Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science Highly Cited Researchers 215 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
Natural Language Processing
Semantics
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,792
112,551
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Type Theory
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,144
107,403
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Machine Learning
Distributed Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Parallel Algorithms
Sensor Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,927
87,129
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,518
24,576
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Computer Vision
Optimization
Algebra
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,930
28,821
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Distributed Systems
Networking
Operating Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,413
9,887
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,817
15,320
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
natural language processing
machine learning
computational social science
computer music
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,621
38,811
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Natural Language Processing
Deep Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Commonsense Reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,419
48,048
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Artificial Intelligence
Human AI Interaction
Crowdsourcing
Information Extraction
Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,533
19,832
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
AI
ML
Computational biology & medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,029
45,406
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,506
15,559
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Statistics
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,196
25,130
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computer Graphics
Computer Vision
Human-Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,685
10,159
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Databases
data management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,090
6,695
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Optimization
Algorithms
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,131
32,475
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,027
30,651
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Security and Privacy
Usable Privacy and Security
Security and Society
Tech Policy
Mixed Reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,152
13,924
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Natural Language Processing
Deep Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,671
29,053
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Operating Systems
Distributed Systems
Computer Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,921
2,513
0.084
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
computer vision
pattern recogntion
medical image analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,547
6,096
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Software Engineering
Programming Languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,532
8,481
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Computational Neuroscience
Brain-Computer Interfacing
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,325
8,893
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sensing
Wireless Power Transfer
RFID
Ubicomp
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,977
10,159
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Quantum computing
physics
computer science
skiing
joy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,453
20,015
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,031
933
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Luke Zettlemoyer
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,792
112,551
0.888
Natural Language Processing
Semantics
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,050
941
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joseph Redmon
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,144
107,403
0.851
Type Theory
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,181
1,007
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carlos Guestrin
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,927
87,129
0.715
Machine Learning
Distributed Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Parallel Algorithms
Sensor Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,606
1,233
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Szeliski
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,518
24,576
0.220
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,864
2,777
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sameer Agarwal
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,930
28,821
0.406
Computer Vision
Optimization
Algebra
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,391
3,500
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Anderson
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,413
9,887
0.161
Distributed Systems
Networking
Operating Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,512
3,566
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pedro Domingos
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,817
15,320
0.252
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,551
3,577
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Noah A Smith
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,621
38,811
0.640
natural language processing
machine learning
computational social science
computer music
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,258
3,937
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yejin Choi
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,419
48,048
0.837
Natural Language Processing
Deep Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Commonsense Reasoning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,711
4,148
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniel Weld
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,533
19,832
0.357
Artificial Intelligence
Human AI Interaction
Crowdsourcing
Information Extraction
Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,006
4,752
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Su In Lee
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,029
45,406
0.890
AI
ML
Computational biology & medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,788
5,111
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Steve Seitz
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,506
15,559
0.321
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,597
6,882
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sham M Kakade
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,196
25,130
0.625
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Statistics
Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,892
7,016
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Brian Curless
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,685
10,159
0.256
Computer Graphics
Computer Vision
Human-Computer Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,904
7,467
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dan Suciu
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,090
6,695
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,036
8,413
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ludwig Schmidt
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,131
32,475
0.924
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Optimization
Algorithms
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,937
8,804
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marco Tulio Ribeiro
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,027
30,651
0.901
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,684
9,557
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tadayoshi Kohno
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,152
13,924
0.433
Security and Privacy
Usable Privacy and Security
Security and Society
Tech Policy
Mixed Reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,178
9,798
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hannaneh Hajishirzi
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,671
29,053
0.917
Natural Language Processing
Deep Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,170
10,684
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Henry M Levy
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,921
2,513
0.084
Operating Systems
Distributed Systems
Computer Architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,864
11,415
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Linda Shapiro
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,547
6,096
0.214
computer vision
pattern recogntion
medical image analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,887
11,429
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael D Ernst
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,532
8,481
0.297
Software Engineering
Programming Languages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,084
12,792
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rajesh PN Rao
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,325
8,893
0.338
Computational Neuroscience
Brain-Computer Interfacing
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,636
13,015
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joshua R Smith
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,977
10,159
0.391
Sensing
Wireless Power Transfer
RFID
Ubicomp
Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,502
13,391
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dave Bacon
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,453
20,015
0.786
Quantum computing
physics
computer science
skiing
joy