Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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
fluid inclusions
melt inclusions
mineral deposits
volcanic systems
geohydrologic cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,671
11,785
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plates
Functionally Graded Materials
Composites
Impact and Penetration
Adiabatic shear bands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,835
7,311
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Additive Manufacturing
Rapid Prototyping
3D Printing
Engineering Design
Design Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,806
13,580
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Heat Transfer
Carbonaceous nanomaterials
Biomedical devices
Humanistic Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,320
3,948
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Transport and interfacial phenomena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,282
4,766
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Dynamic systems and controls
autonomous/intelligent vehicles
robotics
automotive engineering &
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,095
3,242
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Computational Fluid Thermal Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,802
2,819
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Energy Systems and Energy/Water Nexus
Materials Processing/Manufacturing
Polymers and Composites
Transport/Reacting Processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,256
3,382
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
fluid mechanics
turbulence
direct numerical simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,640
2,358
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
non-equilibrium and equilibrium thermodynamics
energy systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,048
1,599
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Soft materials
adhesion
liquid metal
soft robotics
bioinspired materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,338
4,632
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Robotics and Automation
Machine Learning
Mechatronics
Controls
Mechanisms Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,990
2,585
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
micro/nanoscale transfer
thermoelectrics
thermal management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,714
1,150
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Multibody Dynamics
Terramechanics
Vehicle Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,689
1,794
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Battery design
Battery manufacturing
Battery recycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,308
2,113
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Healthcare Innovation
Machine Learning
Applied Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,106
1,920
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Mechanics of Materials
Nanomechanics
3D Printing
Shape Memory Alloys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,914
2,036
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
heat flux measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,743
641
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Micro/Nano-fluidics
Optofluidics
Heat transfer
Sustainable energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,211
1,066
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Mechanics
Bioinspired materials
Comparative biomechanics
Materials evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
2,128
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Fluid Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,144
639
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Fluid-Structure Interaction
Turbomachinery
Rotordynamics
Cardiac-Assist Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,038
921
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Unmanned aircraft
Experimental aerodynamics
Flight control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
1,056
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Thermoelectrics
Energy harversting
Fluid Mechanics
Heat Transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
1,445
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
fluid mechanics
shock waves
transonic flow
wave propagation
superfluid helium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,634
476
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,470
9,488
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert J Bodnar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,671
11,785
0.372
fluid inclusions
melt inclusions
mineral deposits
volcanic systems
geohydrologic cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,974
12,750
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Romesh C Batra|R. C. Batra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,835
7,311
0.283
Plates
Functionally Graded Materials
Composites
Impact and Penetration
Adiabatic shear bands
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,291
20,530
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christopher Bryant Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,806
13,580
0.763
Additive Manufacturing
Rapid Prototyping
3D Printing
Engineering Design
Design Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,520
31,464
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roop Mahajan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,320
3,948
0.320
Heat Transfer
Carbonaceous nanomaterials
Biomedical devices
Humanistic Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,812
42,125
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rui Qiao Ŕɔ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,282
4,766
0.513
Transport and interfacial phenomena
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,573
48,086
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Azim Eskandarian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,095
3,242
0.400
Dynamic systems and controls
autonomous/intelligent vehicles
robotics
automotive engineering &
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,741
49,785
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Danesh Tafti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,802
2,819
0.361
Computational Fluid Thermal Science and Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,333
53,203
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ranga Pitchumani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,256
3,382
0.466
Energy Systems and Energy/Water Nexus
Materials Processing/Manufacturing
Polymers and Composites
Transport/Reacting Processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,012
57,581
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lance Collins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,640
2,358
0.355
fluid mechanics
turbulence
direct numerical simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,476
62,426
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Von Spakovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,048
1,599
0.264
non-equilibrium and equilibrium thermodynamics
energy systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,509
69,160
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael D Bartlett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,338
4,632
0.868
Soft materials
adhesion
liquid metal
soft robotics
bioinspired materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,201
87,125
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pinhas Ben Tzvi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,990
2,585
0.648
Robotics and Automation
Machine Learning
Mechatronics
Controls
Mechanisms Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,581
91,786
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Scott T Huxtable
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,714
1,150
0.310
micro/nanoscale transfer
thermoelectrics
thermal management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,020
92,180
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Corina Sandu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,689
1,794
0.486
Multibody Dynamics
Terramechanics
Vehicle Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,676
99,886
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zheng Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,308
2,113
0.639
Battery design
Battery manufacturing
Battery recycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,665
104,411
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shivakumar I Ranganathan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,106
1,920
0.618
Healthcare Innovation
Machine Learning
Applied Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,546
109,169
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Reza Mirzaeifar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,914
2,036
0.699
Mechanics of Materials
Nanomechanics
3D Printing
Shape Memory Alloys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,143
113,749
628
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Diller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,743
641
0.234
heat flux measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,447
130,801
739
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jiangtao Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,211
1,066
0.482
Micro/Nano-fluidics
Optofluidics
Heat transfer
Sustainable energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,405
131,642
743
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zian Jia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
2,128
0.972
Mechanics
Bioinspired materials
Comparative biomechanics
Materials evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,713
133,326
757
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Saad Ragab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,144
639
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,663
137,757
780
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexandrina Untaroiu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,038
921
0.452
Fluid-Structure Interaction
Turbomachinery
Rotordynamics
Cardiac-Assist Devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,488
137,967
786
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kevin Kochersberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
1,056
0.519
Unmanned aircraft
Experimental aerodynamics
Flight control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,509
153,631
865
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yongjia Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
1,445
0.854
Thermoelectrics
Energy harversting
Fluid Mechanics
Heat Transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,482
156,844
891
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ms Cramer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,634
476
0.291
fluid mechanics
shock waves
transonic flow
wave propagation
superfluid helium