Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials 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
Polymers
3D printing
Nanomedicine
Batteries
Interventional oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,257
19,988
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Materials
Biomedical Engineering
Bioelectronics
3D Micro/Nano fabrication
Self-Assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,403
4,060
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
polymer chemistry
organic solar cells
polymer materials
displays
compensation films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,150
2,943
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Polymer and soft materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,099
3,258
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Imaging
Biomaterials
Drug Delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,028
1,248
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,180
1,577
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Polymers
Synthesis
Organic Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,092
2,045
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Polymer
Soft Matter
Hydrogel
Bottlebrush
Elastomer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
928
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Controlled Drug Delivery
Nano-medicine
Biomaterials
Regenerative Medicine
Drug Delivery Medical Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,390
890
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Material science
Organic synthesis
PEG compounds
Catalysis
Bioconjugation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,305
840
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computational Chemistry
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
712
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
material culture
foodways
early American cultural history
architecture
textiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,087
219
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Soft Materials
Complex Fluids
Biophysics
Cell Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
704
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Polymers
Liquid crystals
Nanocomposites
Synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
729
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Polymer Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
798
239
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Materials Science
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
582
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Materials Science
Energy related materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
181
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Mechanical wave propagation in complex media
non linear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
161
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Polymer Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
182
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Spectroscopy
Microscopy
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
118
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,610
3,614
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joseph M Desimone
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,257
19,988
0.337
Polymers
3D printing
Nanomedicine
Batteries
Interventional oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,072
81,224
744
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wubin Bai
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,403
4,060
0.922
Materials
Biomedical Engineering
Bioelectronics
3D Micro/Nano fabrication
Self-Assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,042
85,006
778
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Qianqian Zhang
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,150
2,943
0.709
polymer chemistry
organic solar cells
polymer materials
displays
compensation films
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,827
85,894
784
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mohammad Vatankhah Varnosfaderani
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,099
3,258
0.795
Polymer and soft materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,297
106,868
937
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Manasmita Das
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,028
1,248
0.412
Imaging
Biomaterials
Drug Delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,702
132,671
1,116
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sue Mecham
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,180
1,577
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,528
136,245
1,137
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jeromy Rech
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,092
2,045
0.978
Polymers
Synthesis
Organic Electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,406
158,121
1,266
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xiaobo Hu
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
928
0.571
Polymer
Soft Matter
Hydrogel
Bottlebrush
Elastomer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,548
172,100
1,347
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jin Di
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,390
890
0.640
Controlled Drug Delivery
Nano-medicine
Biomaterials
Regenerative Medicine
Drug Delivery Medical Devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583,565
177,826
1,384
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tengyue Jian
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,305
840
0.644
Material science
Organic synthesis
PEG compounds
Catalysis
Bioconjugation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,161
184,398
1,424
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sa Hoon Min
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
712
0.587
Computational Chemistry
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,594
194,417
1,482
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bernard L Herman
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,087
219
0.201
material culture
foodways
early American cultural history
architecture
textiles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,486
208,905
1,557
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ehssan Nazockdast
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
704
0.764
Soft Materials
Complex Fluids
Biophysics
Cell Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735,028
215,448
1,595
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maruti Hegde
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
729
0.854
Polymers
Liquid crystals
Nanocomposites
Synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,431
221,128
1,630
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wenhan He
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
798
239
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,492
230,494
1,688
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daniel L Druffel
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
582
0.824
Materials Science
Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
877,488
246,898
1,774
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yukihiro Hara
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
181
0.323
Materials Science
Energy related materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
950,747
260,150
1,813
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Francisco Santibanez
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
161
0.348
Mechanical wave propagation in complex media
non linear physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,016,072
271,003
1,831
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sara A Turner
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
182
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,372,477
321,576
2,039
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chiung Wei Huang
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
118
0.707
Spectroscopy
Microscopy
Materials Science