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
Environmental Philosophy
Development Ethics
African Philosophy
Climate Ethics
Water Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
362
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Descriptive Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Ethnobiology
Educational Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
178
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Literature
Arts
Humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
208
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Linguistic
Communication
culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
115
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Language education
higher education
leadership
linguistics
education and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
137
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Computational Linguistics
Language Technology
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
141
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Teaching and researching writing
professional communication
issues in teaching English and second language learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
75
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Corpus linguistics
EFL teaching
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
133
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Lexicography
Orthography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
39
0.285
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Experimental phonetics
phonology
cognitive linguistics
sociolinguistics
language technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
67
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Applied Linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Media and Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
50
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
archaeology and heritage management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
45
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Language Education
Language Literacy
Educational Psychology
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
107
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Archaeology
Iron Age Archaeology
Ethnoarchaeology
Heritage Management
Rituals and Conflict Resolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
28
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Critical social theory
aesthetics
postcolonial theory
Heidegger
Habermas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
47
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
History
Diplomatic History
Political History
Ethnographic History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
39
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Applied Linguustics: Discourse Analysis
Cultural Studies
Language Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
English Literature
English language
media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
39
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
English Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
30
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Social Science and Humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
25
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
ELT
CALL
CMC
Pragmatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Catalyst synthesis
Preparation of energy storage and conversion materials
Materials for urea electro-oxidation systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pronunciation teaching
pronunciation learning
English as a lingua franca
second language aquisition
first language interfere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
10
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
9
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
11
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
809,551
579
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Workineh Kelbessa
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
362
0.513
Environmental Philosophy
Development Ethics
African Philosophy
Climate Ethics
Water Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,054
704
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zelealem Leyew|Zelealem Leyew Temesgen
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
178
0.319
Descriptive Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Ethnobiology
Educational Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,266,484
1,501
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ashenafi Belay Adugna
Jimma University
Jimma, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
208
0.937
Literature
Arts
Humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,369,983
1,776
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fekede Menuta
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
115
0.653
Linguistic
Communication
culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,379,946
1,798
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Geberew Tulu Mekonnen
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
137
0.797
Language education
higher education
leadership
linguistics
education and development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,420,928
1,917
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Binyam Ephrem Seyoum
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
141
0.898
Computational Linguistics
Language Technology
Natural Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,476,855
2,064
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dawit Amogne
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
75
0.540
Teaching and researching writing
professional communication
issues in teaching English and second language learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,478,537
2,070
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amare Tesfie
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
133
0.964
Corpus linguistics
EFL teaching
assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,483,935
2,086
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mulugeta Seyoum Gebeyaw
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
39
0.285
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Lexicography
Orthography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,500,188
2,141
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Derib Ado
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
67
0.508
Experimental phonetics
phonology
cognitive linguistics
sociolinguistics
language technology
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,517,670
2,188
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Berhanu Asfaw
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
50
0.394
Applied Linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Media and Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,531,712
2,235
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tekle Hagos
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
45
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,585,467
2,383
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hailay Tesfay Gebremariam
Arba Minch University
Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
107
0.991
Language Education
Language Literacy
Educational Psychology
Social Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,786,803
2,968
394
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Temesgen Burka
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
28
0.424
Archaeology
Iron Age Archaeology
Ethnoarchaeology
Heritage Management
Rituals and Conflict Resolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,826,064
3,090
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fasil Merawi
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
47
0.797
Critical social theory
aesthetics
postcolonial theory
Heidegger
Habermas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,923,567
3,419
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nigusu Adem Yimer
Jimma University
Jimma, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
39
0.886
History
Diplomatic History
Political History
Ethnographic History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,935,556
3,458
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alemu Disassa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
Applied Linguustics: Discourse Analysis
Cultural Studies
Language Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,957,656
3,531
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Belachew Weldegebriel
Jimma University
Jimma, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
39
1.000
English Literature
English language
media studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,022,953
3,790
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tsegaye Abie
Wachemo University
Hosaena, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
30
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,060,280
3,920
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dagm Alemayehu Tegegn
Bule Hora University
Bule Hora, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
25
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,110,027
4,111
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tesfamichael Getu
Mekelle University
Mekelle, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,110,382
4,114
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Israel Leka
Wolkite University
Wolkite, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
Catalyst synthesis
Preparation of energy storage and conversion materials
Materials for urea electro-oxidation systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,124,204
4,164
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anegagregn Gashaw Ferede
Debre Tabor University
Gondar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
10
0.476
Pronunciation teaching
pronunciation learning
English as a lingua franca
second language aquisition
first language interfere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,124,552
4,166
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tolemariam Fufa
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
9
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,180,649
4,375
551
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wondwosen Tesfaye
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
11
0.688