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North America Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 324 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 324 scientists , 13 country , 3,504 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,208
World Rank
United States
1,936
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
58
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Ju Li
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Computational Materials Science | metallurgy | nuclear engineering | nanocomposites | batterie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    95,480
  • Last 5 Years
    58,077
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.608
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Rankings

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18,117
World Rank
United States
8,222
Country Rank
Purdue University Logo
30
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Mamoru Ishii
Purdue University West Lafayette, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Two-phase flow | Nuclear Engineering | Thermal Hydraulics | Safety Analysis | Two-fluid Model Developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,787
  • Last 5 Years
    12,165
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.314
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Rankings

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40,931
World Rank
United States
17,696
Country Rank
University of Michigan Logo
386
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Lumin Wang
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Radiation Effects | Nuclear Materials | Ion Beam Modification | TEM Characterizatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,424
  • Last 5 Years
    8,039
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.358
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Rankings

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41,078
World Rank
United States
17,747
Country Rank
Sandia National Laboratories Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Geoff Forden
Sandia National Laboratories New Mexico, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
nuclear nonproliferatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,366
  • Last 5 Years
    1,609
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.072
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Rankings

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42,350
World Rank
United States
18,222
Country Rank
University of Michigan Logo
397
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Fei Gao
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Material Science | Radiation Effects in Materials | Multi-scale Computer Simulatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,873
  • Last 5 Years
    10,297
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.471
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Rankings

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44,440
World Rank
United States
19,004
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
48
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Fernando Antonio Flor
University of Houston Houston, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Phenomenolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,131
  • Last 5 Years
    20,096
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.951
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Rankings

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45,083
World Rank
United States
19,280
Country Rank
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Logo
48
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Douglas B Kothe
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Computational Science and Engineering | Fluid Dynamics and Interfacial Flows | Nuclear Engineering | High Performance Computing | N

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,920
  • Last 5 Years
    7,563
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.362
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Rankings

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51,151
World Rank
United States
21,613
Country Rank
University of Tennessee Knoxville Logo
48
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Steve Skutnik
University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear fuel cycles | nonproliferation | radioactive waste managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,063
  • Last 5 Years
    4,293
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.225
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Rankings

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53,815
World Rank
United States
22,631
Country Rank
University of Tennessee Knoxville Logo
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Brian D Wirth
University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
nuclear fuel and materials behavior | fusion energy | plasma materials interaction

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,355
  • Last 5 Years
    8,648
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.471
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Rankings

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88,073
World Rank
United States
35,083
Country Rank
Ohio State University Logo
235
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Lei R Cao
Ohio State University Columbus, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Semiconductor Sensor | Radiation Detection | Neutron Imaging | Neutron Detector | Nuclear Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,499
  • Last 5 Years
    8,497
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.680
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Rankings

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90,342
World Rank
United States
35,903
Country Rank
University of Michigan Logo
785
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Brian Kiedrowski
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Engineering | Radiation Transport | Monte Carlo | Nuclear Reactor Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,234
  • Last 5 Years
    6,934
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.567
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Rankings

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96,601
World Rank
United States
38,058
Country Rank
Texas A&M University Logo
292
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Pasquale F Fulvio
Texas A&M University College Station, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Materials synthesis | surface and interface chemistry | energy storage | heterogeneous catalysis | separation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,629
  • Last 5 Years
    4,711
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.405
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Rankings

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104,789
World Rank
United States
40,811
Country Rank
University of Texas Southwestern Logo
140
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Benjamin R Sabari
University of Texas Southwestern Dallas, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Organization | Transcription | Biomolecular Condensates | Chromatin | Phase Separatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,987
  • Last 5 Years
    8,481
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.772
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Rankings

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106,407
World Rank
United States
41,333
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
722
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Kai Vetter
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Applied Nuclear Physics | Radiation Detection | Radiation Imaging | Nuclear Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,642
  • Last 5 Years
    3,869
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.364
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Rankings

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113,232
World Rank
United States
43,694
Country Rank
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Logo
153
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Thak Sang Byun
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Materials | Materials Science | Nuclear Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,082
  • Last 5 Years
    4,199
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.416
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Rankings

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115,935
World Rank
United States
44,637
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
757
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Per F Peterson
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Heat and mass transfer | reactor safety | nuclear materials management and securit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,879
  • Last 5 Years
    4,637
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.469
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Rankings

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118,433
World Rank
United States
45,436
Country Rank
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Logo
247
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
La Bernstein
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
nuclear physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,691
  • Last 5 Years
    3,962
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.409
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Rankings

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119,469
World Rank
United States
45,776
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
845
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Richard K Lester
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Innovation | productivity | competitiveness | energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,615
  • Last 5 Years
    2,185
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.227
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Rankings

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120,259
World Rank
United States
46,030
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
769
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Peter Hosemann
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Materials | mechanical properties | structural materials | extreme environment

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,557
  • Last 5 Years
    6,811
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.713
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Rankings

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134,882
World Rank
United States
50,774
Country Rank
Los Alamos National Laboratory Logo
169
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Paul E Koehler
Los Alamos National Laboratory New Mexico, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Physics | Nuclear Astrophysics | Nuclear Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,629
  • Last 5 Years
    2,873
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.333
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Rankings

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136,232
World Rank
United States
51,218
Country Rank
University of Tennessee System Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Lawrence W Townsend
University of Tennessee System Knoxville, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear collision modeling | space radiation transport and shieldin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,608
  • Last 5 Years
    2,266
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.263
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Rankings

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136,732
World Rank
United States
51,381
Country Rank
University of Michigan Logo
1,084
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Ronald Gilgenbach
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
plasma | microwav

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,526
  • Last 5 Years
    2,264
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.266
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Rankings

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137,743
World Rank
United States
51,685
Country Rank
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Logo
181
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Padhraic Mulligan
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Engineering | neutron detection | gallium nitrid

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,467
  • Last 5 Years
    5,447
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.643
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Rankings

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142,612
World Rank
United States
53,258
Country Rank
Purdue University Logo
363
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Lefteri Tsoukala
Purdue University West Lafayette, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
intelligent systems | fuzzy logic | energy | nuclear engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,201
  • Last 5 Years
    2,373
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.289
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Rankings

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145,896
World Rank
United States
54,259
Country Rank
University of South Carolina Logo
149
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Theodore M Besmann
University of South Carolina Columbia, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear fuel and waste material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,028
  • Last 5 Years
    2,667
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.332
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