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
Networked and Distributed Control Systems
Model Predictive Control
Mechatronics
Flight Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,981
14,346
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fuel Cells
Energy Systems
Transport Phenomena
Turbulence
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,053
6,419
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tissue engineering
Biomaterials
Microfluidics/BioMEMS
Drug Delivery
Disease Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,743
8,661
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics
Kinetic Theory
Rarefied Gas Dynamics
Multiscale Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,832
2,194
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
energy
instrumentation
design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,961
2,052
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
optics
adaptive systems
ocean technology
machine vision
manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,794
1,371
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
robotics
AUV
model predictive control
vison-based control
dynamics and control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,909
1,611
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biomedical Systems
MEMS
Mechatronics
Automation
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
324
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Climate Prediction
Aerosols
Clouds
Monsoon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
1,075
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
fluid mechanics
fluid-structure interactions
aeroacoustics
flow-induced noise and vibrations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,330
605
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
haptics
teleoperation
robotics
systems and control
multibody dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,218
341
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nanoscience
Fluid Mechanics
Sensors
Biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
211
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Structures
Computational mechanics
Bio-based composites
Mass Timber
Viscoelasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
839
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microfluidics
Rarefied gas flows
Computational Fluid mechanics and Heat transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
70
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Urban Hydrology
Permeable Pavements
Environmental Pollution
Water Pollution
Building Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
120
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
65
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wind Energy
Offshore Wind
Data-driven Models
Machine Learning
Surrogate Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
33
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fluid Mechanics
Gas sensors
Carbon nanotubes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mechanical Engineering
Tidal Energy
Engineering Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
3
0.500
Yang Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,981
14,346
0.574
Networked and Distributed Control Systems
Model Predictive Control
Mechatronics
Flight Control
Ned Djilali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,053
6,419
0.320
Fuel Cells
Energy Systems
Transport Phenomena
Turbulence
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Mohsen Akbari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,743
8,661
0.738
Tissue engineering
Biomaterials
Microfluidics/BioMEMS
Drug Delivery
Disease Modeling
Henning Struchtrup
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,832
2,194
0.321
Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics
Kinetic Theory
Rarefied Gas Dynamics
Multiscale Analysis
Peter M Wild
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,961
2,052
0.344
energy
instrumentation
design
Colin Bradley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,794
1,371
0.286
optics
adaptive systems
ocean technology
machine vision
manufacturing
Chao Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,909
1,611
0.844
robotics
AUV
model predictive control
vison-based control
dynamics and control
Nick Dechev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
324
0.186
Biomedical Systems
MEMS
Mechatronics
Automation
Robotics
Rashed Mahmood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
1,075
0.730
Climate Prediction
Aerosols
Clouds
Monsoon
Peter Oshkai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,330
605
0.455
fluid mechanics
fluid-structure interactions
aeroacoustics
flow-induced noise and vibrations
Daniela Constantinescu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,218
341
0.280
haptics
teleoperation
robotics
systems and control
multibody dynamics
Rustom Bhiladvala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
211
0.182
Nanoscience
Fluid Mechanics
Sensors
Biosensors
Sardar Malek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
839
0.761
Structures
Computational mechanics
Bio-based composites
Mass Timber
Viscoelasticity
Behnam Rahimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
70
0.473
Microfluidics
Rarefied gas flows
Computational Fluid mechanics and Heat transfer
Fatima Mahta Talebzadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
120
0.930
Urban Hydrology
Permeable Pavements
Environmental Pollution
Water Pollution
Building Science
Farnoosh Kalantarnia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
65
1.000
Rad Haghi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
33
0.524
Wind Energy
Offshore Wind
Data-driven Models
Machine Learning
Surrogate Models
Arian Yeganegi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
Fluid Mechanics
Gas sensors
Carbon nanotubes
Sohad Kadhum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
3
0.500
Mechanical Engineering
Tidal Energy
Engineering Education