Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Rice University Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Computer Science 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
data science
visualisation
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,393
86,305
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Bioinformatics
Computational Genomics
Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,021
16,010
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
workforce
test development
psychometrics
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,699
12,451
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Computer Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,160
3,111
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
High Performance Computing
Parallel Computing
Tools
Performance Analysis
Synchronization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,692
2,657
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,253
1,796
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Computer networking and distributed systems
cloud computing
big data processing systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,225
1,808
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Programming languages
compilers
optimization
static analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,511
1,235
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computational biology
Bioinformatics
Phylogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,001
4,393
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Computer Architecture
Operating Systems
Virtualization
Memory Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,512
1,619
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Digital Health
Machine learning
Affective Computing
Ubiquitous Computing
Biomedical Health Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,850
5,006
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
biological physics
machine learning
protein dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,522
3,145
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Program analysis
compiling for parallelism
software security
parallel programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,446
585
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Databases
Data Management
Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,344
2,373
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning
computational thinking
predictive modeling
data mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,016
1,338
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Machine Learning
Large Scale Deep Learning
Information Retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,999
3,184
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
AI for Science & Medicine
Deep Machine Learning
Computational Neuroscience
Biologically Inspired Computing
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
2,342
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Programming Languages
Software Engineering
Program Testing
Language Design
Program Semantics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,190
350
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Computer architecture
Storage Systems
Cloud Resource Management
QoS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
755
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Efficient AI algorithms
Deep learning accelerators
Green AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,174
3,069
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Robotics
Multi-Robot Systems
Distributed Algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,066
1,024
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computer architecture
parallel programming
performance evaluation
high performance computing
network server software
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,051
299
0.098
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Optimization
Nonconvex optimization
Large scale optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,871
2,002
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Generative Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,576
2,452
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
networking
distributed systems
low power systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
450
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,886
1,375
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hadley Wickham
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,393
86,305
0.827
data science
visualisation
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,923
12,720
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Todd J Treangen
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,021
16,010
0.615
Bioinformatics
Computational Genomics
Metagenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,057
15,287
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frederick L Oswald
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,699
12,451
0.549
workforce
test development
psychometrics
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,178
25,086
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dan S Wallach
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,160
3,111
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,696
28,277
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Mellor Crummey
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,692
2,657
0.194
High Performance Computing
Parallel Computing
Tools
Performance Analysis
Synchronization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,559
29,284
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alan Cox
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,253
1,796
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,579
38,539
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ts Eugene Ng
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,225
1,808
0.177
Computer networking and distributed systems
cloud computing
big data processing systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,805
41,395
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Keith Cooper
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,511
1,235
0.130
Programming languages
compilers
optimization
static analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,627
43,737
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Luay Nakhleh
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,001
4,393
0.488
Computational biology
Bioinformatics
Phylogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,876
46,172
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Scott Rixner
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,512
1,619
0.190
Computer Architecture
Operating Systems
Virtualization
Memory Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,434
56,434
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Akane Sano
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,850
5,006
0.731
Digital Health
Machine learning
Affective Computing
Ubiquitous Computing
Biomedical Health Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,013
67,827
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mary Anne Rohrdanz
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,522
3,145
0.570
biological physics
machine learning
protein dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,522
68,591
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael G Burke
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,446
585
0.107
Program analysis
compiling for parallelism
software security
parallel programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,040
69,595
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chris Jermaine
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,344
2,373
0.444
Databases
Data Management
Data Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,337
73,319
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Devika Subramanian
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,016
1,338
0.267
Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning
computational thinking
predictive modeling
data mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,832
87,580
304
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anshumali Shrivastava
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,999
3,184
0.796
Machine Learning
Large Scale Deep Learning
Information Retrieval
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,814
89,585
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ankit Patel
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
2,342
0.604
AI for Science & Medicine
Deep Machine Learning
Computational Neuroscience
Biologically Inspired Computing
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,368
103,213
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert Cartwright
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,190
350
0.110
Programming Languages
Software Engineering
Program Testing
Language Design
Program Semantics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,983
103,931
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Varman
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
755
0.239
Computer architecture
Storage Systems
Cloud Resource Management
QoS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,585
103,563
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yingyan Celine Lin|Yingyan Lin, Celine Lin
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,174
3,069
0.967
Efficient AI algorithms
Deep learning accelerators
Green AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,702
106,041
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
James Mclurkin
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,066
1,024
0.334
Robotics
Multi-Robot Systems
Distributed Algorithms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,037
106,413
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vijay Pai
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,051
299
0.098
Computer architecture
parallel programming
performance evaluation
high performance computing
network server software
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,232
110,997
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anastasios Kyrillidis
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,871
2,002
0.697
Optimization
Nonconvex optimization
Large scale optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,688
119,400
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Weili Nie
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,576
2,452
0.952
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Generative Models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,465
122,397
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yanjun Sun
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
450
0.181
networking
distributed systems
low power systems