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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
composite materials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,719
17,597
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
dynamics
vibration
applied stochastic processes
structural control
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,607
8,087
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Computational solid mechanics
computational design of materials
biomimetic materials
multiscale modeling of materials
fluid/
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,574
6,302
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Aerodynamics
Wind Energy
Flight Simulation
Aeronautics
Aircraft Design
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,471
4,037
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,051
1,731
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
robotics
robotic manipulation
optimal control
neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,838
4,301
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
aircraft icing
aerodynamics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,204
1,875
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Aerothermodynamics
Hypersonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,046
2,344
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
Random Dynamical Systems
Nonlinear Filtering
Parameter Estimation
Mechanics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,491
645
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
astrodynamics
optimal spacecraft trajectories
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,357
844
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sustainable aviation
aerodynamics
electric aircraft propulsion
hydrogen aviation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,696
1,487
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,606
1,024
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Navigation
LiDAR
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
63
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Multiscale/Multiphysics Simulation
Fracture Mechanics
Aerospace structures and Materials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
53
1.000
Scott R White
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,719
17,597
0.340
Lawrence Bergman
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,607
8,087
0.329
dynamics
vibration
applied stochastic processes
structural control
Philippe H Geubelle
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,574
6,302
0.359
Computational solid mechanics
computational design of materials
biomimetic materials
multiscale modeling of materials
fluid/
Michael S Selig
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,471
4,037
0.386
Aerodynamics
Wind Energy
Flight Simulation
Aeronautics
Aircraft Design
Loc Vu Quoc
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,051
1,731
0.215
Timothy Bretl
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,838
4,301
0.549
robotics
robotic manipulation
optimal control
neuroscience
Michael B Bragg
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,204
1,875
0.302
aircraft icing
aerodynamics
Marco Panesi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,046
2,344
0.579
Aerothermodynamics
Hypersonics
N Sri Namachchivaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,491
645
0.185
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
Random Dynamical Systems
Nonlinear Filtering
Parameter Estimation
Mechanics
John Prussing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,357
844
0.251
astrodynamics
optimal spacecraft trajectories
Phillip Ansell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,696
1,487
0.877
Sustainable aviation
aerodynamics
electric aircraft propulsion
hydrogen aviation
Huck Beng Chew
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,606
1,024
0.638
Derek Chen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
63
0.733
Huy Tran
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
53
1.000
Multiscale/Multiphysics Simulation
Fracture Mechanics
Aerospace structures and Materials