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BRICS Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 1.138 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2026

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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 1.138 scientists , 0 country , 0 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,566
World Rank
India
26
Country Rank
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Sanjit Mitra
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Pune, India
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Astrophysics | Cosmolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    158,964
  • Last 5 Years
    99,345
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.625
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Rankings

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6,581
World Rank
China
196
Country Rank
Zhejiang University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Yao Zheng 郑耀
Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineering | Mechanics | Computer Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    72,983
  • Last 5 Years
    29,382
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.403
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Rankings

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11,061
World Rank
China
388
Country Rank
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Xiaofei Zhang 张小飞
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Baixia, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
array signal processing | MIMO radar | communication signal processin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,508
  • Last 5 Years
    19,881
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.379
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Rankings

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14,959
World Rank
China
550
Country Rank
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Tian Jian Lu 卢天健
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Baixia, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Solid mechanics | Heat transfer | Acoustics | Biomechanics | Porous medi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,716
  • Last 5 Years
    22,712
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.520
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Rankings

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19,679
World Rank
South Africa
58
Country Rank
South African Astronomical Observatory Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Steven Michael Crawford
South African Astronomical Observatory Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
astronom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,703
  • Last 5 Years
    30,035
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.818
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Rankings

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19,765
World Rank
China
772
Country Rank
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Wei Chen
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
engineering design | robust design | design under uncertainty | material design | uncertainty quantificatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,590
  • Last 5 Years
    17,072
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.467
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Rankings

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20,601
World Rank
China
811
Country Rank
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Jiang Bin
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Baixia, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
fault tolerant control | nonlinear systems | fault diagnosi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,610
  • Last 5 Years
    21,143
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.594
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Rankings

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25,911
World Rank
Brazil
203
Country Rank
Observatorio Nacional Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Alexandre Andrei
Observatorio Nacional Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
astronomy | geophysics

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,683
  • Last 5 Years
    21,048
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.686
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Rankings

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27,583
World Rank
China
1,127
Country Rank
Aerospace Information Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Bing Zhang
Aerospace Information Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Hyperspectral remote sensing | RS big dat

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,451
  • Last 5 Years
    23,670
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.804
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Rankings

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33,851
World Rank
China
1,419
Country Rank
Aerospace Information Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Danfeng Hong (洪丹枫)
Aerospace Information Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Artificial intelligence | Multimodal | Foundation models | Hyperspectral imaging | Earth observatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,594
  • Last 5 Years
    25,025
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.978
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Rankings

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35,083
World Rank
South Africa
110
Country Rank
South African Astronomical Observatory Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
D. Buckley
South African Astronomical Observatory Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Astronom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,982
  • Last 5 Years
    13,602
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.544
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Rankings

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35,794
World Rank
China
1,527
Country Rank
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Daoqiang Zhang
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Baixia, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Machine learning | pattern recognition | medical image analysis | data minin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,628
  • Last 5 Years
    12,913
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.524
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Rankings

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41,690
World Rank
China
1,833
Country Rank
Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Biao Zhao
Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics Zhengzhou, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
dielectric properties | microwave absorption | EMI shielding | electrical conductivity of polymer | functional polymer foam

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,597
  • Last 5 Years
    19,551
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.865
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Rankings

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42,429
World Rank
China
1,861
Country Rank
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Songcan Chen
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Baixia, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Machine Learning | Pattern recognitio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,820
  • Last 5 Years
    8,579
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.393
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Rankings

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43,001
World Rank
China
1,886
Country Rank
Beihang University Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Bing Pan
Beihang University Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Digital Image Correlation | Experimental Mechanics | Photomechanic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,614
  • Last 5 Years
    12,017
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.556
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Rankings

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50,107
World Rank
China
2,245
Country Rank
Aerospace Information Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Xian Sun
Aerospace Information Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Remote Sensing | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition | Artificial Intelligenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,326
  • Last 5 Years
    17,499
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.905
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Rankings

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50,908
World Rank
China
2,281
Country Rank
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Qihui Wu
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Baixia, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Cognitive Radio | UAV Communication

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,108
  • Last 5 Years
    13,869
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.726
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Rankings

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54,872
World Rank
China
2,487
Country Rank
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Kun Chang
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Baixia, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Artificial photosynthesis | Photocatalysis | Energy storage | Energy conversio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,060
  • Last 5 Years
    10,027
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.555
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Rankings

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57,016
World Rank
China
2,598
Country Rank
Aerospace Information Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Lianru Gao
Aerospace Information Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing | Information Extraction | Machine / Deep Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,536
  • Last 5 Years
    15,680
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.894
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Rankings

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57,525
World Rank
China
2,623
Country Rank
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Logo
81
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Chengze Liu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
galaxy formation and evolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,665
  • Last 5 Years
    12,026
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.681
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Rankings

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58,277
World Rank
India
621
Country Rank
Raman Research Institute Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Ravi Subrahmanyan
Raman Research Institute Bangalore, India
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy | Signal processin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,267
  • Last 5 Years
    7,835
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.454
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Rankings

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67,679
World Rank
China
3,136
Country Rank
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Di Li
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Astronom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,418
  • Last 5 Years
    11,498
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.746
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Rankings

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69,723
World Rank
China
3,221
Country Rank
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Zhimin Zhou
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
galaxy formation and evolution | large sky surve

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,064
  • Last 5 Years
    12,927
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.858
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Rankings

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72,649
World Rank
China
3,364
Country Rank
Chongqing University Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Xu Chaohe 徐朝和
Chongqing University Chongqing, China
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Advanced Composites | Rechargable Batteries | Supercapacitors | Electrocatalyst

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,591
  • Last 5 Years
    10,034
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.688
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Rankings

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79,928
World Rank
India
984
Country Rank
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
R Srianand
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Pune, India
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSIC

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,503
  • Last 5 Years
    4,187
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.310
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