Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 124 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
médecine
rhumatologie
pédagogie médical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,178
3,720
0.405
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Distributed systems
Communication networks
High performance computing
IoT and Big Data
Predictive Analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,726
2,746
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
materials science
design and thermomechanical processing of metal alloys
Microstructure Property relationship
Solar energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,629
1,433
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
sciences de la vi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,483
801
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,969
2,882
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Supply Chain Analytics
Sustainable Logistics
Circular Econom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
2,030
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
WSNs
VANET
SDN
Security
Networking Qo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,035
854
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Materials and nano materials for spintronics
microelectronics
energy storage and modulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
947
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Politiques publiques - Ecologie de la santé - Normativités - Epistémologie des sciences sociale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,667
384
0.230
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Artificial intelligence
data science
social network analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
570
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
AUDIT CONTROLE ET GESTIO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
504
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Energy effeciency building and E-mobilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
829
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
destination branding
scale development
Justice theory
online consumer misbehavior
online review
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
970
573
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mechanics
biomechanics
Mechanobiology
Bone mechanics
Finite element modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
816
537
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Heat Exchangers
Evaporative cooling
Renewable Energies
Thermodynamics and CFD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
629
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
266
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
CFD
Aerodynamics
Fluid Mechanics
wind energy
Heat Exchange
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
702
513
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Operations Research
Combinatorial Optimization
Port Logistics
Transportation Problem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
673
587
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
sociologie
migration
cosmopolitisme
globalisation
Afriqu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
580
275
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Energy storag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
560
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
528
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Organizational Behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
408
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Advanced Combustion Engines
Heat Exchangers
Waste Heat Recovery
Bio-fuels
Electric Vehicle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
470
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Analyse numérique
Optimisation
Cloud Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
208
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
informatique
computer science
artificial intelligence
gestion des risque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439
372
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,828
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Najia Hajjaj Hassouni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,178
3,720
0.405
médecine
rhumatologie
pédagogie médical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,555
77
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mohamed Bakhouya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,726
2,746
0.581
Distributed systems
Communication networks
High performance computing
IoT and Big Data
Predictive Analytic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,583
128
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Elhachmi Essadiqi|Es-Sadiqi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,629
1,433
0.395
materials science
design and thermomechanical processing of metal alloys
Microstructure Property relationship
Solar energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,984
136
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Abdelaziz Benjouad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,483
801
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,179
166
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ikram Jebabli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,969
2,882
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,424
236
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
V. Raja Sreedharan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
2,030
0.940
Supply Chain Analytics
Sustainable Logistics
Circular Econom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,486
255
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mohammed Boulmalf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,035
854
0.420
WSNs
VANET
SDN
Security
Networking Qo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,515
293
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Khalid Bouziane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
947
0.521
Materials and nano materials for spintronics
microelectronics
energy storage and modulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,970
319
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jean-Noël Ferrié
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,667
384
0.230
Politiques publiques - Ecologie de la santé - Normativités - Epistémologie des sciences sociale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,832
379
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ghita Mezzour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
570
0.406
Artificial intelligence
data science
social network analysi
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,955
475
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Babacar toure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
504
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687,466
503
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Radouane Ouladsine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
829
0.799
Energy effeciency building and E-mobilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
711,850
537
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martin Yongho Hyun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
970
573
0.591
destination branding
scale development
Justice theory
online consumer misbehavior
online review
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
773,457
620
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Abdelwahed Barkaoui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
816
537
0.658
Mechanics
biomechanics
Mechanobiology
Bone mechanics
Finite element modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,966
650
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Azzeddine Laknizi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
629
0.828
Heat Exchangers
Evaporative cooling
Renewable Energies
Thermodynamics and CFD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
809,822
661
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nada Sbihi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
266
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,498
688
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mohamed Meziane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
702
513
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839,912
703
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mustapha Oudani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
673
587
0.872
Operations Research
Combinatorial Optimization
Port Logistics
Transportation Problem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,794
805
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mehdi Alioua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
580
275
0.474
sociologie
migration
cosmopolitisme
globalisation
Afriqu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
904,209
839
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Emrani Anisa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
560
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
921,375
873
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ismail Badraoui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
528
0.985
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Agricultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
952,695
957
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Moustafa Abdelmotaleb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
408
0.821
Organizational Behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
962,833
987
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rajesh Ravi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
470
0.969
Advanced Combustion Engines
Heat Exchangers
Waste Heat Recovery
Bio-fuels
Electric Vehicle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,003,966
1,080
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
El Ghazi Abdellatif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
208
0.473
Analyse numérique
Optimisation
Cloud Computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,004,470
1,084
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mehdi Najib
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439
372
0.847
informatique
computer science
artificial intelligence
gestion des risque