Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Arab League Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 682 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 Rankings
Rankings
50,501
World Rank
18
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Social Science
Socio-ecological systems | Rural development | landscape analysis | political ecolog
Socio-ecological systems | Rural development | landscape analysis | political ecolog
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Total17,974
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Last 6 Years15,172
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Last 6 Years / Total0.844
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
81,120
World Rank
18
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political Science | political Theory | Political Methodology | international politics | political developmen
Political Science | political Theory | Political Methodology | international politics | political developmen
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Total12,463
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Last 6 Years12,425
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Last 6 Years / Total0.997
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
104,900
World Rank
118
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
political science | comparative politic
political science | comparative politic
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Total10,038
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Last 6 Years4,315
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Last 6 Years / Total0.430
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
154,485
World Rank
20
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Website quality | Digital transformation | Technology adoption | e-Government | Social Medi
Website quality | Digital transformation | Technology adoption | e-Government | Social Medi
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Total7,073
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Last 6 Years1,856
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Last 6 Years / Total0.262
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
167,783
World Rank
165
Country Rank
79
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Sustainability Assessment | Industrial Ecology | Sustainable mobility | Business Sustainabilit
Sustainability Assessment | Industrial Ecology | Sustainable mobility | Business Sustainabilit
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Total6,531
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Last 6 Years5,042
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Last 6 Years / Total0.772
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
231,634
World Rank
114
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Highway Materials | Highway Design | Pavement Evaluation | Asphalt Modificatio
Highway Materials | Highway Design | Pavement Evaluation | Asphalt Modificatio
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Total4,698
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Last 6 Years2,183
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Last 6 Years / Total0.465
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
259,452
World Rank
158
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Migration & Global Mobility | Political Economy | Labor Studies | CST & DEI | Governanc
Migration & Global Mobility | Political Economy | Labor Studies | CST & DEI | Governanc
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Total4,156
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Last 6 Years1,865
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Last 6 Years / Total0.449
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
274,855
World Rank
435
Country Rank
40
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total3,893
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Last 6 Years1,168
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Last 6 Years / Total0.300
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
274,952
World Rank
436
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Tourism | Sustainable Development | International Relations | Higher Education | Information and Communication Technolog
Tourism | Sustainable Development | International Relations | Higher Education | Information and Communication Technolog
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Total3,891
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Last 6 Years2,070
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Last 6 Years / Total0.532
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
283,235
World Rank
275
Country Rank
56
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Logisitcs | supply chain management | optimization technique
Logisitcs | supply chain management | optimization technique
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Total3,759
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Last 6 Years2,333
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Last 6 Years / Total0.621
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
298,697
World Rank
194
Country Rank
125
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total3,565
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Last 6 Years1,186
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Last 6 Years / Total0.333
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
298,715
World Rank
1,234
Country Rank
113
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Transportation Planning | Environmental Impact Assessment | Climate Change Policy | Greenhouse Gas Emission Management | Strategic
Transportation Planning | Environmental Impact Assessment | Climate Change Policy | Greenhouse Gas Emission Management | Strategic
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Total3,533
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Last 6 Years2,664
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Last 6 Years / Total0.754
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
300,582
World Rank
293
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Social Science
social development | social work | social policy | social psychology | povert
social development | social work | social policy | social psychology | povert
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Total3,508
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Last 6 Years1,308
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Last 6 Years / Total0.373
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
308,737
World Rank
795
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Arabic Natural Language Processing | Text Mining | Information Extraction | Sentiment Analysis | Semantic Annotatio
Arabic Natural Language Processing | Text Mining | Information Extraction | Sentiment Analysis | Semantic Annotatio
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Total3,399
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Last 6 Years1,690
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Last 6 Years / Total0.497
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
321,839
World Rank
851
Country Rank
78
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Highway Engineering | Pavement Performance | Pavement Materials | Civil Engineering | Pavement Desig
Highway Engineering | Pavement Performance | Pavement Materials | Civil Engineering | Pavement Desig
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Total3,308
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Last 6 Years2,837
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Last 6 Years / Total0.858
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
321,890
World Rank
324
Country Rank
157
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineerin
Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineerin
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Total3,233
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Last 6 Years2,652
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Last 6 Years / Total0.820
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
358,646
World Rank
80
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total2,859
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Last 6 Years1,244
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Last 6 Years / Total0.435
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
378,334
World Rank
144
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total2,646
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Last 6 Years2,261
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Last 6 Years / Total0.854
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
389,558
World Rank
1,782
Country Rank
330
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Social Sciences / Social Science
Social Media Analysis | Social Computing | information credibility | Security Informatics | social clou
Social Media Analysis | Social Computing | information credibility | Security Informatics | social clou
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Total2,548
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Last 6 Years1,950
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Last 6 Years / Total0.765
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
399,017
World Rank
407
Country Rank
192
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Arab & Islamist democracy | Arab Spring | GCC democracy | Tunisia's democratizatio
Arab & Islamist democracy | Arab Spring | GCC democracy | Tunisia's democratizatio
Citation Metrics
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Total2,469
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Last 6 Years873
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Last 6 Years / Total0.354
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
415,021
World Rank
729
Country Rank
142
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Pavement Design | Material Characterization | Bituminous Materials | Fatigue | Endurance Limi
Pavement Design | Material Characterization | Bituminous Materials | Fatigue | Endurance Limi
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Total2,341
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Last 6 Years1,921
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Last 6 Years / Total0.821
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
422,607
World Rank
302
Country Rank
189
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total2,284
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Last 6 Years1,493
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Last 6 Years / Total0.654
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
424,673
World Rank
439
Country Rank
210
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Policy and Planning | Sustainable Urbanism | Technology and Society | Environment and Developmen
Policy and Planning | Sustainable Urbanism | Technology and Society | Environment and Developmen
Citation Metrics
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Total2,269
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Last 6 Years2,005
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Last 6 Years / Total0.884
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
433,764
World Rank
772
Country Rank
77
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Transportation Engineering | Construction Material
Transportation Engineering | Construction Material
Citation Metrics
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Total2,204
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Last 6 Years1,119
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Last 6 Years / Total0.508
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
472,190
World Rank
363
Country Rank
35
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Social Science
Social Media | Online Communities | Brand-Consumer Relationship | Omni-Channel Shopper | Digital and Tech Innovation
Social Media | Online Communities | Brand-Consumer Relationship | Omni-Channel Shopper | Digital and Tech Innovation
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Total1,956
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Last 6 Years1,819
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Last 6 Years / Total0.930
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