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AsiaEngineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 235 Scientists Citation in Saudi Arabia Rankings - 2026

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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 235 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,719
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
11
Country Rank
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Donal Bradley
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Molecular Polaritonics | Soluble Semiconductors | Molecular Electronic Materials & Device

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    102,676
  • Last 5 Years
    13,705
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.133
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,219
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
21
Country Rank
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Husam N Alshareef
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Nanomaterials | Energy Storage | Nanoelectronics | Sensor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    75,894
  • Last 5 Years
    55,419
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.730
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Rankings

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8,348
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
31
Country Rank
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Osman Bakr
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Nanoclusters | Quantum Dots | Perovskites | Optoelectronics | Solar Cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,025
  • Last 5 Years
    47,106
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.747
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Rankings

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12,702
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
44
Country Rank
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
MA Quraishi
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Corrosion | Corrosion Inhibitors | Green Chemistry | Electrochemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,413
  • Last 5 Years
    30,993
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.640
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Rankings

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25,896
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
80
Country Rank
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Ime Obot
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials and Corrosion | Corrosion Inhibition | Computational and Theoretical Chemistry | Oilfield Corrosio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,751
  • Last 5 Years
    19,725
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.641
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Rankings

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34,667
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
99
Country Rank
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Logo
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Vincent Tung|Vincent C. Tung
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
2D materials | epitaxy growth | printable electronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,237
  • Last 5 Years
    12,339
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.489
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Rankings

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36,610
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
105
Country Rank
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Logo
36
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Osama Shekhah
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Surface sciense | thin films | porous materials | material chemistry | catalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,297
  • Last 5 Years
    14,579
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.600
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Rankings

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41,497
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
134
Country Rank
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Saviour A Umoren
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials and Corrosion | Corrosion inhibition | Polymer composites/nanocomposites | Nanoscienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,219
  • Last 5 Years
    12,548
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.565
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Rankings

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42,899
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
138
Country Rank
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Logo
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Frédéric Laquai
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
photovoltaics | photochemistry | photocatalysis | ultrafast spectroscopy | emerging semiconductor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,692
  • Last 5 Years
    14,397
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.664
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Rankings

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57,423
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
198
Country Rank
King Saud University Logo
28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Saad M Alshehri
King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Material Science | Inorganic chemistry | Polymers | nanocompositi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,494
  • Last 5 Years
    13,762
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.787
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Rankings

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57,890
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
200
Country Rank
King Abdulaziz University Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Aftab Aslam Parwaz Khan
King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Polymer nanomaterials based with Metal ions | Metal oxide | carbon nanotubes and graphene oxid

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,390
  • Last 5 Years
    13,000
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.748
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Rankings

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77,573
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
276
Country Rank
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Maslehuddin M
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Building materials | Cement/concret

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,865
  • Last 5 Years
    7,909
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.570
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Rankings

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86,594
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
302
Country Rank
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Logo
91
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Gilles Lubineau
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Composite materials | Aging | Computational Mechanics | Inverse problems | Full field measurement

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,682
  • Last 5 Years
    8,039
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.634
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Rankings

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91,595
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
326
Country Rank
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Logo
97
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Daliang Zhang
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Electron Microscopy | Electron Crystallograph

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,104
  • Last 5 Years
    7,988
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.660
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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102,986
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
377
Country Rank
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Anwar Ul Hamid
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Characterization | Coatings | Nanoindentation | Photocatalytic materials | Water treatmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,952
  • Last 5 Years
    9,704
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.886
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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112,789
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
418
Country Rank
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Logo
113
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Furkan Isikgor
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Photovoltaics | semiconductors | materials science and engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,125
  • Last 5 Years
    8,396
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.829
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Rankings

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116,860
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
433
Country Rank
King Abdulaziz University Logo
54
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Mahmoud Ali Hussein Abdo
King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Polymer Chemistry and Polymer Composite Material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,820
  • Last 5 Years
    7,521
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.766
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Rankings

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122,301
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
458
Country Rank
King Saud University Logo
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Al Ahmari
King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Industrial Engineering | Manufacturing Systems Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,425
  • Last 5 Years
    6,566
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.697
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Rankings

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133,652
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
515
Country Rank
King Khalid University Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Nasser Awwad
King Khalid University Abha, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,705
  • Last 5 Years
    7,283
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.837
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Rankings

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145,733
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
582
Country Rank
King Abdulaziz University Logo
72
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Numan Salah|Numan A Salah, N Salah, NA Salah
King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Carbon Nanostructures | Thermoelectric Nanomaterials | Radiation Effects | Polymer Nanocomposites

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,046
  • Last 5 Years
    5,224
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.649
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Rankings

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146,094
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
584
Country Rank
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Logo
136
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Anastasiya Bavykina
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
materials chemistry | porous polymers | catalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,026
  • Last 5 Years
    7,108
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.886
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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147,414
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
591
Country Rank
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Logo
137
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Minglei Sun
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
First-principles calculations | computational materials scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,959
  • Last 5 Years
    6,970
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.876
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Rankings

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151,732
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
610
Country Rank
King Saud University Logo
102
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Manawwer Alam
King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials | Polyme

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,752
  • Last 5 Years
    5,941
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.766
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Rankings

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155,992
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
642
Country Rank
King Khalid University Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Mohammed Ilyas Khan
King Khalid University Abha, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Surface coating | Liquid film coating | Conductive Polymers | corrosion inhibition | Adsorptio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,548
  • Last 5 Years
    4,899
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.649
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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165,449
World Rank
Saudi Arabia
682
Country Rank
King Abdulaziz University Logo
82
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
MS Aida
King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
material sciences | solar cells | transparent conducting oxides | thin film

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,128
  • Last 5 Years
    3,858
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.541
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