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Highly Cited Researchers 661 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
Corrosion
Analytical Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,943
9,727
0.574
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Corrosion inhibition
Electrodegradation
Quantum chemistry computations
Molecular mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,227
4,033
0.954
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Water resources management
Climate change and impacts
Isotopic hydrology
Karst hydrology
Hydrology in arides zone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,391
3,617
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Analytical Chemistry
Quality Control
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Oil Technology
Foo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,416
3,385
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
SCM
OM
Resilience
sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,477
3,217
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
chemistry
electrochemistry
environmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,358
2,704
0.620
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Photocatalysis
Water splitting
Water treatment
Materials science
CO2 reductio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
2,670
0.972
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Materials Science and Environmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,024
2,471
0.817
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chemistry
Conductive polymers
Composites
Wastewater treatmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
2,279
0.936
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chimie physique
photocatalyse
adsorption
environnemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,263
2,140
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Electrochemistry and Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,257
2,115
0.937
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Deep learning
Watermarking
E-learning
Computer Vision
Medical Image
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,935
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chimie Organique hétérocyclique
Corrosion
Chimie théorique
RX
Modélisation moléculair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,276
1,601
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
High Energy Physics (Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
1,350
0.754
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chimie de l'environnement
Traitement des eaux
Adsorption
membrane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,849
1,212
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sciences de l'environnement
Microbiologie
Ecotoxicologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,470
1,210
0.823
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
chemistry
wastewater treatment
coagulation
flocculation
plants based-coagulan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
989
989
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Acoustique générale et acoustique des salles
électroacoustique
Instrumentation et mesure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
981
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Precision agriculture
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Educational Data Minin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
917
0.748
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Water Ressources Management
Membrane
Adsorption
Environmental sustainability
Solar Stil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,665
891
0.535
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
phytochemistry
aromatic and medicinal plants
biological effects
Schistocerca gregari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,886
837
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Artificial Intelligence
Computer vision
systems engineering
e-learning
instructional desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
921
826
0.897
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
wastewater treatment
Adsorption
Biocomposite
Conductive polymer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
812
0.999
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Management Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
808
782
0.968
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Matériaux
Métallurgie et Ingénierie des Procédé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,585
770
0.138
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,174
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rachid SALGHI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,943
9,727
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,131
50
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brahim El Ibrahimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,227
4,033
0.954
Corrosion inhibition
Electrodegradation
Quantum chemistry computations
Molecular mechanic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,837
62
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bouchaou Lhoussaine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,391
3,617
0.671
Water resources management
Climate change and impacts
Isotopic hydrology
Karst hydrology
Hydrology in arides zone
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,897
69
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Said Gharby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,416
3,385
0.767
Analytical Chemistry
Quality Control
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Oil Technology
Foo
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,866
77
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elbaz Jamal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,477
3,217
0.925
SCM
OM
Resilience
sustainabilit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,391
100
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hamdani Mohamed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,358
2,704
0.620
chemistry
electrochemistry
environmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,093
103
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yassine Naciri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
2,670
0.972
Photocatalysis
Water splitting
Water treatment
Materials science
CO2 reductio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,736
116
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
A Benlhachemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,024
2,471
0.817
Materials Science and Environmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,269
128
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mohamed Laabd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
2,279
0.936
Chemistry
Conductive polymers
Composites
Wastewater treatmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,532
138
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Assabbane Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,263
2,140
0.502
Chimie physique
photocatalyse
adsorption
environnemen
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,445
140
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aaziz Jmiai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,257
2,115
0.937
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,086
159
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Afdel Karim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,935
0.816
Deep learning
Watermarking
E-learning
Computer Vision
Medical Image
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,676
199
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nada Kheira Sebbar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,276
1,601
0.703
Chimie Organique hétérocyclique
Corrosion
Chimie théorique
RX
Modélisation moléculair
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,274
249
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hasan El Moumni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
1,350
0.754
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,059
280
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mohamed Chiban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,849
1,212
0.655
Chimie de l'environnement
Traitement des eaux
Adsorption
membrane
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,645
281
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aicha Ait Alla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,470
1,210
0.823
Sciences de l'environnement
Microbiologie
Ecotoxicologi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,869
364
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jamila El Gaayda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
989
989
1.000
chemistry
wastewater treatment
coagulation
flocculation
plants based-coagulan
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,582
368
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lahoucine Elmaimouni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
981
0.717
Acoustique générale et acoustique des salles
électroacoustique
Instrumentation et mesure
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,389
395
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Youssef Es-Saady|Youssef Essaady
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
917
0.748
Precision agriculture
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Educational Data Minin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,480
405
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nabil Saffaj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,665
891
0.535
Water Ressources Management
Membrane
Adsorption
Environmental sustainability
Solar Stil
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,958
426
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lalla Mina Idrissi Hassani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,886
837
0.444
phytochemistry
aromatic and medicinal plants
biological effects
Schistocerca gregari
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,139
431
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mohamed El Hajji|Mohamed Elhajji, Mohammed Elhaj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
921
826
0.897
Artificial Intelligence
Computer vision
systems engineering
e-learning
instructional desig
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,374
442
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Khalid Aziz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
812
0.999
wastewater treatment
Adsorption
Biocomposite
Conductive polymer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,100
453
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Boubker Omar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
808
782
0.968
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
567,375
463
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rida Bilak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,585
770
0.138
Matériaux
Métallurgie et Ingénierie des Procédé