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
Wireless network
sensor networks
Ad-hoc networks
Mobile computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,299
5,104
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
microelectronics
optoelectronics
electrospinning
microfluidics
lab-on-chip diagnostic devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,723
3,853
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biomedical Microelectromechanical Systems (BioMEMS)
Lab on a Chip (LOC)
Mobile Healthcare Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,985
2,967
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Device Scientist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,361
5,977
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Spintronics
nano electronics
vacuum electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,797
1,016
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Complex Systems
Neural Networks
AI Philosophy
NLP
Computational Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,612
1,255
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Parallel and Distributed Simulation
Embedded Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,357
380
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Emerging Logic and Memory Devices
CMOS
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Neuromorphic Computing
Hardware Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
628
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cooperative Localization
Multi Agent Sensing and Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,455
754
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Multimedia Communications
Wireless Sensor Networks
Sensor Systems for Healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
498
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Semiconductor device physics
Non volatile memory solutions - Flash memory
Phase change memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
226
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dynamics & Control
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
579
360
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
soft actuator
gel biosensor
surgical robotics
patient specific instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
155
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Electrical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
29
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
38
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Optics/photonics
Si photonics
Nanomaterials
Sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
34
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Specification of Hardware Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
27
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
FeFET
Memristor
Analog Circuit Design
Neuromorphic Computing
Neural Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
Dharma Agrawal
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,299
5,104
0.145
Wireless network
sensor networks
Ad-hoc networks
Mobile computing
Andrew Steckl
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,723
3,853
0.217
microelectronics
optoelectronics
electrospinning
microfluidics
lab-on-chip diagnostic devices
Chong Ahn
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,985
2,967
0.186
Biomedical Microelectromechanical Systems (BioMEMS)
Lab on a Chip (LOC)
Mobile Healthcare Systems
Jason Heikenfeld
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,361
5,977
0.447
Marc Cahay
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,797
1,016
0.212
Spintronics
nano electronics
vacuum electronics
Ali Minai
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,612
1,255
0.272
Complex Systems
Neural Networks
AI Philosophy
NLP
Computational Neuroscience
Philip A Wilsey
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,357
380
0.113
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Parallel and Distributed Simulation
Embedded Systems
Rashmi Jha
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
628
0.360
Emerging Logic and Memory Devices
CMOS
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Neuromorphic Computing
Hardware Security
Rajnikant Sharma
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,455
754
0.518
Cooperative Localization
Multi Agent Sensing and Control
Rui Dai
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
498
0.469
Multimedia Communications
Wireless Sensor Networks
Sensor Systems for Healthcare
K Gunasekera
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
226
0.337
Semiconductor device physics
Non volatile memory solutions - Flash memory
Phase change memory
Donghoon Kim|Dong Hoon Kim
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
579
360
0.622
Dynamics & Control
Robotics
Vasile Nistor
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
155
0.334
soft actuator
gel biosensor
surgical robotics
patient specific instrumentation
Weiming Zhu
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
29
0.483
Electrical Engineering
Kasun Samarasinghe
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
38
0.667
Gyanan Aman
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
34
0.607
Optics/photonics
Si photonics
Nanomaterials
Sensors
Bhamidipati Padmaja
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
27
0.964
Specification of Hardware Security
Samiur Rahman Khan
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
FeFET
Memristor
Analog Circuit Design
Neuromorphic Computing
Neural Networks