Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stanford University Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering 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
Optimization
Control
Signal Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,822
99,901
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nanophotonics
Photonic Crystals
Metamaterials
Plasmonics
Solar Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,069
57,557
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Electronic and optical properties of materials
nonlinear optics
spectroscopy
photonics
nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,109
52,900
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Distributed Systems
Machine Learning
Databases
Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,077
37,828
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
electron devices
VLSI
solid-state
nanotechnology
nano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,592
33,844
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
VLSI
Hardware
Graphics and Imaging
Applying Engineering to Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,072
17,610
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Epitaxy
MBE
Semiconductor Lasers
Integrated Photonics
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,097
19,647
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
quantization
information theory
signal processing
data compression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,418
7,709
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Robotics
Haptics
Human Motion Understanding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,604
18,124
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical Imaging
Signal Processing
Image Reconstruction
MRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,378
18,698
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Multimedia Systems
Image and Video Coding
Media Streaming
Image/Video Processing
Multimedia Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,116
5,021
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
photovoltaics
organic semiconductors
perovskite solar cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,552
24,954
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Network information theory
imaging sensors and systems
FPGAs
smart grid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,518
7,313
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Optical communications
Optical communication
Optical fiber communication
Fiber optics
Free-space optical communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,994
9,672
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
semiconductor devices
nano electronics
optical interconnects
solar cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,677
8,086
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
nanoelectronics
semiconductors
electron devices
2D materials
thermal management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,217
19,652
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
statistics
machine learning
probability theory
information theory
signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,931
18,113
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Stretchable electronics
Wearable electronics
Energy Harvesting
Nanogenerator
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,171
22,288
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Computational Imaging
Computational Displays
Computational Optics
Neural Rendering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,798
21,782
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Space Physics
Radioscience
Electromagnetics
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,594
5,360
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Engineering & Technology
materials science
electronics and electrical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,097
7,568
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Bioengineering
Biosensors
Biomaterials
Directed Evolution
Aptamers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,031
6,475
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
power
groups
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,994
6,185
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Nano-optics
Plasmonics
Flexible Electronics
Electronic Materials
Nanoelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,971
10,545
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Nanophotonics
microscopy
sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,346
3,994
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376
163
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stephen Boyd
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,822
99,901
0.392
Optimization
Control
Signal Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,035
948
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shanhui Fan
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,069
57,557
0.475
Nanophotonics
Photonic Crystals
Metamaterials
Plasmonics
Solar Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,448
1,170
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tony F Heinz
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,109
52,900
0.480
Electronic and optical properties of materials
nonlinear optics
spectroscopy
photonics
nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,555
2,188
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matei Zaharia
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,077
37,828
0.478
Distributed Systems
Machine Learning
Databases
Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,409
2,575
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
HS Philip Wong
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,592
33,844
0.473
electron devices
VLSI
solid-state
nanotechnology
nano
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,601
2,667
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark Horowitz
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,072
17,610
0.251
VLSI
Hardware
Graphics and Imaging
Applying Engineering to Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,864
2,792
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
James S Harris Jr
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,097
19,647
0.289
Epitaxy
MBE
Semiconductor Lasers
Integrated Photonics
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,124
3,396
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert M Gray
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,418
7,709
0.128
quantization
information theory
signal processing
data compression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,917
4,276
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Oussama Khatib
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,604
18,124
0.345
Robotics
Haptics
Human Motion Understanding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,857
4,719
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Pauly
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,378
18,698
0.379
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical Imaging
Signal Processing
Image Reconstruction
MRI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,328
5,399
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bernd Girod
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,116
5,021
0.111
Multimedia Systems
Image and Video Coding
Media Streaming
Image/Video Processing
Multimedia Signal Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,484
6,421
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tomas Leijtens
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,552
24,954
0.615
photovoltaics
organic semiconductors
perovskite solar cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,052
6,685
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Abbas El Gamal
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,518
7,313
0.185
Network information theory
imaging sensors and systems
FPGAs
smart grid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,981
7,101
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joseph M Kahn
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,994
9,672
0.255
Optical communications
Optical communication
Optical fiber communication
Fiber optics
Free-space optical communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,172
7,190
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Krishna Saraswat
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,677
8,086
0.215
semiconductor devices
nano electronics
optical interconnects
solar cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,129
7,633
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eric Pop
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,217
19,652
0.543
nanoelectronics
semiconductors
electron devices
2D materials
thermal management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,684
9,639
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrea Montanari
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,931
18,113
0.586
statistics
machine learning
probability theory
information theory
signal processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,640
10,502
421
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Simiao Niu
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,171
22,288
0.764
Stretchable electronics
Wearable electronics
Energy Harvesting
Nanogenerator
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,265
12,531
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gordon Wetzstein
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,798
21,782
0.844
Computational Imaging
Computational Displays
Computational Optics
Neural Rendering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,568
12,654
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Umran S Inan
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,594
5,360
0.209
Space Physics
Radioscience
Electromagnetics
Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,115
15,426
572
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Belgacem Haba|Bel Haba, Berugasemu Haba
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,097
7,568
0.342
Engineering & Technology
materials science
electronics and electrical engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,097
18,629
650
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
H Tom Soh
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,031
6,475
0.340
Bioengineering
Biosensors
Biomaterials
Directed Evolution
Aptamers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,205
18,669
652
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Deborah Gruenfeld
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,994
6,185
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,191
21,380
708
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jonathan A Fan
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,971
10,545
0.621
Nano-optics
Plasmonics
Flexible Electronics
Electronic Materials
Nanoelectronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,703
22,384
733
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Olav Solgaard
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,346
3,994
0.244
Nanophotonics
microscopy
sensors