Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science Highly Cited Researchers 101 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
Deepfakes
AI
Innovation Management
Emerging Technologies
Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,051
13,944
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Human and Social Aspects of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,744
7,236
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Quantum computing
quantum software engineering
software engineering
adaptive systems
cyber physical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,919
2,232
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
music information retrieval
audio signal processing
machine learning
human-computer interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,592
2,793
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Software engineering
intellectual property
computational photography
empirical software engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,822
4,406
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
computer networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,062
3,400
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sensor Networks
Network Tomography
Network Calculus
Computational Sustainability
Security and Intrusion Detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,920
3,228
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wireless Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,385
4,542
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
computer graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,338
977
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
programming languages
artificial intelligence
constraint programming
logic programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,990
592
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
algorithms
theoretical computer science
discrete and computational geometry
graph drawing and layout
applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
875
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
remote sensing
computer science
artificial intelligence
forestry
carbon mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,687
982
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Theoretical Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,829
1,580
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Combinatorial algorithms
combinatorics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,505
815
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Compilers
Programming Languages
Data Compression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,289
512
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Parallel algorithms
Computer architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,086
1,947
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Algorithms and Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,701
301
0.081
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Software engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,698
1,759
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Human-computer Interaction
Information Visualization
Perception
Multi-display environments
Multi-touch Interfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,618
1,130
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Software Engineering
Health Informatics
Security and Safety Engineering
Software Certification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,592
894
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Logic
Programming Languages
Dataflow
Semantics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,503
234
0.067
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Fault Tolerance
Finite Linear Automata
Switching Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,794
151
0.054
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Graph Algorithms
Topological Graph Theory
Combinatorial Algorithms
Network Reliability
Combinatorial Search
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,374
569
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Software Practices in Systems Infrastructure Software
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,237
335
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Algorithms and Complexity
Parameterized Complexity
Quantum Computing
Computational Biology
Human Problem Solving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,203
437
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,974
1,445
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jan Kietzmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,051
13,944
0.605
Deepfakes
AI
Innovation Management
Emerging Technologies
Social Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,476
1,701
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Margaret Anne Storey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,744
7,236
0.349
Human and Social Aspects of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,111
3,275
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hausi A Müller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,919
2,232
0.173
Quantum computing
quantum software engineering
software engineering
adaptive systems
cyber physical systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,413
3,369
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
George Tzanetakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,592
2,793
0.222
music information retrieval
audio signal processing
machine learning
human-computer interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,755
4,097
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel M German
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,822
4,406
0.407
Software engineering
intellectual property
computational photography
empirical software engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,473
5,012
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jianping Pan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,062
3,400
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,543
5,096
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kui Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,920
3,228
0.362
Sensor Networks
Network Tomography
Network Calculus
Computational Sustainability
Security and Intrusion Detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,732
5,453
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xiaodai Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,385
4,542
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,496
5,483
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Brian Wyvill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,338
977
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,388
6,572
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Maarten Van Emden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,990
592
0.085
programming languages
artificial intelligence
constraint programming
logic programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,598
7,286
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sue Whitesides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
875
0.140
algorithms
theoretical computer science
discrete and computational geometry
graph drawing and layout
applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,288
7,935
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David G Goodenough
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,687
982
0.173
remote sensing
computer science
artificial intelligence
forestry
carbon mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,021
9,250
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Valerie King
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,829
1,580
0.327
Theoretical Computer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,549
9,830
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Frank Ruskey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,505
815
0.181
Combinatorial algorithms
combinatorics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,228
10,224
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nigel Horspool
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,289
512
0.119
Compilers
Programming Languages
Data Compression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,222
10,628
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fayez Gebali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,086
1,947
0.477
Parallel algorithms
Computer architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,145
11,473
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ian Barrodale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,701
301
0.081
Algorithms and Applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,293
11,480
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neil A Ernst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,698
1,759
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,683
11,681
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Miguel Angel Nacenta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,618
1,130
0.312
Human-computer Interaction
Information Visualization
Perception
Multi-display environments
Multi-touch Interfaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,436
11,752
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jens H Weber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,592
894
0.249
Software Engineering
Health Informatics
Security and Safety Engineering
Software Certification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,544
11,975
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bill Wadge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,503
234
0.067
Logic
Programming Languages
Dataflow
Semantics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,056
14,084
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jon Muzio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,794
151
0.054
Fault Tolerance
Finite Linear Automata
Switching Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,247
15,643
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wendy Myrvold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,374
569
0.240
Graph Algorithms
Topological Graph Theory
Combinatorial Algorithms
Network Reliability
Combinatorial Search
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,017
16,204
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yvonne Coady
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,237
335
0.150
Software Practices in Systems Infrastructure Software
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,631
16,338
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ulrike Stege
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,203
437
0.198
Algorithms and Complexity
Parameterized Complexity
Quantum Computing
Computational Biology
Human Problem Solving