Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 40 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Fuels
Combustion
Fire Safety
Chemical Kinetics
Propulsion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,565
9,772
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
fracture mechanics
welding
DIC development and applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,396
3,525
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Friction Stir Welding and Processing
fatigue and fracture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,040
3,389
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hydraulic Engineering
Water Resources Engineering
Hydraulic Transients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,973
2,712
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Heat Transfer
Phonons
High-Throughput Material Discovery
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,612
6,710
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
CO2 separation
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Dielectric Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,074
5,337
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
combustion
flames
fuels
propulsion
chemical kinetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,433
3,025
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Heat transfer
Fluid mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,664
2,710
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Heat transfer
Thermal Management
Fluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,241
3,603
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,329
3,443
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Solid mechanics
finite element
modeling and simulation
manufacturing process simulation
molecular dynamics simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,023
1,037
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Automated Fiber Placement
Process Planning
Composites
Future Factories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,713
3,435
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Low temperature plasma
Combustion
Thermal-fluid Science
Multi-physics Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,020
1,493
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wave Propagation
Ultrasonics
Acoustics
Metamaterials
Biomedical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
1,399
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
fluid mechanics
thermal management
applied mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,553
926
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
fuel cell
composites
coating
durability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
848
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Materials Science
Engineering
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,308
929
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
biomedical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,102
1,135
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Materials
Fuel Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
513
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Heat transfer and energy storage liquid
Fluid Mechanics
Thermal management of microelectronics
Nanofluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
697
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Flow Boiling Heat Transfer
Two Phase Flow
Electronics Cooling
Experimental Heat Transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
715
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
nuclear fuel
fuel cycles
nuclear safeguards
modeling and simulation
space nuclear power
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
863
389
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thermal management of power electronics
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Nuclear energy and safeguards
Sensitivity & Uncertainty method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
459
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Solid Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
685
473
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Automated Fiber placement
Composite structures
3D Printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
638
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,933
7,034
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Frederick Dryer
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,565
9,772
0.247
Fuels
Combustion
Fire Safety
Chemical Kinetics
Propulsion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,788
29,421
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
YJ Chao
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,396
3,525
0.263
fracture mechanics
welding
DIC development and applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,248
30,317
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
AP Reynolds
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,040
3,389
0.260
Friction Stir Welding and Processing
fatigue and fracture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,322
36,452
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hanif Chaudhry
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,973
2,712
0.247
Hydraulic Engineering
Water Resources Engineering
Hydraulic Transients
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,855
37,672
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ming Hu
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,612
6,710
0.632
Heat Transfer
Phonons
High-Throughput Material Discovery
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,903
49,228
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lingling Zhang
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,074
5,337
0.661
CO2 separation
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Dielectric Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,039
53,187
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sang Hee Won
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,433
3,025
0.407
combustion
flames
fuels
propulsion
chemical kinetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,039
58,593
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jamil Khan
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,664
2,710
0.407
Heat transfer
Fluid mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,951
62,042
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chen LiÇ›
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,241
3,603
0.577
Heat transfer
Thermal Management
Fluids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,340
70,699
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul Ziehl
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,329
3,443
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,037
74,269
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xiaomin Deng
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,023
1,037
0.206
Solid mechanics
finite element
modeling and simulation
manufacturing process simulation
molecular dynamics simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,998
78,046
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ramy Harik
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,713
3,435
0.729
Automated Fiber Placement
Process Planning
Composites
Future Factories
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,813
108,516
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tanvir Iqbal Farouk
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,020
1,493
0.494
Low temperature plasma
Combustion
Thermal-fluid Science
Multi-physics Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,223
112,848
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sourav Banerjee
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
1,399
0.490
Wave Propagation
Ultrasonics
Acoustics
Metamaterials
Biomedical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,839
121,597
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hossein Haj Hariri
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,553
926
0.363
fluid mechanics
thermal management
applied mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,653
124,486
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xinyu Huang
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
848
0.345
fuel cell
composites
coating
durability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,489
129,615
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shumin Fang
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,308
929
0.403
Materials Science
Engineering
Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,246
137,535
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tarek Shazly
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,102
1,135
0.540
biomedical engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,776
185,669
568
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xihui Dong
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
513
0.421
Materials
Fuel Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
653,479
195,147
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Titan Paul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
697
0.635
Heat transfer and energy storage liquid
Fluid Mechanics
Thermal management of microelectronics
Nanofluids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,012
196,550
600
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tamanna Alam
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
715
0.662
Flow Boiling Heat Transfer
Two Phase Flow
Electronics Cooling
Experimental Heat Transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
739,615
215,971
664
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Travis W Knight
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
863
389
0.451
nuclear fuel
fuel cycles
nuclear safeguards
modeling and simulation
space nuclear power
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
739,951
216,057
665
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ruixian Fang
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
459
0.532
Thermal management of power electronics
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Nuclear energy and safeguards
Sensitivity & Uncertainty method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
819,435
233,757
702
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrew J Gross
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
685
473
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
821,792
234,258
703
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Roudy Wehbe
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
638
0.938
Automated Fiber placement
Composite structures
3D Printing