Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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
Computational Structural Mechanics
Computational Aeroelasticity
Finite Element Method
Plates and shells
Artificial Neural Ne
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,522
4,000
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
verification and validation
V&V
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,284
4,092
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
orbital dynamics
Lagrangian coherent structures
Hamiltonian systems
dynamics and control
applied dynamical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,319
2,763
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
uncertainty quantification
computational fluid dynamics
scientific machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,141
6,479
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Aerodynamics
Aeroacoustics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,623
3,256
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,471
3,354
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Fluid Dynamics
Hydrodynamics
Aerodynamics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,372
2,789
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Nonlinear control
autonomous systems
vehicle dynamics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
1,767
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
ship hydrodynamics
innovative ship design
ventilation and cavitation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,803
1,410
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
structures
structural dynamics
advanced sensing technologies
space systems engineering
novel orbit analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,619
704
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Aerospace Engineering
Instrumentation
Propulsion
Turbulence
Aeroacoustics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,582
1,206
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Multiphysics Modeling and Computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
663
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Spacecraft Propulsion
Aerospace Engineering
Launch Vehicle Design
Spacecraft Design
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,208
40,396
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rakesh K Kapania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,522
4,000
0.420
Computational Structural Mechanics
Computational Aeroelasticity
Finite Element Method
Plates and shells
Artificial Neural Ne
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,558
46,322
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chris J Roy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,284
4,092
0.494
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
verification and validation
V&V
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,785
52,007
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shane Ross
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,319
2,763
0.378
orbital dynamics
Lagrangian coherent structures
Hamiltonian systems
dynamics and control
applied dynamical systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,410
53,173
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Heng Xiao
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,141
6,479
0.907
uncertainty quantification
computational fluid dynamics
scientific machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,902
56,845
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William Devenport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,623
3,256
0.492
Aerodynamics
Aeroacoustics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,918
66,899
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Scott England
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,471
3,354
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,167
67,917
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eric Paterson
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,372
2,789
0.519
Fluid Dynamics
Hydrodynamics
Aerodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,019
87,527
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Craig Woolsey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
1,767
0.454
Nonlinear control
autonomous systems
vehicle dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,815
110,629
606
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stefano Brizzolara
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,803
1,410
0.503
ship hydrodynamics
innovative ship design
ventilation and cavitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,656
155,834
887
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jonathan T Black
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,619
704
0.435
structures
structural dynamics
advanced sensing technologies
space systems engineering
novel orbit analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,262
157,874
898
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
KT Todd Lowe|K. Todd Lowe, Kevin T. Lowe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,582
1,206
0.762
Aerospace Engineering
Instrumentation
Propulsion
Turbulence
Aeroacoustics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,268
195,826
1,101
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kevin G Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
663
0.638
Multiphysics Modeling and Computation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,291,673
439,907
1,465
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anthony Spinetta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Spacecraft Propulsion
Aerospace Engineering
Launch Vehicle Design
Spacecraft Design