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Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 592 Scientists Citation in Saudi Arabia 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.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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140,241
World Rank
556
Country Rank
89
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied Linguistics | Translation Studies | CALL MALL EFL ESP EAP AFL SL

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,336
  • Last 5 Years
    5,883
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.706
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Rankings

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165,740
World Rank
683
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
motivation | language learning | implicit attitudes | second language acquisition | applied linguistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,116
  • Last 5 Years
    6,684
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.939
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Rankings

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207,546
World Rank
903
Country Rank
98
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied Linguistics | World Englishes | Middle East Studies | Media and Cultural Studie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,688
  • Last 5 Years
    4,127
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.726
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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260,251
World Rank
1,196
Country Rank
37
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Self-determination Theory | Motivation | Language Anxiety | Structural Equation Modelin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,476
  • Last 5 Years
    4,454
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.995
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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265,722
World Rank
1,229
Country Rank
101
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Transportation Planning | Environmental Impact Assessment | Climate Change Policy | Greenhouse Gas Emission Management | Strategic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,373
  • Last 5 Years
    3,477
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.795
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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292,023
World Rank
1,371
Country Rank
132
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied Linguistics | bilingualism | acquisition and learning | integrated skills | phonolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,935
  • Last 5 Years
    2,733
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.695
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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319,394
World Rank
1,550
Country Rank
29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Business Instructional Design | Educational Technology | Change Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,541
  • Last 5 Years
    3,525
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.995
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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334,114
World Rank
1,637
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Social Policy
Poverty | Water & Food Security | Development Strategies & Policies | Project & Portfolio Management | Capacity Developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,355
  • Last 5 Years
    925
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.276
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Rankings

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338,645
World Rank
1,664
Country Rank
287
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Archeology
Archaeology Palaeoenvironment rock art pastoral archaeolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,304
  • Last 5 Years
    1,873
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.567
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Rankings

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361,796
World Rank
1,799
Country Rank
45
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
English Language Linguistics | Reading aloud | Reading Proficiency | Literal | Medical & Health Science

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,048
  • Last 5 Years
    1,386
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.455
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Rankings

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362,116
World Rank
1,805
Country Rank
62
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Psycholinguistics | Self-determination theory | learner motivation | Learner emotions | Structural equation modeling

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,040
  • Last 5 Years
    2,249
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.740
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Rankings

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394,315
World Rank
2,031
Country Rank
345
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Social Science
Social Media Analysis | Social Computing | information credibility | Security Informatics | social clou

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,729
  • Last 5 Years
    2,124
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.778
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Rankings

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408,555
World Rank
2,119
Country Rank
363
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
TESOL | TEFL | CALL | Language Teaching | English Language Teachin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,607
  • Last 5 Years
    1,766
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.677
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Rankings

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419,107
World Rank
2,175
Country Rank
76
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Psychology
Clinical Psychology | Rehabilitation psychology | Pediatric psychology | developmental disorde

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,520
  • Last 5 Years
    2,265
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.899
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Rankings

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443,357
World Rank
2,345
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Physical AI | VLA | MLLM | LLM | Arabic NL

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,331
  • Last 5 Years
    1,812
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.777
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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467,615
World Rank
2,503
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive Science | Neuroscience | Cognitive Psychology | Cultural Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,165
  • Last 5 Years
    1,233
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.570
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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471,352
World Rank
2,524
Country Rank
433
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,143
  • Last 5 Years
    1,923
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.897
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Rankings

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483,458
World Rank
2,609
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,065
  • Last 5 Years
    1,870
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.906
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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490,702
World Rank
2,658
Country Rank
79
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
TEFL | Language Education | Psychology of Language | Applied Linguistics | Second Language Acquisition

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,023
  • Last 5 Years
    1,473
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.728
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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504,961
World Rank
2,769
Country Rank
194
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Social Sciences / Social Science
Social Networking | Knowledge Sharing | E-Commerce | E-Learning | Cloud Computin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,940
  • Last 5 Years
    1,154
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.595
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Rankings

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536,543
World Rank
2,990
Country Rank
264
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Open and Distance Education
E-Learning | HCI | AI | Data Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,769
  • Last 5 Years
    1,559
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.881
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Rankings

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563,944
World Rank
3,176
Country Rank
538
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
systemic functional linguistics | discourse analysis | web 2.0 | neurolinguistics | semantic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,636
  • Last 5 Years
    879
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.537
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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565,139
World Rank
3,183
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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566,610
World Rank
3,193
Country Rank
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Transportation | Traffic Safety | Autonomous Vehicles | ITS | Electric Vehicle

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,621
  • Last 5 Years
    1,618
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.998
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Rankings

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589,496
World Rank
3,343
Country Rank
104
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
SLA | ESP | TPD | Literary Translation | Discourse Analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,520
  • Last 5 Years
    1,413
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.930
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