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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 87 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Electronic Design Automation
Physical Desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,163
1,970
0.176
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Model Order Reduction
Nonlinear Model Order Reduction
Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Modeling and Simulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,618
1,372
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Electronic Design Automation
Computer Aided Design
VLSI Physical Design
Algorithm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,396
2,616
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Photonics
Electronic Design Automatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,052
2,539
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Electronic Design Automation
VLSI Physical Design
Floorplanning
Placement
Clockin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,675
748
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mathematical Optimization
Machine Learning Algorithms
VLSI-CA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,660
166
0.062
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
wireless communications
signal processing
system simulation technologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
564
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
VLSI Physical Design
Electronic Design Automatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
1,085
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
VLSI Design
Design for Test
Logic Synthesis
Hardware Security
Computer Architectur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,340
153
0.114
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Machine learning for Chip Design
Design Technology Co-Optimization
Semiconductor Device modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,130
375
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
SI/PI
CEM
Bioelectromagnetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
120
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
High-Speed SerDes
RF Analog Design
CMOS technology
Semiconductor
RF MEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
206
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Electromagnetics
Antennas
Simulations (SI/PI/EMC/EMI/Antennas)
Metamaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,060
386
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
VLSI
Computer-Aided Design
Electronic Design Automation
Physical Desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
956
872
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
DFM
Design Technology Co-Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
241
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Numerical Methods
High-Performance Computing
Computational Flow Physics
Algorithm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
896
507
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
modular arithmetic
cryptography and cyber security
embedded systems and digital design
hardware-software co-design
hardwar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
849
167
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Electronic Design Automation
VLSI CAD
Physical Desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
484
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Machine learning in ED
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
294
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
Machine Learning (ML
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
317
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Circuit Simulation
Machine Learning
Computational Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
374
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
CP
SAT
SMT
Static Analysis
Model Checkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
682
56
0.082
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
64
0.096
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
623
283
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
587
107
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,392
37,062
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chuck Alpert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,163
1,970
0.176
Electronic Design Automation
Physical Desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,851
60,883
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jose A. Martinez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,618
1,372
0.207
Model Order Reduction
Nonlinear Model Order Reduction
Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Modeling and Simulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,150
72,293
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zhuo Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,396
2,616
0.485
Electronic Design Automation
Computer Aided Design
VLSI Physical Design
Algorithm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,505
76,213
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xu Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,052
2,539
0.503
Photonics
Electronic Design Automatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,948
121,320
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Natarajan Viswanathan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,675
748
0.280
Electronic Design Automation
VLSI Physical Design
Floorplanning
Placement
Clockin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,637
121,758
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ashish Srivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,660
166
0.062
Mathematical Optimization
Machine Learning Algorithms
VLSI-CA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,999
180,139
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Takao Inoue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
564
0.416
wireless communications
signal processing
system simulation technologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,272
181,024
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jiwoo Pak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
1,085
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,306
181,292
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vivek Chickermane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,340
153
0.114
VLSI Design
Design for Test
Logic Synthesis
Hardware Security
Computer Architectur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
661,164
196,670
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yang Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,130
375
0.332
Machine learning for Chip Design
Design Technology Co-Optimization
Semiconductor Device modelin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,854
200,766
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
G. Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
120
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,561
202,147
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xiaobin Yuan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
206
0.194
High-Speed SerDes
RF Analog Design
CMOS technology
Semiconductor
RF MEM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,201
202,307
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yashwanth Reddy Padooru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,060
386
0.364
Electromagnetics
Antennas
Simulations (SI/PI/EMC/EMI/Antennas)
Metamaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,411
211,219
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lutong Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
956
872
0.912
VLSI
Computer-Aided Design
Electronic Design Automation
Physical Desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,126
212,810
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jae-Seok Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
241
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,820
216,652
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christopher B. Ivey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
896
507
0.566
Numerical Methods
High-Performance Computing
Computational Flow Physics
Algorithm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764,160
221,086
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marcin Rogawski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
849
167
0.197
modular arithmetic
cryptography and cyber security
embedded systems and digital design
hardware-software co-design
hardwar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783,845
225,425
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wing-Kai Chow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
484
0.603
Electronic Design Automation
VLSI CAD
Physical Desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796,115
228,123
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wangyang (Lucas) Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
294
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806,160
230,328
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hung-Yi Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
317
0.421
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
Machine Learning (ML
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,825
232,812
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yong Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
374
0.514
Circuit Simulation
Machine Learning
Computational Neuroscienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840,738
237,739
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vitaly Lagoon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
682
56
0.082
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
847,539
239,152
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Krishna Belkhale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
64
0.096
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
872,182
244,201
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Didem Turker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
623
283
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
893,685
248,526
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adrian Leuciuc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
587
107
0.182