Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California San Diego Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 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
biosensors
electrochemistry
nanomotors
modified electrodes
microfabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,370
66,120
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nanomedicine
Biomaterials
Drug Delivery
Detoxification
Vaccination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,166
38,460
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nanomaterials
Biomaterials
Porous silicon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,344
11,223
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Wearable Ultrasound
Cellular Interfaces
Functional Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,209
15,356
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
nanomedicine
biomimetic nanotechnology
cellular nanoparticles
immuno-engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,010
19,885
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
energy storage
batteries
materials chemistry
electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,496
14,354
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Bioprinting
Biomanufacturing
Nano-Biomaterials
Organ-on-a-chip
Stem Cell Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,110
13,100
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Nanomaterials
Functional Polymers
Electrochemistry
Energy Storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,004
14,692
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
NanoEngineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,127
11,382
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Organic electronics
unconventional nanofabrication
stretchable electronics
organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,752
10,409
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Photoacoustic Imaging
Ultrasound Contrast Media
Nanotechnology
In vitro Diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,229
9,762
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Nano
Colloids
Self-Assembly
Plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,883
3,481
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
nanomedicine
nanotechnology
drug delivery
cancer immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,669
7,907
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
RNA drug targeting
nucleic acid nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
2,272
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Magnetism
Spin Physics
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,457
3,568
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
nanotechnology
biomimetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,560
5,727
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Nanostructure
Nanomedicine
Biosensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
4,799
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
solar cells
(photo)electrochemical energy storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,054
4,926
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,696
4,845
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Nanoengineering
Drug Delivery
Ophthalmology
Chemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,264
4,918
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
nanomedicine
cancer immunotherapy
nanoparticles for drug delivery
nanovaccine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,726
3,639
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nanotechnology
Materials Science
Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,592
2,032
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nanomaterials
Central Nervous System
Peptides
Drug Delivery
Nanosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,410
1,484
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Transmision electron microscopy
Electrochemistry
Nanotechnology
Materials characterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,157
1,725
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Immunotherapy
nanoparticles
surface chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,982
1,709
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,079
458
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joseph Wang
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,370
66,120
0.384
biosensors
electrochemistry
nanomotors
modified electrodes
microfabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,823
3,727
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Liangfang Zhang
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,166
38,460
0.661
Nanomedicine
Biomaterials
Drug Delivery
Detoxification
Vaccination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,529
6,405
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael J Sailor
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,344
11,223
0.271
Nanomaterials
Biomaterials
Porous silicon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,983
14,068
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sheng Xu
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,209
15,356
0.634
Wearable Ultrasound
Cellular Interfaces
Functional Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,344
14,219
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ronnie H Fang
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,010
19,885
0.828
nanomedicine
biomimetic nanotechnology
cellular nanoparticles
immuno-engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,643
16,381
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ping Liu
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,496
14,354
0.668
energy storage
batteries
materials chemistry
electrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,598
16,803
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shaochen Chen
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,110
13,100
0.621
Bioprinting
Biomanufacturing
Nano-Biomaterials
Organ-on-a-chip
Stem Cell Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,413
19,075
360
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zheng Chen
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,004
14,692
0.773
Nanomaterials
Functional Polymers
Electrochemistry
Energy Storage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,114
21,709
394
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nicole F Steinmetz
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,127
11,382
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,531
22,263
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Darren J Lipomi
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,752
10,409
0.621
Organic electronics
unconventional nanofabrication
stretchable electronics
organic chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,559
24,944
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jesse V Jokerst
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,229
9,762
0.641
Photoacoustic Imaging
Ultrasound Contrast Media
Nanotechnology
In vitro Diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,303
32,951
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrea Tao
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,883
3,481
0.293
Nano
Colloids
Self-Assembly
Plasmonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,421
36,900
603
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brian Luk
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,669
7,907
0.741
nanomedicine
nanotechnology
drug delivery
cancer immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,517
40,410
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thomas Hermann
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
2,272
0.233
RNA drug targeting
nucleic acid nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,788
52,227
789
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jeffrey Rinehart|Jeffrey D. Rinehart
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,457
3,568
0.478
Magnetism
Spin Physics
Nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,519
58,536
858
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ashley Kroll
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,560
5,727
0.873
nanotechnology
biomimetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,320
61,950
895
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jiajing Zhou (周加境)
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
4,799
0.781
Nanostructure
Nanomedicine
Biosensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,832
62,779
902
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David P Fenning
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,054
4,926
0.814
solar cells
(photo)electrochemical energy storage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,479
66,046
934
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Diana Dehaini
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,696
4,845
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,876
70,438
984
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Viet Anh Nguyen Huu
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,264
4,918
0.934
Nanoengineering
Drug Delivery
Ophthalmology
Chemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,535
92,076
1,187
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jiarong Zhou
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,726
3,639
0.977
nanomedicine
cancer immunotherapy
nanoparticles for drug delivery
nanovaccine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,047
118,853
1,463
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Daniel Rodriquez
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,592
2,032
0.784
Nanotechnology
Materials Science
Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,976
124,588
1,514
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ester J Kwon
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,410
1,484
0.616
Nanomaterials
Central Nervous System
Peptides
Drug Delivery
Nanosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,950
133,586
1,594
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mahsa Sina
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,157
1,725
0.800
Transmision electron microscopy
Electrochemistry
Nanotechnology
Materials characterization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,399
140,778
1,671
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chao Wang
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,982
1,709
0.862
Immunotherapy
nanoparticles
surface chemistry