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
Plant Biology (Plant Pathology/Mycology)
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
634
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Rhetoric
Arabic Litreture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
491
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Aquaculture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624
523
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598
402
0.672
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Ranking Based On Selection :5
corporate finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
461
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Animal Scientists
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
286
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Production/Environmental and Resource Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
378
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Water Resources Engineering
Environmental Sustainability
Climate Change
Renewable Energy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
442
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Discourse Analysis and Speech Acts
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
286
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Soil and Water Analysis and Management and Fadama Farming System
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
256
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Environmental Biology
Parasitology and Public Health
Ecology
Toxicology
Ecotoxicology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
278
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Molecular epidemiology of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the environment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
297
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Organic Geochemistry
Petroleum Geochemistry
Environmental Geochemistry
Biogeochemistry
Isotope geochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
354
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Sicence Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
238
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Islamic Economics
Islamic Finance
Development Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
204
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
General studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
200
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Institutions
economic growth
conflicts
econometric models
macroeconomic analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
201
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Biology
Zoology/Parasitology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
199
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Hydrogeomorphology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
154
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Social Networking e-learning Smart Technology
Cisco Networking
Green ICT
Cyber security
Digital
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
153
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biochem./Biotech.
Cancer biology
Bioinformatics/Biosta
Machine Learning/AI
Public Health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
187
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
69
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
structural engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
135
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Biofuels
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
73
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Microbiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
136
0.901
Abdulaziz Bashir Kutawa (Bashir, Ka)
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
634
0.889
Nazifi Shehu Ahmad
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
491
0.713
Abdullahi Rabiu Kurfi
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624
523
0.838
Nuraddeen Danmusah
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598
402
0.672
Ahmadu Abubakar
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
461
0.838
Aliyu Suleiman
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
286
0.633
Mudashiru Akinyemi
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
378
0.848
Usman Bala Soja
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
442
1.000
Water Resources Engineering
Environmental Sustainability
Climate Change
Renewable Energy
Aliyu Muhammad Sani
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
286
0.706
Garba K/Naisa Adamu
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
256
0.646
Soil and Water Analysis and Management and Fadama Farming System
Timothy Auta
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
278
0.720
Environmental Biology
Parasitology and Public Health
Ecology
Toxicology
Ecotoxicology
Ayodele Timilehin Adesoji
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
297
0.784
Molecular epidemiology of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the environment
Abiodun B. Ogbesejana
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
354
0.994
Organic Geochemistry
Petroleum Geochemistry
Environmental Geochemistry
Biogeochemistry
Isotope geochemistry
Kayode Olasehinde
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
238
0.715
Mustafa Daud
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
204
0.671
Aliyu Sani Mamman
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
200
0.683
Martins Iyoboyi
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
201
0.698
Institutions
economic growth
conflicts
econometric models
macroeconomic analysis
Abdulhadi Bawa Jibia
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
199
0.711
Christopher Ndabula
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
154
0.629
Suleiman Alhaji Ahmad
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
153
0.662
Social Networking e-learning Smart Technology
Cisco Networking
Green ICT
Cyber security
Digital
Idris Zubairu Sadiq
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
187
0.989
Biochem./Biotech.
Cancer biology
Bioinformatics/Biosta
Machine Learning/AI
Public Health
Siaka Abdulfatai Adabara
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
69
0.460
Auwal Abdullahi Umar R.Coren, Mnse,Miaeng,Mspe,
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
135
0.918
Abdulyakin Usman
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
73
0.514
Muhammad Kabir Salihu
Federal University Dutsin Ma
Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
136
0.901