Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Saudi Arabia Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Saudi Arabia Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Applied Linguistics
Translation Studies
CALL MALL EFL ESP EAP AFL SLA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,428
4,484
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
World Englishes
Language and Identity
Women's studies
Media and Cultural Studies
Applied
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,766
3,675
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
motivation
language learning
implicit attitudes
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
4,528
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Poverty
Water & Food Security
Development Strategies & Policies
Project & Portfolio Management
Capacity Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,122
948
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Archaeology Palaeoenvironment rock art pastoral archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
1,835
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Transportation Planning
Environmental Impact Assessment
Climate Change Policy
Greenhouse Gas Emission Management
Strategic E
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,908
2,182
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
English Language Linguistics
Reading aloud
Reading Proficiency
Literal
Medical & Health Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,733
1,271
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Applied Linguistics
bilingualism
acquisition and learning
integrated skills
phonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,480
1,682
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Social Media Analysis
Social Computing
information credibility
Security Informatics
social cloud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,350
2,017
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psycholinguistics
Self-determination theory
learner motivation
Learner emotions
Structural equation modeling.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
1,786
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
TESOL
TEFL
CALL
Language Teaching
English Language Teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,261
1,619
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Language Motivation
Language Anxiety
Structural Equation Modeling
Self-determination Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,924
1,914
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Pervasive Computing
Machine-learning
Arabic Natural Language Processing
Arabic NLP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
1,466
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Foreign Language Teaching
Instructional Design
Educational Technology
Change Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,798
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Social Networking
Knowledge Sharing
E-Commerce
E-Learning
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,802
1,187
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cognitive Science
Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cultural Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
940
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Clinical Psychology
Rehabilitation psychology
Pediatric psychology
developmental disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,711
1,499
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,704
1,618
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
systemic functional linguistics
discourse analysis
web 2.0
neurolinguistics
semantics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,544
898
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
E-Learning
HCI
CSCL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
1,262
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Muslim politics & cultures
religious violence & peacebuilding
Middle East-Southeast Asia relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
931
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
1,080
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,209
727
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
SLA
ESP
TPD
Literary Translation
Discourse Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
1,109
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Psychophysiology
Exercise Physiology
Isolated tissues
Allergy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,157
720
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,764
501
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Reima Al-Jarf أ د ريما الجرف
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,428
4,484
0.698
Applied Linguistics
Translation Studies
CALL MALL EFL ESP EAP AFL SLA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,553
759
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tariq Elyas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,766
3,675
0.771
World Englishes
Language and Identity
Women's studies
Media and Cultural Studies
Applied
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,588
763
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ali H Al Hoorie
Jubail Industrial College
Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
4,528
0.955
motivation
language learning
implicit attitudes
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,312
1,254
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Intizar Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,122
948
0.304
Poverty
Water & Food Security
Development Strategies & Policies
Project & Portfolio Management
Capacity Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,029
1,353
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Abdullah M Alsharekh
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
1,835
0.626
Archaeology Palaeoenvironment rock art pastoral archaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,061
1,366
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Syed Masiur Rahman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,908
2,182
0.750
Transportation Planning
Environmental Impact Assessment
Climate Change Policy
Greenhouse Gas Emission Management
Strategic E
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,137
1,456
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Muhammad Khalid Mehmood Sajid|Muhammad Khalid Mehmood Sajid, Muhammad Sajid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,733
1,271
0.465
English Language Linguistics
Reading aloud
Reading Proficiency
Literal
Medical & Health Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,619
1,615
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Muhammad Aslam Sipra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,480
1,682
0.678
Applied Linguistics
bilingualism
acquisition and learning
integrated skills
phonology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,325
1,707
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Majed Alrubaian
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,350
2,017
0.858
Social Media Analysis
Social Computing
information credibility
Security Informatics
social cloud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,537
1,717
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fakieh Alrabai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
1,786
0.763
Psycholinguistics
Self-determination theory
learner motivation
Learner emotions
Structural equation modeling.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,681
1,774
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yousif Alshumaimeri - يوسف عبدالرحمن الشميمري
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,261
1,619
0.716
TESOL
TEFL
CALL
Language Teaching
English Language Teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,935
2,117
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Abdullah Alamer
King Faisal University
Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,924
1,914
0.995
Language Motivation
Language Anxiety
Structural Equation Modeling
Self-determination Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
471,917
2,251
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Muhammad Al-Qurishi|ALQ Muhammad, Muhammad Alqurishi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
1,466
0.809
Pervasive Computing
Machine-learning
Arabic Natural Language Processing
Arabic NLP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,682
2,266
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Norah Mansour Almusharraf
Prince Sultan University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,798
0.997
Foreign Language Teaching
Instructional Design
Educational Technology
Change Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,914
2,267
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mustafa Eid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,802
1,187
0.659
Social Networking
Knowledge Sharing
E-Commerce
E-Learning
Cloud Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,195
2,294
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maura AE Pilotti|Maura Pilotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
940
0.527
Cognitive Science
Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cultural Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,012
2,397
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mohammed Mj Alqahtani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,711
1,499
0.876
Clinical Psychology
Rehabilitation psychology
Pediatric psychology
developmental disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,379
2,409
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ahmad M Alghraibeh
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,704
1,618
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,746
2,622
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hesham Suleiman Alyousef
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,544
898
0.582
systemic functional linguistics
discourse analysis
web 2.0
neurolinguistics
semantics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,232
2,890
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mohammed Basheri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
1,262
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,546
3,096
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sumanto Al Qurtuby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
931
0.741
Muslim politics & cultures
religious violence & peacebuilding
Middle East-Southeast Asia relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,408
3,150
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mohammad Hamad Al-khresheh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
1,080
0.879
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,362
3,196
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Choudhary Zahid Javid
Taif University
Taif, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,209
727
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619,506
3,275
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ahdal
Qassim University
Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
1,109
0.941
SLA
ESP
TPD
Literary Translation
Discourse Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,987
3,331
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ahmed Badar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,157
720
0.622
Psychophysiology
Exercise Physiology
Isolated tissues
Allergy