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
Governance
The Audit Committee Characteristics
Earnings Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,171
6,236
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
AccountingFintech
Sustainability
AI ESG Earning management
Forensic Accounting
IntellectualCapital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,958
4,464
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Finteck/insurteck/regteck
Conventional/Islamic Finance
Corporate Governance
Capital Markets
Women in Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
1,839
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Entrepreneurship
Management
Finance
Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,391
3,091
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Financial Economics
Macroeconometrics
Energy Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,206
2,108
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Digital HR
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,993
2,823
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Management
Business & I.S Knowledge Management
AI in Business
Business Analytics & Big Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,833
1,406
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Financial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,761
462
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Accounting
Finance
AAOIFI
IFRS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,630
2,121
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Data Envelopment Analysis
Efficiency
Productivity
Service Quality Gap Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,596
1,037
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mathematics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,364
1,684
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Accounting
AIS
Digital Accounting
Financial accounting
Corporate governance & Artificial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,235
2,171
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
innovation policy
eco-innovation
sustainability
NIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
879
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Emerging Markets
Banking
Financial Economics
Real Estate
Valuation
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,920
798
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Human resource Management
change management
organizational culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
1,730
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Management
knowledge Management
innovation
digital marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,786
1,603
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
1,263
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Management Accounting
Financial Analysis
Business Performance Analysis
Business Network
FinTech.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,458
1,387
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Economics
Financial Markets and Institutions
Islamic Banking and Finance
Economic Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,420
764
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Knowledge Management
Operations Management
Organizational Change and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,403
515
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
creativity
gifted education
divergent thinking
problem finding
meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
1,227
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
HR
OB and OD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
1,049
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Business Administration
Innovation Mangement
E-Business & E-Commerce
SMART PLS
Atlas Ti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
791
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Organisational Behaviour
Green Management
HR Analytics
Organisational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
938
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Counselor Education
Marriage & Family Therapy
Mental Health Counseling
Counseling Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,256
466
0.371
Allam Hamdan
Ahlia University
Manama, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,171
6,236
0.870
Governance
The Audit Committee Characteristics
Earnings Quality
Abdalmuttaleb Ma Musleh Al Sartawi
Ahlia University
Manama, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,958
4,464
0.900
AccountingFintech
Sustainability
AI ESG Earning management
Forensic Accounting
IntellectualCapital
Jasim Al Ajmi
Ahlia University
Manama, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
1,839
0.532
Finteck/insurteck/regteck
Conventional/Islamic Finance
Corporate Governance
Capital Markets
Women in Finance
Muzaffar Asad
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,391
3,091
0.912
Entrepreneurship
Management
Finance
Governance
Helmi Hamdi
Central Bank of Bahrain
Manama, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,206
2,108
0.658
Financial Economics
Macroeconometrics
Energy Policy
Nishad Nawaz
Kingdom University
Sanad, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,993
2,823
0.943
Adel I Al Alawi
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,833
1,406
0.496
Management
Business & I.S Knowledge Management
AI in Business
Business Analytics & Big Data
Patrick K. Asea
Gulf University
Salmabad, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,761
462
0.167
Adel Sarea
Ahlia University
Manama, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,630
2,121
0.806
Accounting
Finance
AAOIFI
IFRS
Mukesh Kumar
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,596
1,037
0.399
Data Envelopment Analysis
Efficiency
Productivity
Service Quality Gap Analysis
Ernest Afari
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,364
1,684
0.712
Basel JA Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,235
2,171
0.971
Accounting
AIS
Digital Accounting
Financial accounting
Corporate governance & Artificial
Odeh Al Jayyousi
Arabian Gulf University
Manama, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
879
0.405
innovation policy
eco-innovation
sustainability
NIS
Gökhan Bora Aktan
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,920
798
0.416
Emerging Markets
Banking
Financial Economics
Real Estate
Valuation
Energy
Saeed Aldulaimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
1,730
0.903
Human resource Management
change management
organizational culture
Sarra Berraies
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,786
1,603
0.898
Management
knowledge Management
innovation
digital marketing
Muhammad Abrar Ul Haq
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
1,263
0.768
Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman
Kingdom University
Sanad, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,458
1,387
0.951
Management Accounting
Financial Analysis
Business Performance Analysis
Business Network
FinTech.
Mohammad Omar Farooq
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,420
764
0.538
Economics
Financial Markets and Institutions
Islamic Banking and Finance
Economic Development
Minwir Al Shammari
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,403
515
0.367
Knowledge Management
Operations Management
Organizational Change and Development
Ahmed M. Abdulla Alabbasi|Ahmed M. Abdulla
Arabian Gulf University
Manama, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
1,227
0.901
creativity
gifted education
divergent thinking
problem finding
meta-analysis
Zafrul Allam
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
1,049
0.806
Soud Almahamid
Arabian Gulf University
Manama, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
791
0.614
Business Administration
Innovation Mangement
E-Business & E-Commerce
SMART PLS
Atlas Ti
Kabiru Maitama Kura
Bahrain Polytechnic
Isa Town, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
938
0.729
Organisational Behaviour
Green Management
HR Analytics
Organisational Psychology
Adnan Farah
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,256
466
0.371
Counselor Education
Marriage & Family Therapy
Mental Health Counseling
Counseling Psychology