Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science Highly Cited Researchers 141 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
Integrated Circuits
Computer Architecture
Embedded Systems
Low Power
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,695
25,059
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Heuristics
combinatorial optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,168
6,742
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biometrics
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,109
7,277
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
knowledge extraction
AI
knowledge graphs
ontology design
ontology engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,772
5,368
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Computer Vision
Machine/Deep Learning
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,208
5,589
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pervasive and Mobile Computing
Middleware
Edge Computing
Industry4.0
Online Stream Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,190
5,242
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Concurrency theory - Programming languages - type systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,169
1,547
0.127
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Autonomous Systems
Multi-Agent Systems
Computational Logic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,534
2,149
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Combinatorial Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,491
2,571
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Middleware
multi cloud solutions
Edge computing
innovation in manufacturing
system monitoring and management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,244
2,705
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Complex systems
Artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,637
3,562
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biometric systems
Bioinformatics
Image Database Systems
Machine learning and Pattern recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,343
3,236
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Programming Languages
Software Engineering
Autonomous Systems
Self-Organisation
AI-assisted soft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,755
2,830
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cybersecurity
Scalable and secure systems
Big Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,610
2,573
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Intelligenza Artificiale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,127
2,004
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,102
4,501
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
network and service management
session signaling
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
context-aware systems
management of Cloud sys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,019
4,199
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
software engineering
artificial intelligence
entertainment computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,936
1,401
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
natural language processing
information retrieval
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,793
4,529
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Distributed computing
fault tolerance
self organization
machine learning applied to High-Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,639
599
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sensors
Integrated Circuits
Low noise design
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,801
1,721
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
AI
Semantic Web and Linked Data
Ontology engineering
Knowledge management
Knowledge Extraction from the Web
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,521
2,940
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,374
1,129
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Databases
Preferences
Similarity search
Ranking
Indexing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,372
907
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Software Defined Networking
Network Function Virtualization
Optical Networks
Network Security
Embedded Networking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,224
1,331
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,386
295
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Luca Benini
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,695
25,059
0.335
Integrated Circuits
Computer Architecture
Embedded Systems
Low Power
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,814
644
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vittorio Maniezzo
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,168
6,742
0.177
Heuristics
combinatorial optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,885
1,248
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Davide Maltoni
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,109
7,277
0.302
Biometrics
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,404
1,545
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Aldo Gangemi
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,772
5,368
0.258
knowledge extraction
AI
knowledge graphs
ontology design
ontology engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,077
2,813
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Luigi Di Stefano
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,208
5,589
0.423
Computer Vision
Machine/Deep Learning
Image Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,529
3,105
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paolo Bellavista
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,190
5,242
0.430
Pervasive and Mobile Computing
Middleware
Edge Computing
Industry4.0
Online Stream Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,709
3,110
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Davide Sangiorgi
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,169
1,547
0.127
Concurrency theory - Programming languages - type systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,018
3,348
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrea Omicini
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,534
2,149
0.186
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Autonomous Systems
Multi-Agent Systems
Computational Logic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,403
3,370
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alberto Caprara
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,491
2,571
0.224
Combinatorial Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,706
3,466
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Antonio Corradi
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,244
2,705
0.241
Middleware
multi cloud solutions
Edge computing
innovation in manufacturing
system monitoring and management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,637
3,719
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrea Roli
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,637
3,562
0.335
Complex systems
Artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,732
3,858
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alessandra Lumini
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,343
3,236
0.313
Biometric systems
Bioinformatics
Image Database Systems
Machine learning and Pattern recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,423
4,151
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mirko Viroli
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,755
2,830
0.290
Programming Languages
Software Engineering
Autonomous Systems
Self-Organisation
AI-assisted soft
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,168
4,920
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michele Colajanni
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,610
2,573
0.299
Cybersecurity
Scalable and secure systems
Big Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,948
5,294
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Paola Mello
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,127
2,004
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,416
5,318
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stefano Mattoccia
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,102
4,501
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,901
5,383
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Luca Foschini
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,019
4,199
0.524
network and service management
session signaling
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
context-aware systems
management of Cloud sys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,379
5,447
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paolo Ciancarini
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,936
1,401
0.177
software engineering
artificial intelligence
entertainment computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,077
5,571
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alberto Barrón Cedeño
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,793
4,529
0.581
natural language processing
information retrieval
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,010
5,722
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ozalp Babaoglu
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,639
599
0.078
Distributed computing
fault tolerance
self organization
machine learning applied to High-Performance Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,763
6,562
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marco Tartagni
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,801
1,721
0.253
Sensors
Integrated Circuits
Low noise design
Machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,548
6,856
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Valentina Presutti
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,521
2,940
0.451
AI
Semantic Web and Linked Data
Ontology engineering
Knowledge management
Knowledge Extraction from the Web
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,430
7,047
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gianluigi Zavattaro
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,374
1,129
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,496
7,051
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paolo Ciaccia
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,372
907
0.142
Databases
Preferences
Similarity search
Ranking
Indexing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,441
7,241
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Franco Callegati
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,224
1,331
0.214
Software Defined Networking
Network Function Virtualization
Optical Networks
Network Security
Embedded Networking