Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Civil 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
wireless sensors
structural health monitoring
structural control
cyberinfrastructure applications
stochastic fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,483
18,767
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Hydrology
Socio-hydrology
Water Resources
Hydrology and Water Resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,586
15,980
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
civil engineering
hydraulics
geomorphology
sedimentology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,400
10,636
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,185
10,641
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Water Resources Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,919
8,793
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Civil and Earthquake and Geotechnical Engineering
Numerical Modeling
Tunneling
Sustainability
Resiliency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,828
8,376
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Groundwater Hydrology
Contaminant Transport Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,498
4,416
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,076
4,582
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Civil Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Railway Geotechnics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,431
3,805
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
concrete
pavement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,188
3,451
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Traffic flow
traffic safety
modeling
simulation
ITS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,996
1,629
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Structural Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,902
2,905
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Hydrology
Water Resources
Water-Energy Nexus
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,795
3,939
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Urban climate
land-atmosphere interactions
climate change
boundary layer dynamics
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,845
3,163
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Mechanics and Physics of Soft Solids
Instabilities
Fracture
Homogenization
Numerical Methods for PDEs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,836
2,175
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Structural Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,829
1,937
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,357
1,082
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
hydrology
water resources
river hydraulics
groundwater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,217
2,391
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Solid Mechanics
Earthquakes
Metamaterials
Mathematical Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,230
1,060
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Hydrology
Computational Hydrology
Environmental Modeling
Fate and Transport of Contaminants
Data Science & and Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,187
782
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Asphalt Rheology
Asphalt Chemistry
Polymer Modification
Long-term Performance
Asphalt Paving & Roofing Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,159
955
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Structural dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
823
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Construction Engineering Infrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
806
317
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Environmental Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
155
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
hydrology
nutrient
sediment
watershed processes
channel stability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
743
306
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,684
4,167
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Billie F Spencer Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,483
18,767
0.351
wireless sensors
structural health monitoring
structural control
cyberinfrastructure applications
stochastic fatigue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,465
6,415
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Murugesu Sivapalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,586
15,980
0.394
Hydrology
Socio-hydrology
Water Resources
Hydrology and Water Resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,725
6,988
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gary Parker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,400
10,636
0.277
civil engineering
hydraulics
geomorphology
sedimentology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,010
13,716
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wen Tso Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,185
10,641
0.440
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,426
18,753
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ximing Cai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,919
8,793
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,991
23,278
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Youssef Hashash
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,828
8,376
0.529
Civil and Earthquake and Geotechnical Engineering
Numerical Modeling
Tunneling
Sustainability
Resiliency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,378
30,498
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Al Valocchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,498
4,416
0.353
Groundwater Hydrology
Contaminant Transport Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,470
31,597
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Praveen Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,076
4,582
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,333
40,772
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Timothy D Stark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,431
3,805
0.403
Civil Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Railway Geotechnics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,812
60,338
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jeffery R Roesler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,188
3,451
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,047
61,967
552
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
R Benekohal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,996
1,629
0.272
Traffic flow
traffic safety
modeling
simulation
ITS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,382
73,138
644
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Larry Fahnestock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,902
2,905
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,740
74,398
656
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zhenxing Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,795
3,939
0.821
Hydrology
Water Resources
Water-Energy Nexus
Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,867
88,348
765
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lei Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,845
3,163
0.823
Urban climate
land-atmosphere interactions
climate change
boundary layer dynamics
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,404
88,501
766
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Oscar Lopez Pamies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,836
2,175
0.567
Mechanics and Physics of Soft Solids
Instabilities
Fracture
Homogenization
Numerical Methods for PDEs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,773
88,594
767
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
James Lafave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,829
1,937
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,499
97,534
853
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Momcilo Markus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,357
1,082
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,019
100,515
876
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yanqing Lian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,217
2,391
0.743
hydrology
water resources
river hydraulics
groundwater
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,433
180,476
1,510
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ahmed Ettaf Elbanna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,230
1,060
0.862
Solid Mechanics
Earthquakes
Metamaterials
Mathematical Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,013
183,742
1,526
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jorge A Guzman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,187
782
0.659
Hydrology
Computational Hydrology
Environmental Modeling
Fate and Transport of Contaminants
Data Science & and Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,283
185,846
1,544
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Punit Singhvi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,159
955
0.824
Asphalt Rheology
Asphalt Chemistry
Polymer Modification
Long-term Performance
Asphalt Paving & Roofing Applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,956
201,715
1,662
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David A Ehrhardt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
823
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,684
218,008
1,799
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mohamed Attalla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
806
317
0.393
Construction Engineering Infrastructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,478
221,632
1,826
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shaoying Qi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
155
0.201
Environmental Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772,255
224,509
1,849
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Laura Keefer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
743
306
0.412
hydrology
nutrient
sediment
watershed processes
channel stability