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Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Highly Cited Researchers 2.441 Scientists Citation in United States 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 2.441 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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35
World Rank
United States
20
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Zhong Lin Wang
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
nanogenerator | self-powered sensors/systems | blue energy | piezotronics | piezo-phototronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    515,952
  • Last 5 Years
    284,225
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.551
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Rankings

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177
World Rank
United States
81
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Yi Cui
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
nanotechnology | energy | environment | 2D materials | nanobi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    347,826
  • Last 5 Years
    183,329
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.527
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Rankings

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200
World Rank
United States
91
Country Rank
Drexel University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Yury Gogotsi
Drexel University Philadelphia, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Carbon | nanomaterials | energy storage | supercapacitors | MXen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    333,965
  • Last 5 Years
    228,104
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.683
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Rankings

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1,176
World Rank
United States
477
Country Rank
University of California San Diego Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Joseph Wang
University of California San Diego San Diego, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
biosensors | electrochemistry | nanomotors | modified electrodes | microfabricatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    185,558
  • Last 5 Years
    71,861
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.387
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Rankings

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1,413
World Rank
United States
596
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Mostafa A El Sayed
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
nanoscience | nanotechnology | nanomedicine | nanocatalysis | nanosensor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    168,125
  • Last 5 Years
    43,902
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.261
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Rankings

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1,794
World Rank
United States
770
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
James J Collins
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
synthetic biology | antibiotics | biological physics | bionanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    149,885
  • Last 5 Years
    68,664
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.458
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Rankings

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2,107
World Rank
United States
929
Country Rank
Rice University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
NJ Halas
Rice University Houston, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology | Plasmonics | Nanophotonic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    138,091
  • Last 5 Years
    43,536
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.315
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Rankings

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2,299
World Rank
United States
1,034
Country Rank
University of Maryland Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Liangbing Hu
University of Maryland College Park, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Materials | Energy | Manufacturin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    132,108
  • Last 5 Years
    87,332
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.661
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Rankings

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2,506
World Rank
United States
1,133
Country Rank
University of California Los Angeles Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Xiangfeng Duan
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanoscience and nanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    126,283
  • Last 5 Years
    57,693
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.457
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Rankings

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2,545
World Rank
United States
1,151
Country Rank
Argonne National Laboratory Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Khalil Amine
Argonne National Laboratory Lemont, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Batteries | Fuel Cell | Carbon material | Fluorine material | Nanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    125,109
  • Last 5 Years
    74,980
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.599
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Rankings

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2,615
World Rank
United States
1,187
Country Rank
University of Massachusetts Amherst Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Russell TP
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
copolymers | nanoparticles | wrinkling | photovoltaics | thin film

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    123,612
  • Last 5 Years
    33,456
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.271
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Rankings

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2,877
World Rank
United States
1,315
Country Rank
Ohio State University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Bharat Bhushan
Ohio State University Columbus, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Biomimetics | nanotribology | nanomaterials | bio/nanotechnology | magnetic storage device

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    117,598
  • Last 5 Years
    35,417
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.301
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Rankings

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3,193
World Rank
United States
1,466
Country Rank
University of California Los Angeles Logo
28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Yu Huang
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanomaterial | Catalysis | Hydrogen Technology | Microbiome | 2D Material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    111,377
  • Last 5 Years
    63,151
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.567
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Rankings

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3,556
World Rank
United States
1,639
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Jillian Banfield
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanogeoscience | Microbial Ecology | Geomicrobiology | Metagenomics | Mineralog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    105,194
  • Last 5 Years
    47,456
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.451
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Rankings

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3,635
World Rank
United States
1,677
Country Rank
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Shuming Nie
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Quantum Dots | SERS | Cancer Nanomedicine | Image-Guided Surgery | Surgical A

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    104,136
  • Last 5 Years
    28,546
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.274
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Rankings

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4,008
World Rank
United States
1,835
Country Rank
Washington State University Pullman Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Yuehe Lin
Washington State University Pullman Pullman, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Biosensors | Bioengineering | Chemistry | Nanotechnology | Energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    98,467
  • Last 5 Years
    43,667
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.443
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Rankings

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4,158
World Rank
United States
1,911
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
55
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Michael S Strano
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
nanotechnology | plant nanobionics | thermal properties | nanopore transport | molecular recognitio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    96,238
  • Last 5 Years
    37,477
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.389
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Rankings

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4,481
World Rank
United States
2,060
Country Rank
University of Michigan Logo
31
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Nicholas A Kotov
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials | Self-Assembl

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    91,884
  • Last 5 Years
    35,684
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.388
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Rankings

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5,149
World Rank
United States
2,377
Country Rank
University of California Los Angeles Logo
42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Andre Nel
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanomedicine | Drug Delivery | Nanotoxicology | NanoSafety | Immunotherap

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    84,712
  • Last 5 Years
    22,150
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.261
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Rankings

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5,458
World Rank
United States
2,507
Country Rank
University of California Riverside Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Robert C Haddon
University of California Riverside Riverside, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
graphene - carbon nanotubes - nanomaterials - electronic and magnetic properties - superconductin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    81,884
  • Last 5 Years
    10,342
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.126
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Rankings

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6,180
World Rank
United States
2,833
Country Rank
University of South Carolina Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Xiaodong Chris Li
University of South Carolina Columbia, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials | Nanomechanics | Biomaterial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    76,148
  • Last 5 Years
    31,779
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.417
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Rankings

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7,165
World Rank
United States
3,294
Country Rank
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Paul Rc Kent
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Computational Materials Science | Energy Storage | Nanotechnology | Supercomputing | Quantum Monte Carl

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    69,381
  • Last 5 Years
    30,574
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.441
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Rankings

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7,496
World Rank
United States
3,453
Country Rank
University of California San Diego Logo
69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Liangfang Zhang
University of California San Diego San Diego, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanomedicine | Biomaterials | Drug Delivery | Countermeasure | Vaccin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    67,376
  • Last 5 Years
    42,767
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.635
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Rankings

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7,907
World Rank
United States
3,647
Country Rank
University of California Los Angeles Logo
75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Tian Xia
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
NanoMedicine | Nanotherapeutics | Hypersensitivity | Autoimmunity | Toxicolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    65,192
  • Last 5 Years
    20,688
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.317
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Rankings

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8,100
World Rank
United States
3,731
Country Rank
Purdue University Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Supriyo Datta
Purdue University West Lafayette, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanoelectronics | Mesoscopic Physics | Probabilistic Computin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    64,242
  • Last 5 Years
    12,712
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.198
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