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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 160 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
X-rays Crystallography
Structure Determination and Refinement
Hirshfeld Surface Analysis
Crystal Packing
Non-covalent inter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,810
11,484
0.726
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Food Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Phytochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,215
3,639
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Animal Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,552
6,003
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computer Aided Geometric Design
Graph Theory
Numerical Methods
Fractional Calculu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,513
5,768
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Food Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,701
3,950
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,937
1,966
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Food Science and Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,854
3,859
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Polysaccharides
Natural polysaccharides
cellulose
hydrogels
stimuli responsive polysaccharide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,468
3,118
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Applied Microbiology
Biofuels
Fermentation Technology
Nanobiotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
2,790
0.683
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Food Science and Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,994
3,547
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Entomology
Ecology
Acarology
IP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,866
1,962
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
3,178
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biochemistry
Molecular Cell Biology
Medical and Allied Health Sciences
Pharmaceutical Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,454
3,206
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
conservation biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,311
1,252
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Agronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,295
1,992
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Horticultural Stress Physiology / Pomology / Citriculture / Nutrient Management / Biotechnoog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,293
2,289
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Organic and Photo Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,065
2,827
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Coordination Chemistry
Metal Based Drug Designe
Organometallics
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Metal Complexes as antitumor Agent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,857
1,955
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,855
2,150
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Analytical chemistry
material science
biopolymers
pharmacokinetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,789
1,747
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant Patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
1,547
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Educational Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,455
2,086
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Food quality and safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,120
1,747
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Computer Vision
Deep learning AI
Human Activity recognition
Medical imaging
Video surveillanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,105
2,062
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Protein structure-function relationships
NMR
Molecular docking
infectious diseases
typhoi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
1,936
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,869
79
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Muhammad Nawaz Tahir
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,810
11,484
0.726
X-rays Crystallography
Structure Determination and Refinement
Hirshfeld Surface Analysis
Crystal Packing
Non-covalent inter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,185
243
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shahid Iqbal
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,215
3,639
0.443
Food Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Phytochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,805
271
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Muhammad Arif
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,552
6,003
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,879
343
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Muhammad Abbas
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,513
5,768
0.886
Computer Aided Geometric Design
Graph Theory
Numerical Methods
Fractional Calculu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,871
424
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Muhammad Nadeem
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,701
3,950
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,684
542
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shoaib Ahmad Malik
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,937
1,966
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,186
554
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mian Anjum Murtaza
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,854
3,859
0.795
Food Science and Nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,047
633
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Muhammad Ajaz Hussain
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,468
3,118
0.698
Polysaccharides
Natural polysaccharides
cellulose
hydrogels
stimuli responsive polysaccharide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,876
727
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Muhammad Irfan
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
2,790
0.683
Applied Microbiology
Biofuels
Fermentation Technology
Nanobiotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,139
753
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhammad Nadeem
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,994
3,547
0.888
Food Science and Technolog
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,904
791
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Muhammad Afzal
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,866
1,962
0.508
Entomology
Ecology
Acarology
IP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,210
879
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Najma Iqbal Malik
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
3,178
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,945
896
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Muhammad Riaz
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,454
3,206
0.928
Biochemistry
Molecular Cell Biology
Medical and Allied Health Sciences
Pharmaceutical Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,086
952
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Muhammad Arshad
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,311
1,252
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,316
962
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muhammad Ehsan Safdar
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,295
1,992
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,478
964
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rashad Mukhtar Balal
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,293
2,289
0.695
Horticultural Stress Physiology / Pomology / Citriculture / Nutrient Management / Biotechnoog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,780
1,059
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Akbar Ali
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,065
2,827
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,364
1,155
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Muhammad Ashraf Shaheen
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,857
1,955
0.684
Coordination Chemistry
Metal Based Drug Designe
Organometallics
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Metal Complexes as antitumor Agent
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,562
1,157
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Muhammad Mansoor Javaid
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,855
2,150
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,286
1,189
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Muhammad Sher
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,789
1,747
0.626
Analytical chemistry
material science
biopolymers
pharmacokinetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,330
1,260
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Muhammad Usman Ghazanfar
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
1,547
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,933
1,392
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mohsin Atta
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,455
2,086
0.850
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Educational Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,266
1,616
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tusneem Kausar
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,120
1,747
0.824
Food quality and safet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,565
1,633
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Muhammad Ramzan
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,105
2,062
0.980
Computer Vision
Deep learning AI
Human Activity recognition
Medical imaging
Video surveillanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,706
1,636
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fayyaz Ur Rehman
University of Sargodha
Sargodha, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
1,936
0.920
Protein structure-function relationships
NMR
Molecular docking
infectious diseases
typhoi