Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Computer Science 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
machine learning/deep learning
computational materials science
statistical mechanics
computer simulation
polymer nanocomposi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,989
126,410
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Large Scale Data Mining
Graph Mining
Social Networks
Healthcare
Multimedia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,362
31,639
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
High performance computing
HPC
Parallel computing
Scientific Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,081
12,937
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Deep Learning
Generative AI
Time Series Analysis
Gravitational Astrophysics
Supercomputing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,051
47,041
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,781
13,935
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Information Retrieval
Text Mining
Machine Learning
Biomedical Informatics
Intelligent Education Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,551
14,067
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
parallel programming
parallel computing
high performance computing
computational science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,494
13,401
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,164
21,949
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computer vision
recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,586
14,705
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Computer Science
Mathematics
Logic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,968
5,842
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computer vision
image processing
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,893
18,771
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Quality of Service
multimedia systems
distributed systems
networks
teleimmersion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,097
5,249
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Blockchains
Wireless communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,053
11,456
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
AI for healthcare
Machine learning for healthcare
deep learning for healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,935
22,218
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
operating systems
ubiquitous computing
cloud computing
distributed systems
security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,809
8,013
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Computer Architecture
Compiler
Parallel Computing
Cognitive Computing Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,888
7,724
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,355
16,162
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,902
27,273
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
computational biology
phylogenetics
machine learning
historical linguistics
multiple sequence alignment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,793
12,896
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Computer Science
Computational Biology
Phylogenetics
Metagenomics
Multiple Sequence Alignment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,753
12,889
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Machine Learning
Statistics
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,878
21,769
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Programming Languages
Concurrency Theory
Formal Methods
Software Engineering
Sensor Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,828
4,503
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,295
14,784
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Data Management
Data Integration
Databases
Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,952
7,784
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Computer architecture
parallel computing
computer systems
reliability
energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,066
3,323
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
867
356
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jian Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,989
126,410
0.665
machine learning/deep learning
computational materials science
statistical mechanics
computer simulation
polymer nanocomposi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,337
2,076
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hanghang Tong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,362
31,639
0.389
Large Scale Data Mining
Graph Mining
Social Networks
Healthcare
Multimedia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,010
3,841
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
William Gropp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,081
12,937
0.231
High performance computing
HPC
Parallel computing
Scientific Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,800
4,221
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel George
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,051
47,041
0.887
Deep Learning
Generative AI
Time Series Analysis
Gravitational Astrophysics
Supercomputing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,078
5,279
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Narendra Ahuja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,781
13,935
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,466
5,955
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chengxiang Zhai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,551
14,067
0.331
Information Retrieval
Text Mining
Machine Learning
Biomedical Informatics
Intelligent Education Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,496
5,968
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Laxmikant Kale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,494
13,401
0.315
parallel programming
parallel computing
high performance computing
computational science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,257
6,780
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Arindam Banerjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,164
21,949
0.560
Machine Learning
Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,230
7,213
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Svetlana Lazebnik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,586
14,705
0.391
Computer vision
recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,601
7,382
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jose Meseguer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,968
5,842
0.158
Computer Science
Mathematics
Logic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,656
7,411
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yang Jianchao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,893
18,771
0.509
Computer vision
image processing
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,232
7,678
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Klara Nahrstedt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,097
5,249
0.145
Quality of Service
multimedia systems
distributed systems
networks
teleimmersion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,995
8,008
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pramod Viswanath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,053
11,456
0.327
Blockchains
Wireless communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,882
8,408
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jimeng Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,935
22,218
0.655
AI for healthcare
Machine learning for healthcare
deep learning for healthcare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,785
9,683
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roy H Campbell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,809
8,013
0.260
operating systems
ubiquitous computing
cloud computing
distributed systems
security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,730
10,084
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wen Mei W Hwu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,888
7,724
0.258
Computer Architecture
Compiler
Parallel Computing
Cognitive Computing Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,416
10,400
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Derek Hoiem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,355
16,162
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,264
11,206
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hongyu Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,902
27,273
0.977
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Signal Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,273
12,534
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tandy Warnow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,793
12,896
0.500
computational biology
phylogenetics
machine learning
historical linguistics
multiple sequence alignment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,326
12,553
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tandy Warnow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,753
12,889
0.500
Computer Science
Computational Biology
Phylogenetics
Metagenomics
Multiple Sequence Alignment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,546
14,731
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dongfang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,878
21,769
0.952
Machine Learning
Statistics
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,639
14,773
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gul Agha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,828
4,503
0.197
Programming Languages
Concurrency Theory
Formal Methods
Software Engineering
Sensor Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,518
17,216
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Heng Ji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,295
14,784
0.728
Natural Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,339
18,718
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kevin Chen Chuan Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,952
7,784
0.411
Data Management
Data Integration
Databases
Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,138
19,803
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sarita Adve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,066
3,323
0.184
Computer architecture
parallel computing
computer systems
reliability
energy