Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science Highly Cited Researchers 849 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
AI
machine learning
computer vision
robotics
image compression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,894
245,599
0.620
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,521
82,024
0.564
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
ai alignment
natural language processing
large language models
computational linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,013
39,215
0.891
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Machine Learning
Multimodality
Computer Vision
Information Retrieval
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,497
37,407
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Reinforcement Learning
Deep Learning
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Game AI
Exploration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,458
30,258
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robotics
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,137
29,974
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,993
24,133
0.549
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Parallel & Distributed Computing
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Cloud Computing
Edge Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,947
21,593
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,401
17,905
0.923
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computer Vision
Computational Imaging
Computational Photography
Computer Graphics
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,239
16,379
0.230
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
image processing
image analysis
computer vision
medical imaging
shape analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,875
15,806
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
trustworthy AI
security and privacy
formal methods
programming languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,933
15,575
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Data for Sustainable Development
Indicators
Environmental Security
Global Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,098
14,049
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
cryptography
security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,180
14,090
0.735
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,650
13,257
0.796
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,244
13,106
0.760
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Artificial Intelligence
Games
Evolutionary Computation
Game AI
Procedural Content Generation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,634
12,883
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,800
12,738
0.923
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,533
11,523
0.237
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
information security
cryptography
privacy
computer security
distributed algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,084
11,165
0.219
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Data Science
Mobile
Data Privacy
Digital Marketing
Digital Platforms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,703
10,684
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Spoken Language Processing
Natural Language Processing
Prosody
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,614
10,599
0.315
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,735
10,768
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
audio processing
machine learning
speech recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,157
10,631
0.874
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computer Security
Program analysis
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,401
10,308
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yann Lecun
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,894
245,599
0.620
AI
machine learning
computer vision
robotics
image compression
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,061
362
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rob Fergus
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,521
82,024
0.564
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,181
1,660
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Samuel R Bowman
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,013
39,215
0.891
ai alignment
natural language processing
large language models
computational linguistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,274
1,695
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wei Liu
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,497
37,407
0.756
Machine Learning
Multimodality
Computer Vision
Information Retrieval
Artificial Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,150
2,448
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tom Schaul
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,458
30,258
0.767
Reinforcement Learning
Deep Learning
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Game AI
Exploration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,225
2,485
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shuran Song
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,137
29,974
0.829
Robotics
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,431
3,342
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Matthew Zeiler
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,993
24,133
0.549
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,491
4,131
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Keqin Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,947
21,593
0.676
Parallel & Distributed Computing
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Cloud Computing
Edge Computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,027
5,544
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yacine Jernite
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,401
17,905
0.923
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,438
6,094
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shree Nayar
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,239
16,379
0.230
Computer Vision
Computational Imaging
Computational Photography
Computer Graphics
Robotics
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,294
6,417
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Guido Gerig
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,875
15,806
0.337
image processing
image analysis
computer vision
medical imaging
shape analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,773
6,594
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeannette M Wing
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,933
15,575
0.347
trustworthy AI
security and privacy
formal methods
programming languages
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,338
6,814
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marc A Levy
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,098
14,049
0.412
Data for Sustainable Development
Indicators
Environmental Security
Global Governance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,864
7,823
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mariana Raykova
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,180
14,090
0.735
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,771
8,493
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jonathan Tompson
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,650
13,257
0.796
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,790
8,500
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Carl Vondrick
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,244
13,106
0.760
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,387
8,742
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Julian Togelius
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,634
12,883
0.523
Artificial Intelligence
Games
Evolutionary Computation
Game AI
Procedural Content Generation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,945
8,929
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Geoff Pleiss
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,800
12,738
0.923
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,109
9,818
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Salvatore Stolfo
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,533
11,523
0.237
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,781
11,137
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Moti Yung
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,084
11,165
0.219
information security
cryptography
privacy
computer security
distributed algorithms
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,226
11,312
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anindya Ghose
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,703
10,684
0.451
Data Science
Mobile
Data Privacy
Digital Marketing
Digital Platforms
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,585
11,453
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Julia Hirschberg
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,614
10,599
0.315
Spoken Language Processing
Natural Language Processing
Prosody
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,673
11,494
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Collins
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,735
10,768
0.310
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,806
11,925
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zhuo Chen
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,157
10,631
0.874
audio processing
machine learning
speech recognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,404
12,152
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Suman Jana
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,401
10,308
0.716
Computer Security
Program analysis
Machine Learning
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