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Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 0 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.
Built on transparency, it also addresses unethical practices and encourages reporting of violations. Compare results across 13 fields and 221 disciplines.

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Total 33.486 scientists, 221 country, 24.507 institution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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249
World Rank
China
5
Country Rank
Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Hui-Ming Cheng
Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Carbon Nanotubes | Graphene | Energy storage materials | Photocatalytic Semiconductor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    309,368
  • Last 5 Years
    204,705
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.662
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Rankings

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615
World Rank
United States
245
Country Rank
Rice University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Ajayan PM
Rice University Houston, United States
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science | Nanotechnology | Chemistry | Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    239,565
  • Last 5 Years
    96,589
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.403
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Rankings

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632
World Rank
Japan
8
Country Rank
National Institute for Materials Science Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Kenji Watanabe
National Institute for Materials Science Tsukuba, Japan
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    237,907
  • Last 5 Years
    176,015
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.740
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Rankings

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757
World Rank
Singapore
3
Country Rank
National University of Singapore Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Seeram Ramakrishna
National University of Singapore Queenstown, Singapore
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Crossfield

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    220,618
  • Last 5 Years
    118,219
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.536
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Rankings

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1,020
World Rank
Japan
10
Country Rank
Institute of Science Tokyo Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Hideo Hosono
Institute of Science Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    191,379
  • Last 5 Years
    53,807
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.281
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Rankings

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1,600
World Rank
China
25
Country Rank
Shanghai University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Gang Wang
Shanghai University Shanghai, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Structural Material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    152,216
  • Last 5 Years
    108,380
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.712
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Rankings

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1,644
World Rank
United States
710
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Gerbrand Ceder
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials design | computational modeling | energy storage | thermoelectrics | sola

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    150,289
  • Last 5 Years
    83,747
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.557
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Rankings

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1,681
World Rank
Australia
55
Country Rank
University of New South Wales Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Liming Dai
University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Advanced Carbon Materials | Polymers | Electrochemistry | Catalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    148,637
  • Last 5 Years
    70,540
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.475
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Rankings

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1,874
World Rank
Australia
63
Country Rank
University of Wollongong Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Shi Xue Dou
University of Wollongong Wollongong, Australia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Energy materials | superconductivity | electronic material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    140,841
  • Last 5 Years
    85,782
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.609
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Rankings

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1,900
World Rank
China
32
Country Rank
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Wei Wang
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
self-healing coating | corrosion protection | numerical simulatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    139,955
  • Last 5 Years
    96,460
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.689
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Rankings

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2,055
World Rank
Hong Kong
11
Country Rank
City University of Hong Kong Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Paul K Chu
City University of Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong Kong
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering | Plasma Science | Surface Science | Biomaterial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    134,251
  • Last 5 Years
    72,254
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.538
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Rankings

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2,100
World Rank
China
35
Country Rank
Tsinghua University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Qiang Zhang
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Lithium-Sulfur Batteries | Lithium Metal Anode | SEI | Electrolyte | Electrocatalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    132,871
  • Last 5 Years
    96,333
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.725
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Rankings

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2,127
World Rank
China
37
Country Rank
Nanjing University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Wei Wang
Nanjing University Nanjing, China
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Surface Plasmon Resonance | Single Cell Imaging | Single Nanoparticle Imagin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    131,660
  • Last 5 Years
    80,929
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.615
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Rankings

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2,295
World Rank
United States
1,057
Country Rank
University of Florida Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Stephen Pearton
University of Florida Gainesville, United States
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
semiconductors | heterostructures | solid state devices | light emitting diodes | compound semiconductor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    127,402
  • Last 5 Years
    31,364
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.246
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Rankings

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2,327
World Rank
Germany
65
Country Rank
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Dierk Raabe
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH Beijing, Germany
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Sustainable Materials | Computational Materials Science | Metal Physics | Physical Metallurg

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    125,715
  • Last 5 Years
    79,239
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.630
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Rankings

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2,477
World Rank
United States
1,142
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Zhifeng Ren
University of Houston Houston, United States
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
High performance thermoelectric materials and devices | Ultrahigh thermal conductivity in boron arsenide | Hydrogen generation t

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    121,868
  • Last 5 Years
    52,754
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.433
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Rankings

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2,493
World Rank
Ireland
7
Country Rank
Trinity College Dublin Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Jonathan N Coleman
Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials science | Nanoscienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    121,645
  • Last 5 Years
    48,607
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.400
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Rankings

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2,561
World Rank
United States
1,180
Country Rank
University of Texas Austin Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Guihua Yu
University of Texas Austin Austin, United States
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | Energy and Environmental Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    120,036
  • Last 5 Years
    76,765
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.640
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Rankings

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2,788
World Rank
United States
1,295
Country Rank
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Robert O Ritchie
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, United States
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science & engineering | Biomaterials | Fracture mechanics | Fatigue | Bon

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    114,788
  • Last 5 Years
    56,132
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.489
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Rankings

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2,820
World Rank
Singapore
13
Country Rank
National University of Singapore Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Antonio H Castro Neto
National University of Singapore Queenstown, Singapore
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Two-Dimensional Materials | Quantum magnetism | Superconductivity | Strongly Correlated Electron Systems

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    114,023
  • Last 5 Years
    43,086
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.378
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Rankings

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2,821
World Rank
South Korea
25
Country Rank
Hanyang University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Sun Yang Kook
Hanyang University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Lithium ion batteries | All Solid State Battery | Na ion and Potassium ion batteries | Cathode for batteries | Li sulfur and Li oxy

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    113,981
  • Last 5 Years
    63,530
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.557
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Rankings

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3,007
World Rank
United States
1,398
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
40
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Jing Kong
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Low dimensional material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    110,342
  • Last 5 Years
    41,937
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.380
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Rankings

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3,031
World Rank
United States
1,412
Country Rank
University of California Santa Barbara Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Craig Hawker
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, United States
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Chemistry | Polymer Science | Materials | Polymers | Polymer Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    109,749
  • Last 5 Years
    25,981
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.237
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Rankings

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3,044
World Rank
United States
1,420
Country Rank
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Sheng Dai
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Mesoporous Materials | Ionic Liquid

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    109,460
  • Last 5 Years
    51,793
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.473
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Rankings

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3,068
World Rank
United Kingdom
239
Country Rank
University of Surrey Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
GQ Max Lu
University of Surrey Guildford, United Kingdom
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials chemistry | chemical engineering | photocatalysis | carbon nanomaterials | nanoporou

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    108,916
  • Last 5 Years
    29,922
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.275
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