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![Michael R Kessler](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0e/852978.jpg)
Polymer Science
Materials Science
Composite Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,401
10,696
0.457
![Carol A Johnston](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f1/1648359.jpg)
Wetland Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,535
4,092
0.233
![Charles B Fenster](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f3/1648362.jpg)
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics
Floral Evolution
Pollinators and Sustainable Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,321
4,626
0.375
![Michele R Dudash](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c9/1648361.jpg)
Population Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
Reproductive Biology
Conservation Genetics
Plant Pollinator Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,912
4,452
0.374
![Carter Johnson](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b1/1648363.jpg)
Ecology
Wetlands
Rivers
seed dispersal
alternative agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,570
1,803
0.188
![Sylvio May](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d2/825238.jpg)
soft matter
biophysics
statistical mechanics
lipid membranes
soft matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,556
1,886
0.288
![Svetlana V Kilina](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
nanomaterials computaional chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,317
3,110
0.492
![Steven Xijin Ge](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c3/1648379.jpg)
Bioinformatics
computational biology
solid-state physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,247
4,285
0.686
![Philip Boudjouk](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Organometallic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,077
934
0.154
![Alan R Denton](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6d/825239.jpg)
soft matter physics
computer simulations
statistical mechanics
colloidal suspensions
polymers and microgels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,869
1,958
0.334
![Keith Murphy](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,705
1,833
0.321
![Malcolm G Butler](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
aquatic ecology
limnology
Arctic invertebrates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,697
1,353
0.237
![Jonathan Jenks](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Wildlife Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,116
1,829
0.358
![Ned A Dochtermann](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2d/828952.jpg)
evolutionary ecology
behavioral syndromes
quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,961
3,239
0.653
![Bakhtiyor Rasulev](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/21/861034.jpg)
Cheminformatics
Materials Informatics
Polymeric Materials
Nanotoxicology
QSAR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,870
2,697
0.554
![Wenfang Sun](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/77/828003.jpg)
photosensitizers
photodynamic therapy
NIR absorbing and emitting materials
nonlinear optical materials
photophysics of organ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
1,847
0.401
![Thomas Ihle](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/39/825240.jpg)
kinetic theory
nonequilibrium statistical physics
active matter
pattern formation
complex fluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,531
1,252
0.276
![Adam Hoppe](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Cell Biology
Immunology
Microscopy
Macrophage
Phagocytosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,154
1,460
0.351
![Greg Heiberger](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f1/1648385.jpg)
Social Media in Higher Education
Student Engagement
Student Success
Student Retention
First Year
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,026
1,518
0.377
![Dan Wang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Biology and Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,962
2,888
0.729
![Abraham Ungar](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/37/826996.jpg)
Hyperbolic Geometry
Mathematical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
1,152
0.303
![James A Maloney](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
accelerator/beam physics
nonlinear dynamics
ionization cooling
rocketry
STEM Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,371
2,847
0.845
![Xianhui Zhao](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0b/1648435.jpg)
Catalysis
Biomass and bioenergy
Waste to energy
Bio-composites
3D printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,298
2,727
0.827
![Parashu Ram Kharel](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/12/1648397.jpg)
Novel magnetic materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,099
1,612
0.520
![Steve Chipps](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ac/1648395.jpg)
Bioenergetics
Trophic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,268
0.423
Michael R Kessler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,401
10,696
0.457
Polymer Science
Materials Science
Composite Materials
Carol A Johnston
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,535
4,092
0.233
Wetland Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Soil Science
Charles B Fenster
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,321
4,626
0.375
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics
Floral Evolution
Pollinators and Sustainable Agriculture
Michele R Dudash
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,912
4,452
0.374
Population Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
Reproductive Biology
Conservation Genetics
Plant Pollinator Interactions
Carter Johnson
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,570
1,803
0.188
Ecology
Wetlands
Rivers
seed dispersal
alternative agriculture
Sylvio May
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,556
1,886
0.288
soft matter
biophysics
statistical mechanics
lipid membranes
soft matter physics
Svetlana V Kilina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,317
3,110
0.492
nanomaterials computaional chemistry
Steven Xijin Ge
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,247
4,285
0.686
Bioinformatics
computational biology
solid-state physics
Philip Boudjouk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,077
934
0.154
Alan R Denton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,869
1,958
0.334
soft matter physics
computer simulations
statistical mechanics
colloidal suspensions
polymers and microgels
Keith Murphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,705
1,833
0.321
Malcolm G Butler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,697
1,353
0.237
aquatic ecology
limnology
Arctic invertebrates
Jonathan Jenks
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,116
1,829
0.358
Ned A Dochtermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,961
3,239
0.653
evolutionary ecology
behavioral syndromes
quantitative genetics
Bakhtiyor Rasulev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,870
2,697
0.554
Cheminformatics
Materials Informatics
Polymeric Materials
Nanotoxicology
QSAR
Wenfang Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
1,847
0.401
photosensitizers
photodynamic therapy
NIR absorbing and emitting materials
nonlinear optical materials
photophysics of organ
Thomas Ihle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,531
1,252
0.276
kinetic theory
nonequilibrium statistical physics
active matter
pattern formation
complex fluids
Adam Hoppe
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,154
1,460
0.351
Cell Biology
Immunology
Microscopy
Macrophage
Phagocytosis
Greg Heiberger
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,026
1,518
0.377
Social Media in Higher Education
Student Engagement
Student Success
Student Retention
First Year
Dan Wang
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,962
2,888
0.729
Abraham Ungar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
1,152
0.303
Hyperbolic Geometry
Mathematical Physics
James A Maloney
Dakota State University
Madison, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,371
2,847
0.845
accelerator/beam physics
nonlinear dynamics
ionization cooling
rocketry
STEM Education
Xianhui Zhao
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,298
2,727
0.827
Catalysis
Biomass and bioenergy
Waste to energy
Bio-composites
3D printing
Parashu Ram Kharel
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,099
1,612
0.520
Steve Chipps
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,268
0.423