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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 124 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
médecine
rhumatologie
pédagogie médical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,295
3,826
0.412
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,154
3,068
0.973
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Supply Chain Analytics
Sustainable Logistics
Circular Econom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
2,030
0.940
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
materials science
design and thermomechanical processing of metal alloys
Microstructure Property relationship
Solar energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,679
1,482
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Materials and nano materials for spintronics
microelectronics
energy storage and modulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,863
990
0.531
* Last 6 Years 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Energy effeciency building and E-mobilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
829
0.799
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
sciences de la vi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,509
823
0.235
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Heat Exchangers
Evaporative cooling
Renewable Energies
Thermodynamics and CFD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
774
641
0.828
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Operations Research
Combinatorial Optimization
Port Logistics
Transportation Problem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
611
0.877
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Artificial intelligence
data science
social network analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,419
585
0.412
* Last 6 Years 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Energy storag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
560
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mechanics
biomechanics
Mechanobiology
Bone mechanics
Finite element modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
553
0.665
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
552
0.986
* Last 6 Years 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
722
531
0.735
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
AUDIT CONTROLE ET GESTIO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
504
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Advanced Combustion Engines
Heat Exchangers
Waste Heat Recovery
Bio-fuels
Electric Vehicle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494
479
0.970
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Discrimination
Leadership
Employees Turnover
Corporate Social Responsibilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
453
0.993
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Organizational Behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
419
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Politiques publiques - Ecologie de la santé - Normativités - Epistémologie des sciences sociale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,676
392
0.234
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
informatique
computer science
artificial intelligence
gestion des risque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
380
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Operations management
Optimization
Decision Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
352
0.903
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
rocket propulsion
space propulsion
electric propulsion
plasma thruster
plasma physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
289
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,141
51
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Najia Hajjaj Hassouni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,295
3,826
0.412
médecine
rhumatologie
pédagogie médical
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,360
83
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ikram Jebabli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,154
3,068
0.973
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,728
96
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,758
148
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,051
217
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elhachmi Essadiqi|Es-Sadiqi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,679
1,482
0.403
materials science
design and thermomechanical processing of metal alloys
Microstructure Property relationship
Solar energy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,397
362
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Khalid Bouziane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,863
990
0.531
Materials and nano materials for spintronics
microelectronics
energy storage and modulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,760
419
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,770
428
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Radouane Ouladsine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
829
0.799
Energy effeciency building and E-mobilit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,106
434
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Abdelaziz Benjouad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,509
823
0.235
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,521
546
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Azzeddine Laknizi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
774
641
0.828
Heat Exchangers
Evaporative cooling
Renewable Energies
Thermodynamics and CFD
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649,920
568
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mustapha Oudani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
611
0.877
Operations Research
Combinatorial Optimization
Port Logistics
Transportation Problem
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,075
597
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ghita Mezzour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,419
585
0.412
Artificial intelligence
data science
social network analysi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,272
613
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,682
628
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Emrani Anisa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
560
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
688,310
633
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Abdelwahed Barkaoui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
553
0.665
Mechanics
biomechanics
Mechanobiology
Bone mechanics
Finite element modelin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
689,273
634
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ismail Badraoui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
552
0.986
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Agricultur
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,670
653
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mohamed Meziane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
722
531
0.735
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,580
696
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Babacar toure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
504
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,366
740
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rajesh Ravi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494
479
0.970
Advanced Combustion Engines
Heat Exchangers
Waste Heat Recovery
Bio-fuels
Electric Vehicle
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
771,206
791
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Raheel Yasin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
453
0.993
Discrimination
Leadership
Employees Turnover
Corporate Social Responsibilit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,525
868
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Moustafa Abdelmotaleb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
419
0.825
Organizational Behavio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
832,849
929
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jean-Noël Ferrié
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,676
392
0.234
Politiques publiques - Ecologie de la santé - Normativités - Epistémologie des sciences sociale
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
847,454
968
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mehdi Najib
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
380
0.850
informatique
computer science
artificial intelligence
gestion des risque
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
881,612
1,051
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tarik Zouadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
352
0.903
Operations management
Optimization
Decision Scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
973,219
1,253
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nabil Souhair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
289
0.997
rocket propulsion
space propulsion
electric propulsion
plasma thruster
plasma physic