Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Air Force Institute of Technology Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Optimization
reliability
design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,817
3,621
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Performance Modeling
Human Agent Interaction
Human Display Integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,754
3,174
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Fate and Transport of Nanomaterials
Physico-Chemical Treatment
Advanced Oxidation Process
Ground Water Remediation
Nanotechnology for Sustainable Environmental Remediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,943
3,534
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
solid mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,288
1,888
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Statistical process control
design of experiments
statistical quality control
quality engineering
engineering statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
918
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
GPS and non-GPS Navigation
Vision Navigation
Intertial Navigation
Navigation Systems Integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,826
1,341
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Environmental remediation
fate and transport of chemicals in the environment
water and wastewater treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,449
651
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Lasers
Spectroscopy
Chemical Kinetics
Optics
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,171
1,097
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Applied Harmonic Analysis
Frame Theory
Compressed Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,135
1,237
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cybersecurity
Communications
Radar
Electronic Warfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,787
1,059
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computer and Network Security
Quantum Information
Cryptography
Mission Assurance
Computer Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,688
952
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Operations Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,612
1,080
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Fourier-transform Spectroscopy
Combustion Diagnostics
Hyperspectral Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,511
800
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Math Programming
Military Operations Research
Networks
Decision Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,410
514
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Applied Mathematics
Differential Equations
Functional Analysis
Signal Processing
ROC Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,402
466
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,394
1,054
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Chemical Physics
Positrons
Muons
Excitons
Gamma Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
355
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
487
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
water quality
modeling
biotechnology
sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,158
1,047
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Vision-aided Navigation
Geo-registration
Bayesian Filtering
Distributed Data Fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,080
802
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things
Wireless Technologies
UAV based Surveillance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
1,776
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Artificial intelligence
machine learning
computer visioin
statistical pattern recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,908
728
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,880
796
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Modeling of Uncertainty
Inventory Theory
Multiobjectivization
Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
407
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
systems engineering/ MBSE
design optimization
autonomous and human systems integration
acquisition analysis
system architect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,731
705
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,560
32,917
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ramana Grandhi
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,817
3,621
0.306
Optimization
reliability
design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,200
44,645
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Miller Michael E
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,754
3,174
0.363
Performance Modeling
Human Agent Interaction
Human Display Integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,218
48,974
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sushil R Kanel
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,943
3,534
0.445
Fate and Transport of Nanomaterials
Physico-Chemical Treatment
Advanced Oxidation Process
Ground Water Remediation
Nanotechnology for Sustainable Environmental Remediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,896
60,385
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anthony Palazotto
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,288
1,888
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,902
72,295
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joseph J Pignatiello
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
918
0.182
Statistical process control
design of experiments
statistical quality control
quality engineering
engineering statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,694
89,816
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Raquet
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,826
1,341
0.350
GPS and non-GPS Navigation
Vision Navigation
Intertial Navigation
Navigation Systems Integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,195
96,898
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mark Goltz
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,449
651
0.189
Environmental remediation
fate and transport of chemicals in the environment
water and wastewater treatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,318
102,913
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Glen P Perram
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,171
1,097
0.346
Lasers
Spectroscopy
Chemical Kinetics
Optics
Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,282
103,759
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew Fickus
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,135
1,237
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,695
112,529
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert F Mills
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,787
1,059
0.380
Cybersecurity
Communications
Radar
Electronic Warfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,847
115,294
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael R Grimaila
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,688
952
0.354
Computer and Network Security
Quantum Information
Cryptography
Mission Assurance
Computer Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,923
117,562
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kenneth Schultz
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,612
1,080
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,153
120,660
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kevin C Gross
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,511
800
0.319
Fourier-transform Spectroscopy
Combustion Diagnostics
Hyperspectral Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,027
123,914
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard F Deckro
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,410
514
0.213
Math Programming
Military Operations Research
Networks
Decision Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,014
124,200
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mark E Oxley
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,402
466
0.194
Applied Mathematics
Differential Equations
Functional Analysis
Signal Processing
ROC Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,923
124,437
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aihua Wood
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,394
1,054
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,501
129,442
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Larry Burggraf
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
355
0.158
Chemical Physics
Positrons
Muons
Excitons
Gamma Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,352
130,771
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Martin
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
487
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,729
132,780
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Willie F Harper
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,158
1,047
0.485
water quality
modeling
biotechnology
sensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,226
135,948
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Clark Taylor
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,080
802
0.386
Vision-aided Navigation
Geo-registration
Bayesian Filtering
Distributed Data Fusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,445
1,640
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sameer Qazi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
1,776
0.916
Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things
Wireless Technologies
UAV based Surveillance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,667
1,670
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Imran Naseem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,908
728
0.382
Artificial intelligence
machine learning
computer visioin
statistical pattern recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,341
144,567
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Seong Jong Joo
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,880
796
0.423
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,563
149,984
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Frank W Ciarallo
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
407
0.231
Modeling of Uncertainty
Inventory Theory
Multiobjectivization
Simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,997
151,652
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John Colombi
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,731
705
0.407
systems engineering/ MBSE
design optimization
autonomous and human systems integration
acquisition analysis
system architect