Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Southern Queensland Highly Cited Researchers Citation Engineering & Technology Rankings 2025
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
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,235
65,880
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Thermoelectrics
nanoelectronics
optoelectronics
microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,319
35,425
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Applied Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,939
14,793
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
hydrology
erosion
water quality
cropping systems
decision support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,893
2,402
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Solar system dynamics
Exoplanets
Astrobiology
Habitability
Comets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,524
4,396
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
materials engineering
electron microscope characterization
solid-state physics
thermoelectrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,366
6,589
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
2,749
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Structural analysis
composite materials
finite element modelling
computational mechanics
wave propagation in solid materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,959
3,920
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
structural engineering
composite structures
concrete
materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
3,448
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,478
2,969
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Circular economy
Waste recycling
Fibre composites
Modelling
Railway sleepers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,169
3,945
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,164
1,777
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Deep Learning Neural Networks
Representation Learning
Unsupervised Learning
Reinforcement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,097
2,636
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computational Mechanics
Computational Rheology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,981
1,202
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
environmental sustainability
tourism
climate change
carbon mitigation
local government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,773
1,208
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
(Deep) machine learning
Conversational AI
Representation Learning
Affective Computing
Speech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,600
3,515
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Artificial Intelligence
data mining
machine learning
natural language processing
knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,569
2,817
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Computer-assisted language learning
Technology-enhanced language teaching
Language teacher development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
1,743
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Environmental remediation
Agriculture technologies and Analytical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,315
2,939
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Bio-Energy from Agricultural Wastes
Anaerobic digestion
Lignocellulosic materials
Drying
Waste Recycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,096
2,049
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Carbon Fiber
Thermoplastic Composites
Flame Retardants
Bioplastic
Composite Pressure Vessels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,053
2,668
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Community capacity building
human-computer interaction
design science
it service management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,043
869
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Information retrieval/filtering
recommender systems
data mining and machine learning
network science
health informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
2,299
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Information Systems
AI
ML
Telehealth
Cyber Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,847
1,944
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Anaerobic digestion
pre-treatment of sewage sludge
biofuels
hydrolysis
biorefineries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,769
1,717
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,845
148
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
U Rajendra Acharya
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,235
65,880
0.755
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Healthcare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,182
403
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zhi-Gang Chen (陈志刚)
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,319
35,425
0.733
Thermoelectrics
nanoelectronics
optoelectronics
microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,308
2,191
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ravinesh Deo
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,939
14,793
0.873
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Applied Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,416
5,018
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Freebairn
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,893
2,402
0.270
hydrology
erosion
water quality
cropping systems
decision support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,834
6,037
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jonti Horner
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,524
4,396
0.584
Solar system dynamics
Exoplanets
Astrobiology
Habitability
Comets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,827
6,170
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Min Hong
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,366
6,589
0.895
materials engineering
electron microscope characterization
solid-state physics
thermoelectrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,623
6,301
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nick Lomb
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
2,749
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,067
7,671
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
W Karunasena
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,959
3,920
0.658
Structural analysis
composite materials
finite element modelling
computational mechanics
wave propagation in solid materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,453
8,401
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thiru Aravinthan
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
3,448
0.636
structural engineering
composite structures
concrete
materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,577
9,997
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Schubel
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,478
2,969
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,692
10,621
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wahid Ferdous
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,169
3,945
0.946
Circular economy
Waste recycling
Fibre composites
Modelling
Railway sleepers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,977
10,631
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Donna Burton
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,164
1,777
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,575
10,772
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rajib Rana
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,097
2,636
0.643
Deep Learning Neural Networks
Representation Learning
Unsupervised Learning
Reinforcement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,129
11,045
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thanh Tran Cong
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,981
1,202
0.302
Computational Mechanics
Computational Rheology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,187
11,564
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Heather Zeppel
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,773
1,208
0.320
environmental sustainability
tourism
climate change
carbon mitigation
local government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,793
11,991
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Siddique Latif
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,600
3,515
0.976
(Deep) machine learning
Conversational AI
Representation Learning
Affective Computing
Speech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,854
12,058
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Xiaohui Tao
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,569
2,817
0.789
Artificial Intelligence
data mining
machine learning
natural language processing
knowledge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,468
12,730
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jeong Bae Son
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
1,743
0.523
Computer-assisted language learning
Technology-enhanced language teaching
Language teacher development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,506
12,769
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Indika Herath
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,315
2,939
0.887
Environmental remediation
Agriculture technologies and Analytical instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,731
13,412
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ihsan Hamawand
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,096
2,049
0.662
Bio-Energy from Agricultural Wastes
Anaerobic digestion
Lignocellulosic materials
Drying
Waste Recycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,251
13,547
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Venkata Chevali
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,053
2,668
0.874
Carbon Fiber
Thermoplastic Composites
Flame Retardants
Bioplastic
Composite Pressure Vessels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,131
13,585
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mark Toleman
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,043
869
0.286
Community capacity building
human-computer interaction
design science
it service management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,546
14,158
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xujuan Zhou
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
2,299
0.798
Information retrieval/filtering
recommender systems
data mining and machine learning
network science
health informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,567
14,265
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Raj Gururajan
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,847
1,944
0.683
Information Systems
AI
ML
Telehealth
Cyber Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,110
14,563
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Antoine Trzcinski
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,769
1,717
0.620
Anaerobic digestion
pre-treatment of sewage sludge
biofuels
hydrolysis
biorefineries