Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

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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
Spain
Antonio Rodríguez-Ferran
Computational mechanics
numerical methods
nonlinear solid mechanics
acoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,280
1,618
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Spain
Ivette Rodríguez Pérez
Turbulence
aerodynamics
DNS
LES
bluff bodies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,348
2,051
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Spain
Joan Baiges
Computational Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
1,269
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Spain
Juan Cante
Computational Mechanics
Solid Mechanics
FEM
Particle methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
977
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Spain
Narges Dialami
Computational mechanics
Finite element analysis
Structural Analysis
Constitutive Modeling
Coupled thermo-mechanical analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,793
1,307
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Spain
Josep Maria Carbonell İ Puigbó
Computational Mechanics
Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
1,265
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Spain
Alexandre Presas
Mechanical engineering
Fluid Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
1,388
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Spain
Josep M Font Llagunes
Biomechanics
Multibody dynamics
Contact mechanics
Robotics
Musculoskeletal biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
1,025
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Spain
David Valentín
Fluid Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,505
1,222
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Spain
Jesús Castro
thermal engineering
refrigeration
solar thermal energy
heat and mass transfer
multiphase flow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,496
882
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Spain
Lluís Jofre Cruanyes
Fluid Mechanics
Turbulence
Supercritical Fluids
Microfluidics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,469
1,210
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Spain
Robert Castilla
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Microfluids
Gasdynamics
Camputational Aeroacoustics
Fluid Power
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
820
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Spain
Marti Sanchez-Juny
hydraulic engineering
dam engineering
urban hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
661
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Spain
Francesc Verdugo
High Performance Scientific Computing
Computational Mechanics
Finite Element Methods
Scientific Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
1,093
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Spain
Oriol Lloberas-Valls
Computational mechanics
Engineering
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
741
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Spain
Julio Marcelo Marti
fluid–structure interaction
multiphase flows
Particle methods
PFEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
628
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Spain
Antonio J Sánchez Egea
Mechanical Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
893
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Spain
Jasmina Casals Terré
Microfluidics
MEMS design
POC diagnosis
Microtribology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
986
584
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Spain
Carles Oliet Casasayas
heat transfer enhancement
heat exchangers
refrigeration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
978
474
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Spain
Néstor Vinicio Balcázar Arciniega
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Multiphase Flow
Heat & Mass Transfer
Fluid Mechanics
Level Set Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
946
766
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Spain
Alessandro Franci
Computational Mechanics
PFEM
Free surface flow
FSI
Landslides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
782
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Spain
Gustavo Raush
Fluid Mechanics
Aerodynamics
Heat and Mass Transfer
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
756
378
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,409
Spain
6,784
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Antonio Rodríguez-Ferran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,280
1,618
0.378
Computational mechanics
numerical methods
nonlinear solid mechanics
acoustics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,541
Spain
8,707
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ivette Rodríguez Pérez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,348
2,051
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,348
Spain
13,007
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Irene Arias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,126
1,278
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,509
Spain
14,012
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joan Baiges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
1,269
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,955
Spain
14,715
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Juan Cante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
977
0.539
Computational Mechanics
Solid Mechanics
FEM
Particle methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,439
Spain
14,825
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Narges Dialami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,793
1,307
0.729
Computational mechanics
Finite element analysis
Structural Analysis
Constitutive Modeling
Coupled thermo-mechanical analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,290
Spain
15,293
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Josep Maria Carbonell İ Puigbó
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
1,265
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,627
Spain
15,364
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexandre Presas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
1,388
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,642
Spain
16,321
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Josep M Font Llagunes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
1,025
0.654
Biomechanics
Multibody dynamics
Contact mechanics
Robotics
Musculoskeletal biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,294
Spain
16,778
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Valentín
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,505
1,222
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,349
Spain
16,849
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jesús Castro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,496
882
0.590
thermal engineering
refrigeration
solar thermal energy
heat and mass transfer
multiphase flow
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,394
Spain
17,049
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lluís Jofre Cruanyes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,469
1,210
0.824
Fluid Mechanics
Turbulence
Supercritical Fluids
Microfluidics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,973
Spain
17,296
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Castilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
820
0.571
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Microfluids
Gasdynamics
Camputational Aeroacoustics
Fluid Power
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,037
Spain
17,572
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marti Sanchez-Juny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
661
0.471
hydraulic engineering
dam engineering
urban hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
594,720
Spain
18,786
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Francesc Verdugo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
1,093
0.867
High Performance Scientific Computing
Computational Mechanics
Finite Element Methods
Scientific Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,592
Spain
19,146
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Oriol Lloberas-Valls
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
741
0.606
Computational mechanics
Engineering
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,130
Spain
19,351
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fer Mellibovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,200
616
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,407
Spain
20,388
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Julio Marcelo Marti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
628
0.571
fluid–structure interaction
multiphase flows
Particle methods
PFEM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,560
Spain
20,556
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Antonio J Sánchez Egea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
893
0.824
Mechanical Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
682,820
Spain
21,657
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jasmina Casals Terré
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
986
584
0.592
Microfluidics
MEMS design
POC diagnosis
Microtribology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,815
Spain
21,737
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carles Oliet Casasayas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
978
474
0.485
heat transfer enhancement
heat exchangers
refrigeration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,618
Spain
22,099
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Néstor Vinicio Balcázar Arciniega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
946
766
0.810
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Multiphase Flow
Heat & Mass Transfer
Fluid Mechanics
Level Set Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,229
Spain
22,342
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alessandro Franci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
782
0.844
Computational Mechanics
PFEM
Free surface flow
FSI
Landslides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,698
Spain
24,638
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gustavo Raush
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
756
378
0.500
Fluid Mechanics
Aerodynamics
Heat and Mass Transfer
Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,293
Spain
25,409
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Manuel Alejandro Caicedo-Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
528
0.748