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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 924 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
Public healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324,769
231,124
0.712
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
diabetes
endocrinology
neonatology
hypertension
obesit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,491
25,520
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neuropharmacology
Pharmacogenetics
Drug Genotoxicity
Smoking Cessation (esp. Waterpipe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,333
13,990
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
epidemiology
public health
primary car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,847
13,814
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Distributed Systems
Cybersecurity
Blockchain
Cloud\Edge Computing
Federated Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,131
12,171
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Cloud Computing
Game Theory
Cyber-Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,478
8,870
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Energy and Heat Transfe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,955
4,004
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Genetics
Immunology
Diabetes and it's complications
Endocrinolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
6,321
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,719
5,638
0.647
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Epidemiology
One Health
Refugee Health
Mental Health
Tobacco Us
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,553
7,320
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nanocomposites
Polymer blends
EMI shieldin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,853
3,501
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Artificial Intelligence
Deep learning
Evolutionary Computation
Extended Reality
Game theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,161
5,158
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Food Science/ Food processing Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,292
3,580
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Technology-enhanced learning
Semantic Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,243
4,501
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Food and Agriculture
Plant stress physiology
Soilless and hydroponic cultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,213
2,001
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Clinical Pharmac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,165
4,871
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Solitons
Computational Methods
Fractional Calculu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,518
4,145
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Internet of Things (IoT)
Mobile Ad hoc Networks
Wireless Networks
Cloud Computing
Mobile machine-to-machine (M2M) and Weara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,312
2,789
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Differential Equations
Nanofluids
Fractional Calculus
Numerical Methods
Sinc methodologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,288
3,674
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Immunization
Infection Control
Streptococcuas pneumonia
Virolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,244
3,866
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Professor of Nursing Services Administratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,217
2,515
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Extractive metallurgy
Mineral processing
Oil Shale
Nano Materials
Microwave Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,169
3,029
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Natural Products Chemistry
Medicinal Natural Products
Drug Discovery
Phytotherapy
Natura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
3,088
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Otolaryngology H&N Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,816
4,290
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biological Activity of Medicinal plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,796
1,408
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yousef Khader
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324,769
231,124
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,005
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Anwar Batieha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,491
25,520
0.681
diabetes
endocrinology
neonatology
hypertension
obesit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,284
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Karem Alzoubi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,333
13,990
0.724
Neuropharmacology
Pharmacogenetics
Drug Genotoxicity
Smoking Cessation (esp. Waterpipe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,620
20
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hashem Jaddou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,847
13,814
0.820
epidemiology
public health
primary car
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,822
21
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yaser Jararweh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,131
12,171
0.755
Distributed Systems
Cybersecurity
Blockchain
Cloud\Edge Computing
Federated Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,085
26
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mahmoud Al Ayyoub|Mahmoud Al Shboul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,478
8,870
0.658
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Cloud Computing
Game Theory
Cyber-Securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,044
35
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Moh'd Al Nimr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,955
4,004
0.402
Energy and Heat Transfe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,264
40
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mohammad El Khateeb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
6,321
0.710
Genetics
Immunology
Diabetes and it's complications
Endocrinolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,047
41
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Omar Khabour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,719
5,638
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,647
42
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Khalid A Kheirallah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,553
7,320
0.856
Epidemiology
One Health
Refugee Health
Mental Health
Tobacco Us
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,026
43
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mohammed H Al Saleh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,853
3,501
0.446
Nanocomposites
Polymer blends
EMI shieldin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,094
50
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mostafa Z Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,161
5,158
0.720
Artificial Intelligence
Deep learning
Evolutionary Computation
Extended Reality
Game theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,740
61
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Taha Rababah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,292
3,580
0.569
Food Science/ Food processing Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,150
63
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mohammad AL Smadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,243
4,501
0.721
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Technology-enhanced learning
Semantic Computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,038
66
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ghazi Al Karaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,213
2,001
0.322
Food and Agriculture
Plant stress physiology
Soilless and hydroponic cultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,363
68
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sayer Al Azzam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,165
4,871
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,820
81
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marwan Alquran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,518
4,145
0.751
Solitons
Computational Methods
Fractional Calculu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,316
90
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Muneer Masadeh Bani Yassein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,312
2,789
0.525
Internet of Things (IoT)
Mobile Ad hoc Networks
Wireless Networks
Cloud Computing
Mobile machine-to-machine (M2M) and Weara
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,206
91
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kamel Al Khaled
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,288
3,674
0.695
Differential Equations
Nanofluids
Fractional Calculus
Numerical Methods
Sinc methodologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,891
93
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wail Hayajneh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,244
3,866
0.737
Immunization
Infection Control
Streptococcuas pneumonia
Virolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,965
94
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Raeda Abualrub
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,217
2,515
0.482
Professor of Nursing Services Administratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,842
96
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mohammad S Al Harahsheh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,169
3,029
0.586
Extractive metallurgy
Mineral processing
Oil Shale
Nano Materials
Microwave Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,680
99
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tamam El Elimat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
3,088
0.603
Natural Products Chemistry
Medicinal Natural Products
Drug Discovery
Phytotherapy
Natura
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,541
106
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mohannad Al Qudah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,816
4,290
0.891
Otolaryngology H&N Surger
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,471
107
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ahmad Alkofahi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,796
1,408
0.294
Biological Activity of Medicinal plant