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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 17 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
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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* Last 6 Years 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Public Administratio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
290
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
277
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cancer biology
Biochemistry
Drug screening
Apoptosis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
216
0.847
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
cybersecurity_&_forensic_investigation_&_cloud computin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
195
0.961
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
statistics
probabilit
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
189
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Human Recours
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
135
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Quality Assurance
Assessment
Educatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
105
0.255
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
cell biology
genetics
and bioinformatic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
92
0.821
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
PDEs
Fixed point Theory and Functional Analysi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
67
0.744
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
mass comm. Global comm. Political comm. PR
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
47
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Automation and control
Digital System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Semantic We
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
29
0.967
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Education
Managemen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
27
0.164
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Research
Football
Instructional Technology
Reading
Writin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wireless Networking
Internet of Things
Network & Cybersecurit
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
11
0.139
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,362
415
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,859
598
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
969,033
919
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
991,009
938
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mohammed Rashwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
277
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,110,745
1,010
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Syed Shoeb Razvi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
216
0.847
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,162,532
1,044
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Abdullah Hussein Al-Ghushami
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
195
0.961
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,177,874
1,056
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mohanad Alkhasawneh
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
189
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,352,646
1,169
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mohamad As Alenzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
135
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,478,405
1,240
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Deborah Dixon (Al Enezi)
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
105
0.255
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,547,663
1,281
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
İlham Mahgoub
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
92
0.821
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,702,830
1,388
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mohamed Iadh Ayari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
67
0.744
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,860,846
1,474
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,904,475
1,501
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Muhammad Hamid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,049,028
1,566
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tahani Abu Musa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
29
0.967
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,065,897
1,571
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mona Nour
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
27
0.164
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,085,452
1,578
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alokla Mosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,294,726
1,659
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zubeir Izaruku Dafalla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
11
0.139
Wireless Networking
Internet of Things
Network & Cybersecurit