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Doha Institute for Graduate Studies Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Qatar
Elias Khalil
Rationality
Emotions
and Morality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,331
1,025
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Qatar
Hmoud Salem Olimat
social development
social work
social policy
social psychology
poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
1,427
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Qatar
Nabil Khattab
Labour Market
Ethnicity
Quantitative Sociology
Social Inequality
Sociology of Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
1,646
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Qatar
Amber Haque
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,469
1,277
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Qatar
Mohammed El Nawawy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,398
765
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Qatar
Marwa Farag
Health Policy
Health Economics
Program Evaluation
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,794
1,353
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Qatar
Abdelwahab El Affendi
political science
mass violence
democracy and democratization
Middle East politics
Islamism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
353
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Qatar
Khalil Al Anani
Comparative Politics
Middle East Politics and History
Islamism
Social Movements
Repression and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
580
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Qatar
Justin D Martin
Digital media use
digital privacy concerns
media and human rights in Arab countries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
959
518
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Qatar
Hamid E Ali
Peace Economics and Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
910
531
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Qatar
Sansom Milton
Post-conflict Recovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
690
623
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Qatar
Mohamad Hamas Elmasry
Media Studies
Journalism
Content Analysis
Arab Media
Race
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
422
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Qatar
Diala Hawi
social psychology
intergroup relations
political psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
587
458
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Qatar
Livia L Gilstrap
Developmental Psychology
Psychology and Law
Observational Methods
Sequential Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
129
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Qatar
Tariq Dana
Political economy
conflict and peace studies
Palestine studies
Colonialism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
450
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Qatar
Elizabeth Kassab
Philosophy
Arab thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
240
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Qatar
Laurent A Lambert
Geography
Public & Foreign Policy
Water Energy Climate Policies
Humanitarian Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
447
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Qatar
Mohamed Abdelrahman
Social Psychology
Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
460
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Qatar
Ashraf Abdelhay
sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
278
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Qatar
Mahasin Saleh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
202
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Qatar
Rabia Naguib
Public policy
Women empowerment
entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
285
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Qatar
Amal Ghazal
Modern Middle East
Islam in Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
163
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Qatar
Ibrahim Fraihat
Middle East
Conflict Resolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
274
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Qatar
Farid El Sahn
Marketing
Strategic Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
174
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Qatar
Hend Al Muftah
HR
Public administration
females' employment and empowerment
labor market
migration to Qatar (kafala).
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
163
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,525
Qatar
220
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Elias Khalil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,331
1,025
0.237
Rationality
Emotions
and Morality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,489
Qatar
272
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hmoud Salem Olimat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
1,427
0.429
social development
social work
social policy
social psychology
poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,447
Qatar
340
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nabil Khattab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
1,646
0.615
Labour Market
Ethnicity
Quantitative Sociology
Social Inequality
Sociology of Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,046
Qatar
363
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Amber Haque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,469
1,277
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,396
Qatar
370
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mohammed El Nawawy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,398
765
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,034
Qatar
468
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marwa Farag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,794
1,353
0.754
Health Policy
Health Economics
Program Evaluation
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,930
Qatar
565
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Abdelwahab El Affendi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
353
0.261
political science
mass violence
democracy and democratization
Middle East politics
Islamism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,153
Qatar
660
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Khalil Al Anani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
580
0.591
Comparative Politics
Middle East Politics and History
Islamism
Social Movements
Repression and
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,361
Qatar
670
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Justin D Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
959
518
0.540
Digital media use
digital privacy concerns
media and human rights in Arab countries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,300
Qatar
687
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hamid E Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
910
531
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,229
Qatar
775
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sansom Milton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
690
623
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
832,218
Qatar
799
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mohamad Hamas Elmasry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
422
0.678
Media Studies
Journalism
Content Analysis
Arab Media
Race
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
850,853
Qatar
812
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Diala Hawi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
587
458
0.780
social psychology
intergroup relations
political psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
852,876
Qatar
815
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Livia L Gilstrap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
129
0.221
Developmental Psychology
Psychology and Law
Observational Methods
Sequential Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,797
Qatar
818
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tariq Dana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
450
0.779
Political economy
conflict and peace studies
Palestine studies
Colonialism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
866,096
Qatar
826
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elizabeth Kassab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
240
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
915,180
Qatar
855
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laurent A Lambert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
447
0.925
Geography
Public & Foreign Policy
Water Energy Climate Policies
Humanitarian Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
919,370
Qatar
856
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mohamed Abdelrahman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
460
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
923,204
Qatar
859
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ashraf Abdelhay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
278
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
955,131
Qatar
878
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mahasin Saleh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
202
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
955,795
Qatar
879
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rabia Naguib
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
285
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,068,356
Qatar
928
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Amal Ghazal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
163
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,083,515
Qatar
934
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ibrahim Fraihat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
274
0.867
Middle East
Conflict Resolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,214,039
Qatar
988
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Farid El Sahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
174
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,255,587
Qatar
1,018
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hend Al Muftah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
163
0.784
HR
Public administration
females' employment and empowerment
labor market
migration to Qatar (kafala).