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
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,944
19,046
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
WWW
KDD
Semantic Search
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,978
23,003
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
6G
IRS/RIS
Integrated sensing and communications
UAV communications
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,766
32,705
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,434
23,305
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Wireless Networks and Applications
Internet of Things
Control and Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,632
16,740
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Image Processing
Medical Image Processing
Pattern Recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,035
13,610
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Reinforcement Learning
Agents
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,094
22,030
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
AI
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
Bioinformatics
Computational Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,432
7,629
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Machine Learning
Combinatorics & Graph
AI4Science
Autonomous Driving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,649
19,935
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Parallel Computing
Compiler Optimization
Cloud Computing
Networking
Big Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,558
13,265
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Brain-like Computing
Neural Networks
Deep Learning
Brain-Computer Interface
Affective Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,422
13,518
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,051
12,687
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Machine Learning
Cognitive Computing
Brain Computer Interface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,810
8,253
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Speech and Language Processing
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,699
11,497
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,376
4,095
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Machine learning
Computer vision
Medical Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,364
10,637
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
wireless communications
caching
edge computing
5G+
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,988
6,459
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Multimedia processing
Computer vision
Machine learning
Video coding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,454
9,721
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Vehicular Networks
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Grid Computing
Wireless Sensor Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,373
4,646
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Computer vision
Machine learning
Image processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,275
10,549
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Recommendations
Crowd Sensing
Sensor Networks
Data Mining
Human-computer Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,136
7,504
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computer security and Privacy
IoT Security
AI Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,092
6,083
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Medical Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,199
9,874
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Robotics
Biorobotics
Bio-mechatronics
Manipulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,182
7,488
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Soft robotics
wearable robotics
smart materials sensors and actuators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,757
8,102
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,753
445
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhihua Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,944
19,046
0.465
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,302
465
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yong Yu (俞勇)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,978
23,003
0.575
WWW
KDD
Semantic Search
Machine Learning
Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,620
620
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Qingqing Wu (武庆庆)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,766
32,705
0.969
6G
IRS/RIS
Integrated sensing and communications
UAV communications
Machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,896
632
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xiaokang Yang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,434
23,305
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,371
908
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xinping Guan
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,632
16,740
0.606
Wireless Networks and Applications
Internet of Things
Control and Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,787
988
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jie Yang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,035
13,610
0.523
Image Processing
Medical Image Processing
Pattern Recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,200
1,116
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Weinan Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,094
22,030
0.914
Reinforcement Learning
Agents
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,480
1,265
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lei Xu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,432
7,629
0.340
AI
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
Bioinformatics
Computational Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,264
1,354
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Junchi Yan 严骏驰
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,649
19,935
0.921
Machine Learning
Combinatorics & Graph
AI4Science
Autonomous Driving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,823
1,584
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Minyi Guo
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,558
13,265
0.678
Parallel Computing
Compiler Optimization
Cloud Computing
Networking
Big Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,203
1,604
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bao-Liang Lu （吕宝粮）
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,422
13,518
0.696
Brain-like Computing
Neural Networks
Deep Learning
Brain-Computer Interface
Affective Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,660
2,161
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bingbing Ni
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,051
12,687
0.790
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,782
2,209
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Liqing Zhang （张丽清）
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,810
8,253
0.522
Machine Learning
Cognitive Computing
Brain Computer Interface
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,240
2,227
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yanmin Qian
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,699
11,497
0.732
Speech and Language Processing
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,167
2,543
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Min You Wu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,376
4,095
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,450
2,829
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ya Zhang 张娅
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,364
10,637
0.796
Machine learning
Computer vision
Medical Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,029
2,949
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Meixia Tao
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,988
6,459
0.497
wireless communications
caching
edge computing
5G+
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,870
3,109
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Weiyao Lin
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,454
9,721
0.781
Multimedia processing
Computer vision
Machine learning
Video coding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,448
3,140
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Minglu Li
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,373
4,646
0.375
Vehicular Networks
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Grid Computing
Wireless Sensor Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,170
3,183
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chao Ma
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,275
10,549
0.859
Computer vision
Machine learning
Image processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,241
3,231
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yanmin Zhu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,136
7,504
0.618
Recommendations
Crowd Sensing
Sensor Networks
Data Mining
Human-computer Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,598
3,251
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Haojin Zhu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,092
6,083
0.503
Computer security and Privacy
IoT Security
AI Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,269
3,592
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wei Shen 沈为
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,199
9,874
0.882
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Medical Image Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,516
4,046
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xiangyang Zhu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,182
7,488
0.735
Robotics
Biorobotics
Bio-mechatronics
Manipulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,273
4,254
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Guoying Gu 谷国迎
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,757
8,102
0.830
Soft robotics
wearable robotics
smart materials sensors and actuators