Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 17 Scientists Citation Rankings - 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
HRM
Psychological Empowerment
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Educational Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,476
1,411
0.956
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Islamic Banking
Accounting
Islamic finance
banking and accounting. Intellectual capita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,141
818
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Public Administratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
290
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Quality Assurance
Assessment
Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
105
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
277
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cancer biology
Biochemistry
Drug screening
Apoptosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
216
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
statistics
probabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
189
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cybersecurity_&_forensic_investigation_&_cloud computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
195
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Education
Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
27
0.164
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Human Recours
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
135
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
cell biology
genetics
and bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
92
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
mass comm. Global comm. Political comm. PR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
47
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
PDEs
Fixed point Theory and Functional Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
67
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wireless Networking
Internet of Things
Network & Cybersecurit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
11
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Automation and control
Digital System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Semantic We
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
29
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Research
Football
Instructional Technology
Reading
Writin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,933
572
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mohammed Abdulrab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,476
1,411
0.956
HRM
Psychological Empowerment
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Educational Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,278
661
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fekri Ali Shawtari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,141
818
0.717
Islamic Banking
Accounting
Islamic finance
banking and accounting. Intellectual capita
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
975,707
904
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
وسيم الهابيل|Wasim Al-Habil, Wasim Alhabil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
290
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,034,056
925
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Deborah Dixon (Al Enezi)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
105
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,108,337
960
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mohammed Rashwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
277
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,242,395
1,043
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Syed Shoeb Razvi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
216
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,296,053
1,080
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mohanad Alkhasawneh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
189
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,352,770
1,116
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Abdullah Hussein Al-Ghushami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
195
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,463,170
1,190
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mona Nour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
27
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,563,786
1,260
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mohamad As Alenzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
135
1.000
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,659,405
1,319
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
İlham Mahgoub
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
92
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,683,243
1,330
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mahmoud M Galander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
47
0.439
mass comm. Global comm. Political comm. PR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,765,894
1,381
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mohamed Iadh Ayari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
67
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,828,625
1,424
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zubeir Izaruku Dafalla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
11
0.139
Wireless Networking
Internet of Things
Network & Cybersecurit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,069,108
1,569
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muhammad Hamid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,187,021
1,623
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tahani Abu Musa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
29
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,218,170
1,632
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alokla Mosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963