Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Highly Cited Researchers 440 Scientists Citation in Saudi Arabia Rankings - 2025
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
Applied Linguistics
Translation Studies
CALL MALL EFL ESP EAP AFL SLA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,497
4,279
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
motivation
language learning
implicit attitudes
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,143
4,710
0.916
* 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
4,885
3,365
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
English Language Linguistics
Reading aloud
Reading Proficiency
Literal
Medical & Health Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,779
1,105
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Applied Linguistics
bilingualism
acquisition and learning
integrated skills
phonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
1,663
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Psycholinguistics
Self-determination theory
learner motivation
Learner emotions
Structural equation modeling.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
1,682
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
TESOL
TEFL
CALL
Language Teaching
English Language Teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,337
1,469
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Language Motivation
Language Anxiety
Structural Equation Modeling
Self-determination Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,190
2,177
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Foreign Language Teaching
Instructional Design
Educational Technology
Change Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
1,995
0.995
* 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
1,895
1,388
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
systemic functional linguistics
discourse analysis
web 2.0
neurolinguistics
semantics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,596
792
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
1,160
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,242
635
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
SLA
ESP
TPD
Literary Translation
Discourse Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
1,120
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
English Language Teaching + TESOL+Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
394
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
675
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Computational Linguistics
Data Mining
AI
Language Disorders
Digital Media Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
1,090
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
EFL/ESL curriculum
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
625
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Linguistics
English
Arabic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
100
0.094
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
language and political economy
social and education policy studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
764
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
English Teaching and Learning
EFL
ESL
TESOL
Student Motivation and Engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
983
763
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Second Language Acquisition
Psycholinguistics
Pragmatics & Discourse Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
831
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Arabic NLP
Arabic Stylometry
Ontological Engineering
DataViz
Open Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
430
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Discourse Analysis
CDA
Sociolinguistics
SLA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
727
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Applied Linguistics
Language Acquisition
Vocabulary Learning
Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
511
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,481
523
100
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
6,497
4,279
0.659
Applied Linguistics
Translation Studies
CALL MALL EFL ESP EAP AFL SLA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,623
722
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ali H Al Hoorie
Jubail Industrial College
Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,143
4,710
0.916
motivation
language learning
implicit attitudes
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,024
775
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tariq Elyas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,885
3,365
0.689
World Englishes
Language and Identity
Women's studies
Media and Cultural Studies
Applied
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,317
1,490
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Muhammad Khalid Mehmood Sajid|Muhammad Khalid Mehmood Sajid, Muhammad Sajid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,779
1,105
0.398
English Language Linguistics
Reading aloud
Reading Proficiency
Literal
Medical & Health Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,173
1,602
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Muhammad Aslam Sipra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
1,663
0.637
Applied Linguistics
bilingualism
acquisition and learning
integrated skills
phonology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,359
1,712
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fakieh Alrabai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
1,682
0.684
Psycholinguistics
Self-determination theory
learner motivation
Learner emotions
Structural equation modeling.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,545
1,802
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yousif Alshumaimeri - يوسف عبدالرحمن الشميمري
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,337
1,469
0.629
TESOL
TEFL
CALL
Language Teaching
English Language Teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,165
1,934
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Abdullah Alamer
King Faisal University
Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,190
2,177
0.994
Language Motivation
Language Anxiety
Structural Equation Modeling
Self-determination Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,752
2,120
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Norah Mansour Almusharraf
Prince Sultan University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
1,995
0.995
Foreign Language Teaching
Instructional Design
Educational Technology
Change Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,118
2,254
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhammad Al-Qurishi|ALQ Muhammad, Muhammad Alqurishi
Elm Company
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,895
1,388
0.732
Pervasive Computing
Machine-learning
Arabic Natural Language Processing
Arabic NLP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,450
2,655
486
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hesham Suleiman Alyousef
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,596
792
0.496
systemic functional linguistics
discourse analysis
web 2.0
neurolinguistics
semantics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,470
2,981
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mohammad Hamad Al-khresheh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
1,160
0.846
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,315
3,230
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Choudhary Zahid Javid
Taif University
Taif, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,242
635
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,970
3,285
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ahdal
Qassim University
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
1,120
0.917
SLA
ESP
TPD
Literary Translation
Discourse Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,411
3,562
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Naser Jamil Alzaidiyeen
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
394
0.357
English Language Teaching + TESOL+Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
653,276
3,573
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eid Alhaisoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
675
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,370
3,588
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mohammad Mahyoob
Taibah University
Medina, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
1,090
0.995
Computational Linguistics
Data Mining
AI
Language Disorders
Digital Media Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,492
3,677
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hashem Alsamadani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
625
0.589
EFL/ESL curriculum
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,686
3,686
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zaidan Ali Jassem
Mustaqbal University Buraydah
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
100
0.094
Linguistics
English
Arabic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,640
3,786
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Osman Barnawi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
764
0.746
language and political economy
social and education policy studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
694,229
3,882
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Oqab Alrashidi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
983
763
0.776
English Teaching and Learning
EFL
ESL
TESOL
Student Motivation and Engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,840
3,960
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dina El-Dakhs
Prince Sultan University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
831
0.871
Second Language Acquisition
Psycholinguistics
Pragmatics & Discourse Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,794
4,111
703
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Maha Al Yahya
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
430
0.477
Arabic NLP
Arabic Stylometry
Ontological Engineering
DataViz
Open Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,994
4,117
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ali Alsaawi
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
727
0.808
Discourse Analysis
CDA
Sociolinguistics
SLA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,922
4,144
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Suhad Sonbul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
511
0.572
Applied Linguistics
Language Acquisition
Vocabulary Learning
Psycholinguistics