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
ALD
Thin Film Deposition
PVD
Optical Coatings
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,381
48,635
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Porous Materials
catalysis
Energy Application
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,933
3,945
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Spintronics
magnetic materials
thin films
magneto-optic study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,067
1,601
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Composites
Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Multifunctional Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,466
1,169
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Polymer Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
Sustainable & Green Chemistry
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
448
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
CdTe solar cells
thin films
deposition techniques
II-VI materials for photovoltaics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
860
628
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
175
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Computational Material Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
150
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Material Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
83
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Material Sciences and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Le Yang
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,381
48,635
0.819
ALD
Thin Film Deposition
PVD
Optical Coatings
Materials Science
Xuan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,933
3,945
0.665
Porous Materials
catalysis
Energy Application
Houchen Chang
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,067
1,601
0.522
Spintronics
magnetic materials
thin films
magneto-optic study
Mostafa Yourdkhani
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,466
1,169
0.797
Composites
Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Multifunctional Materials
Ravikumar R Gowda
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
448
0.421
Polymer Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
Sustainable & Green Chemistry
Catalysis
Tushar M Shimpi
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
860
628
0.730
CdTe solar cells
thin films
deposition techniques
II-VI materials for photovoltaics
Christopher L Rom
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
175
0.884
Aneer Lamichhane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
150
0.938
Computational Material Science
Alexander Preston
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
83
0.988
Material Science and Engineering
Dominic Cudjoe Asebiah|DC Asebiah
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Material Sciences and Engineering