Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Nanjing University 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
array signal processing
MIMO radar
communication signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,418
19,828
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Solid mechanics
Heat transfer
Acoustics
Biomechanics
Porous media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,629
19,814
0.527
* Total 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
28,814
16,842
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Machine learning
pattern recognition
medical image analysis
data mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,564
10,500
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Machine Learning
Pattern recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,504
7,584
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Artificial photosynthesis
Photocatalysis
Energy storage
Energy conversion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,769
9,584
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cognitive Radio
UAV Communications
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,138
10,206
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
photocatalysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,440
8,085
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,939
5,752
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
reinforcement learning
computer vision
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,302
3,813
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Grinding
precision machining
Metallurgy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,450
7,072
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Grey system theory
Data Analytics
Operation Management
System Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,390
4,300
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cognitive Radio
Spectrum management
Cognitive intelligence
Knowledge Graph
Semantic Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,067
7,612
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Smart materials
Piezoelectric materials
Energy materials
Biomaterials
Inorganic synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,924
4,073
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Power Electronics
Power Converter
Distributed Power System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,882
4,806
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sustainable manufacturing
Conventional machining
cryogenic cooling
development of new cooling systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,831
6,165
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Approximate Computing
Computer Arithmetic
Emerging Computing
Hardware Security
VLSI Design
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,604
5,839
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Surface Engineering
Cathode for Lithium ion battery
Heat control for LIB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,522
3,680
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Hydrovoltaic energy conversion
van der Waals interaction
two-dimensional materials
atomic force microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,469
5,480
0.847
* Total 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
6,331
5,418
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,827
3,876
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
storage battery、 Electrocatalysis、Carbon-based material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,823
4,237
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Structural Health Monitoring and Prognosis
Smart Structures
Sensing and Measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,442
3,137
0.576
* Total 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
5,184
3,794
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Integrated magnetics
Wireless power transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,059
3,098
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,156
292
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xiaofei Zhang 张小飞
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,418
19,828
0.410
array signal processing
MIMO radar
communication signal processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,198
480
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tian Jian Lu 卢天健
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,629
19,814
0.527
Solid mechanics
Heat transfer
Acoustics
Biomechanics
Porous media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,094
788
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jiang Bin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,814
16,842
0.585
fault tolerant control
nonlinear systems
fault diagnosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,799
1,378
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daoqiang Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,564
10,500
0.511
Machine learning
pattern recognition
medical image analysis
data mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,717
1,497
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Songcan Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,504
7,584
0.389
Machine Learning
Pattern recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,245
2,096
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kun Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,769
9,584
0.608
Artificial photosynthesis
Photocatalysis
Energy storage
Energy conversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,574
2,466
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Qihui Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,138
10,206
0.722
Cognitive Radio
UAV Communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,688
3,318
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Li Peng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,440
8,085
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,221
3,511
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jinhao Qiu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,939
5,752
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,556
3,788
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiaoyang Tan 谭晓阳
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,302
3,813
0.370
reinforcement learning
computer vision
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,964
4,871
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wenfeng Ding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,450
7,072
0.837
Grinding
precision machining
Metallurgy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,872
4,904
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Naiming Xie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,390
4,300
0.513
Grey system theory
Data Analytics
Operation Management
System Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,066
5,129
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fuhui Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,067
7,612
0.944
Cognitive Radio
Spectrum management
Cognitive intelligence
Knowledge Graph
Semantic Communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,100
6,110
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kongjun Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,924
4,073
0.588
Smart materials
Piezoelectric materials
Energy materials
Biomaterials
Inorganic synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,986
6,145
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hongfei Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,882
4,806
0.698
Power Electronics
Power Converter
Distributed Power System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,097
6,209
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Muhammad Jamil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,831
6,165
0.903
Sustainable manufacturing
Conventional machining
cryogenic cooling
development of new cooling systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,343
6,457
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Weiqiang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,604
5,839
0.884
Approximate Computing
Computer Arithmetic
Emerging Computing
Hardware Security
VLSI Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,289
6,561
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fei Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,522
3,680
0.564
Surface Engineering
Cathode for Lithium ion battery
Heat control for LIB
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,589
6,626
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jun Yin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,469
5,480
0.847
Hydrovoltaic energy conversion
van der Waals interaction
two-dimensional materials
atomic force microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,071
6,809
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shuang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,331
5,418
0.856
Spacecraft dynamics and control
guidance navigation and control (GNC)
interplanetary mission design and analysis
trajectory o
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,860
7,486
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hongli Ji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,827
3,876
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,965
7,489
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hairong Xue （薛海荣）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,823
4,237
0.728
storage battery、 Electrocatalysis、Carbon-based material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,837
8,040
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shenfang Yuan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,442
3,137
0.576
Structural Health Monitoring and Prognosis
Smart Structures
Sensing and Measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,584
8,490
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Min Yi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,184
3,794
0.732
mechanics
aerospace structure
advanced manufacturing
multiscale/physics simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,244
8,691
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Qianhong Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,059
3,098
0.612
Integrated magnetics
Wireless power transfer