Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 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
aquatic chemistry
corrosion
lead
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,636
10,003
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
environmental engineering
environmental nano science
environmental nanotechnology
ICTAS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,162
8,333
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,930
7,553
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Structural engineering
seismic design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,700
2,580
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Water resources
Hydrological modeling
Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,502
3,425
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Coastal hazards
Coastal engineering
Storm surge
Sea level rise
Tropical cyclones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,548
2,707
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Intelligent Environments
Smart Infrastructure
Building Energy Efficiency
Human Building Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,483
3,859
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Structural Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
New Structural Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,273
2,933
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Streams
rivers
wetlands
watersheds
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,803
1,722
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Transportation Engineering
Transport Operations
Transportation
Infrastructure resilience
transportation cybersecurity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,050
2,131
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Transportation
artificial intelligence
agent
simulation
optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,013
1,548
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sustainable construction
green building
sustainable infrastructure systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,954
1,414
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Pavements
traffic
Construction materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,616
1,242
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
wetlands
streams
hydrology
ecosystem ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,481
1,987
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Soil Physics
Hydrology
Water Resources Engineering
Shrink-swell soils
Soil Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,974
1,813
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
engineering design
behavioral science
sustainable design
climate adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,628
1,477
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Environmental Hydraulics
Sediment Transport
Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Experimental Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,598
839
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
finite element method
constitutive modeling of materials
seismic repair and retrofit techniques
performance-based earthquake
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,479
847
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Structures
composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,351
502
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
satellite gravimetry
crustal deformation
hydrogeodesy
water resources
groundwater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,341
773
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
GIS
Urban Stormwater
Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,274
602
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
1,146
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Bridge design
time dependent behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,192
472
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Hydrology
Drought
Hydrologic extremes
Wildfire impacts on hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
865
640
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
fluid dynamics
CFD
water waves
natural hazard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
383
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,505
12,630
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marc Edwards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,636
10,003
0.390
aquatic chemistry
corrosion
lead
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,757
28,824
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter Vikesland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,162
8,333
0.633
environmental engineering
environmental nano science
environmental nanotechnology
ICTAS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,310
29,368
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dong Wang *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,930
7,553
0.584
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,594
49,665
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roberto Leon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,700
2,580
0.335
Structural engineering
seismic design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,807
57,819
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zachary Easton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,502
3,425
0.527
Water resources
Hydrological modeling
Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,408
66,127
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jennifer L Irish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,548
2,707
0.488
Coastal hazards
Coastal engineering
Storm surge
Sea level rise
Tropical cyclones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,518
66,778
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Farrokh Jazizadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,483
3,859
0.704
Intelligent Environments
Smart Infrastructure
Building Energy Efficiency
Human Building Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,347
81,466
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matthew R Eatherton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,273
2,933
0.686
Structural Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
New Structural Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,337
89,032
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Erich T Hester
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,803
1,722
0.453
Streams
rivers
wetlands
watersheds
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,506
104,327
568
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kevin Heaslip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,050
2,131
0.699
Transportation Engineering
Transport Operations
Transportation
Infrastructure resilience
transportation cybersecurity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,771
105,214
574
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Montasir Abbas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,013
1,548
0.514
Transportation
artificial intelligence
agent
simulation
optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,014
106,721
580
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Annie Pearce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,954
1,414
0.479
Sustainable construction
green building
sustainable infrastructure systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,782
115,899
642
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Amara Loulizi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,616
1,242
0.475
Pavements
traffic
Construction materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,680
120,080
669
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Daniel Mclaughlin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,481
1,987
0.801
wetlands
streams
hydrology
ecosystem ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,669
138,685
794
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ryan D Stewart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,974
1,813
0.918
Soil Physics
Hydrology
Water Resources Engineering
Shrink-swell soils
Soil Structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,711
155,334
882
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tripp Shealy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,628
1,477
0.907
engineering design
behavioral science
sustainable design
climate adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,013
156,993
892
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kyle Strom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,598
839
0.525
Environmental Hydraulics
Sediment Transport
Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Experimental Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,119
163,984
930
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ioannis Koutromanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,479
847
0.573
finite element method
constitutive modeling of materials
seismic repair and retrofit techniques
performance-based earthquake
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,904
172,037
973
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marc Schultz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,351
502
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,429
172,682
977
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Susanna Werth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,341
773
0.576
satellite gravimetry
crustal deformation
hydrogeodesy
water resources
groundwater
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,375
177,341
1,001
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Randel L Dymond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,274
602
0.473
GIS
Urban Stormwater
Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,511
178,895
1,010
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alireza Farzampour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
1,146
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
603,639
183,375
1,032
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Carin Roberts Wollmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,192
472
0.396
Bridge design
time dependent behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
718,273
211,920
1,206
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hyunwoo Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
865
640
0.740
Hydrology
Drought
Hydrologic extremes
Wildfire impacts on hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
755,732
220,825
1,265
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Amir Zainali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
383
0.492
fluid dynamics
CFD
water waves
natural hazard