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
Nanomedicine
Drug targeting
Tumor vascular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,323
4,286
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Artificial intelligence
Machine Learning
Engineering Optimization
Metaheuristics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,749
10,335
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biofuel
Microalage/bacteria culture
CO2 biofixation
Wastewater treatment
Biosurfactant and enhance oil recovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
2,099
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Metal processing
Robotics
Internet of things (IoT)
Smart Cities
Metaverse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,716
2,190
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Network Security
Cryptography
Validation of cryptographic protocols
Automated Reasoning.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,665
608
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Statistical Modeling
Blockchain
Fintech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,531
2,465
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nanomedicine
Polymers
Hydrogels
Green Nanotechnology
Scattering Methods.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,425
967
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Advanced Design and Manufacturing
Composite materials
Biomedical materials
Industry 4.0
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,186
1,459
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
control systems engineering
aerospace control
control and optimization
vehicle suspensions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,595
755
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Water desalination
industrial water treatment (color removal)
reverse osmosis
nanofiltration and ultrafiltration
photocataly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
481
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
System Analysis & Design
Information Security
Cloud computing
Enterprises Information Systems Applications
Cybersecurity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,579
884
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Behavior of structures at elevated temperature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,532
499
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nanomaterials in environment & biomedicine - Characterisation & Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
1,206
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Corrosion
Failure Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
538
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cybersecurity
Embedded Systems
and Reconfigurable Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,266
834
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
chemical engineering
environment
process intensification
CO2 capture
simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,266
664
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Information systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
768
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Structural Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
735
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robotics & Automation
Artificial Intelligence
Predictive maintenance
Cyber Physical Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,115
644
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sustainable Buildings
Construction Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
522
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Geotechnical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,085
487
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chemical Engineering
specialized in chemical reaction engineering and thermodynamics within the application areas of renewable
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,006
309
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Computer Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
948
378
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
fluid mechanics
heat and mass transfer
mathematical modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
156
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Electrical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
845
312
0.369
Khaled Greish
Arabian Gulf University
Manama, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,323
4,286
0.379
Nanomedicine
Drug targeting
Tumor vascular biology
Abdelhameed Ibrahim
Bahrain Polytechnic
Isa Town, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,749
10,335
0.961
Artificial intelligence
Machine Learning
Engineering Optimization
Metaheuristics
SM Zakir Hossain
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
2,099
0.642
Biofuel
Microalage/bacteria culture
CO2 biofixation
Wastewater treatment
Biosurfactant and enhance oil recovery
Mohammed N Abdulrazaq Alshekhly
Gulf University
Salmabad, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,716
2,190
0.806
Metal processing
Robotics
Internet of things (IoT)
Smart Cities
Metaverse
Adel Bouhoula
Arabian Gulf University
Manama, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,665
608
0.228
Network Security
Cryptography
Validation of cryptographic protocols
Automated Reasoning.
Shahnawaz Khan
University College of Bahrain
Manama, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,531
2,465
0.974
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Statistical Modeling
Blockchain
Fintech
G. Roshan Deen
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,425
967
0.399
Nanomedicine
Polymers
Hydrogels
Green Nanotechnology
Scattering Methods.
Riaz Muhammad
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,186
1,459
0.667
Advanced Design and Manufacturing
Composite materials
Biomedical materials
Industry 4.0
Christakis Papageorgiou|Christos Papageorgiou
Bahrain Polytechnic
Isa Town, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,595
755
0.473
control systems engineering
aerospace control
control and optimization
vehicle suspensions
Nader Al-Bastaki
Kingdom University
Sanad, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
481
0.302
Water desalination
industrial water treatment (color removal)
reverse osmosis
nanofiltration and ultrafiltration
photocataly
Ali Hussein Zolait د علي حسين صالح زليط
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,579
884
0.560
System Analysis & Design
Information Security
Cloud computing
Enterprises Information Systems Applications
Cybersecurity
Mohamad Terro
Kingdom University
Sanad, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,532
499
0.326
Behavior of structures at elevated temperature
B Al Najar
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
1,206
0.844
Nanomaterials in environment & biomedicine - Characterisation & Applications
Hosni Ezuber
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
538
0.404
Corrosion
Failure Analysis
Wael Elmedany
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,266
834
0.659
Cybersecurity
Embedded Systems
and Reconfigurable Computing
Majeed S Jassim
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,266
664
0.524
chemical engineering
environment
process intensification
CO2 capture
simulation
Priyanka Surendran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
768
0.678
Shah Alam
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
735
0.653
Rajkumar Palaniappan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,115
644
0.578
Robotics & Automation
Artificial Intelligence
Predictive maintenance
Cyber Physical Systems
NW Alnaser
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
522
0.480
Sustainable Buildings
Construction Management
Mustafa Aytekin
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,085
487
0.449
Shaker Haji
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,006
309
0.307
Chemical Engineering
specialized in chemical reaction engineering and thermodynamics within the application areas of renewable
Alauddin Al Omary
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
948
378
0.399
Nail Suleiman Khabeev
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
156
0.173
fluid mechanics
heat and mass transfer
mathematical modeling
Mohammed Redha Qader
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
845
312
0.369
Electrical Engineering