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Highly Cited Researchers
Education Highly Cited Researchers 33 Scientists Citation in Qatar Rankings - 2025
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
Learning
Problem and Project Based Learning
pedagogy and teaching development
curriculum change
intercultural studies in te
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,427
3,639
0.671
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sport Biomechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,738
2,006
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
sport tourism event managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,602
1,537
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Education
Lifestyle
Health and Wellness
Exercise
Nutritional Habit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,225
980
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
educational leadership and policy
Higher Education
Accreditatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,030
1,696
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Labour Market
Ethnicity
Quantitative Sociology
Social Inequality
Sociology of Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,002
1,712
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Physical Education
Education
Adapted Physical Education
Sport Coaching
Sports Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,136
1,252
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
sports science
blood flow restriction
youth physical development
LTAD
strength trainin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
1,698
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sport Policy
Sport Management
Sport-Culture and Society
Sport in Arab and Muslim Contex
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,735
802
0.462
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Exercise physiology
hypoxia
sport physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
693
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Leading Change
Women and Leadership
Organizational Learning
Leadership Styles
Organizational Cultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,501
877
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sport
applied biostatistics
research method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
884
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
STEM education
general education
pre-service teacher education
mathematics
higher educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
538
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Education
Special Education
Behavior Disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
408
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
early childhood
child development
family studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
244
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sport Science
Exercise Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
420
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Education
Education Technology
Education Development
Education Management and Leadership
Education Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
431
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ecology
Physiology
Marine Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
325
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gifted and Special Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
313
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Teachers Education & (CPD)
AI in Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
288
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Education - Special Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
177
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Education
Educational Leadershi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
158
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Education financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
114
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
education
universal design for learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
58
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Teacher Education
Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language
English as an International Language
Translanguaging
Teache
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
92
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,685
197
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xiangyun Du
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,427
3,639
0.671
Learning
Problem and Project Based Learning
pedagogy and teaching development
curriculum change
intercultural studies in te
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,565
277
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philip Graham-Smith
Aspire Academy
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,738
2,006
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,287
286
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kamilla Swart
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,602
1,537
0.427
sport tourism event managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,017
325
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yahya Al Nakeeb
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,225
980
0.304
Education
Lifestyle
Health and Wellness
Exercise
Nutritional Habit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,813
341
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael H Romanowski
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,030
1,696
0.560
educational leadership and policy
Higher Education
Accreditatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,348
344
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nabil Khattab
Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Ulaanbaatar, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,002
1,712
0.570
Labour Market
Ethnicity
Quantitative Sociology
Social Inequality
Sociology of Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,708
460
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ferman Konukman
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,136
1,252
0.586
Physical Education
Education
Adapted Physical Education
Sport Coaching
Sports Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,726
490
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christopher Brandner
Aspire Academy
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
1,698
0.837
sports science
blood flow restriction
youth physical development
LTAD
strength trainin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,352
537
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mahfoud Amara
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,735
802
0.462
Sport Policy
Sport Management
Sport-Culture and Society
Sport in Arab and Muslim Contex
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,268
556
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nathan Townsend
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
693
0.433
Exercise physiology
hypoxia
sport physiolog
Smart Institutional Plan
Powerful Insights + Smart Membership = Institutional Success
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,852
570
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Abdullah Abu Tineh
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,501
877
0.584
Leading Change
Women and Leadership
Organizational Learning
Leadership Styles
Organizational Cultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
726,487
732
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lorenzo Lolli
Aspire Academy
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
884
0.909
Sport
applied biostatistics
research method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
745,768
755
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fatma Kayan Fadlelmula|Fatma Kayan
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
538
0.590
STEM education
general education
pre-service teacher education
mathematics
higher educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
831,263
816
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maha Al Hendawi
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
408
0.584
Education
Special Education
Behavior Disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
894,094
851
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chris Coughlin
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
244
0.417
early childhood
child development
family studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
957,674
894
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David Nichols
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
420
0.842
Sport Science
Exercise Physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986,307
910
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tarek Shal
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
431
0.925
Education
Education Technology
Education Development
Education Management and Leadership
Education Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,136,314
980
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Aaron Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
325
1.000
Ecology
Physiology
Marine Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,174,168
1,004
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ali M Alodat|AM Alodat, A. Aloda, Ali Al-Odat
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
313
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,189,948
1,014
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Saba Qadhi
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
288
1.000
Teachers Education & (CPD)
AI in Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,425,764
1,172
440
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Abdulnaser Fakhrou
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
177
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,468,857
1,201
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Reem K Abu-Shawish
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
158
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,624,662
1,299
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Huda Al-Kubaisi
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
114
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,635,135
1,302
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Khaled Khader
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
58
0.487
education
universal design for learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,686,271
1,332
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Aymen Elsheikh
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
92
0.860
Teacher Education
Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language
English as an International Language
Translanguaging
Teache