Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
AI
machine learning
computer vision
robotics
image compression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379,967
268,240
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,566
90,875
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Programming languages and compilers
theory
software
quantum computing..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,042
8,447
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Computer Vision
Computational Imaging
Computational Photography
Computer Graphics
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,127
18,875
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Networks
multimedia
telecommunications policy
IoT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,395
5,077
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,559
14,249
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
information security
cryptography
privacy
computer security
distributed algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,481
12,444
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Human-Computer Interaction
Augmented Reality
Virtual Reality
3D User Interfaces
Wearable Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,129
11,571
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Machine Learning
Multimodality
Computer Vision
Information Retrieval
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,908
38,657
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Biometrics
Computer Graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,250
9,482
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
image processing
image analysis
computer vision
medical imaging
shape analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,894
17,610
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
trustworthy AI
security and privacy
formal methods
programming languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,744
17,121
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,869
28,398
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
natural language processing
computational linguistics
language model evaluation
AI alignment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,592
37,351
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Reinforcement Learning
Deep Learning
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Game AI
Exploration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,864
31,335
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Data for Sustainable Development
Indicators
Environmental Security
Global Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,299
16,281
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
data mining
machine learning
personalization
recommender systems
information systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,649
10,626
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,799
11,240
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Spoken Language Processing
Natural Language Processing
Prosody
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,120
11,804
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Robotics
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,966
29,374
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
image analysis
biomedical modeling ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,433
11,570
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Text Summarization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,271
9,751
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Networking
Privacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,103
5,575
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
data science
puzzles
genomics
wireless
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,827
6,085
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Media Forensics
Biometrics
Authentication
Network Security
Data Compression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,169
8,332
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yann Lecun
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379,967
268,240
0.706
AI
machine learning
computer vision
robotics
image compression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,611
719
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rob Fergus
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,566
90,875
0.646
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,088
2,411
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alfred Aho
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,042
8,447
0.111
Programming languages and compilers
theory
software
quantum computing..
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,790
2,741
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shree Nayar
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,127
18,875
0.269
Computer Vision
Computational Imaging
Computational Photography
Computer Graphics
Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,480
3,059
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Henning Schulzrinne
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,395
5,077
0.078
Networks
multimedia
telecommunications policy
IoT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,152
4,828
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Salvatore Stolfo
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,559
14,249
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,183
4,843
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Moti Yung
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,481
12,444
0.251
information security
cryptography
privacy
computer security
distributed algorithms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,288
4,903
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Steven Feiner
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,129
11,571
0.236
Human-Computer Interaction
Augmented Reality
Virtual Reality
3D User Interfaces
Wearable Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,043
5,233
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wei Liu
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,908
38,657
0.824
Machine Learning
Multimodality
Computer Vision
Information Retrieval
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,280
5,350
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Belhumeur
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,250
9,482
0.205
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Biometrics
Computer Graphics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,406
5,415
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Guido Gerig
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,894
17,610
0.384
image processing
image analysis
computer vision
medical imaging
shape analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,354
5,866
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeannette M Wing
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,744
17,121
0.391
trustworthy AI
security and privacy
formal methods
programming languages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,780
6,064
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthew Zeiler
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,869
28,398
0.662
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,515
6,861
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Samuel R Bowman
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,592
37,351
0.943
natural language processing
computational linguistics
language model evaluation
AI alignment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,261
7,656
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tom Schaul
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,864
31,335
0.850
Reinforcement Learning
Deep Learning
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Game AI
Exploration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,394
8,174
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marc A Levy
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,299
16,281
0.461
Data for Sustainable Development
Indicators
Environmental Security
Global Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,918
8,396
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alexander Tuzhilin
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,649
10,626
0.307
data mining
machine learning
personalization
recommender systems
information systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,586
8,695
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Collins
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,799
11,240
0.333
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,163
8,941
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Julia Hirschberg
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,120
11,804
0.356
Spoken Language Processing
Natural Language Processing
Prosody
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,293
8,999
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shuran Song
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,966
29,374
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,850
9,673
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Henry Rusinek
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,433
11,570
0.368
image analysis
biomedical modeling ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,019
9,750
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kathleen Mckeown
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,271
9,751
0.312
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Text Summarization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,184
9,828
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Keith Ross
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,103
5,575
0.179
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Networking
Privacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,451
9,937
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dennis Shasha
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,827
6,085
0.197
data science
puzzles
genomics
wireless
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,176
10,248
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nasir Memon
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,169
8,332
0.276
Media Forensics
Biometrics
Authentication
Network Security
Data Compression