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
advanced oxidation
civil engineering
water treatment
environmental engineering
Chemical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,570
59,873
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Meshfree Methods
Machine Learning
Big-data Based Computation
Computational Biomechanics
Natural Hazard Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,972
21,461
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Industry 4.0
Prognostics and Health Management
Smart Manufacturing
Industrial AI
Digital Twin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,995
24,067
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Wireless network
sensor networks
Ad-hoc networks
Mobile computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,776
6,046
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Computer simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,531
5,306
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
sedimentary geochemistry
stratigraphy
paleoceanography
paleoclimatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,072
22,987
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
First interest
Second interest
...Tissue Engineering
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,268
5,019
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Inflammation
autoimmunity
cellular and organismal aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,413
8,281
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Materials science
energy materials
nano medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,407
6,921
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Chemical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,738
7,005
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biomedical engineering
Membrane biophysics
Single molecule biophysics
Super-resolution imaging
Synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,515
10,426
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
microelectronics
optoelectronics
electrospinning
microfluidics
lab-on-chip diagnostic devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,415
4,290
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
paleoecology
taphonomy
evolutionary paleobiology
sequence stratigraphy
sedimentary geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,100
4,091
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Polymer Science
Interface Science
Corrosion
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,102
2,528
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biomedical Microelectromechanical Systems (BioMEMS)
Lab on a Chip (LOC)
Mobile Healthcare Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,715
3,371
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
nondestructive evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,623
4,847
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
corrosion in water distribution systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,000
4,855
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Database Design
Conceptual Modeling
Intelligence Systems
Data and Text Mining
Big Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,650
7,680
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Heat Transfer
Thermal Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,205
3,360
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
2D and Carbon Materials
CO2 Capture and Utilization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,917
10,614
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Device Scientist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,782
6,365
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Federated Learning
Block Chain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,863
7,241
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Water Quality
Adsorption
Nanomaterials
Biofiltration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,796
3,655
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Functional MRI
Subconcussive Brain Injury
Concussion
Cochlear Implants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,461
3,743
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Pattern Regognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,835
873
0.111
Dionysios Dion D Dionysiou
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,570
59,873
0.668
advanced oxidation
civil engineering
water treatment
environmental engineering
Chemical Engineering
Gui Rong Liu
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,972
21,461
0.346
Meshfree Methods
Machine Learning
Big-data Based Computation
Computational Biomechanics
Natural Hazard Modelling
Jay Lee
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,995
24,067
0.617
Industry 4.0
Prognostics and Health Management
Smart Manufacturing
Industrial AI
Digital Twin
Dharma Agrawal
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,776
6,046
0.174
Wireless network
sensor networks
Ad-hoc networks
Mobile computing
W David Kelton
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,531
5,306
0.154
Algeo Thomas J
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,072
22,987
0.675
sedimentary geochemistry
stratigraphy
paleoceanography
paleoclimatology
David Butler
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,268
5,019
0.178
First interest
Second interest
...Tissue Engineering
Biomechanics
Divaker Choubey
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,413
8,281
0.387
Inflammation
autoimmunity
cellular and organismal aging
Donglu Shi
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,407
6,921
0.339
Materials science
energy materials
nano medicine
Panagiotis Smirniotis
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,738
7,005
0.374
Jiajie Diao
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,515
10,426
0.595
Biomedical engineering
Membrane biophysics
Single molecule biophysics
Super-resolution imaging
Synthetic biology
Andrew Steckl
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,415
4,290
0.246
microelectronics
optoelectronics
electrospinning
microfluidics
lab-on-chip diagnostic devices
Carlton Brett
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,100
4,091
0.239
paleoecology
taphonomy
evolutionary paleobiology
sequence stratigraphy
sedimentary geology
Dale W Schaefer
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,102
2,528
0.157
Polymer Science
Interface Science
Corrosion
Materials Science
Chong Ahn
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,715
3,371
0.215
Biomedical Microelectromechanical Systems (BioMEMS)
Lab on a Chip (LOC)
Mobile Healthcare Systems
Peter B Nagy
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,623
4,847
0.331
nondestructive evaluation
James Barry Maynard
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,000
4,855
0.347
corrosion in water distribution systems
Roger Hl Chiang
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,650
7,680
0.563
Database Design
Conceptual Modeling
Intelligence Systems
Data and Text Mining
Big Data Analytics
Raj Manglik
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,205
3,360
0.254
Heat Transfer
Thermal Science and Engineering
Jingjie Wu
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,917
10,614
0.822
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
2D and Carbon Materials
CO2 Capture and Utilization
Jason Heikenfeld
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,782
6,365
0.498
Behrad Bagheri
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,863
7,241
0.734
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Federated Learning
Block Chain
George Sorial
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,796
3,655
0.373
Water Quality
Adsorption
Nanomaterials
Biofiltration
Thomas M Talavage
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,461
3,743
0.396
Functional MRI
Subconcussive Brain Injury
Concussion
Cochlear Implants
Ernest Lenard Hall
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,835
873
0.111
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Pattern Regognition