Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Arab League Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences / Open and Distance Education 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
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 :2
Technology Acceptance
Cross cultural studies in IS
Behavioral information security
Distance Education
DEA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,941
1,629
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Data Science and Big Data
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
Cloud Computing
E-Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,000
1,618
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
E-Learning
HCI
CSCL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
1,262
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
e-learning
competency
preceptorship
management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
1,224
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Knowledge Discovery
Software Engineering
Information Technology
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
737
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Technology integration
mobile learning
online learning community
makerspace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,051
507
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
educational technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
999
591
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
e-learning
mobile systems
knowledge management
natural language processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
269
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
e-learning systems
Soft computing
Social Learning Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
478
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cloud Computing
Cybersecurity
e-learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
659
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Knowledge Management
E-learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
849
678
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Distance education (mainly web-based distance education)
Cultural differences and cultural issues in online education
Learner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
440
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Adult Education
Andragogy
Didactics
Distance Education
E-Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
200
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Risk Management
Online Learning
Distant Education
Security Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
44
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,168
44
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
328,037
326
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Khaled Alshare
Qatar University
Katar, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,941
1,629
0.554
Technology Acceptance
Cross cultural studies in IS
Behavioral information security
Distance Education
DEA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,578
1,447
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ayman E Khedr
Helwan University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,000
1,618
0.809
Data Science and Big Data
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
Cloud Computing
E-Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,232
2,890
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mohammed Basheri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
1,262
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,239
307
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dennis Fronda
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
1,224
0.932
e-learning
competency
preceptorship
management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,743
3,049
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mona Nasr
Helwan University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
737
0.679
Knowledge Discovery
Software Engineering
Information Technology
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
660,604
1,246
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ieda M Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,051
507
0.482
Technology integration
mobile learning
online learning community
makerspace
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,894
3,358
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hanan Khalil
Mansoura University
Mansoura, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
999
591
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,093
3,859
672
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jawad Berri
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
269
0.282
e-learning
mobile systems
knowledge management
natural language processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,537
3,886
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Norazah Yusof
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
478
0.507
e-learning systems
Soft computing
Social Learning Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,965
3,638
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mahmoud M Elkhouly
Helwan University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
659
0.712
Cloud Computing
Cybersecurity
e-learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,121
4,166
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chokri Barhoumi
Taibah University
Medina, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
849
678
0.799
Knowledge Management
E-learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
786,375
487
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aisha S Al Harthi
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
440
0.596
Distance education (mainly web-based distance education)
Cultural differences and cultural issues in online education
Learner
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,147,312
1,401
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Soufiane Lahmine
Al Akhawayn University Ifrane
Ifrane, Morocco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
200
0.704
Adult Education
Andragogy
Didactics
Distance Education
E-Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,637,588
2,819
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hajar Iguer
International University of Casablanca
Casablanca, Morocco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
44
0.500
Risk Management
Online Learning
Distant Education
Security Management