Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Saudi Arabia Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature 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
TESOL
TEFL
English Language
Total Quality Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,721
3,988
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Applied Linguistics
Translation Studies
CALL MALL EFL ESP EAP AFL SLA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,346
4,419
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
World Englishes
Language and Identity
Women's studies
Media and Cultural Studies
Applied
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,680
3,593
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
motivation
language learning
implicit attitudes
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,622
4,407
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
English Language Linguistics
Reading aloud
Reading Proficiency
Literal
Medical & Health Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
1,264
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Applied Linguistics
bilingualism
acquisition and learning
integrated skills
phonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,337
1,586
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Psycholinguistics
Self-determination theory
learner motivation
Learner emotions
Structural equation modeling.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,295
1,740
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
TESOL
TEFL
CALL
Language Teaching
English Language Teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,246
1,605
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Language Motivation
Language Anxiety
Structural Equation Modeling
Self-determination Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,764
1,753
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Pervasive Computing
Machine-learning
Arabic Natural Language Processing
Arabic NLP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,762
1,421
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Foreign Language Teaching
Instructional Design
Educational Technology
Change Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
1,695
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Discourse studies
Postcolonial theories and English Language Teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,636
1,508
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
systemic functional linguistics
discourse analysis
web 2.0
neurolinguistics
semantics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,531
885
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Excellence and Quality
Strategic Planning
Innovation
Leadership
and English Language.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
243
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,204
722
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
1,040
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
SLA
ESP
TPD
Literary Translation
Discourse Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
1,075
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
English Language Teaching + TESOL+Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
456
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,057
725
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Linguistics
English
Arabic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
207
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Computational Linguistics
Data Mining
Digital Media Studies
E-Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,034
1,031
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
EFL/ESL curriculum
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,027
695
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
language and political economy
social and education policy studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
967
782
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
English Teaching and Learning
EFL
ESL
TESOL
Student Motivation and Engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
928
798
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Second Language Acquisition
Psycholinguistics
Pragmatics & Discourse Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
881
814
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,300
470
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hamood Albatti
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,721
3,988
0.593
TESOL
TEFL
English Language
Total Quality Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,498
503
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Reima Al-Jarf أ د ريما الجرف
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,346
4,419
0.696
Applied Linguistics
Translation Studies
CALL MALL EFL ESP EAP AFL SLA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,829
761
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tariq Elyas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,680
3,593
0.768
World Englishes
Language and Identity
Women's studies
Media and Cultural Studies
Applied
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,347
782
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ali H Al Hoorie
Jubail Industrial College
Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,622
4,407
0.953
motivation
language learning
implicit attitudes
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,367
1,443
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Muhammad Khalid Mehmood Sajid|Muhammad Khalid Mehmood Sajid, Muhammad Sajid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
1,264
0.464
English Language Linguistics
Reading aloud
Reading Proficiency
Literal
Medical & Health Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,418
1,697
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Muhammad Aslam Sipra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,337
1,586
0.679
Applied Linguistics
bilingualism
acquisition and learning
integrated skills
phonology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,871
1,733
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fakieh Alrabai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,295
1,740
0.758
Psycholinguistics
Self-determination theory
learner motivation
Learner emotions
Structural equation modeling.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,119
1,772
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yousif Alshumaimeri - يوسف عبدالرحمن الشميمري
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,246
1,605
0.715
TESOL
TEFL
CALL
Language Teaching
English Language Teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,134
2,292
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Abdullah Alamer
King Faisal University
Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,764
1,753
0.994
Language Motivation
Language Anxiety
Structural Equation Modeling
Self-determination Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,552
2,295
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhammad Al-Qurishi|ALQ Muhammad, Muhammad Alqurishi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,762
1,421
0.806
Pervasive Computing
Machine-learning
Arabic Natural Language Processing
Arabic NLP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,296
2,384
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Norah Mansour Almusharraf
Prince Sultan University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
1,695
0.996
Foreign Language Teaching
Instructional Design
Educational Technology
Change Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,468
2,466
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sathameemul Ansari
Jazan University
Chiba, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,636
1,508
0.922
Discourse studies
Postcolonial theories and English Language Teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,115
2,602
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hesham Suleiman Alyousef
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,531
885
0.578
systemic functional linguistics
discourse analysis
web 2.0
neurolinguistics
semantics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,247
2,814
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Saud Alshamari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
243
0.174
Excellence and Quality
Strategic Planning
Innovation
Leadership
and English Language.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,605
3,174
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Choudhary Zahid Javid
Taif University
Taif, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,204
722
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,210
3,208
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mohammad Hamad Al-khresheh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
1,040
0.875
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,867
3,326
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ahdal
Qassim University
Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
1,075
0.940
SLA
ESP
TPD
Literary Translation
Discourse Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,182
3,508
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Naser Jamil Alzaidiyeen
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
456
0.427
English Language Teaching + TESOL+Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
658,573
3,529
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eid Alhaisoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,057
725
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,095
3,534
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zaidan Ali Jassem
Mustaqbal University Buraydah
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
207
0.196
Linguistics
English
Arabic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,232
3,591
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mohammad Mahyoob
Taibah University
Medina, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,034
1,031
0.997
Computational Linguistics
Data Mining
Digital Media Studies
E-Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,782
3,612
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hashem Alsamadani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,027
695
0.677
EFL/ESL curriculum
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
690,490
3,798
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Osman Barnawi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
967
782
0.809
language and political economy
social and education policy studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,326
3,901
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Oqab Alrashidi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
928
798
0.860
English Teaching and Learning
EFL
ESL
TESOL
Student Motivation and Engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,101
4,033
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dina El-Dakhs
Prince Sultan University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
881
814
0.924
Second Language Acquisition
Psycholinguistics
Pragmatics & Discourse Analysis