Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a prestigious public university established in 1872 in United States. It is represented by 1,512 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Engineering & Technology (506 scientists), Natural Sciences (243 scientists), and Social Sciences and Humanities (190 scientists).

* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Leo Piilonen
Elementary particle physics experiment
VT Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
65
0.471
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thomas Ollendick
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
59
0.513
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Pitt
Experimental Nuclear Physics
Electron Scattering
VT Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
74
0.649
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Walid Saad
6G
machine learning
semantic communications
quantum communications
cyber-physical systems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
93
0.830
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Warren K Bickel
Behavioral Economics
Addiction
Health Behaviors
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
64
0.577
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xj Meng
Virology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
47
0.456
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dwight Viehland
Ferroelectrics
multiferroics
piezoelectric
electroceramics
ceramics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
40
0.408
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Viswanath Venkatesh
Information Systems
Operations Management
Management
Psychology
Technology Adoption
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
82
0.845
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wenjing Lou
Cyber Security
Wireless Networks
Wireless Security
Network Security
Cloud Computing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
52
0.591
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shuhai Xiao
Paleontology
Paleobiology
Geology
Geobiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
55
0.640
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Romesh C Batra|R. C. Batra
Composites
Computational mechanics
shear bands
Impact & Penetration
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
40
0.465
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert J Bodnar
fluid inclusions
melt inclusions
mineral deposits
volcanic systems
geohydrologic cycle
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
50
0.588
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hanif D Sherali
Optimization modeling and analysis
discrete and continuous optimization
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
35
0.412
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Hochella
Nanoscience
Nanotechnology
Nanobiogeoscience
environmental science
ICTAS
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
42
0.512
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Amy Pruden
microbiome
built environment
antibiotic resistance genes
water
ICTAS
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
63
0.788
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Timothy Long
macromolecular science and engineering
sustainability
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
50
0.633
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fred C Lee
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
72
0.483
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Leo Piilonen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
65
0.471
Elementary particle physics experiment
VT Physics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thomas Ollendick
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
59
0.513
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Pitt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
74
0.649
Experimental Nuclear Physics
Electron Scattering
VT Physics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Walid Saad
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
93
0.830
6G
machine learning
semantic communications
quantum communications
cyber-physical systems
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Warren K Bickel
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
64
0.577
Behavioral Economics
Addiction
Health Behaviors
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dushan Boroyevich
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
59
0.551
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xj Meng
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
47
0.456
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Xiang Jin Meng
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
47
0.456
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dwight Viehland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
40
0.408
Ferroelectrics
multiferroics
piezoelectric
electroceramics
ceramics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Viswanath Venkatesh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
82
0.845
Information Systems
Operations Management
Management
Psychology
Technology Adoption
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Harald Sontheimer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
46
0.474
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dennis Dean
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
42
0.433
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wenjing Lou
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
52
0.591
Cyber Security
Wireless Networks
Wireless Security
Network Security
Cloud Computing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shuhai Xiao
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
55
0.640
Paleontology
Paleobiology
Geology
Geobiology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jih Sheng Lai
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
45
0.523
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Romesh C Batra|R. C. Batra
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
40
0.465
Composites
Computational mechanics
shear bands
Impact & Penetration
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert J Bodnar
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
50
0.588
fluid inclusions
melt inclusions
mineral deposits
volcanic systems
geohydrologic cycle
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marc Edwards
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
47
0.553
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hanif D Sherali
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
35
0.412
Optimization modeling and analysis
discrete and continuous optimization
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jie Fang Li
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
34
0.400
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David S Lindsay
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
34
0.410
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Hochella
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
42
0.512
Nanoscience
Nanotechnology
Nanobiogeoscience
environmental science
ICTAS
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Amy Pruden
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
63
0.788
microbiome
built environment
antibiotic resistance genes
water
ICTAS
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Timothy Long
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
50
0.633
macromolecular science and engineering
sustainability