The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Academic Socialisation
International Education
English Education
Edu. Leadership & Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
626
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Critical Discourse Analysis
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL)
(CALL)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
570
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Education/ESD/HESD
Literature and Linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Curriculum Evaluation and Development
Social Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
216
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
ELT (English Language Teaching) and analysis of EFL students‟ difficulties in learning English.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
117
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Linguistics
Language Teaching
Management and Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
86
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Discourse Analysis
Corpus Linguistics
Language Documentation
African Languages & Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
24
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Islamic studies
social sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
15
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Teaching and Learning
Education
Online Learning
and Religious and Social Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
General relationship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
English Linguistics
Communication
Leadership
Training
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Language Teaching Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Loan Translation
Nonequivalent
Cultural Translation
Transliteration
Interpreting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Phonetics
Pronunciation
World Englishes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Language
Literature
Peace
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cultural Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
language and literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
English Language Teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
English Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
General Activity
Linguistics
Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Litrature and Islamic study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
History of Pashto literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,520
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Abdul Qawi Noori
Takhar University
Takhar, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
626
1.000
Academic Socialisation
International Education
English Education
Edu. Leadership & Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
879,274
15
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Aminuddin Hashemi
Takhar University
Takhar, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
570
0.997
Critical Discourse Analysis
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL)
(CALL)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,274,143
55
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rahmatullah Katawazai
Kandahar University
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
216
0.991
Education/ESD/HESD
Literature and Linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Curriculum Evaluation and Development
Social Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,543,923
102
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nazifullah Nijat
Paktia University
Paktia, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
117
0.983
ELT (English Language Teaching) and analysis of EFL students‟ difficulties in learning English.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,627,971
118
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nasim Tahsildar
Herat University
Herat, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
86
0.878
Linguistics
Language Teaching
Management and Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,770,353
157
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tristan Purvis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
24
0.348
Discourse Analysis
Corpus Linguistics
Language Documentation
African Languages & Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,899,267
202
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Misbahullah Abdulbaqi
Salam University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
15
0.313
Islamic studies
social sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,097,552
276
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Besmillah Daqiq
Takhar University
Takhar, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Teaching and Learning
Education
Online Learning
and Religious and Social Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,105,226
280
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ahmad Anwari
Kandahar University
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,141,885
312
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zabihullah Arab
Khurasan University
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
English Linguistics
Communication
Leadership
Training
Education
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,166,549
328
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sarah Faseli
Kabul University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
Language Teaching Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,177,991
335
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mohammad Ibrahim Qani|محمد ابراهیم قانع
Faryab University
Faryab, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
Loan Translation
Nonequivalent
Cultural Translation
Transliteration
Interpreting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,185,515
341
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Khalid Ahmad Siddiq
Herat University
Herat, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Phonetics
Pronunciation
World Englishes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253,733
385
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fahim Rahimi|Dr. Fahim Rahimi
Nangarhar University
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Language
Literature
Peace
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,282,679
419
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Enayatullah Dadman
Kandahar University
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Cultural Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,303,729
425
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ehsanullah Pamir
Paktia University
Paktia, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,356,489
479
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Abdul Bari Rahmany
Kandahar University
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
English Language Teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,376,149
497
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Atiqullah Sahibzada
Kandahar University
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,399,039
523
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matiullah Hakimi
Takhar University
Takhar, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,399,039
523
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mohammad Qaseem Kashaf
Nangarhar University
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,399,039
523
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mirwais Khaliqyar
Nangarhar University
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,424,293
560
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Fazil Ahmad Faizy
Al-Beroni University
Ghazni, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,424,293
560
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mohammad Arif Qadiri
Faryab University
Faryab, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
General Activity
Linguistics
Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,424,293
560
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sharafuddin Najm
Kunduz University
Kunduz, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Litrature and Islamic study
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,424,293
560
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zahidullah Abid
Kunduz University
Kunduz, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
History of Pashto literature