Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Structural health monitoring (SHM)
active materials and smart structures
aerospace composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,274
7,397
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Materials Science
Ceramics
Solid State Electrochemistry
Gas Separation Membrane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,265
8,809
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Polymer
Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,972
7,651
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Hybrid functional materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,335
4,281
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Hydrogen technologies
fuel cell
catalysis
electron-to-molecule
integrated energy system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,007
2,004
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Materials
Fuel Cells
Batteries
Capacitors
Semiconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,728
1,326
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Membranes and porous materials
Catalysis
Atomic/Molecular Layer Deposition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,655
1,751
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Multifunctional Materials
Dynamic behavior of Materials
Digital Image correlation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,381
1,680
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Mechanical metallurgy
dislocation dynamics
crystal plasticity
multiscale modeling
friction stir welding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,958
998
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Polymers
Thermoplastic elastomers
renewable polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,943
1,430
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Polymer Physics
Rheology
Liquid Crystals
Cell Mechanics
Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,299
910
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Fuel cells
Lithium ion battery
Carbon materials
Membrane separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
443
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Materials Research
Nuclear Radiation Detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
576
196
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
III-Nitride Materials
Semiconductor Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
343
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Energy Harvesting
Acoustic Noise Barriers
Metamaterials
FEA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
294
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Polymer Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
244
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
material science
mechanical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
55
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,588
17,240
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Victor Giurgiutiu
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,274
7,397
0.365
Structural health monitoring (SHM)
active materials and smart structures
aerospace composites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,041
22,524
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fanglin Chen
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,265
8,809
0.542
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Materials Science
Ceramics
Solid State Electrochemistry
Gas Separation Membrane
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,588
26,917
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chuanbing Tang
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,972
7,651
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,447
51,900
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Natalia Shustova
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,335
4,281
0.584
Hybrid functional materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,286
105,358
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hanping Ding
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,007
2,004
0.666
Hydrogen technologies
fuel cell
catalysis
electron-to-molecule
integrated energy system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,199
112,622
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nansheng Xu
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,728
1,326
0.486
Materials
Fuel Cells
Batteries
Capacitors
Semiconductors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,757
114,749
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zhuonan Song
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,655
1,751
0.660
Membranes and porous materials
Catalysis
Atomic/Molecular Layer Deposition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,390
123,277
372
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Addis A Kidane
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,381
1,680
0.706
Multifunctional Materials
Dynamic behavior of Materials
Digital Image correlation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,203
139,374
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Caizhi Zhou
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,958
998
0.510
Mechanical metallurgy
dislocation dynamics
crystal plasticity
multiscale modeling
friction stir welding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,555
139,995
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Liang Yuan
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,943
1,430
0.736
Polymers
Thermoplastic elastomers
renewable polymers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,494
175,628
531
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Monirosadat Sadati
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,299
910
0.701
Polymer Physics
Rheology
Liquid Crystals
Cell Mechanics
Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,091
218,105
664
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chunlei Ren
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
443
0.550
Fuel cells
Lithium ion battery
Carbon materials
Membrane separation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
857,257
243,272
721
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ramesh Krishna
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
576
196
0.340
Materials Research
Nuclear Radiation Detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
878,342
247,818
735
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Seong Mo Hwang
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
343
0.638
III-Nitride Materials
Semiconductor Devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,050,334
276,879
801
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fariha Mir
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
294
0.855
Energy Harvesting
Acoustic Noise Barriers
Metamaterials
FEA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,071,562
280,062
809
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yang Zheng
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
244
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,775,406
376,497
1,037
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
William Mcmakin
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
55
1.000
material science
mechanical engineering