Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Arab League Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Higher Education Studies 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
Technology Addiction
Data Science
Computers & Education
Expert Systems
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
3,958
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
higher education
open and online learning
equity and care
critical pedagogy
intercultural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,210
3,761
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
higher education
renewable energy
water resources
politics
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,817
1,020
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Digital Forensics
Higher Education
Information Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,646
906
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Internationalization
higher education
educacion superior
universidad
mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,122
633
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
257
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Medical science
Immunology
Biotechnology
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
861
165
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Higher Education
eLearning
Learning Impact
Student Demographics
Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
423
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Comparative
International Higher Education
Educational Management
Leadership and Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
725
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Nation branding
Brand management
Business schools
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
543
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Higher Education
Medical & Dental Education
Quality & Accreditation
Biological Sciences
Food and Environment Security & Saf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
380
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
microwave
antenna
six port
quality higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
134
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
modeling
simulation
control
process engineering
quality assurance in higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
155
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
145
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Digital Education
Learning Spaces
Higher Education
Design Thinking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
149
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Higher Education
Teaching Excellence
Linguistics
e-Learning
Quality Assurance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
107
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Quality of Service
Web Technology
Higher Education
Open Data
Scholarly Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
59
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Proficiency
academic identity
higher education
professionalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
50
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Knowledge management
Quality of Higher education
Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
51
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Higher Education
Curriculum Internationalization
Internationalization
Predictive analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
28
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cloud Computing
Computer Networking
Information Privacy and Security
Network Administration
eLearning in Higher Education an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
22
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Automotive Fueling Systems
Energy Efficiency and Management
Higher education Quality and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
12
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Higher Education
Management
Identity
Language teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Learning Analytics
Educational Data mining
Saudi Arabian Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ICT Use in Higher Education Institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,109
117
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nazir S Hawi
Notre Dame University Lebanon
Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
3,958
0.808
Technology Addiction
Data Science
Computers & Education
Expert Systems
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,759
507
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Maha Bali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,210
3,761
0.893
higher education
open and online learning
equity and care
critical pedagogy
intercultural
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
471,314
441
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Adnan Badran
University of Petra
Amman, Jordan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,817
1,020
0.561
higher education
renewable energy
water resources
politics
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,111
887
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrew Marrington
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,646
906
0.550
Digital Forensics
Higher Education
Information Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,114
638
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Francisco Marmolejo
Qatar Foundation
Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,122
633
0.564
Internationalization
higher education
educacion superior
universidad
mexico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701,142
1,000
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nayef Abu-Ageel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
257
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,469
550
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Salim Bounou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
861
165
0.192
Medical science
Immunology
Biotechnology
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,775
1,435
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lee Waller
American University of Ras al Khaimah AURAK
Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
423
0.516
Higher Education
eLearning
Learning Impact
Student Demographics
Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,321
1,447
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Solomon Arulraj David
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
725
0.896
Comparative
International Higher Education
Educational Management
Leadership and Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
810,757
1,562
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Katariina Juusola
Ajman University
United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
543
0.790
Nation branding
Brand management
Business schools
Higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,400
4,704
760
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Muhammad Shoaib Ahmedani
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
380
0.554
Higher Education
Medical & Dental Education
Quality & Accreditation
Biological Sciences
Food and Environment Security & Saf
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,106,019
1,042
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sa Chahine
Beirut Arab University
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
134
0.427
microwave
antenna
six port
quality higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,123,430
223
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bassam Alhamad
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
155
0.515
modeling
simulation
control
process engineering
quality assurance in higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,241,817
1,205
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Diane Nauffal
Lebanese American University
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
145
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,301,840
10,639
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hoda Mostafa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
149
0.756
Digital Education
Learning Spaces
Higher Education
Design Thinking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,557,097
358
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Diana Al Jahromi
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
107
1.000
Higher Education
Teaching Excellence
Linguistics
e-Learning
Quality Assurance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,766,852
80
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mohamud Mohamed Hassan Harbi|Mohamud M. Hassan, Mohamud Mohamed Hassan Harbi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
59
0.967
Quality of Service
Web Technology
Higher Education
Open Data
Scholarly Communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,818,711
3,488
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Taghreed Ibrahim Masri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
50
0.962
Proficiency
academic identity
higher education
professionalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,823,296
9,315
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fethia Yahiaoui
Université Larbi Ben Mhidi de Oum El Bouaghi
Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
51
1.000
Knowledge management
Quality of Higher education
Strategy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,846,409
1,244
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ali Hubais
Salalah College of Technology
Salalah, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
28
0.583
Higher Education
Curriculum Internationalization
Internationalization
Predictive analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,887,113
1,113
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maher Alghali
Sebha University
Sabha, Libya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
22
0.524
Cloud Computing
Computer Networking
Information Privacy and Security
Network Administration
eLearning in Higher Education an
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,981,447
1,567
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Momen Sughayyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
12
0.400
Automotive Fueling Systems
Energy Efficiency and Management
Higher education Quality and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,029,525
1,367
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Amal Al Muqarshi
College of Applied Sciences Rustaq
Johor Bahru, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
Higher Education
Management
Identity
Language teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,031,756
12,581
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Halah Nasseif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
Learning Analytics
Educational Data mining
Saudi Arabian Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,043,263
12,875
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kouider Makhlouf
Université Hassiba Benbouali de Chlef
Casablanca, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
ICT Use in Higher Education Institutions