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North AmericaEngineering & Technology / Civil Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 3.603 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 3.603 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,150
World Rank
United States
1,446
Country Rank
University of Colorado Boulder Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Mark Williams
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
cryosphere | hydrology | biogeochemical cycling | glaciology | mountain

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    112,008
  • Last 5 Years
    41,676
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.372
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Rankings

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3,588
World Rank
United States
1,652
Country Rank
University of Cincinnati Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Dionysios Dion D Dionysiou
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
advanced oxidation | civil engineering | water treatment | environmental engineering | Chemical Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    104,605
  • Last 5 Years
    67,107
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.642
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Rankings

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3,835
World Rank
United States
1,753
Country Rank
Princeton University Logo
27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Eric F Wood
Princeton University Princeton, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
remote sensing | hydrology | climate | forecasting | statistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    100,818
  • Last 5 Years
    46,726
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.463
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Rankings

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6,890
World Rank
United States
3,159
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Soroosh Sorooshian
University of California Irvine Irvine, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
hydrology | Climate | Systems Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,124
  • Last 5 Years
    27,651
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.389
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Rankings

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7,484
World Rank
United States
3,447
Country Rank
NASA Ames Research Center Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Ramakrishna Nemani
NASA Ames Research Center California, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
remote sensing | climate | hydrology | ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    67,369
  • Last 5 Years
    24,513
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.364
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Rankings

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8,189
World Rank
United States
3,769
Country Rank
University of Hawaii System Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Wai Fah Chen
University of Hawaii System Honolulu, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
structural engineering | mechanics | steel constructio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,756
  • Last 5 Years
    18,805
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.295
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Rankings

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8,622
World Rank
United States
3,977
Country Rank
Ohio State University Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Hojjat Adeli
Ohio State University Columbus, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
structural engineering | transportation engineering | civil engineering | neural networks | biomedical signal processin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,626
  • Last 5 Years
    31,332
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.508
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Rankings

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8,792
World Rank
United States
4,062
Country Rank
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Billie F Spencer Jr
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
wireless sensors | structural health monitoring | structural control | cyberinfrastructure applications | stochastic fatigu

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    60,823
  • Last 5 Years
    21,820
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.359
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Rankings

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9,314
World Rank
United States
4,315
Country Rank
Princeton University Logo
61
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
George W Scherer
Princeton University Princeton, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
sol-gel | sintering | drying | crystallization | cemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    58,765
  • Last 5 Years
    15,005
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.255
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Rankings

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10,726
World Rank
United States
4,952
Country Rank
NASA Ames Research Center Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Randal Koster
NASA Ames Research Center California, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Hydrology | Climat

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    53,679
  • Last 5 Years
    23,339
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.435
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Rankings

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11,727
World Rank
United States
5,397
Country Rank
University of Wisconsin Madison Logo
49
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
James Jay Schauer
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Air Pollution | Environmental Chemistry | Aerosols | Source Apportionmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,690
  • Last 5 Years
    17,613
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.347
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Rankings

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11,958
World Rank
United States
5,498
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
John Crittenden
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering | Chemical Engineering | Civil Engineering | Water Energy Nexus | Wate

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,102
  • Last 5 Years
    29,568
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.590
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Rankings

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13,298
World Rank
Canada
513
Country Rank
University of Saskatchewan Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Jeffrey J Mcdonnell
University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Canada
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Hydrology | Isotope Hydrology | Ecohydrology | Forest Hydrology | Geomorpholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,976
  • Last 5 Years
    18,952
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.403
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Rankings

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13,599
World Rank
Canada
526
Country Rank
University of Saskatchewan Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Js Famiglietti
University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Canada
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Hydrology | Remote Sensing | Global Water Cycle | Groundwater Sustainability | Water Securit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,355
  • Last 5 Years
    25,592
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.552
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Rankings

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13,748
World Rank
United States
6,307
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
154
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Paulo Jm Monteiro
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
concrete | durability | modeling | sustainabilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,069
  • Last 5 Years
    23,751
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.516
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,011
World Rank
United States
6,424
Country Rank
Lehigh University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Dan M Frangopol
Lehigh University Bethlehem, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Life-Cycle Engineering | Bridge Engineering | Structural Reliability | Structural Optimization | Disaster Resilienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,568
  • Last 5 Years
    20,499
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.450
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,080
World Rank
United States
6,450
Country Rank
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Logo
53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Murugesu Sivapalan
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Hydrology | Socio-hydrology | Water Resources | Hydrology and Water Resource

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,421
  • Last 5 Years
    17,710
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.390
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,442
World Rank
United States
6,614
Country Rank
US Department of Agriculture Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Martha Anderson
US Department of Agriculture Washington, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Remote Sensing | Hydrology | Drought | Water us

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,699
  • Last 5 Years
    26,125
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.584
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Rankings

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14,623
World Rank
United States
6,693
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
151
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Masanobu Shinozuka
Columbia University New York New York, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Continuum mechanics | stochastic processes | structural dynamics and control | earthquake and wind engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,378
  • Last 5 Years
    13,382
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.302
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Rankings

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14,806
World Rank
United States
6,775
Country Rank
University of Oklahoma Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Yang Hong
University of Oklahoma Norman, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Hydrology and Water Resources | Civil Engineering | Hydrometeorology | Flood | Remote Sensin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,076
  • Last 5 Years
    24,602
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.558
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Rankings

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14,994
World Rank
United States
6,845
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
169
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Kenichi Soga
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering | Geomechanics | Soil Mechanics | Infrastructur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,698
  • Last 5 Years
    22,118
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.506
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Rankings

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15,075
World Rank
United States
6,881
Country Rank
University of Colorado Boulder Logo
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Andrew G Slater
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Snow | permafrost | sea ice | land surface hydrology modeling | data assimilatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,544
  • Last 5 Years
    21,706
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.498
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Rankings

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15,127
World Rank
United States
6,905
Country Rank
NASA Ames Research Center Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Matthew Rodell
NASA Ames Research Center California, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Hydrology | Remote Sensin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,438
  • Last 5 Years
    24,516
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.564
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Rankings

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15,135
World Rank
Canada
590
Country Rank
University of Alberta Logo
37
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
TY Gan
University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Hydrology | Hydroclimatology | climate | cryosphere | climate chang

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,423
  • Last 5 Years
    28,291
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.652
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Rankings

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15,118
World Rank
United States
6,902
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Fred Mannering
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering | Transportation | Transportation Economics | Travel Behavior | Transportation Safet

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,456
  • Last 5 Years
    19,988
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.460
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