Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Energy Storage Materials and Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,768
10,908
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Battery Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,723
5,682
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Energy Storage Materials and Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,781
7,567
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Lightweight materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,811
3,555
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
materials
aluminum
magnesium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,158
1,815
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Automotive (Battery & Body) Manufacturing Processes
Welding/Joining/Assembly
Mechanics & Materials
Numerical Simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,668
1,865
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Energy storage materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,413
1,727
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Laser materials processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,788
962
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Materials Science
Glasses and Ceramics
Surfaces and Interfaces
Materials Characterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
656
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Material science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,395
715
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Physical Metallurgy
Automotive Lightweighting
Advanced Casting Aluminum Alloy
Magnesium Alloy
Plasticity of Sheet Metal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
794
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Material Analysis
Warm Forming
BHA Analysis
Drilling Dynamics
Abaqus Plug-ins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,235
327
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
welding and joining of lightweight materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
803
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Adsorption
Hydrogen Storage
Activated Carbon
Metal-organic Frameworks
Li-ion Battery Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
601
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Physical metallurgy
Press hardening steel
Alloy design
heat resistant steel
thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
890
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Metallurgy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
423
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Lightweight Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
336
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Materials
Thermoelectrics
Physics
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
109
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Energy Storage Materials
Li/Na-on batteries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
357
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Material Science
Metallurgy
Lithium Ion Batteries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
263
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Material Science
Hot Corrosion
Erosion
Wear
Fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
34
0.919
Mei Cai
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,768
10,908
0.614
Energy Storage Materials and Systems
Louis G Hector Jr
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,723
5,682
0.414
Shuru Chen
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,781
7,567
0.702
Energy Storage Materials and Systems
Anil Sachdev
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,811
3,555
0.455
Paul E Krajewski
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,158
1,815
0.437
materials
aluminum
magnesium
Wayne Cai
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,668
1,865
0.508
Automotive (Battery & Body) Manufacturing Processes
Welding/Joining/Assembly
Mechanics & Materials
Numerical Simulations
Tom Yersak
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,413
1,727
0.716
Energy storage materials
Junjie Ma
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,788
962
0.538
Laser materials processing
Nathan P Mellott
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
656
0.449
Materials Science
Glasses and Ceramics
Surfaces and Interfaces
Materials Characterization
Zhenqing Xu
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,395
715
0.513
Jeff Wang
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
794
0.610
Physical Metallurgy
Automotive Lightweighting
Advanced Casting Aluminum Alloy
Magnesium Alloy
Plasticity of Sheet Metal
Nader Abedrabbo
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,235
327
0.265
Material Analysis
Warm Forming
BHA Analysis
Drilling Dynamics
Abaqus Plug-ins
Yang Shanglu
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
803
0.690
welding and joining of lightweight materials
Matthew Beckner
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
601
0.533
Adsorption
Hydrogen Storage
Activated Carbon
Metal-organic Frameworks
Li-ion Battery Materials
Qi Lu / 卢琦
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
890
0.855
Physical metallurgy
Press hardening steel
Alloy design
heat resistant steel
thermodynamics
Tyson W Brown
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
423
0.940
Bin Hu
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
336
0.760
Chang Liu
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
109
0.265
Materials
Thermoelectrics
Physics
Chemistry
Devendrasinh Darbar
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
357
0.886
Energy Storage Materials
Li/Na-on batteries
Andrew Bobel
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
263
0.967
Material Science
Metallurgy
Lithium Ion Batteries
Virupakshappa Lakkannavar
General Motors Company
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
34
0.919
Material Science
Hot Corrosion
Erosion
Wear
Fatigue