Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science Highly Cited Researchers 50 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Artificial Intelligence
Local Search
Evolutionary Computation
Neural Networks
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,208
6,451
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bioinformatics
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,389
6,385
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Software Engineering
Software Testing
Design & Testing of Scientific Software
Software Metrics and Measurement
Evaluation &
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,610
1,671
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Software engineering
Model-driven software development
Models at runtime
Formal methods
Software product lines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,466
1,989
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
machine learning
reinforcement learning
brain-computer interface
neural networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,418
3,217
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Computer Vision
Activity Recognition
Face Recognition
Event Detection
Biologically-inspired Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,090
4,196
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Computer Vision
Face Recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,876
4,202
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nonlinear Data assimilation
geophysical fluid dynamics
causal discovery
information flows
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,972
3,676
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,125
1,967
0.216
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computer Security
Applied Cryptography
Resiliency
Privacy
Trust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,815
3,110
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Security
Privacy
Formal Assurance
Database
Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,369
2,089
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Software reliability
Computer Security
Vulnerabilities
Quantitative evaluation
Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,188
1,274
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Computer Information Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,776
1,652
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
systems development
computer performance evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,468
894
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
software engineering
Software design
software testing
object-oriented programming
aspect-oriented programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,993
586
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Distributed Systems
Cyberinfrastructure
Spatial Data Science
Clouds
Stream Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,613
1,169
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Algorithms
Graph Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,196
792
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Artificial Intelligence in Biomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,564
2,684
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Software Maintenance and Evolution
Program Understanding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,521
1,559
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anomaly Detection
Security
Visualization
Collaboration
Teamwork
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,334
263
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Programming Languages
Compilers
Parallel Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,244
113
0.050
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Uncertainty quantification
Multi-fidelity modeling
Machine learning
Wave energy
Risk assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
1,260
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
SDN
NDN
Nano Communications
Wireless Sensor Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
725
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Big Data
Scientific Data Management
Data storage
Analytics
Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,372
445
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Machine Learning
Computer Aided Programming
Constructivist AI
AI safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
854
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,617
9,108
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
L Darrell Whitley
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,208
6,451
0.194
Artificial Intelligence
Local Search
Evolutionary Computation
Neural Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,394
23,316
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Asa Ben Hur
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,389
6,385
0.390
Bioinformatics
Machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,265
26,675
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Bieman
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,610
1,671
0.114
Software Engineering
Software Testing
Design & Testing of Scientific Software
Software Metrics and Measurement
Evaluation &
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,072
26,988
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert France
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,466
1,989
0.137
Software engineering
Model-driven software development
Models at runtime
Formal methods
Software product lines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,366
27,107
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Charles Anderson
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,418
3,217
0.223
machine learning
reinforcement learning
brain-computer interface
neural networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,407
27,866
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bruce Draper
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,090
4,196
0.298
Computer Vision
Activity Recognition
Face Recognition
Event Detection
Biologically-inspired Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,472
30,787
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
J Ross Beveridge
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,876
4,202
0.326
Computer Vision
Face Recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,316
33,250
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Jan Van Leeuwen
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,972
3,676
0.307
Nonlinear Data assimilation
geophysical fluid dynamics
causal discovery
information flows
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,655
43,835
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adele Howe
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,125
1,967
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,087
45,352
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Indrajit Ray
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,815
3,110
0.353
Computer Security
Applied Cryptography
Resiliency
Privacy
Trust
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,398
53,640
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Indrakshi Ray
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,369
2,089
0.283
Security
Privacy
Formal Assurance
Database
Data Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,177
54,831
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yashwant K Malaiya
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,188
1,274
0.177
Software reliability
Computer Security
Vulnerabilities
Quantitative evaluation
Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,637
66,283
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Leo Vijayasarathy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,776
1,652
0.286
Computer Information Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,510
69,290
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jon D Clark
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,468
894
0.163
systems development
computer performance evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,331
74,660
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sudipto Ghosh
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,993
586
0.117
software engineering
Software design
software testing
object-oriented programming
aspect-oriented programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,498
79,442
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shrideep Pallickara
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,613
1,169
0.253
Distributed Systems
Cyberinfrastructure
Spatial Data Science
Clouds
Stream Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,196
85,486
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ross M Mcconnell
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,196
792
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,386
96,492
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fayyaz Ul Amir Afsar Minhas
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,564
2,684
0.753
Artificial Intelligence in Biomedicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,591
122,620
500
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Laura Moreno
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,521
1,559
0.618
Software Maintenance and Evolution
Program Understanding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,348
128,799
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stephen Charles Hayne
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,334
263
0.113
Anomaly Detection
Security
Visualization
Collaboration
Teamwork
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,196
132,025
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wim Bohm
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,244
113
0.050
Programming Languages
Compilers
Parallel Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,283
152,512
601
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gaofeng Jia
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
1,260
0.713
Uncertainty quantification
Multi-fidelity modeling
Machine learning
Wave energy
Risk assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,120
169,211
660
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Manijeh Keshtgary
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
725
0.496
SDN
NDN
Nano Communications
Wireless Sensor Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574,421
175,176
671
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sangmi Lee Pallickara
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,372
445
0.324
Big Data
Scientific Data Management
Data storage
Analytics
Visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,259
185,550
699
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Steve Kommrusch
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
854
0.699
Machine Learning
Computer Aided Programming
Constructivist AI
AI safety