Transport of Contaminants
Data Science & and Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
821
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Construction Engineering Infrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
827
334
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
hydrology
nutrient
sediment
watershed processes
channel stability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
764
325
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Environmental Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
777
160
0.206
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,145
5,262
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Billie F Spencer Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,501
19,687
0.361
wireless sensors
structural health monitoring
structural control
cyberinfrastructure applications
stochastic fatigue
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,034
6,786
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Murugesu Sivapalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,263
16,627
0.403
Hydrology
Socio-hydrology
Water Resources
Hydrology and Water Resources
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,192
12,194
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gary Parker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,993
11,142
0.286
civil engineering
hydraulics
geomorphology
sedimentology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,541
12,325
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wen Tso Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,641
11,067
0.449
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,024
15,860
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ximing Cai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,424
9,254
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,267
17,027
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Youssef Hashash
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,258
8,778
0.540
Civil and Earthquake and Geotechnical Engineering
Numerical Modeling
Tunneling
Sustainability
Resiliency
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,298
36,235
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Praveen Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,276
4,775
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,558
37,617
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Al Valocchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,713
4,620
0.363
Groundwater Hydrology
Contaminant Transport Modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,210
41,028
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zhenxing Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,132
4,268
0.832
Hydrology
Water Resources
Water-Energy Nexus
Optimization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,318
43,941
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Timothy D Stark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,654
4,004
0.415
Civil Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Railway Geotechnics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,081
49,557
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jeffery R Roesler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,316
3,575
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,667
51,853
447
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lei Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,106
3,420
0.833
Urban climate
land-atmosphere interactions
Earth system modeling
machine learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,345
58,392
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Larry Fahnestock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,039
3,034
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,575
70,235
602
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yanqing Lian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,338
2,510
0.752
hydrology
water resources
river hydraulics
groundwater
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,192
76,566
646
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Oscar Lopez Pamies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,939
2,283
0.580
Mechanics and Physics of Soft Solids
Instabilities
Fracture
Homogenization
Numerical Methods for PDEs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,575
83,938
718
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
James Lafave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,964
2,061
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,308
99,245
859
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
R Benekohal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,069
1,689
0.278
Traffic flow
traffic safety
modeling
simulation
ITS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,058
133,671
1,153
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ahmed Ettaf Elbanna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,308
1,138
0.870
Solid Mechanics
Earthquakes
Metamaterials
Mathematical Epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,045
133,929
1,154
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Momcilo Markus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
1,134
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,643
146,813
1,255
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Punit Singhvi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,190
986
0.829
Asphalt Rheology
Asphalt Chemistry
Polymer Modification
Long-term Performance
Asphalt Paving & Roofing Applications
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,442
158,572
1,353
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David A Ehrhardt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,031
870
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,339
163,910
1,389
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jorge A Guzman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
821
0.669
Hydrology
Computational Hydrology
Environmental Modeling
Fate and Transport of Contaminants
Data Science & and Computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
900,666
241,680
1,901
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mohamed Attalla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
827
334
0.404
Construction Engineering Infrastructure
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
912,534
243,862
1,908
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Laura Keefer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
764
325
0.425
hydrology
nutrient
sediment
watershed processes
channel stability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,234,238
298,026
2,066
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shaoying Qi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
777
160
0.206
Environmental Engineering