Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 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
heat
energy
photovoltaic
electromagnetic
desalination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,174
51,762
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Dynamical Systems
Complex Systems
Control Theory
Computational Neuroscience
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,684
19,648
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Computational mechanics
Finite elements
Fluid-Structure Interaction
Shells
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,075
16,096
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Microfluidics
micro physiological systems
metastatic cancer
neurological disease
discrete computational models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,099
25,182
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Rheology
Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,605
22,842
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
solid mechanics
soft materials
hydrogels
bioadhesives
bioelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,438
35,763
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
mechanical engineering
design
manufacturing
tribology
polymer processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,750
7,037
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Robotics
SLAM
Marine Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,679
15,512
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Acoustics
Metamaterials
Near Field Optics
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,579
19,692
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Desalination
Thermodynamics
Water
Heat & Mass Transfer
Convection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,213
17,866
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Mechanics of Materials
Fracture Mechanics
Poromechanics
Structural Engineering
Building Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,119
14,344
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Robotics
control
bioengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,396
7,801
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Micro and nanoscale heat and mass transfer
engineered surfaces
heat transfer devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,290
18,898
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
RFID
sensors
manufacturing
education
CAD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,954
11,623
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Robotics
Mechanisms
Water
dynamics
control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,582
4,242
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Solid Mechanics
Continuum Mechanics
Mechanics of Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,490
7,684
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Microfluidics
Nanofluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,823
9,555
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
fluid mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,694
9,513
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
energy
combustion
computational engineering
mechanical engineering
chemical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,506
8,109
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Thermodynamics
Systems Engineering
Instrument Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,437
7,418
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,091
11,257
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Interfacial Phenomena
Thermal-Fluids
Electrofluids & Electrochemistry
Energy-Water-Agriculture
Biomedical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,626
10,210
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Biomedical Engineering
Drug Delivery
Cancer Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,346
9,983
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Optics
computational imaging
machine learning
inverse problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,797
6,555
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Design
Product Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,561
1,956
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,536
1,202
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gang Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,174
51,762
0.470
heat
energy
photovoltaic
electromagnetic
desalination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,873
2,319
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jean Jacques Slotine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,684
19,648
0.253
Dynamical Systems
Complex Systems
Control Theory
Computational Neuroscience
Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,939
2,345
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Klaus Jürgen Bathe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,075
16,096
0.209
Computational mechanics
Finite elements
Fluid-Structure Interaction
Shells
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,790
3,700
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roger D Kamm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,099
25,182
0.433
Microfluidics
micro physiological systems
metastatic cancer
neurological disease
discrete computational models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,437
4,501
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gareth Mckinley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,605
22,842
0.443
Rheology
Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
Superhydrophobic Surfaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,788
5,125
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Xuanhe Zhao (赵选贺)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,438
35,763
0.754
solid mechanics
soft materials
hydrogels
bioadhesives
bioelectronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,769
6,508
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
NP Suh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,750
7,037
0.173
mechanical engineering
design
manufacturing
tribology
polymer processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,975
7,061
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Leonard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,679
15,512
0.401
Robotics
SLAM
Marine Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,638
7,361
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nick Fang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,579
19,692
0.524
Acoustics
Metamaterials
Near Field Optics
Nanophotonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,963
9,708
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John H Lienhard V
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,213
17,866
0.572
Desalination
Thermodynamics
Water
Heat & Mass Transfer
Convection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,119
10,209
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Franz Josef Ulm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,119
14,344
0.476
Mechanics of Materials
Fracture Mechanics
Poromechanics
Structural Engineering
Building Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,286
11,168
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Haruhiko Harry Asada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,396
7,801
0.275
Robotics
control
bioengineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,420
11,219
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Evelyn N Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,290
18,898
0.668
Micro and nanoscale heat and mass transfer
engineered surfaces
heat transfer devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,238
14,941
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sanjay Sarma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,954
11,623
0.506
RFID
sensors
manufacturing
education
CAD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,997
15,282
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Steven Dubowsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,582
4,242
0.188
Robotics
Mechanisms
Water
dynamics
control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,494
16,291
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lallit Anand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,490
7,684
0.358
Solid Mechanics
Continuum Mechanics
Mechanics of Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,791
19,170
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rohit Karnik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,823
9,555
0.508
Microfluidics
Nanofluidics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,202
19,321
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Heidi Nepf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,694
9,513
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,806
19,548
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ahmed F Ghoniem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,506
8,109
0.438
energy
combustion
computational engineering
mechanical engineering
chemical engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,029
19,633
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nilton Renno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,437
7,418
0.402
Thermodynamics
Systems Engineering
Instrument Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,010
21,590
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sangbae Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,091
11,257
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,844
22,306
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kripa K Varanasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,626
10,210
0.614
Interfacial Phenomena
Thermal-Fluids
Electrofluids & Electrochemistry
Energy-Water-Agriculture
Biomedical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,023
22,783
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Giovanni Traverso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,346
9,983
0.611
Biomedical Engineering
Drug Delivery
Cancer Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,410
27,824
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
George Barbastathis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,797
6,555
0.475
Optics
computational imaging
machine learning
inverse problems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,802
30,839
588
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
W Seering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,561
1,956
0.156
Design
Product Development