Two of eight researchers and professors from Michigan State University recognized as “2025 Highly Cited Researchers” are from the College of Engineering. The national list, organized annually by Clarivate Analytics, recognizes research scientists from across the globe who have offered expertise and significantly influenced their respective fields of research.
Kalyanmoy Deb is a University Distinguished Professor and Dr. Herman E. and Ruth J. Koenig Endowed Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His main research interests include development and application of computer-aided algorithms for solving different types of optimization problems.
Hamidreza Modares is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His current research interests include control and security of cyber-physical systems, machine learning in control, distributed control of multiagent systems, and robotics.
The list is created from highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% of citations for field and publication year in Clarivate’s Web of Science citation index. Of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists, highly cited researchers are one in 1,000.
The release of the list is highly anticipated by hundreds of organizations and institutions every year. MSU researchers continue to make the list, with three of this year’s awardees also having been included in the 2024 list. Their extensive expertise ranges from sustainability to human medicine to environmental science, among other disciplines.
Learn about all eight MSU faculty who made the list on MSUToday.
Original story by Emilie Lorditch
This article was sourced from the College of Engineering.
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