Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1

Environmental Economics
climate change impact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,497
12,162
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2

Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,130
3,608
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3

Financial Economics
Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,916
1,765
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4

Applied Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,134
1,378
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5

IFRS
Internal Control
Audit Committees
Disclosure
Corporate Governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,020
1,600
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6

ابحاث السرطا�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
1,000
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7

corporate governance
internet financial reporting
accounting
business education
auditin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,866
2,081
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8

accountin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,749
1,083
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9

Economic Development
and Applied microeconomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
346
0.142
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10

process contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,338
1,177
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11

accountin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,309
1,309
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12

Nutrition and Food Science
Therapeutic Nutrition & Dietitian
Phytochemicals
Biotechnology
Food Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,283
1,655
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13

Corporate Governance
Finance
and Accountin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,179
1,241
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14

Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,123
1,878
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15

Biobanking
Cancer
COVID-19
Ethics
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,832
1,821
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16

International Economics
Development Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,805
743
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17

Accounting
Auditing
Tax
Developing Countries
Corporate Governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
682
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18

Textile Chemistry and Technolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,695
958
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19

Foreign Direct Investment
Financial Development
Poverty in Developing Countries
Economic Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,652
462
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20

Political Economy
Economics and Ethics
Philosophy of Economics
Economic Methodolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,630
947
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21

labor economics
wage inequality
gender
youth unemployment
migratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,509
635
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22

Accounting for Sustainability
Accounting Education
Corporate Governance
and Islamic ethics of CS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,346
1,248
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23

Financial Accounting
Auditing
Environmental issues
Financial markets
Corporate governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,241
798
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24

Financial Time Series Analysis
Corporate Governance
Efficiency Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
960
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25

Corporate governance
Board diversity
Corporate disclosure
Financial reporting qualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,137
827
0.727
Mohamed Abdrabo
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,497
12,162
0.442
Environmental Economics
climate change impact
Ali Abdzaher
Nahda University
Beni Suef, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,130
3,608
0.589
Mohammed M Omran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,916
1,765
0.298
Financial Economics
Financ
Antonio Rodriguez
German University in Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,134
1,378
0.440
Khaled Samaha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,020
1,600
0.530
IFRS
Internal Control
Audit Committees
Disclosure
Corporate Governanc
Moneim Osman
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
1,000
0.341
Ehab KA Mohamed
German University in Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,866
2,081
0.726
corporate governance
internet financial reporting
accounting
business education
auditin
Mahmoud Salah
Kafr El Sheikh University
Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,749
1,083
0.394
Hassan Aly
Nile University
Giza, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
346
0.142
Economic Development
and Applied microeconomic
Emad Ali
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,338
1,177
0.503
Smart Institutional Plan
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Ibrahim Ebaid
Tanta University
Tanta, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,309
1,309
0.567
Yousif Elhassaneen
Menoufia University
Monufia, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,283
1,655
0.725
Nutrition and Food Science
Therapeutic Nutrition & Dietitian
Phytochemicals
Biotechnology
Food Biochemistr
Mohamed Moustafa Soliman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,179
1,241
0.570
Corporate Governance
Finance
and Accountin
Tarek Tawfik Yousef Alkhateeb
Kafr El Sheikh University
Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,123
1,878
0.885
Ahmed Samir Abdelhafiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,832
1,821
0.994
Biobanking
Cancer
COVID-19
Ethics
Immunolog
Jamal Ibrahim Haidar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,805
743
0.412
International Economics
Development Economic
Khaled Dahawy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
682
0.393
Accounting
Auditing
Tax
Developing Countries
Corporate Governanc
Hussein Fahmy
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,695
958
0.565
Textile Chemistry and Technolog
Ali A Youssef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,652
462
0.280
Foreign Direct Investment
Financial Development
Poverty in Developing Countries
Economic Developmen
Christian Schubert
German University in Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,630
947
0.581
Political Economy
Economics and Ethics
Philosophy of Economics
Economic Methodolog
Mona Said
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,509
635
0.421
labor economics
wage inequality
gender
youth unemployment
migratio
Akrum Helfaya
Damanhour University
Damanhour, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,346
1,248
0.927
Accounting for Sustainability
Accounting Education
Corporate Governance
and Islamic ethics of CS
Gehan Abdel-Hady Mousa
Benha University
Qalyubia, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,241
798
0.643
Financial Accounting
Auditing
Environmental issues
Financial markets
Corporate governanc
Tamer Mohamed Shahwan
Zagazig University
Sharqia, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
960
0.799
Financial Time Series Analysis
Corporate Governance
Efficiency Analysi
Nermeen Shehata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,137
827
0.727
Corporate governance
Board diversity
Corporate disclosure
Financial reporting qualit