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Highly Cited Researchers 1.345 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.

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Total 1.345 scientists

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

17,096

World Rank

126

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

A Kaveh

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Structural optimization | Optimal analysis of structures | Applied graph theory | Force method | Sparse matrices. Structural damag

Citation Metrics

Total

37,674
Last 6 Years

22,249
Last 6 Years / Total

0.591

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

30,784

World Rank

211

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Ali Maleki

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Green Synthesis | Nanomagnetics | Bionanocomposites | Catalysts | Pharmaceutical

Citation Metrics

Total

25,627
Last 6 Years

19,426
Last 6 Years / Total

0.758

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

31,832

World Rank

214

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Toraj Mohammadi

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Membrane Processe

Citation Metrics

Total

25,052
Last 6 Years

12,207
Last 6 Years / Total

0.487

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

37,484

World Rank

253

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Majid R Ayatollahi

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Solid Mechanics | Fracture Mechanics | Structural Integrity | Rock Fracture Mechanic

Citation Metrics

Total

22,324
Last 6 Years

12,852
Last 6 Years / Total

0.576

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

60,513

World Rank

356

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Mahmood M Shokrieh

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Mechanics of Composite Materials | Polymer Composite | Residual Stress | Nano Mechanics | Fatigue of composite

Citation Metrics

Total

15,724
Last 6 Years

7,545
Last 6 Years / Total

0.480

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

61,954

World Rank

369

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Mohammad Reza Mohammad Aliha

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Others
Fracture Mechanics | Rock Fracture Mechanics | Rock mechanics | Asphalt Concret

Citation Metrics

Total

15,448
Last 6 Years

11,176
Last 6 Years / Total

0.723

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

69,466

World Rank

407

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Mir Saman Pishvaee

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Supply chain management | Robust optimization | Supply chain network design | Sustainable operation

Citation Metrics

Total

14,144
Last 6 Years

9,567
Last 6 Years / Total

0.676

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

74,592

World Rank

437

Country Rank

University

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Mehran Rezaei

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Heterogeneous Catalysis | Syngas | Hydrogen | Hydrogen Purificatio

Citation Metrics

Total

13,366
Last 6 Years

8,217
Last 6 Years / Total

0.615

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

78,851

World Rank

471

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Mahmood Fathy

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Machine vision | Machine learning | Parallel and distributed systems | Intelligent transportation system

Citation Metrics

Total

12,772
Last 6 Years

6,291
Last 6 Years / Total

0.493

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

88,040

World Rank

526

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Mostafa Jafari

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Knowledge Management | Industrial Engineering | Innovation | Strategic Managemen

Citation Metrics

Total

11,669
Last 6 Years

5,425
Last 6 Years / Total

0.465

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

93,089

World Rank

559

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Mehdi Bahiraei

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Energy - Heat transfe

Citation Metrics

Total

11,133
Last 6 Years

8,650
Last 6 Years / Total

0.777

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

103,223

World Rank

635

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Shahram Jadid

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Power Market | Demand Response | Power System Operation and Planning | Power Systems | Smart Gri

Citation Metrics

Total

10,190
Last 6 Years

5,911
Last 6 Years / Total

0.580

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

110,517

World Rank

695

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Heidarali Shayanfar

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Power Syste

Citation Metrics

Total

9,598
Last 6 Years

3,822
Last 6 Years / Total

0.398

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

120,989

World Rank

776

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Behrouz Minaei Bidgoli

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Data Mining | Natural Language Processing | Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

Total

8,854
Last 6 Years

4,585
Last 6 Years / Total

0.518

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

126,912

World Rank

831

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Abbas Afshar

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Water resources and environmental mangement | Hydraulics | system engineerin

Citation Metrics

Total

8,484
Last 6 Years

3,870
Last 6 Years / Total

0.456

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

132,967

World Rank

885

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Shahrokh Hosseini Hashemi

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Vibration | Continuum Mechanics | Acoustic

Citation Metrics

Total

8,135
Last 6 Years

3,867
Last 6 Years / Total

0.475

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

133,115

World Rank

886

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Mansoor Anbia

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nano Structure and Nanoporous Materials and Their Uses as Novel Adsorbents and Catalysts | Application of Nano Structure Materia

Citation Metrics

Total

8,128
Last 6 Years

4,344
Last 6 Years / Total

0.534

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

145,331

World Rank

974

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Khosrow Maleknejad

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics - Integral equation - Numerical method

Citation Metrics

Total

7,496
Last 6 Years

3,071
Last 6 Years / Total

0.410

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

147,352

World Rank

1,001

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

MR Mosavi

Iran University of Science & Technology Tehran Tehran, Iran

Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Global Navigation Satellite Systems Advanced Artificial Intelligent Systems Digital Signals Processin