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![Victoria Clarke](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/fa/1216541.jpg)
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,465
244,830
0.786
![Sean Mcwilliams](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4b/940823.jpg)
Gravitational waves
numerical and analytical relativity
gravitational wave data analysis and parameter estimation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,917
79,751
0.775
![Paul Gravila](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/92/4310208.jpg)
Physics
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,294
79,477
0.755
![Ross Birney](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/81/5292428.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,847
73,566
0.801
![Zachariah Etienne](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
numerical relativity
computational astrophysics
gravitational wave data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,060
55,285
0.863
![Stephen West](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e9/809710.jpg)
quantitative research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,093
53,081
0.269
![Tyler D Knowles](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
General relativity
numerical analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,406
49,581
0.911
![Shuai Zhang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
deep learning
video processing
data fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,759
42,897
0.898
![Robert West](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/dd/1338945.jpg)
Health Psychology
addiction
behaviour change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,765
41,212
0.498
![John F Smith](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,319
27,073
0.414
![Sheila West](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
nutrition
stress
cardiovascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,109
25,155
0.716
![Sammarieo Brown](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/86/667641.jpg)
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Statistics
Finance
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,120
24,667
0.362
![Stephanie Beck Roth](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Applied Mathematics
genetics
algorithm development
curriculum development in STEM fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,524
24,513
0.450
![Ian Hambleton](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/41/605535.jpg)
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,759
24,232
0.697
![James E Smith](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,760
22,822
0.269
![Duncan Lorimer](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/bf/825324.jpg)
Pulsars and Radio Transients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,808
21,925
0.489
![Jeff Jones](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e2/1205230.jpg)
Multi-agent computation
Physarum computing
Collective Computation
Pattern formation
cellular automata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,974
21,419
0.893
![Olubukola Oluranti Babalola](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d3/96341.jpg)
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,011
20,776
0.903
![Christa Lilly *|Christa Green, Christa Ice](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/23/940831.jpg)
Psychometrics
Biostatistics
Child Health
Parental Involvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,922
19,431
0.780
![Paul C West](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a4/4679076.jpg)
ecosystems
biodiversity
agriculture
climate
freshwater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,914
19,106
0.684
![Serdar A Bilgili](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7a/948090.jpg)
plasma physics
numerical relativity
fluid dynamics
combustion
nonlinear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,152
17,563
0.968
![J Jason West](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/34/1451062.jpg)
Air pollution
climate change
health impacts
energy
ozone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,837
16,606
0.797
![Yue Zhang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/02/674206.jpg)
Natural language processing
natural language understanding
natural language generation
machine learning
NLP applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,014
16,472
0.823
![Rakesh K Gupta](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Polymers
Rheology
Composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,531
15,049
0.527
![Stuart West](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c7/1059530.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,415
14,844
0.327
Victoria Clarke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,465
244,830
0.786
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
Sean Mcwilliams
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,917
79,751
0.775
Gravitational waves
numerical and analytical relativity
gravitational wave data analysis and parameter estimation
Paul Gravila
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
![Romania](/flags/ro.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,294
79,477
0.755
Ross Birney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,847
73,566
0.801
Zachariah Etienne
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,060
55,285
0.863
numerical relativity
computational astrophysics
gravitational wave data analysis
Stephen West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,093
53,081
0.269
Tyler D Knowles
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,406
49,581
0.911
Shuai Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,759
42,897
0.898
Robert West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,765
41,212
0.498
Health Psychology
addiction
behaviour change
John F Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,319
27,073
0.414
Sheila West
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,109
25,155
0.716
nutrition
stress
cardiovascular disease
Sammarieo Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,120
24,667
0.362
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Statistics
Finance
Machine Learning
Stephanie Beck Roth
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,524
24,513
0.450
Applied Mathematics
genetics
algorithm development
curriculum development in STEM fields
Ian Hambleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,759
24,232
0.697
James E Smith
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,760
22,822
0.269
Duncan Lorimer
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,808
21,925
0.489
Jeff Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,974
21,419
0.893
Multi-agent computation
Physarum computing
Collective Computation
Pattern formation
cellular automata
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,011
20,776
0.903
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Christa Lilly *|Christa Green, Christa Ice
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,922
19,431
0.780
Psychometrics
Biostatistics
Child Health
Parental Involvement
Paul C West
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,914
19,106
0.684
ecosystems
biodiversity
agriculture
climate
freshwater
Serdar A Bilgili
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,152
17,563
0.968
plasma physics
numerical relativity
fluid dynamics
combustion
nonlinear physics
J Jason West
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,837
16,606
0.797
Air pollution
climate change
health impacts
energy
ozone
Yue Zhang
West Lake University
Hangzhou, China
![China](/flags/cn.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,014
16,472
0.823
Natural language processing
natural language understanding
natural language generation
machine learning
NLP applications
Rakesh K Gupta
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,531
15,049
0.527
Stuart West
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,415
14,844
0.327