Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Arab League Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 2.883 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
United Arab Emirates
Philip Molyneux
banking
bank performance
private banking
islamic banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,377
10,118
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lebanon
Elie Bouri
Financial Economics
Energy Finance
Empirical Finance
Bitcoin
Cryptoassets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,785
24,489
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Egypt
Mohamed Abdrabo
Environmental Economics
climate change impacts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,983
11,749
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kuwait
Ekrem Tatoglu
International Business
Strategic Management
Emerging Markets
FDI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,941
7,374
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Umar Chapra
Islamic finance
Islamic Economics
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,685
5,593
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United Arab Emirates
Narjess Boubakri
Corporate Governance
Privatization
Corporate Finance
International Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,927
5,782
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tunisia
Walid Mensi
Energy Finance
Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,854
10,085
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Qatar
Habib Ullah Khan
IoT & Big Data& Healthcare I.S.
Deep Learning & U/V/M/E-Commerce
Security & Artificial Intelligence
Mobile Banking
E-Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,008
7,845
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United Arab Emirates
Abdulnasser Hatemi-J
Finance
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,765
4,308
0.441

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Iraq
Tariq Tawfeeq Yousif Alabdullah
Accounting
Management accounting
Corporate Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,828
8,066
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United Arab Emirates
Thomas Ahrens
accounting
phenomenology
practice theory
public management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,534
2,936
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Qatar
Lanouar Charfeddine
Cryptocurrency
Digital Assets
Entrepreneurship
Sustainability
Energy Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,937
6,129
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United Arab Emirates
Mosab I Tabash
Finance
Islamic Finance
Investments
Tourism
Environmental issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,057
7,724
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bahrain
Allam Hamdan
Governance
The Audit Committee Characteristics
Earnings Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,339
6,399
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United Arab Emirates
Haitham Nobanee
Anti Financial Crime
Cooperative Finance
Credit Management
Stock Market Microstructure
Cash Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,770
5,628
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Qatar
Saibal Ghosh
Financial intermediation
Financial stability
Corporate finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,604
3,234
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Oman
Behnaz Saboori
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Natural Resources
Trade
COVID 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
4,687
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tunisia
Anis Jarboui
Finance et comptabilité
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,581
5,468
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Palestine
Husam Rjoub
Asset Pricing (CAPM
APT
FF) and International Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,298
5,892
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United Arab Emirates
Zaghum Umar
Empirical Finance
Energy Finance
Digital Assets
Investor Sentiment
Connectedness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,400
6,187
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Egypt
Mohammed M Omran
Financial Economics
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,828
1,682
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Saudi Arabia
Abdalwali Lutfi|Abdalwali Lufti
Digital Innovations
AIS
Financial Analysis
Financial Accounting
SMEs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,939
5,879
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Egypt
Ali Abdzaher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,598
3,194
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bahrain
Abdalmuttaleb Ma Musleh Al Sartawi
AccountingFintech
Sustainability
AI ESG Earning management
Forensic Accounting
IntellectualCapital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,386
4,902
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Oman
Khamis Hamed Al Yahyaee
Dividend Policy
Capital Structure
Market Microstructure
Ownership Structure
Asset Pricing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,967
4,164
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,369
United Arab Emirates
11
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Philip Molyneux
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,377
10,118
0.313
banking
bank performance
private banking
islamic banking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,554
Lebanon
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elie Bouri
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,785
24,489
0.914
Financial Economics
Energy Finance
Empirical Finance
Bitcoin
Cryptoassets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,958
Egypt
43
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mohamed Abdrabo
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,983
11,749
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,266
Kuwait
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ekrem Tatoglu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,941
7,374
0.463
International Business
Strategic Management
Emerging Markets
FDI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,024
Saudi Arabia
178
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Muhammad Umar Chapra
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,685
5,593
0.381
Islamic finance
Islamic Economics
Development Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,716
United Arab Emirates
79
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Narjess Boubakri
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,927
5,782
0.485
Corporate Governance
Privatization
Corporate Finance
International Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,436
Tunisia
9
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Walid Mensi
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,854
10,085
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,589
Qatar
68
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Habib Ullah Khan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,008
7,845
0.713
IoT & Big Data& Healthcare I.S.
Deep Learning & U/V/M/E-Commerce
Security & Artificial Intelligence
Mobile Banking
E-Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,320
United Arab Emirates
104
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Abdulnasser Hatemi-J
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,765
4,308
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,093
Iraq
22
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tariq Tawfeeq Yousif Alabdullah
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,828
8,066
0.914

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,287
United Arab Emirates
137
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Ahrens
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,534
2,936
0.344
accounting
phenomenology
practice theory
public management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,975
Qatar
114
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lanouar Charfeddine
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,937
6,129
0.772
Cryptocurrency
Digital Assets
Entrepreneurship
Sustainability
Energy Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,135
United Arab Emirates
155
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mosab I Tabash
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,057
7,724
0.959
Finance
Islamic Finance
Investments
Tourism
Environmental issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,503
Bahrain
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Allam Hamdan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,339
6,399
0.872
Governance
The Audit Committee Characteristics
Earnings Quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,235
United Arab Emirates
194
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Haitham Nobanee
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,770
5,628
0.831
Anti Financial Crime
Cooperative Finance
Credit Management
Stock Market Microstructure
Cash Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,843
Qatar
136
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Saibal Ghosh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,604
3,234
0.490
Financial intermediation
Financial stability
Corporate finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,618
Oman
48
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Behnaz Saboori
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
4,687
0.707
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Natural Resources
Trade
COVID 19
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,031
Tunisia
27
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anis Jarboui
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,581
5,468
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,073
Palestine
24
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Husam Rjoub
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,298
5,892
0.936
Asset Pricing (CAPM
APT
FF) and International Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,493
United Arab Emirates
214
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zaghum Umar
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,400
6,187
0.967
Empirical Finance
Energy Finance
Digital Assets
Investor Sentiment
Connectedness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,955
Egypt
322
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mohammed M Omran
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,828
1,682
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,795
Saudi Arabia
626
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Abdalwali Lutfi|Abdalwali Lufti
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,939
5,879
0.990
Digital Innovations
AIS
Financial Analysis
Financial Accounting
SMEs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,359
Egypt
374
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ali Abdzaher
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,598
3,194
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,650
Bahrain
14
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Abdalmuttaleb Ma Musleh Al Sartawi
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,386
4,902
0.910
AccountingFintech
Sustainability
AI ESG Earning management
Forensic Accounting
IntellectualCapital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,730
Oman
68
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Khamis Hamed Al Yahyaee
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,967
4,164
0.838
Dividend Policy
Capital Structure
Market Microstructure
Ownership Structure
Asset Pricing
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