AD Scientific Index
 Open Nav
Login Login Pricing & Plans Pricing & Plans
Engineering & Technology

Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Engineering & Technology Highly Cited Researchers 47.666 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2026

Citation Rankings highlight the world’s Highly Cited Researchers based on total and recent 5-year citation counts. These rankings reveal how widely and consistently a researcher’s work is cited, reflecting their level of scientific influence. Data is analyzed using near real-time metrics, with special attention to unethical practices and manipulative behaviors. To ensure transparency and data integrity, the reporting of potential violations is actively encouraged. Comparative analysis is available across 13 main fields and 221 academic disciplines. This ranking is unique to the AD Scientific Index.

search
×
Total 47.666 scientists
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
177
World Rank
United States
82
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Michael I Jordan
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
machine learning | computer science | statistics | artificial intelligence | optimizatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    335,474
  • Last 5 Years
    160,885
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.480
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
376
World Rank
United States
162
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Stephen Boyd
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Optimization | Control | Signal Processing | Artificial Intelligence | Financ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    275,279
  • Last 5 Years
    101,890
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.370
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
510
World Rank
Italy
39
Country Rank
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Mauro Citterio
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare Rome, Italy
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Electronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    253,539
  • Last 5 Years
    114,044
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.450
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
636
World Rank
Denmark
4
Country Rank
Aalborg University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Frede Blaabjerg
Aalborg University Aalborg, Denmark
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Power Electronics | Renewable Energy | Wind Turbines | Power Systems | Electrical Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    235,679
  • Last 5 Years
    125,800
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.534
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
679
World Rank
United States
267
Country Rank
Michigan State University Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Kalyanmoy Deb
Michigan State University East Lansing, United States
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Optimization | Evolutionary Computation | Multi-objective optimization | Machine Learning | A

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    229,179
  • Last 5 Years
    87,859
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.383
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
702
World Rank
Italy
62
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Milano Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Alberto Stabile
Università degli Studi di Milano Milano, Italy
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
electronics for high energy physics | rad-hard electronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    225,982
  • Last 5 Years
    108,546
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.480
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
985
World Rank
United States
400
Country Rank
University of Texas Austin Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Alan Bovik
University of Texas Austin Austin, United States
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Computational Vision | Visual Neuroscience | Multimedia | Augmented Reality | Visual Perceptio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    194,817
  • Last 5 Years
    94,576
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.485
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
998
World Rank
United States
408
Country Rank
University of Michigan Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Stephen R Forrest
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
optoelectronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    192,993
  • Last 5 Years
    48,987
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.254
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
1,091
World Rank
China
14
Country Rank
Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Wei Li
Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Photonic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    183,579
  • Last 5 Years
    112,013
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.610
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
1,132
World Rank
Italy
85
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Bergamo Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Valerio Re
Università degli Studi di Bergamo Bergamo, Italy
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Microelectronics | low-noise electronics | semiconductor detectors | 3D integration | particle physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    180,389
  • Last 5 Years
    97,857
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.542
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
1,412
World Rank
United States
609
Country Rank
University of Massachusetts Medical School at Worcester Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Roger J Davis
University of Massachusetts Medical School at Worcester Worcester, United States
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Signal Transduction | Protein Kinase | MAP Kinase | JNK | Metabolis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    160,740
  • Last 5 Years
    27,524
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.171
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
1,479
World Rank
France
31
Country Rank
Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique, REsearch Groups in Intelligent … Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Josef Hammer
Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique, REsearch Groups in Intelligent … , France
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    156,432
  • Last 5 Years
    39,165
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.250
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
1,523
World Rank
United States
660
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Ian F Akyildiz
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Wireless Commu5G/6G Wireless Systems | Intelligent Surfaces | Nano-scale and Molecular Communication | Underwater and CubeSats Co

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    154,391
  • Last 5 Years
    33,567
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.217
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
1,555
World Rank
Belgium
12
Country Rank
Université Libre de Bruxelles Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Marco Dorigo
Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Swarm Intelligence | Swarm Robotics | Metaheuristics | Computational Intelligenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    152,798
  • Last 5 Years
    38,419
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.251
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
1,770
World Rank
United States
772
Country Rank
California Institute of Technology Caltech Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Richard Abbott
California Institute of Technology Caltech Pasadena, United States
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
electronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    144,092
  • Last 5 Years
    95,632
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.664
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
1,915
World Rank
United Kingdom
157
Country Rank
Imperial College London Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
John Pendry
Imperial College London London, United Kingdom
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
metamaterials | transformation optic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    138,274
  • Last 5 Years
    26,853
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.194
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
1,925
World Rank
Hong Kong
10
Country Rank
Chinese University of Hong Kong Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Xiaogang Wang
Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Computer vision | pattern recognition | machine learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    138,092
  • Last 5 Years
    95,649
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.693
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
1,936
World Rank
Denmark
10
Country Rank
Aalborg University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Josep M Guerrero
Aalborg University Aalborg, Denmark
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Microgrids | Space Power Systems | Quantum Communication | Brain Networks | Psychobiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    137,645
  • Last 5 Years
    87,302
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.634
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
1,981
World Rank
United States
880
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Shanhui Fan
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Nanophotonics | Photonic Crystals | Metamaterials | Plasmonics | Solar Cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    136,058
  • Last 5 Years
    64,429
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.474
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
2,135
World Rank
United Kingdom
170
Country Rank
University of Cambridge Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
John Robertson
University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
solid state physics | electronics | materials scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    130,938
  • Last 5 Years
    34,661
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.265
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
2,174
World Rank
China
37
Country Rank
Harbin Institute of Technology Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Shuai Wang
Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin, China
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
silicon photonic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    129,644
  • Last 5 Years
    99,834
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.770
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
2,296
World Rank
Canada
87
Country Rank
University of Waterloo Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Zhou Wang
University of Waterloo Waterloo, Canada
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
image processing | image quality assessment | multimedia | quality of experience | computational visio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    125,739
  • Last 5 Years
    65,897
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.524
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
2,326
World Rank
Italy
131
Country Rank
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare Logo
64
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Federico Paoletti
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare Rome, Italy
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Electronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    124,930
  • Last 5 Years
    83,815
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.671
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
2,426
World Rank
United States
1,116
Country Rank
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Phaedon Avouris
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, United States
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
2D Materials | Nanophotonics | Nanoelectronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    122,937
  • Last 5 Years
    25,059
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.204
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
2,462
World Rank
United States
1,132
Country Rank
New York University Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Theodore Ted S Rappaport
New York University New York, United States
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
wireless | communications | antennas | propagation | 6

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    123,949
  • Last 5 Years
    37,405
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.302
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
Smart Institutional Excellence Plan
360° Real-Time Academic Performance Analysis
Strategic Researcher Transfer Tools
Academic Contribution Analytics Module
Unlock Your Academic Potential Today

🌍 Be Our Partner: Representation & Collaboration

Represent AD Scientific Index in your country or region — and grow with us.

  • ✅ Official recognition as a regional partner
  • ✅ Visibility partnership with full brand support
  • ✅ Help institutions in your region enhance their academic visibility
  • ✅ Contribute to value-driven projects with measurable academic impact
Discover Universities That Trust Us

Discover Universities That Trust Us

Curious about institutions benefiting from the AD Scientific Index?