Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Kuwait Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature in Kuwait Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Sociophonetics
linguistics
phonetics
phonology
EFL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
553
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
literacy
L1 and L2 language acquisition and teaching
learning disabilities
developmental language disabilities
inclusive pra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
365
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Critical Genre Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis
Business Communication
CMC
Mass/Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
598
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
English Teaching
Language Testing
Teacher Development
Reflection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
276
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Applied Linguistics. Translation Studies
Testing
English as a Second Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
244
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Pragmatics
Historical Linguistics
Large Language Models
Communication
ESL studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
303
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
second language acquisition
linguistic interfaces
syntax
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
114
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Linguistics
Applied Linguistics
Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274
259
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Linguistics
FL teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
116
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Linguistics and Translation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
106
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
applied linguistics
discourse analysis
pragmatics
TESOL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
122
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
127
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
second language acquisition
language and culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
85
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Creative Writing
Discourse Analysis
Materials Development
English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
117
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Literatures
Latin American Cultures
Gender and social identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
42
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Neurolinguistics
Speech Therapy and Aphisa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
37
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Disability Studies
Illness narrative
Arab women's literature
Gulf Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
87
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Arabic Fiction
Arab-American literature
American Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
47
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
American cultural studies
Contemporary literature
Gender Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
30
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
English Language and Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
84
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Linguistics
Education
Gamification
Educational Games
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
29
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
57
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
comparative literature
global drama
Middle Eastern/Yemeni studies
Shakespeare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
50
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
applied linguistics
language teaching
communication
corpus análisis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
40
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Education
Language
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
43
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,823
290
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
H Taqi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
553
0.750
Sociophonetics
linguistics
phonetics
phonology
EFL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
808,072
313
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Abdessatar Mahfoudhi
Australian University - Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
365
0.546
literacy
L1 and L2 language acquisition and teaching
learning disabilities
developmental language disabilities
inclusive pra
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
816,946
318
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mohammad Awad Alafnan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
598
0.919
Critical Genre Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis
Business Communication
CMC
Mass/Social Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
971,627
403
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ulas Kayapinar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
276
0.657
English Teaching
Language Testing
Teacher Development
Reflection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
976,424
404
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mashael Al-Hamly
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
244
0.588
Applied Linguistics. Translation Studies
Testing
English as a Second Language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,097,207
483
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marina Jovic|Марина Јовић, Marina Jović
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
303
0.993
Pragmatics
Historical Linguistics
Large Language Models
Communication
ESL studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,138,876
504
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ivan Ivanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
114
0.413
second language acquisition
linguistic interfaces
syntax
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,140,946
508
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dhari Alotaibi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274
259
0.945
Linguistics
Applied Linguistics
Psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,234,694
547
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tamara Oshchepkova / Ощепкова
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
116
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,262,245
557
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Aziz Thabit Saeed
Arab Open University Kuwait
Ardiya, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
106
0.517
Linguistics and Translation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,302,707
582
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hussain Al Sharoufi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
122
0.656
applied linguistics
discourse analysis
pragmatics
TESOL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,335,433
601
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mohammed Nofal|MY Nofal
Arab Open University Kuwait
Ardiya, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
127
0.738
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,402,402
646
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marta Tryzna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
85
0.578
second language acquisition
language and culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,428,165
659
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ali Alkhaldi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
117
0.848
Creative Writing
Discourse Analysis
Materials Development
English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,542,205
711
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Angela Gonzalez-Echeverry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
42
0.400
Literatures
Latin American Cultures
Gender and social identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,546,039
714
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hisham Adam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
37
0.356
Neurolinguistics
Speech Therapy and Aphisa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,584,126
735
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shahd Alshammari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
87
0.926
Disability Studies
Illness narrative
Arab women's literature
Gulf Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,585,864
738
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hani Elayyan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
47
0.500
Arabic Fiction
Arab-American literature
American Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,616,331
759
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Elizabeth Abele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
30
0.345
American cultural studies
Contemporary literature
Gender Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,626,047
764
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mersad Dervic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
84
1.000
English Language and Applied Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,662,441
783
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mikolaj Sobocinski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
29
0.377
Linguistics
Education
Gamification
Educational Games
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,726,690
818
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rafe Zaabalawi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
57
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,748,967
827
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Katherine Hennessey
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
50
0.833
comparative literature
global drama
Middle Eastern/Yemeni studies
Shakespeare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,821,362
868
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hanane Benali Taouis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
40
0.833
applied linguistics
language teaching
communication
corpus análisis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,827,206
873
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Filomachi Spathopoulou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
43
0.915
Education
Language
Linguistics