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BRICSEngineering & Technology / Civil Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 8.046 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2026

See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
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Total 8.046 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,365
World Rank
China
42
Country Rank
Southwest Jiaotong University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Zhang Qinghua
Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Steel Structure | Composite Structur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    129,465
  • Last 5 Years
    105,165
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.812
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Rankings

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4,249
World Rank
China
102
Country Rank
North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
李慧敏 Li Huimin
North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power Zhengzhou, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Construction Engineering and Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    95,513
  • Last 5 Years
    44,550
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.466
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Rankings

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7,247
World Rank
China
228
Country Rank
Hunan University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Caijun Shi
Hunan University Changsha, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Cement | concret

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    68,722
  • Last 5 Years
    53,084
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.772
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Rankings

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7,451
World Rank
India
89
Country Rank
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Surendra Nadh Somala
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad Hyderabad, India
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Elastogravity | Engineering Seismology | Earthquake Engineering | Structural Health Monitoring | M

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    67,556
  • Last 5 Years
    57,721
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.854
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Rankings

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10,163
World Rank
China
350
Country Rank
Guangzhou University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Hao Hong
Guangzhou University Guangzhou, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Earthquake Engineering | Blast and Impact Engineering | Structural Health Monitorin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,541
  • Last 5 Years
    38,187
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.688
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Rankings

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13,180
World Rank
China
465
Country Rank
Tongji University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Zheng Li
Tongji University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Structural Enginnerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,186
  • Last 5 Years
    30,726
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.651
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Rankings

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13,442
World Rank
China
479
Country Rank
Tsinghua University Logo
42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Zhang Jun
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Concrete | Fiber Reinforced Concrete | Fracture Mechanics of Concret

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,604
  • Last 5 Years
    19,681
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.422
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Rankings

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14,361
World Rank
South Africa
47
Country Rank
North West University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Christo Venter
North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Pulsars | gamma-ray astronomy | globular clusters | cosmic ray

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,802
  • Last 5 Years
    15,866
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.354
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Rankings

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15,791
World Rank
China
583
Country Rank
Tsinghua University Logo
50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Lin Hai Han
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering | Structural Engineering | Steel-Concrete Composite and Hybrid Structure

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,245
  • Last 5 Years
    23,416
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.554
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Rankings

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16,975
World Rank
Iran
143
Country Rank
Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
A Kaveh
Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Structural optimization | Optimal analysis of structures | Applied graph theory | Force method | Sparse matrices. Structural damag

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,403
  • Last 5 Years
    24,904
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.616
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Rankings

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20,985
World Rank
China
833
Country Rank
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Xin Li
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Data assimilation | remote sensing hydrology | remote sensing of cryospher

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,198
  • Last 5 Years
    21,586
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.613
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Rankings

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22,438
World Rank
China
890
Country Rank
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Wang Hao
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Uttar Pradesh, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Hydrology and Water Resource

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,686
  • Last 5 Years
    20,923
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.621
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Rankings

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22,676
World Rank
China
899
Country Rank
Chongqing University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Ly Shen
Chongqing University Chongqing, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Sustainable constructio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,787
  • Last 5 Years
    19,391
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.574
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Rankings

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23,435
World Rank
China
932
Country Rank
China Agricultural University Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Shaozhong Kang
China Agricultural University Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Irrigation | Evapotranspiration | Water Productivity | Ecohydrology | Integrated Water Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,783
  • Last 5 Years
    13,131
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.401
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Rankings

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24,037
World Rank
China
965
Country Rank
Hunan University Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Guoqiang Zhang
Hunan University Changsha, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Building | Environment | energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,238
  • Last 5 Years
    20,928
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.649
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Rankings

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24,041
World Rank
India
191
Country Rank
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Rafat Siddique
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology Patiala, India
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Sustainable Materials | Durability of Concrete | Self-healing concrete | Concrete | cement-based material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,234
  • Last 5 Years
    21,323
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.662
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Rankings

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25,714
World Rank
China
1,039
Country Rank
Shanghai University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Yingjun Wang
Shanghai University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
structural dynamics earthquake engineering structural contro

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,821
  • Last 5 Years
    8,626
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.280
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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32,082
World Rank
China
1,347
Country Rank
Dalian University of Technology Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Hong Nan Li
Dalian University of Technology Dalian, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering | Structural Health Monitoring | Structural Control | Earthquake Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,575
  • Last 5 Years
    16,227
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.611
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Rankings

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35,650
World Rank
China
1,518
Country Rank
Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Jiancheng Shi
Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
water cycle | hydrology | water resources | remote sensin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,692
  • Last 5 Years
    13,326
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.540
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Rankings

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36,208
World Rank
Brazil
305
Country Rank
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Romildo D Toledo Filho
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rajkot, Brazil
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Concrete | building materials | fiber reinforced concrete | decarbonisation | sustainable constructio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,446
  • Last 5 Years
    15,087
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.617
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Rankings

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40,494
World Rank
China
1,760
Country Rank
Hohai University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Ke Zhang
Hohai University Nanjing, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Hydrology | hydrometeorology | ecohydrology | land surface remote sensing | biosphere-hydrosphere interaction

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,555
  • Last 5 Years
    17,301
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.767
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Rankings

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40,542
World Rank
China
1,762
Country Rank
Shantou University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Quan Wang
Shantou University Shantou, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Structural mechanics | Plates and shells | Smart Materials and Structures | Energy harvesting | Nanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,538
  • Last 5 Years
    9,825
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.436
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Rankings

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42,713
World Rank
India
384
Country Rank
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Sanjay Kumar
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Hisar, India
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Ground water simulation | Irrigation systems | Ground Water Quality | Hydrolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,710
  • Last 5 Years
    12,361
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.569
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Rankings

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43,884
World Rank
China
1,929
Country Rank
Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Chong Chen Wang
Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Environmental Chemistry | Metal-organic Framework | Environmental functional Material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,297
  • Last 5 Years
    18,465
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.867
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Rankings

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45,403
World Rank
China
1,997
Country Rank
Chongqing University Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
YB Yang
Chongqing University Chongqing, China
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering | Bridge Engineering | Vibration | Tunne

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,770
  • Last 5 Years
    10,552
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.508
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