Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Arab League Highly Cited Researchers CitationArchitecture and Design / Urban Planning Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
urban
informality
property
housing
planning theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,155
1,089
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Urban Politics
Governance
Actors/Networks
Commoning/Collective Goods
State stuff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,951
990
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Urban Planning - Urban Design - Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
1,144
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Sustainable Architecture
Urban Design
Climate and Comfort
Passive Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,085
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Architectural & Urban studies
Project & Construction Management
Land Governance & Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,624
1,028
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Urban Economics
Real Estate Economics
Political Economy
Tourism Economics
Energy Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
649
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
future cities
sustainable urban planning
responsive cities
smart cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,544
1,116
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Urban Design
Urban Morphology
Urban Planning
New Urbanism
Sustainable Urban Form
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
1,494
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Urban Planning
Planning Support Systems
Urban Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
419
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Architecture
Urban planning and design
Environmental management and assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,198
1,002
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Urban Sustainability
Urbanization
Climate Change
Sustainable Urban Development
Urban Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,114
1,112
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Architecture
Urban
Social and Cultural
Sustainability
Globalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
450
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
ICT in Urban planning
Green Architecture
Urban Microclimate
Energy Efficient Buildings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
880
861
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Urban Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
800
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Urban Planning
Environmental Impact Assessment
Disaster Risk Reduction
Resource Efficient Cities
Informal Settlements Upgrad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
507
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Urban Design
Urban Planning
City Design and Development
Sustainable Urbanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
709
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
architecture
Urban Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
311
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Architecture
Urban Planning
Urban design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
611
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Urban Development
Urban Design
Cultural Sustainability
Architectural Education
Urban Landscape
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
715
501
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Planning
Regenerative Urban Planning
Green Infrastructure
landscape ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
563
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Public open spaces planning and design - Place Attachment - Urban - Design - Quality of Life -
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
576
572
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable Urban Design
Gated communities
Physical Activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
538
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Urban planning and design
Cities
Open Spaces
Sustainability
Gulf and Tropical Urbanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
464
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Urban & Regional Planning
sustainable development.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
303
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Architecture
Urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
235
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,262
302
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mona Fawaz
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,155
1,089
0.505
urban
informality
property
housing
planning theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,567
341
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mona Harb
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,951
990
0.507
Urban Politics
Governance
Actors/Networks
Commoning/Collective Goods
State stuff
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,428
1,799
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wael Yousef
Al Azhar University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
1,144
0.679
Urban Planning - Urban Design - Architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,091
891
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hanan Taleb Buid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,085
0.661
Sustainable Architecture
Urban Design
Climate and Comfort
Passive Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,586
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wael Alaghbari|Alaghbari, W., Alaghbari, Wa'el, W. Alaghbari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,624
1,028
0.633
Architectural & Urban studies
Project & Construction Management
Land Governance & Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,733
931
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohammad Arzaghi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
649
0.417
Urban Economics
Real Estate Economics
Political Economy
Tourism Economics
Energy Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,701
2,008
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Caroline Tadros
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,544
1,116
0.723
future cities
sustainable urban planning
responsive cities
smart cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,151
2,016
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Abeer Elshater
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
1,494
0.972
Urban Design
Urban Morphology
Urban Planning
New Urbanism
Sustainable Urban Form
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,628
1,043
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Varkki Pallathucheril
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
419
0.314
Urban Planning
Planning Support Systems
Urban Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,452
3,225
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ibrahim Rizk Hegazy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,198
1,002
0.836
Architecture
Urban planning and design
Environmental management and assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,542
3,428
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Abdulaziz I. Almulhim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,114
1,112
0.998
Urban Sustainability
Urbanization
Climate Change
Sustainable Urban Development
Urban Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,398
3,218
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yasser Mahgoub
Galala University
Suez, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
450
0.434
Architecture
Urban
Social and Cultural
Sustainability
Globalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,244
3,838
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hatem Mahmoud
Aswan University
Aswan, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
880
861
0.978
ICT in Urban planning
Green Architecture
Urban Microclimate
Energy Efficient Buildings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756,369
665
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mustafa Aziz Amen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
800
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
767,616
4,266
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
M Khalifa
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
507
0.651
Urban Planning
Environmental Impact Assessment
Disaster Risk Reduction
Resource Efficient Cities
Informal Settlements Upgrad
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
770,925
1,483
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Khaled Alawadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
709
0.920
Urban Design
Urban Planning
City Design and Development
Sustainable Urbanism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,605
991
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mustapha Ben-Hamouche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
311
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,214
4,549
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Amany Ragheb
Delta University for Science & Technology
Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
611
0.850
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Architecture
Urban Planning
Urban design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,184
4,576
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Khalid S Al Hagla
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
715
501
0.701
Urban Development
Urban Design
Cultural Sustainability
Architectural Education
Urban Landscape
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
814,211
700
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yaser Abunnasr
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
563
0.828
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Planning
Regenerative Urban Planning
Green Infrastructure
landscape ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
868,540
5,141
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Prof. Abdullah Addas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
576
572
0.993
Public open spaces planning and design - Place Attachment - Urban - Design - Quality of Life -
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
877,059
1,701
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yasmeen Gul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
538
0.959
Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable Urban Design
Gated communities
Physical Activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911,267
5,433
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Simona Azzali
Prince Sultan University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
464
0.913
Urban planning and design
Cities
Open Spaces
Sustainability
Gulf and Tropical Urbanism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
957,453
5,732
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Faez Saad Alshihri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
303
0.667
Urban & Regional Planning
sustainable development.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
959,317
1,894
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nasser Abuanzeh
Al Ahliyya Amman University
Beijing, Jordan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
235
0.520