Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Liberty University Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
solid mechanics
fatigue
icme
multiscale modeling
molecular dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,965
8,483
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
tectonics
mantle dynamics
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,227
894
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,177
269
0.064
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Respiratory Care
Mechanical Ventilation
Assisted Ventilation
Aerosol Therapy
Gas Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,037
2,809
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,130
458
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
nanocrystalline
thermal stability
carbon nanofibers
nanoparticles
metallic foam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,901
1,320
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,786
1,642
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Leadership
business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,718
1,549
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Wireless Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
361
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Host-pathogen interactions
medical mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,696
530
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Internal Medicine/Radiation Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
985
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Multiphase
CFD
Turbulence
Acoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
649
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
291
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Criminal Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
598
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
criminal investigations
forensic evidence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,098
82
0.075
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Internet Routing
IoT
Cybersecurity
Pattern recognition and matching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
141
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
electromagnetics
cyberphysical systems
engineering education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
881
186
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
computational chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
96
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ventilation waveforms
high flow therapy
teaching excellence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
707
283
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Empirical based studies in counseling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
158
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Astacology
Natural History
Herpetology and Herpetoculture
Conservation Biology
Systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
673
379
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Veteran Transitions
Veteran Success
Nontraditional Students
Qualitative Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
404
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Computer science
linguistics
cyber-security
educational technology
apologetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
632
200
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
business and leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
33
0.062
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
optimization
machine learning
discontinuous problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
381
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,801
16,508
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark Horstemeyer
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,965
8,483
0.405
solid mechanics
fatigue
icme
multiscale modeling
molecular dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,078
69,378
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Baumgardner
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,227
894
0.171
tectonics
mantle dynamics
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,322
82,865
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Ianuzzo
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,177
269
0.064
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,878
85,160
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Brian K Walsh
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,037
2,809
0.696
Respiratory Care
Mechanical Ventilation
Assisted Ventilation
Aerosol Therapy
Gas Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,982
102,502
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
James Lotts
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,130
458
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,652
108,028
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark Atwater
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,901
1,320
0.455
nanocrystalline
thermal stability
carbon nanofibers
nanoparticles
metallic foam
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,495
111,072
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fred Volk
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,786
1,642
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,241
112,909
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mamandou Ouattara
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,718
1,549
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,073
140,400
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kyung Kyoon Bae
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
361
0.187
Wireless Communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,158
151,635
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael S Price
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,696
530
0.313
Host-pathogen interactions
medical mycology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,914
156,427
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dekuang Zhao
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
985
0.613
Internal Medicine/Radiation Oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,081
178,525
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wayne Strasser|Wayne Strasser PE, PE Wayne Strasser, W. Strasser
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
649
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,983
187,039
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stanford Smith
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
291
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,619
188,493
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chris Sullivan
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
598
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,041
190,893
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lawrence Presley
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,098
82
0.075
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
702,064
208,078
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Feng Wang
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
141
0.156
Internet Routing
IoT
Cybersecurity
Pattern recognition and matching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,082
210,451
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carl Pettiford
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
881
186
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,930
228,275
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nancy Richardson
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
96
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,327
228,350
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jonathan Waugh
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
707
283
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796,686
230,065
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jennifer Estrada
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
158
0.228
Empirical based studies in counseling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
805,995
232,118
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zachary Loughman
West Liberty University
West Liberty, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
673
379
0.563
Astacology
Natural History
Herpetology and Herpetoculture
Conservation Biology
Systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
810,614
233,177
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Vacchi
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
404
0.608
Veteran Transitions
Veteran Success
Nontraditional Students
Qualitative Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
827,295
236,814
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
F Tuzi
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
632
200
0.316
Computer science
linguistics
cyber-security
educational technology
apologetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
881,519
248,504
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sherry Gearheart
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
33
0.062
business and leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,087
251,629
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bob Rich
Liberty University
Lynchburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
381
0.753
optimization
machine learning
discontinuous problems