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Highly Cited Researchers 276 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sport Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,188
16,275
0.895
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Multi Criteria Decision Making
Fuzzy MCDM
Supply Chain Management
Metaheuristics
Multi-Objectiv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,359
6,890
0.824
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
MCDM-Fuzzy MCDM and DEA-Fuzzy DEA
SCM
DOE-RSM-QC and Reliability
Queueing Systems and Projec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,159
6,347
0.693
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,687
6,290
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Digital Business Models
Digital Economy
Digital Transformation
Financial Technology
Decisio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,224
3,106
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
supply chain management
project managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,690
3,044
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
رفتار سازمانی ، مدیریت منابع انسانی ، مدیریت و توسعه سازمانی ، رهبری �
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,971
2,398
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Migration
identity
Anthropology
cultural studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,290
1,757
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Psychometric
Assessment
Social Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
1,659
0.952
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Psychology،Clinical Psychology
lonelines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,746
1,642
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Software Engineering
Programming Languages
Simulation
Scheduling Algorithms
DS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,638
1,536
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Spirituality
Religio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
1,520
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Automobile Industry
Service Industry
Sustainability Issues in Supply Chain Management
Decision Making Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,011
1,478
0.735
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Learning and Memor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
1,472
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Exercise Physiology
Sport Nutrition
Exercise Immunology
Sports Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,478
1,410
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Psychometrics
Rasch and IRT Analysis
Structural Equation Modeling
Educational Measuremen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,390
1,336
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Robotics
Biosignal Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
1,321
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
1,044
0.668
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Counseling
Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,926
1,028
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Digital Transformation
NL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,387
1,021
0.736
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Language Testing and Assessment
ESP
and Teacher Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,138
997
0.876
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Human Resource Management
Educational Administration
Managing Higher Education
Education Polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
945
0.710
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Information Technology
Knowledge Management
Scheduling
Banking
Social Medi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
940
0.653
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Language Teaching Methodology and Skills
ESP and EAP
Language Testing and Assessment
Discourse Analysis and L2 Pragmatics
S
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,174
933
0.795
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Monetary and banking economics
Financial Economics
Urban
regional economics and transportation
Development Economics and Plann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
882
0.614
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,664
236
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ali Eesmaeili
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,188
16,275
0.895
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,207
570
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mehdi Keshavarz Ghorabaee
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,359
6,890
0.824
Multi Criteria Decision Making
Fuzzy MCDM
Supply Chain Management
Metaheuristics
Multi-Objectiv
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,094
631
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Maghsoud Amiri
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,159
6,347
0.693
MCDM-Fuzzy MCDM and DEA-Fuzzy DEA
SCM
DOE-RSM-QC and Reliability
Queueing Systems and Projec
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,002
642
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alireza Jafari
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,687
6,290
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,845
1,698
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Payam Hanafizadeh
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,224
3,106
0.595
Digital Business Models
Digital Economy
Digital Transformation
Financial Technology
Decisio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,426
1,744
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Laya Olfat
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,690
3,044
0.649
supply chain management
project managemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,149
2,489
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
مطالعات مدیریت (بهبود و تحول)
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,971
2,398
0.604
رفتار سازمانی ، مدیریت منابع انسانی ، مدیریت و توسعه سازمانی ، رهبری �
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,589
3,767
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hossein Mirzaei
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,290
1,757
0.767
Migration
identity
Anthropology
cultural studie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,635
4,052
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zahra Hooshyari
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
1,659
0.952
Psychometric
Assessment
Social Psycholog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,444
4,105
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Borjali Ahmad
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,746
1,642
0.598
Psychology،Clinical Psychology
lonelines
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,697
4,476
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hassan Rashidi
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,638
1,536
0.582
Software Engineering
Programming Languages
Simulation
Scheduling Algorithms
DS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,813
4,537
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Faramarz Sohrabi
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
1,520
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,512
4,680
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ahmad Esmaeili
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,011
1,478
0.735
Automobile Industry
Service Industry
Sustainability Issues in Supply Chain Management
Decision Making Theor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,490
4,697
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fariborz Dortaj
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
1,472
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,357
4,926
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bakhtyar Tartibian
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,478
1,410
0.569
Exercise Physiology
Sport Nutrition
Exercise Immunology
Sports Scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,985
5,206
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Asghar Minaei
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,390
1,336
0.394
Psychometrics
Rasch and IRT Analysis
Structural Equation Modeling
Educational Measuremen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,555
5,265
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mohammadreza Asghari Oskoei
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
1,321
0.368
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Robotics
Biosignal Processin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,014
6,947
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mohammad Mahdi Sobhani
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
1,044
0.668
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,211
7,064
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Abdollah Shafiabady
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,926
1,028
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,544
7,117
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Iman Raeesi Vanani
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,387
1,021
0.736
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Digital Transformation
NL
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,654
7,290
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Masoomeh Estaji
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,138
997
0.876
Language Testing and Assessment
ESP
and Teacher Educatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,681
7,733
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Abbas Abbaspour
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
945
0.710
Human Resource Management
Educational Administration
Managing Higher Education
Education Polic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,592
7,767
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
940
0.653
Information Technology
Knowledge Management
Scheduling
Banking
Social Medi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,853
7,809
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Issues In Language Teaching
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,174
933
0.795
Language Teaching Methodology and Skills
ESP and EAP
Language Testing and Assessment
Discourse Analysis and L2 Pragmatics
S
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,001
8,299
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
پژوهشهای اقتصادی ایران
Allameh Tabatabai University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
882
0.614
Monetary and banking economics
Financial Economics
Urban
regional economics and transportation
Development Economics and Plann