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
Sustainable Architecture
Urban Design
Climate and Comfort
Passive Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,085
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
design management innovation strategy architecture culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,617
582
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Urban Economics
Real Estate Economics
Political Economy
Tourism Economics
Energy Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
649
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Urban Planning
Planning Support Systems
Urban Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
419
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Architectural Planning
Energy efficiency
Environmental Design
Sustainable Built Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
795
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Urban Design
Urban Planning
City Design and Development
Sustainable Urbanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
709
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Architecture
Urban Design
IAQ
Indoor Built Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
724
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable Urban Design
Gated communities
Physical Activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
538
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Life cycle assessment
Embodied energy
Material service life
Digital fabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
254
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Housing Quality Indicators
Design Defects
Smart Buildings and Cities
Renewable Energy
IT in Building Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
255
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Sustainability
Energy
Cooling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
181
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Architecture
BIM
CAD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
70
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Project / Design Management
Client Briefing
Risk Management
Public/Private Partnership (PPP)
Post Occupancy E
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
220
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Architecture
Building Construction
Sustainable Built Environment
Urban Planning
Energy Saving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
313
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Architecture
Interior Design
Exhibitions
Modern Heritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
150
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
292
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Architectural Design
Energy Efficiency
Building Energy Retrofit
BIPV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
167
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Interior Design
Lighting
Acoustics
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
177
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
architecture
cultural heritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
71
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Heat Transfer
Fluid Dynamics
Sustainable Built Environment
Indoor lighting
Road lighting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
165
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Architecture and Sustainable Building Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
166
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Architecture
Urban Planning
Urban Design
Spatial Analysis
Simulation of Urban Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
128
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Interior Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
118
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
architecture
urbanism
digital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
47
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Urban Planning
Sustainable design
Social Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
116
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,091
891
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hanan Taleb Buid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,085
0.661
Sustainable Architecture
Urban Design
Climate and Comfort
Passive Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,181
899
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kathryn Best
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,617
582
0.360
design management innovation strategy architecture culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,733
931
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mohammad Arzaghi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
649
0.417
Urban Economics
Real Estate Economics
Political Economy
Tourism Economics
Energy Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,628
1,043
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Varkki Pallathucheril
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
419
0.314
Urban Planning
Planning Support Systems
Urban Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
739,643
1,407
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Emad S Mushtaha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
795
0.943
Architectural Planning
Energy efficiency
Environmental Design
Sustainable Built Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
770,925
1,483
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Khaled Alawadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
709
0.920
Urban Design
Urban Planning
City Design and Development
Sustainable Urbanism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,424
1,531
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chuloh Jung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
724
0.990
Architecture
Urban Design
IAQ
Indoor Built Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
877,059
1,701
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yasmeen Gul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
538
0.959
Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable Urban Design
Gated communities
Physical Activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,047,213
2,052
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Abdul Rauf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
254
0.700
Life cycle assessment
Embodied energy
Material service life
Digital fabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,058,344
2,070
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Afaq Hyder Chohan
Ajman University
United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
255
0.722
Housing Quality Indicators
Design Defects
Smart Buildings and Cities
Renewable Energy
IT in Building Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,077,341
2,106
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sahar N Sulaiman Kharrufa
Ajman University
United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
181
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,081,241
2,114
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Magdy Ibrahim|Magdy Mohamed Ibrahim Mahmoud, Magdy M. Ibrahim
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
70
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,096,714
2,144
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alaa Abdou
Ajman University
United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
220
0.685
Project / Design Management
Client Briefing
Risk Management
Public/Private Partnership (PPP)
Post Occupancy E
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,102,442
2,157
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sundus Luay Shareef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
313
0.991
Architecture
Building Construction
Sustainable Built Environment
Urban Planning
Energy Saving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,122,144
2,202
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roberto Fabbri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
150
0.497
Architecture
Interior Design
Exhibitions
Modern Heritage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,132,112
2,224
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lindita Bande
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
292
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,254,854
2,472
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Vittorino Belpoliti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
167
0.759
Architectural Design
Energy Efficiency
Building Energy Retrofit
BIPV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,337,016
2,623
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Naglaa Sami Abdelaziz
Ajman University
United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
177
0.978
Interior Design
Lighting
Acoustics
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,358,091
2,664
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eman Assi
American University of Ras al Khaimah AURAK
Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
71
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,361,545
2,670
547
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Issah M. Alhamad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
165
0.965
Heat Transfer
Fluid Dynamics
Sustainable Built Environment
Indoor lighting
Road lighting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,368,759
2,685
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Muna Salameh
Ajman University
United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
166
0.988
Architecture and Sustainable Building Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,382,697
2,708
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rim Meziani
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
128
0.785
Architecture
Urban Planning
Urban Design
Spatial Analysis
Simulation of Urban Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,491,694
2,909
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wael Rashdan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
118
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,493,463
2,913
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
George Katodrytis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
47
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,511,482
2,944
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bhakti More
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
116
0.967
Urban Planning
Sustainable design
Social Entrepreneurship