Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 556 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,121
16,027
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Materials
Physics
Devices
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,562
8,252
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cell and Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,762
4,885
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant Pathology
Natural Pesticides
Biofertilizers
Weed Management
Allelopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,174
5,497
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nanotechnology
Spintronics
Photovoltaics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,592
6,626
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Polymeric hydrogels for drug delivery systems
Biopolymers (chitin and chitosan) extraction from natural resources
Electrospin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,249
5,743
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Digital Banking
Information System
Technology Adoption
Sustainable Technology
ChatBot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,715
6,920
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,587
3,728
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geochemistry of arsenic
health risk assessment of heavy metalloids in drinking water
treatment of drinking water/wastewater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,530
5,118
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Botany
Plant Biotechnology.Plant molecular biology
Radiation Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,689
2,148
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Corporate governance
earnings management
firm value
corporate social responsibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,604
2,960
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Human Resource Management (HRM)
Organizational Behavior (OB)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,595
2,497
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Smart Polymer Microgels for Biomedical
Nanotechnological and Catalytic Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,586
4,474
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Topology
Fuzzy Sets and Systems
Machine Learning
Computational Intelligence
Linear Diophantine Fuzzy Set
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,490
5,192
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mycology
Fungal Ecology
Fungal Biology and Systematics
Plant Pathology
Lichenology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,466
4,161
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Organic-inorganic Materials for catalytic applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,407
3,444
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Computational Mathematics
Scientific computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,390
4,103
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
maternal and child health
gender based violence and women’s health
health program evaluation
health and human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
3,355
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Materials Physics & Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,196
2,565
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,135
1,191
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Environmental Biology/Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,084
2,421
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,075
1,441
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Magnetism
Thin films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,849
2,996
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Molecular Biology
Human Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,775
1,164
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Freshwater Ecology
Plastic Pollution
Environmental Toxicology
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,606
2,326
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,417
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Talab Hussain
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,121
16,027
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,832
109
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shahzad Naseem
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,562
8,252
0.657
Materials
Physics
Devices
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,293
126
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
AR Shakoori
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,762
4,885
0.415
Cell and Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,781
149
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arshad Javaid
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,174
5,497
0.540
Plant Pathology
Natural Pesticides
Biofertilizers
Weed Management
Allelopathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,638
159
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Saira Riaz
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,592
6,626
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,114
170
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Atif Islam
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,249
5,743
0.621
Polymeric hydrogels for drug delivery systems
Biopolymers (chitin and chitosan) extraction from natural resources
Electrospin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,763
231
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Samar Rahi
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,715
6,920
0.897
Digital Banking
Information System
Technology Adoption
Sustainable Technology
ChatBot
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,211
296
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Faryal Idrees
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,587
3,728
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,653
300
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Muhammad Bilal Shakoor
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,530
5,118
0.784
Geochemistry of arsenic
health risk assessment of heavy metalloids in drinking water
treatment of drinking water/wastewater
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,600
372
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Javed Iqbal
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,689
2,148
0.378
Botany
Plant Biotechnology.Plant molecular biology
Radiation Botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,304
378
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sajid Nazir
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,604
2,960
0.528
Corporate governance
earnings management
firm value
corporate social responsibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,609
380
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Muhammad Musarrat Nawaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,595
2,497
0.446
Human Resource Management (HRM)
Organizational Behavior (OB)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,881
381
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zahoor H Farooqi
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,586
4,474
0.801
Smart Polymer Microgels for Biomedical
Nanotechnological and Catalytic Applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,024
396
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Muhammad Riaz
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,490
5,192
0.946
Topology
Fuzzy Sets and Systems
Machine Learning
Computational Intelligence
Linear Diophantine Fuzzy Set
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,864
399
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Abdul Nasir Khalid
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,466
4,161
0.761
Mycology
Fungal Ecology
Fungal Biology and Systematics
Plant Pathology
Lichenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,658
589
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robina Begum
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,407
3,444
0.781
Organic-inorganic Materials for catalytic applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,542
594
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nauman Raza
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,390
4,103
0.935
Computational Mathematics
Scientific computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,959
618
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rubeena Zakar
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
3,355
0.787
maternal and child health
gender based violence and women’s health
health program evaluation
health and human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,586
626
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Muhammad Tanveer
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,196
2,565
0.611
Materials Physics & Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,025
639
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
M Waheed Akhtar
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,135
1,191
0.288
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,862
656
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Abdul Rehman
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,084
2,421
0.593
Environmental Biology/Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,449
660
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
CH Jamil Anwar
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,075
1,441
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,507
725
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shahid Atiq
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,849
2,996
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,040
738
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sadaf Naz
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,775
1,164
0.308
Molecular Biology
Human Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,040
783
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Abdul Qadir
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,606
2,326
0.645
Freshwater Ecology
Plastic Pollution
Environmental Toxicology
Climate Change