Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Arab League Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Computational Linguistics
NLP
Large Language Models
Fact-checking
Fake News
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,396
19,074
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
E - Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,691
13,626
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
tourism
marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,604
7,850
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Socio-ecological systems
Rural development
landscape analysis
political ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,939
14,422
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Mental Illness
Personality Assessment
Cross Cultural Psychology
Personality Inventory
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,502
5,602
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,937
4,997
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Political Science
political Theory
Political Methodology
international politics
political development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,314
10,290
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Public Health
Neurosciences
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,301
5,176
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,247
3,709
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
political science
comparative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,051
3,869
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
psychology
neuroscience
evolution
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,071
3,469
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,759
5,940
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cultuling
ESQ
Emotioncy
Transpathy
PL-GAT Aptitude
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,343
4,716
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
ESL
Discourse
Text
linguistics computer science
psychology cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,104
3,571
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Website quality
Digital transformation
Technology adoption
e-Government
Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,941
2,155
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
MIS
IT Management and Strategy
Smart City and Smart Tourism
e-biz
Outsourcing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,495
3,426
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Applied Linguistics
Translation Studies
CALL MALL EFL ESP EAP AFL SLA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,428
4,484
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Technology-enhanced learning
Semantic Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,833
4,630
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Sustainability Assessment
Industrial Ecology
Sustainable mobility
Business Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,695
4,720
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,947
1,047
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
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 :22
World Englishes
Language and Identity
Women's studies
Media and Cultural Studies
Applied
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,766
3,675
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Egyptology
zooarchaeology
rock art
archaeology
experimental archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,749
2,303
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
motivation
language learning
implicit attitudes
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
4,528
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Highway Materials
Highway Design
Pavement Evaluation
Asphalt Modification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,492
2,324
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,817
10
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Preslav Nakov
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,396
19,074
0.751
Computational Linguistics
NLP
Large Language Models
Fact-checking
Fake News
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,168
44
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ahmed Nour
El Shorouk Academy
Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,691
13,626
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,174
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yvette Reisinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,604
7,850
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,208
18
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rami Zurayk|Rami Zreik
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,939
14,422
0.905
Socio-ecological systems
Rural development
landscape analysis
political ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,550
100
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ahmed M Abdel Khalek
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,502
5,602
0.448
Mental Illness
Personality Assessment
Cross Cultural Psychology
Personality Inventory
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,869
28
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ikhlas Ahmad
University of Jordan
Amman, Jordan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,937
4,997
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,078
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kanaan Hamagharib Abdullah
University of Human Development
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,314
10,290
0.998
Political Science
political Theory
Political Methodology
international politics
political development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,019
20
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Samir Al Adawi
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,301
5,176
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,716
108
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Waqar Ahmad
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,247
3,709
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,361
116
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christian W Haerpfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,051
3,869
0.427
political science
comparative politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,515
52
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Arne Dietrich
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,071
3,469
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,014
200
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ayman Yosry
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,759
5,940
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,098
34
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Reza Pishghadam
Gulf College
Al-Khuwair, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,343
4,716
0.642
Cultuling
ESQ
Emotioncy
Transpathy
PL-GAT Aptitude
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,094
165
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philip Mccarthy|McCarthy PM, PM McCarthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,104
3,571
0.503
ESL
Discourse
Text
linguistics computer science
psychology cognitive science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,625
21
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Adel M Aladwani
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,941
2,155
0.310
Website quality
Digital transformation
Technology adoption
e-Government
Social Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,071
185
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kichan Nam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,495
3,426
0.527
MIS
IT Management and Strategy
Smart City and Smart Tourism
e-biz
Outsourcing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,764
501
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Reima Al-Jarf أ د ريما الجرف
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,428
4,484
0.698
Applied Linguistics
Translation Studies
CALL MALL EFL ESP EAP AFL SLA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,258
63
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mohammad AL Smadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,833
4,630
0.794
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Technology-enhanced learning
Semantic Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,510
168
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nuri C Onat
Qatar University
Katar, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,695
4,720
0.829
Sustainability Assessment
Industrial Ecology
Sustainable mobility
Business Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,045
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Omar Abbas
Al Farahidi University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,947
1,047
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,109
117
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
214,553
759
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tariq Elyas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,766
3,675
0.771
World Englishes
Language and Identity
Women's studies
Media and Cultural Studies
Applied
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,334
418
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Salima Ikram
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,749
2,303
0.485
Egyptology
zooarchaeology
rock art
archaeology
experimental archaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,588
763
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ali H Al Hoorie
Jubail Industrial College
Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
4,528
0.955
motivation
language learning
implicit attitudes
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,782
101
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ibrahim Asi
Hashemite University
Zarqa, Jordan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,492
2,324
0.517
Highway Materials
Highway Design
Pavement Evaluation
Asphalt Modification