Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Computer Science Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Computational Photography
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,558
23,775
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Spatial Data Mining
Urban Computing
Machine Learning
Data Analytics
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,322
12,903
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
digital libraries
information retrieval
multimedia
education
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,694
3,478
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
3D User Interfaces
Human-Computer Interaction
Virtual Environments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,565
8,862
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,376
6,422
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computational epidemiology
recommender systems
urban computing
visual analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,651
7,842
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Machine learning
signal processing
bioinformatics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,115
6,944
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Security
Networking Systems
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,967
5,793
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Parallel Computing
Green Computing
HPC
Run-Time Systems
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,768
2,986
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Visual Analytics
Information Visualization
HCI
Large Displays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,753
4,459
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Deep Learning
Data Analytics
Big Data
Healthcare
Text Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,126
8,519
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
programming languages
software engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,042
2,260
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Algorithms
Theoretical Computer Science
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,695
4,852
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computer Security
IoT Security
Software Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,180
6,295
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Health Disparity
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
EHR Mining
Medical Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,337
9,888
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Numerical methods
high performance computing
uncertainty quantification
sensitivity analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,175
3,643
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Machine Learning
Wireless Communications
Signal Processing
5G
6G
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,145
9,070
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
catalysis
quantum chemistry
machine learning
explainable AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,844
7,274
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
software engineering
information retrieval
software reuse
domain engineering
metrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,115
752
0.083
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
statistics
machine learning
optimization
uncertainty quantification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,947
5,123
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
security and privacy
machine learning
social computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,248
3,808
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cybersecurity
program analysis
machine learning
algorithms
applied cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,156
4,275
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Computational Science and Engineering (CSE)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,742
1,868
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
HCI
CSCW
CSCL
microcoordination
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,699
1,755
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Robotics
Controls
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,330
5,089
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,095
12,016
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jia Bin Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,558
23,775
0.895
Computational Photography
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,776
13,602
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chang Tien Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,322
12,903
0.531
Spatial Data Mining
Urban Computing
Machine Learning
Data Analytics
GIS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,033
15,798
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Edward Fox
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,694
3,478
0.160
digital libraries
information retrieval
multimedia
education
linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,343
15,934
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Doug A Bowman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,565
8,862
0.411
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
3D User Interfaces
Human-Computer Interaction
Virtual Environments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,627
20,783
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xiaoting Jia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,376
6,422
0.370
Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,804
23,578
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Naren Ramakrishnan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,651
7,842
0.501
Computational epidemiology
recommender systems
urban computing
visual analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,393
24,563
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yue Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,115
6,944
0.459
Machine learning
signal processing
bioinformatics
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,633
26,934
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Haining Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,967
5,793
0.415
Security
Networking Systems
Cloud Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,861
27,366
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wu Feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,768
2,986
0.217
Parallel Computing
Green Computing
HPC
Run-Time Systems
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,557
29,809
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chris North
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,753
4,459
0.350
Visual Analytics
Information Visualization
HCI
Large Displays
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,068
31,446
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chandan K Reddy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,126
8,519
0.703
Deep Learning
Data Analytics
Big Data
Healthcare
Text Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,746
31,705
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Barbara G Ryder
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,042
2,260
0.188
programming languages
software engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,527
32,726
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lenwood S Heath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,695
4,852
0.415
Algorithms
Theoretical Computer Science
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,936
34,348
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Angelos Stavrou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,180
6,295
0.563
Computer Security
IoT Security
Software Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,171
37,207
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vida Abedi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,337
9,888
0.957
Health Disparity
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
EHR Mining
Medical Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,903
37,812
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adrian Sandu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,175
3,643
0.358
Numerical methods
high performance computing
uncertainty quantification
sensitivity analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,224
37,928
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tim O Shea
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,145
9,070
0.894
Machine Learning
Wireless Communications
Signal Processing
5G
6G
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,551
39,067
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hongliang Xin（辛洪良）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,844
7,274
0.739
catalysis
quantum chemistry
machine learning
explainable AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,428
42,190
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
William B Frakes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,115
752
0.083
software engineering
information retrieval
software reuse
domain engineering
metrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,108
48,177
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert B Gramacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,947
5,123
0.645
statistics
machine learning
optimization
uncertainty quantification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,247
52,470
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bimal Viswanath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,248
3,808
0.525
security and privacy
machine learning
social computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,095
53,080
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Danfeng Daphne Yao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,156
4,275
0.597
Cybersecurity
program analysis
machine learning
algorithms
applied cryptography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,157
55,999
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yang Cao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,742
1,868
0.277
Computational Science and Engineering (CSE)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,143
56,303
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Deborah Tatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,699
1,755
0.262
HCI
CSCW
CSCL
microcoordination
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,103
59,170
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stanislaw Antol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,330
5,089
0.804
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Robotics
Controls