Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Duke University Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Design
Nature
Evolution
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,281
27,191
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
soft matter
polymer physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,153
15,603
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Acoustofluidics
Acoustics
BioMEMS
Biomedical Devices
Optofluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,820
19,721
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
mechanics of materials
materials informatics
soft materials
shape memory alloys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,839
11,202
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Mechanics of Materials
Biomaterials
Shape Memory Alloys
Shape Memory Polymers
3D printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,392
10,356
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Dynamic Metamaterials
Electrodeposition
Conductive Polymers
Smart Textile
Heat Transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,802
17,949
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Aerosol Science
Air Quality
Particulate Matter
Radiative Forcing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,535
5,403
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
nonlinear science
dynamic systems
delay systems
energy harvesting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,226
3,657
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Aerodynamics
Unsteady Aerodynamics
Dynamics
Aeroelasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,329
2,652
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Physicochemical Hydrodynamics
Interfacial Engineering
Bioinspired Systems
Microfluidic Systems
Phase Change Heat Transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,764
3,060
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
shock wave lithotripsy
therapeutic ultrasound
cavitation
bioeffects of ultrasound and bubbles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,519
2,152
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Heat and Mass Transfer
Microreactor
Flow Chemistry
Nanofluids
Lab on a Chip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,618
2,979
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Computational fluid dynamics
Nasal and Laryngeal Aerodynamics
Respiratory Physiology
Computational and Mathematical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,572
1,848
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Photovoltaics
Many-body Perturbation Theory (RPA gradient
GW
BSE)
Basis Set Extrapolation for GW energy states
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,384
2,184
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computational mechanics
computational science
inverse problems
biomedical imaging
computational acoustics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
912
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Polymers
Polyelectrolytes
Gels
Mucus
Bioelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
1,239
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Polymers
Biophysics
Physical Chemistry
Solution Thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,498
1,072
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Turbulence
Theoretical Fluid Dynamics
Applied Math
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,476
1,203
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
vibration
energy harvesting
dynamics
nonlinear
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
397
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
molecular simulation
soft matter
machine learning
polymers
glasses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
608
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Acoustofluidics
Microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
149
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
77
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Heat Transfer
Fluid Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
64
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Fluid Structure Interaction
Congenital Heart Diseases
Reduced order CFD models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,478
1,660
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Adrian Bejan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,281
27,191
0.288
Design
Nature
Evolution
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,700
6,940
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Rubinstein
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,153
15,603
0.399
soft matter
polymer physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,685
8,284
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tony Jun Huang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,820
19,721
0.566
Acoustofluidics
Acoustics
BioMEMS
Biomedical Devices
Optofluidics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,339
9,879
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lc Brinson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,839
11,202
0.363
mechanics of materials
materials informatics
soft materials
shape memory alloys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,622
11,752
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ken Gall
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,392
10,356
0.378
Mechanics of Materials
Biomaterials
Shape Memory Alloys
Shape Memory Polymers
3D printing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,742
13,506
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Po Chun Hsu
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,802
17,949
0.724
Dynamic Metamaterials
Electrodeposition
Conductive Polymers
Smart Textile
Heat Transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,999
33,824
457
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mike Bergin
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,535
5,403
0.468
Aerosol Science
Air Quality
Particulate Matter
Radiative Forcing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,783
38,259
530
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brian P Mann
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,226
3,657
0.358
nonlinear science
dynamic systems
delay systems
energy harvesting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,325
41,970
576
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kenneth C Hall
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,329
2,652
0.284
Aerodynamics
Unsteady Aerodynamics
Dynamics
Aeroelasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,557
50,079
654
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chuan Hua Chen
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,764
3,060
0.394
Physicochemical Hydrodynamics
Interfacial Engineering
Bioinspired Systems
Microfluidic Systems
Phase Change Heat Transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,175
51,585
671
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pei Zhong
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,519
2,152
0.286
shock wave lithotripsy
therapeutic ultrasound
cavitation
bioeffects of ultrasound and bubbles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,530
77,853
866
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nanjing Hao
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,618
2,979
0.645
Heat and Mass Transfer
Microreactor
Flow Chemistry
Nanofluids
Lab on a Chip
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,646
118,926
1,185
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dennis Frank Ito
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,572
1,848
0.719
Computational fluid dynamics
Nasal and Laryngeal Aerodynamics
Respiratory Physiology
Computational and Mathematical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,570
124,948
1,232
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tong Zhu
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,384
2,184
0.916
Photovoltaics
Many-body Perturbation Theory (RPA gradient
GW
BSE)
Basis Set Extrapolation for GW energy states
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,218
139,048
1,296
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wilkins Aquino
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
912
0.453
Computational mechanics
computational science
inverse problems
biomedical imaging
computational acoustics.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,742
162,541
1,461
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Scott Po Danielsen
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
1,239
0.806
Polymers
Polyelectrolytes
Gels
Mucus
Bioelectronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,501
164,855
1,480
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Liel Sapir
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,498
1,072
0.716
Polymers
Biophysics
Physical Chemistry
Solution Thermodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,424
166,155
1,489
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrew D Bragg
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,476
1,203
0.815
Turbulence
Theoretical Fluid Dynamics
Applied Math
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,562
199,968
1,694
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bam Owens
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
397
0.390
vibration
energy harvesting
dynamics
nonlinear
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701,942
32,123
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kai Zhang
Duke Kunshan University
Kunshan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
608
0.649
molecular simulation
soft matter
machine learning
polymers
glasses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,413,831
326,995
2,198
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Haodong Zhu
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
149
1.000
Acoustofluidics
Microfluidics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,659,780
360,280
2,471
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Quanpeng Yang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
77
0.951
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,742,357
371,595
2,551
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hamad Almahmoud
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
64
1.000
Heat Transfer
Fluid Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,926,374
396,295
2,726
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Simbarashe G Chidyagwai
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Fluid Structure Interaction
Congenital Heart Diseases
Reduced order CFD models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,927,543
396,529
2,730
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dimitra Apostolidou
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000