Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 71 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
mathematical engineering
signal processing
system theory
circuit theory
cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,591
12,000
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Metamaterials
Electrodynamics
Quantum Optics
Nanophotonics
Multiphysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,056
11,652
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
hardware security
embedded security
electronics
cryptography
design methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,882
11,158
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,127
3,514
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Electromagnetic Radiation
Electromagnetic Theory
Computational Electromagnetics
Antennas
Electromagnetic Compatibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,115
8,053
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Semiconductor technology
radiation effects
noise studies
device physics
material science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,845
2,633
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
micro-electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,637
4,353
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
6G
cell-free
joint communication and sensing
UAV
sustainable networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,415
7,490
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
smart grids
demand side management
dependability
decentralised control and coordination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,856
4,766
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
future of work
AI
robotics
fourth industrial revolution
worker resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,413
6,301
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
power system operations
power system planning
HVDC
HVDC grid
power system reliability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,151
5,723
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Microwave engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,142
4,073
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
wireless communication
IoT
embedded systems
DSP
radio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,037
2,131
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
electricity generation systems modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,642
4,598
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Antennas
wearable antenna
metasurfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,331
4,870
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,985
3,726
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
micro-electronics
mismatch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,508
974
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
design informatics
human-building interaction
media architecture
architectural robotics
urban informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,467
3,011
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
embedded security
cryptographic hardware
attacks and countermeasures
cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,972
2,559
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Signal Processing
distributed algorithms
EEG
BCI
sensor arrays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,487
3,310
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
embedded security
configurable computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,840
1,570
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
robotic manipulation
human-robot interaction
exoskeletons
quant. eval. of spasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,331
1,759
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Radiation Hardening By Design
IC Design
Analog
Mixed-Signal
RF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,883
1,095
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Electrical Doping
Organic Semiconductors
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Sensing-Applications
Photoemission Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
1,649
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
embedded systems
hardware security
cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,351
1,198
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,747
57
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joos Vandewalle
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,591
12,000
0.201
mathematical engineering
signal processing
system theory
circuit theory
cryptography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,651
117
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christophe Caloz
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,056
11,652
0.291
Metamaterials
Electrodynamics
Quantum Optics
Nanophotonics
Multiphysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,905
169
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ingrid Verbauwhede
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,882
11,158
0.350
hardware security
embedded security
electronics
cryptography
design methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,089
198
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michel Steyaert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,127
3,514
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,252
493
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Guy Ae Vandenbosch
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,115
8,053
0.471
Electromagnetic Radiation
Electromagnetic Theory
Computational Electromagnetics
Antennas
Electromagnetic Compatibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,873
637
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
C Claeys
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,845
2,633
0.190
Semiconductor technology
radiation effects
noise studies
device physics
material science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,132
728
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wim Dehaene
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,637
4,353
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,748
750
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sofie Pollin
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,415
7,490
0.603
6G
cell-free
joint communication and sensing
UAV
sustainable networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,259
797
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geert Deconinck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,856
4,766
0.402
smart grids
demand side management
dependability
decentralised control and coordination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,116
830
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nicky Dries
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,413
6,301
0.552
future of work
AI
robotics
fourth industrial revolution
worker resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,576
850
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dirk Van Hertem
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,151
5,723
0.513
power system operations
power system planning
HVDC
HVDC grid
power system reliability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,934
946
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dominique Schreurs
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,142
4,073
0.402
Microwave engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,100
958
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Liesbet Van Der Perre
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,037
2,131
0.212
wireless communication
IoT
embedded systems
DSP
radio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,669
1,138
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Erik Delarue
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,642
4,598
0.532
electricity generation systems modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,600
1,172
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ping Jack Soh
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,331
4,870
0.585
Antennas
wearable antenna
metasurfaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,523
1,230
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patrick Reynaert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,985
3,726
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,900
1,496
406
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marcel Pelgrom
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,508
974
0.150
micro-electronics
mismatch
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,923
1,506
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrew Vande Moere
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,467
3,011
0.466
design informatics
human-building interaction
media architecture
architectural robotics
urban informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,503
1,609
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Benedikt Gierlichs
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,972
2,559
0.428
embedded security
cryptographic hardware
attacks and countermeasures
cryptography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,746
1,726
460
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alexander Bertrand
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,487
3,310
0.603
Signal Processing
distributed algorithms
EEG
BCI
sensor arrays
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,528
2,346
602
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nele Mentens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,840
1,570
0.409
embedded security
configurable computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,232
2,611
669
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Erwin Aertbelien
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,331
1,759
0.528
robotic manipulation
human-robot interaction
exoskeletons
quant. eval. of spasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,331
2,885
730
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paul Leroux
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,883
1,095
0.380
Radiation Hardening By Design
IC Design
Analog
Mixed-Signal
RF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,837
2,889
731
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Max L Tietze
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
1,649
0.573
Electrical Doping
Organic Semiconductors
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Sensing-Applications
Photoemission Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,063
3,280
814
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Josep Balasch
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,351
1,198
0.510
embedded systems
hardware security
cryptography