Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Malta 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
Artificial Intelligence
Affective Computing
Human-Computer Interaction
Computational Creativity
Games
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,101
8,524
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Accelerator Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,350
4,111
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Artificial Intelligence
Procedural Content Generation
Computational Creativity
Human-Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,946
3,602
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Computer vision
electroencephalographic (EEG) signal analysis
thermal image analysis
signal processing
pattern recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,480
2,696
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Health Informatics
Medical Informatics
Stochastic modelling
mathematical analysis
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
2,418
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Information Theory
Coding Theory
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,814
2,508
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Computer vision
Machine Learning
Affective Computing
High-order Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,630
2,095
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Formal Methods
Runtime Verification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,626
1,266
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Artificial Intelligence
Gaming
Deep Learning
Explainable AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,981
902
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Affective computing
Games
Multimodal interfaces
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,649
841
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Blockchain
Smart Contracts
Cryptocurrency
Technology Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,668
1,566
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
runtime verification
cyber security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
765
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
863
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Artificial Intelligence
Technology Enhanced Education
Internet Technologies
Web Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
543
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computer Vision and Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
575
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Machine Learning
Image Processing
Remote Sensing
Oceanography
Instrumentation.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
861
744
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Bioinformatics
Cheminformatics
Computer-Aided Drug Design
Data Science
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
479
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Artificial Intelligence
Language Technology
Information Extraction
Text Summarisation
NLP and Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595
308
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
software testing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548
241
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
331
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
speech processing
artificial intelligence
radio astronomy
big data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
242
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Human Factors in Design
Computer-based Design Support
Design of medical devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
157
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Computer vision
image processing
eye-gaze tracking
assistive technology
human-computer interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
243
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Artificial Intelligence
Affective Computing
Human-Computer Interaction
Player Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
328
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
computer science
information technology
higher education
entrepreneurship
strategic planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330
11
0.033
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,443
3
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Georgios N. Yannakakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,101
8,524
0.498
Artificial Intelligence
Affective Computing
Human-Computer Interaction
Computational Creativity
Games
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,825
25
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gianluca Valentino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,350
4,111
0.768
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Accelerator Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,155
31
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Antonios Liapis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,946
3,602
0.728
Artificial Intelligence
Procedural Content Generation
Computational Creativity
Human-Computer Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,565
35
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kenneth P Camilleri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,480
2,696
0.602
Computer vision
electroencephalographic (EEG) signal analysis
thermal image analysis
signal processing
pattern recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,587
63
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lalit Garg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
2,418
0.828
Health Informatics
Medical Informatics
Stochastic modelling
mathematical analysis
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,695
65
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Johann A. Briffa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,814
2,508
0.891
Information Theory
Coding Theory
Image Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,754
74
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Konstantinos Makantasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,630
2,095
0.797
Computer vision
Machine Learning
Affective Computing
High-order Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,264
75
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gordon J. Pace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,626
1,266
0.482
Formal Methods
Runtime Verification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,949
94
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alexiei Dingli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,981
902
0.455
Artificial Intelligence
Gaming
Deep Learning
Explainable AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,080
112
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Héctor P. Martínez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,649
841
0.510
Affective computing
Games
Multimodal interfaces
Machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,142
109
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joshua Ellul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,668
1,566
0.939
Blockchain
Smart Contracts
Cryptocurrency
Technology Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,699
122
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christian Colombo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
765
0.537
runtime verification
cyber security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,155
129
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Reuben Farrugia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
863
0.648
Image Processing
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
688,151
167
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthew Montebello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
543
0.553
Artificial Intelligence
Technology Enhanced Education
Internet Technologies
Web Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,431
179
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Adrian Muscat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
575
0.639
Computer Vision and Language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735,237
191
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adam Gauci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
861
744
0.864
Machine Learning
Image Processing
Remote Sensing
Oceanography
Instrumentation.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,127
214
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jean-Paul Ebejer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
479
0.672
Bioinformatics
Cheminformatics
Computer-Aided Drug Design
Data Science
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
860,974
238
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Rosner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595
308
0.518
Artificial Intelligence
Language Technology
Information Extraction
Text Summarisation
NLP and Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
886,814
249
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Isabel Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548
241
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,021,118
279
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christian Galea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
331
0.858
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,065,505
287
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrea Demarco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
242
0.701
speech processing
artificial intelligence
radio astronomy
big data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,070,516
289
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Philip Farrugia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
157
0.460
Human Factors in Design
Computer-based Design Support
Design of medical devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,072,515
290
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stefania Cristina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
243
0.717
Computer vision
image processing
eye-gaze tracking
assistive technology
human-computer interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,081,335
297
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David Melhart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
328
0.991
Artificial Intelligence
Affective Computing
Human-Computer Interaction
Player Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,083,582
301
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Juanito Camilleri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330
11
0.033
computer science
information technology
higher education
entrepreneurship
strategic planning