Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
European Space Agency Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering 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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Astronomy
Spacecraft
Gaia
Galileo
GNSS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,739
27,804
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
galaxy clusters
gravitationally lensing clusters
infrared deep survey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,341
8,796
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,918
9,494
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,426
3,889
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Extragalactic Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,707
4,009
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Planetary upper atmospheres
Jupiter system
Ice giants
Martian moons
Mars science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,227
3,767
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Planets
Cosmic Dust
Instrumentation
Spacecraft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,056
2,074
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Planetary Surfaces
Planet Mercury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,602
1,835
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Astronomy
High Redshift Universe
Gravitational Lensing
Galaxy Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,250
3,241
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Planetary Surfaces
Titan/Icy Moons
Mercury
Spectrophotometry
Landscape modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
911
664
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Aerospace Engineering
Additive Manufacturing
ISRU
Space Resources
Space Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
393
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
aerothermodynamics
space systems
numerical modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
89
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Spacecraft Operations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
105
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Orbital Mechanics
Hypersonic Aerodynamics
CFD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
17
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Human Spaceflight
Aerospace Engineering
Neuroscience
Moon Exploration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
23
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
14
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Spacecraft Engineering
AOCS
GNC
FDIR
Hypersonic Aerodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,818
372
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Emilio Fraile
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,739
27,804
0.876
Astronomy
Spacecraft
Gaia
Galileo
GNSS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,666
462
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bruno Altieri
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,341
8,796
0.310
galaxy clusters
gravitationally lensing clusters
infrared deep survey
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,239
477
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ivan Valtchanov
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,918
9,494
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,386
2,649
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Kretschmar
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,426
3,889
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,440
3,494
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Torsten Böker
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,707
4,009
0.520
Extragalactic Astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,648
3,806
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Olivier Witasse
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,227
3,767
0.521
Planetary upper atmospheres
Jupiter system
Ice giants
Martian moons
Mars science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,351
5,817
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Håkan Svedhem
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,056
2,074
0.410
Planets
Cosmic Dust
Instrumentation
Spacecraft
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,989
6,489
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Johannes Benkhoff
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,602
1,835
0.399
Planetary Surfaces
Planet Mercury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,478
9,158
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rachana Bhatawdekar
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,250
3,241
0.997
Astronomy
High Redshift Universe
Gravitational Lensing
Galaxy Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,802
20,958
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas Cornet
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
911
664
0.729
Planetary Surfaces
Titan/Icy Moons
Mercury
Spectrophotometry
Landscape modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
941,215
26,893
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Roberto Torre
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
393
0.868
Aerospace Engineering
Additive Manufacturing
ISRU
Space Resources
Space Manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,463,893
37,618
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeroen Pjp Van Den Eynde
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
89
0.701
aerothermodynamics
space systems
numerical modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,539,028
38,899
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vladimir Zelenevskiy
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
105
1.000
Spacecraft Operations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,810,564
43,483
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Javier Herrera Montojo
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
17
0.340
Orbital Mechanics
Hypersonic Aerodynamics
CFD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,975,553
46,274
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shahrzad Hosseini
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
23
0.821
Human Spaceflight
Aerospace Engineering
Neuroscience
Moon Exploration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,016,133
46,964
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Javier Sánchez|Francisco Javier Sánchez Martín, Javier Sánchez Martín
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
14
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,193,025
49,894
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ilario Cantiello
European Space Agency
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
Spacecraft Engineering
AOCS
GNC
FDIR
Hypersonic Aerodynamics