Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science Highly Cited Researchers 71 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
Empirical Software Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Testing
Usability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,344
4,447
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Artificial Intelligence
Project Management
Business Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,721
8,775
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Real-Time Systems
Software Engineering
Distributed Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,957
4,477
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Software Process Improvement
Software Engineering
Management Information Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,565
5,970
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Abstract Interpretation
Program Analysis
Verification
Logic Programming
Computational Logic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,885
1,388
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Machine Learning
Bayesian networks
Computational Neuroscience
Industry 4.0
Influence Diagrams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,290
4,814
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Machine Learning
Social Network Analysis
Evolutionary Computation
Disinformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,262
6,392
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Recommender Systems
Collaborative Filtering
Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,190
4,355
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Artificial Intelligence
Information Retrieval
Computer Science
Machine Learning
Approximate Reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,497
2,260
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Databases
Recommender systems
Machine Learning
Computer Algebra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,091
3,637
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Recommender Systems
Collaborative Filtering
Machine Learning
Social Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,972
4,000
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Artificial Intelligence
Multi-agent Systems
Case-based Reasoning
Information Fusion
Social Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,689
2,220
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
U.A.V.
Aerial Robotics
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Visual Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,161
3,692
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Smart Agriculture
Agricultural Engineering
Data Science
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,139
3,285
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Research Software
Provenance
Scientific Workflows
Knowledge Graphs
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,797
3,944
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Artificial intelligence
biomedical image and signal processing
data science
e-Health
e-Inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,665
2,200
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Agile Software Development
UX Software Engineering
Software Engineering Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,316
1,265
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Accessibility
Easy-to-Read Methodology
Ontology Engineering
Semantic Web
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,062
1,938
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Synthetic Biology
DNA Computing
Systems Biology
Artificial Intelligence
Programmable Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,385
2,034
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Big Data
Predictive Analytics
Data Mining
Data stream Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,189
2,152
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biometrics
Machine Learning
Neurosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,043
1,068
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
artificial intelligence
logic
nonmonotonic reasoning
philosophy of science and technology
social ontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,806
552
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Statistical Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Digital Communications
Bayesian Inference
Monte Carlo Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,622
2,022
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
1,238
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Distributed Systems
Cloud computing
Big Data
HPC
Storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,034
985
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,959
1,366
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Natalia Juristo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,344
4,447
0.310
Empirical Software Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Testing
Usability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,785
1,456
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joaquín Ordieres Meré
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,721
8,775
0.640
Artificial Intelligence
Project Management
Business Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,984
1,593
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alejandro Alonso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,957
4,477
0.346
Real-Time Systems
Software Engineering
Distributed Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,945
1,900
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ricardo Colomo-Palacios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,565
5,970
0.516
Software Process Improvement
Software Engineering
Management Information Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,362
2,086
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Manuel Hermenegildo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,885
1,388
0.128
Abstract Interpretation
Program Analysis
Verification
Logic Programming
Computational Logic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,522
2,271
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Concha Bielza|CB Lozoya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,290
4,814
0.468
Machine Learning
Bayesian networks
Computational Neuroscience
Industry 4.0
Influence Diagrams
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,829
2,280
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Camacho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,262
6,392
0.623
Machine Learning
Social Network Analysis
Evolutionary Computation
Disinformation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,938
2,647
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jesús Bobadilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,190
4,355
0.474
Recommender Systems
Collaborative Filtering
Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,244
2,974
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jose C. Gonzalez-Cristobal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,497
2,260
0.266
Artificial Intelligence
Information Retrieval
Computer Science
Machine Learning
Approximate Reasoning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,903
3,184
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Antonio Hernando
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,091
3,637
0.450
Databases
Recommender systems
Machine Learning
Computer Algebra
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,033
3,252
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fernando Ortega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,972
4,000
0.502
Recommender Systems
Collaborative Filtering
Machine Learning
Social Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,299
3,415
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Javier Bajo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,689
2,220
0.289
Artificial Intelligence
Multi-agent Systems
Case-based Reasoning
Information Fusion
Social Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,998
3,792
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pascual Campoy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,161
3,692
0.516
U.A.V.
Aerial Robotics
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Visual Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,034
4,617
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Luis Ruiz-Garcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,139
3,285
0.535
Smart Agriculture
Agricultural Engineering
Data Science
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,233
4,951
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel Garijo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,797
3,944
0.680
Research Software
Provenance
Scientific Workflows
Knowledge Graphs
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,362
5,076
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Juan I. Godino-Llorente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,665
2,200
0.388
Artificial intelligence
biomedical image and signal processing
data science
e-Health
e-Inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,212
5,462
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ana M. Moreno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,316
1,265
0.238
Agile Software Development
UX Software Engineering
Software Engineering Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,860
5,754
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mari Carmen Suárez-Figueroa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,062
1,938
0.383
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Accessibility
Easy-to-Read Methodology
Ontology Engineering
Semantic Web
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,816
6,790
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alfonso Rodríguez-Patón
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,385
2,034
0.464
Synthetic Biology
DNA Computing
Systems Biology
Artificial Intelligence
Programmable Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,021
7,150
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ernestina Menasalvas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,189
2,152
0.514
Big Data
Predictive Analytics
Data Mining
Data stream Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,274
7,439
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carmen Sánchez Avila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,043
1,068
0.264
Biometrics
Machine Learning
Neurosciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,151
7,913
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Pearce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,806
552
0.145
artificial intelligence
logic
nonmonotonic reasoning
philosophy of science and technology
social ontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,952
8,255
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Luengo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,622
2,022
0.558
Statistical Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Digital Communications
Bayesian Inference
Monte Carlo Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,906
9,144
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sira Vegas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
1,238
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,229
9,809
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maria S. Perez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,034
985
0.325
Distributed Systems
Cloud computing
Big Data
HPC
Storage