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North America Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 6.268 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 6.268 scientists , 13 country , 3,504 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,310
World Rank
United States
541
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
James C Hone
Columbia University New York New York, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Graphene | 2D materials | NEMS | nano-biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    175,475
  • Last 5 Years
    85,890
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.489
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Rankings

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2,085
World Rank
United States
913
Country Rank
Northwestern University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Yonggang Huang
Northwestern University Evanston, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Mechanics of materials | stretchable and flexible electronics | and mechanically guided | deterministic 3D assembl

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    138,697
  • Last 5 Years
    69,683
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.502
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Rankings

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2,672
World Rank
United States
1,216
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Gang Chen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
heat | energy | photovoltaic | electromagnetic | desalinatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    121,878
  • Last 5 Years
    54,440
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.447
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Rankings

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3,257
World Rank
United States
1,502
Country Rank
Texas A&M University Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
JN Reddy
Texas A&M University College Station, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Plates and shells | finite elements | computational mechanics | variational principles and methods | composite material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    109,890
  • Last 5 Years
    36,593
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.333
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Rankings

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3,861
World Rank
United States
1,765
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
30
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Adrian Bejan
Duke University Durham, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Design | Nature | Evolution | Thermodynamics | Heat Transfe

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    100,252
  • Last 5 Years
    27,622
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.276
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Rankings

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3,966
World Rank
United States
1,811
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
91
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Parviz Moin
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Turbulent flows | Fluid Mechanics | Turbulence | Computational Fluid Dynamic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    98,816
  • Last 5 Years
    27,332
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.277
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Rankings

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5,137
World Rank
United States
2,371
Country Rank
University of Pennsylvania Logo
39
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Vijay Kumar
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Robotic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    85,287
  • Last 5 Years
    35,866
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.421
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Rankings

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5,394
World Rank
United States
2,480
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
73
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Jean Jacques Slotine
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Dynamical Systems | Control Theory | Complex Systems | Computational Neuroscience | Robotic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    82,270
  • Last 5 Years
    20,197
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.245
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Rankings

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5,461
World Rank
United States
2,510
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
74
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Klaus Jürgen Bathe
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Computational mechanics | Finite elements | Fluid-Structure Interaction | Shells | Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    81,595
  • Last 5 Years
    16,297
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.200
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Rankings

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5,686
World Rank
United States
2,610
Country Rank
University of Notre Dame Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Frank Incropera
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Heat and mass transfer. Energy technology and policy

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    80,253
  • Last 5 Years
    21,607
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.269
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Rankings

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6,330
World Rank
United States
2,894
Country Rank
Northwestern University Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Wing Kam Liu
Northwestern University Evanston, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
computational science and engineering | materials | mechanics | numerical method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    74,853
  • Last 5 Years
    22,848
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.305
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Rankings

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6,918
World Rank
United States
3,175
Country Rank
University of Wisconsin Madison Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Reitz RD
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    70,845
  • Last 5 Years
    22,434
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.317
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Rankings

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7,749
World Rank
United States
3,574
Country Rank
Cornell University Logo
29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Stephen B Pope
Cornell University Ithaca, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Fluid mechanics | combustion | applied mathematics | energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    65,858
  • Last 5 Years
    18,358
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.279
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Rankings

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7,864
World Rank
United States
3,626
Country Rank
Princeton University Logo
52
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Chung K Law
Princeton University Princeton, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
combustion | fluid mechanics | chemical kinetics | heat and mass transfe

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    65,545
  • Last 5 Years
    21,747
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.332
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Rankings

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8,079
World Rank
United States
3,718
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
103
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Roger D Kamm
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Microfluidics | micro physiological systems | metastatic cancer | neurological disease | discret

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    64,174
  • Last 5 Years
    27,451
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.428
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Rankings

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8,583
World Rank
United States
3,957
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
105
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Masayoshi Tomizuka
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
mechanical engineering | dynamic systems | control | mechatronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,749
  • Last 5 Years
    26,355
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.427
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Rankings

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8,897
World Rank
United States
4,111
Country Rank
Pennsylvania State University Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Adri Van Duin
Pennsylvania State University University Park, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
ReaxFF | Computational chemistry | combustion | catalysis | material failur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    60,303
  • Last 5 Years
    34,973
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.580
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Rankings

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8,973
World Rank
United States
4,148
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
116
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Xuanhe Zhao (赵选贺)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
solid mechanics | soft materials | hydrogels | bioadhesives | bioelectronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    59,995
  • Last 5 Years
    44,710
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.745
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Rankings

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9,008
World Rank
United States
4,166
Country Rank
Argonne National Laboratory Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
James A Miller
Argonne National Laboratory Lemont, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
combustion | combustion chemistry | chemical kinetics | chemical vapor depositio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    59,806
  • Last 5 Years
    15,081
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.252
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Rankings

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9,245
World Rank
United States
4,282
Country Rank
University of California Los Angeles Logo
90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Adrienne S Lavine
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
heat transfer | solar thermal energy | energy storag

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    58,926
  • Last 5 Years
    18,528
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.314
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Rankings

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9,635
World Rank
United States
4,441
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
97
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Hod Lipson
Columbia University New York New York, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Robotics | Artificial Intelligence | Additive Manufacturing | Data Science | Mechanical Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,451
  • Last 5 Years
    30,198
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.526
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Rankings

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9,738
World Rank
United States
4,486
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
126
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Gareth Mckinley
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Rheology | Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics | Superhydrophobic Surface

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,085
  • Last 5 Years
    24,479
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.429
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Rankings

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9,992
World Rank
United States
4,610
Country Rank
Boeing Company Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Philippe Spalart
Boeing Company Chicago, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Turbulence simulation and modelin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    56,175
  • Last 5 Years
    19,753
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.352
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Rankings

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10,406
World Rank
United States
4,801
Country Rank
University of Delaware Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Tsu Wei Chou
University of Delaware Newark, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science | Applied Mechanics | Nano Technolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,691
  • Last 5 Years
    13,711
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.251
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Rankings

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10,469
World Rank
United States
4,835
Country Rank
University of Kansas Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Theodore L Bergman
University of Kansas Lawrence, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
heat transfer | energy | thermal manufacturin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,448
  • Last 5 Years
    18,201
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.334
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