Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 :101
Economic Development
Banking and Finance
International Trade
Financing of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
Corrosion Engineering
Reaction Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Drilling fluid and Mud
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
15
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
Pharmaceutics/Pharm Technology. Biopharmaceutics
Drug delivery Studies
Preformulation studies.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
12
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
Human Computer Interaction
Software Engineering
Deep Learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
12
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
Solid State Physics
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Last 6 Years / Total
20
2
0.100
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Petroleum Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Politics
Democratic Studies and Strategic Studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
15
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Social & Personality psychology
Gender Studies
Environmental Studies
Security Studies
Research Methodology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Nursing
Public Health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Development Studies
Medical Sociology
Criminology
Population studies
Sociology of Law
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Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
economic theory
international economics
mathematical economics
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Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Human Physiology
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Last 6 Years
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14
13
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
ethics
political philosophy
metaphysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
12
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Postcolonial literature
literary theory and creative writing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
Fluid Dynamics
Combustion Theory
Heat and Mass Transfer
Mathematical Modelling. [Director
ICT]
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
Public Law
International Law
Maritime Law
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13
12
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
constitutional law and Administrative Law
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Structural Engineering
Structural Appraisal
Structural integrity and remediation
Concrete Technology
Optimization of Materia
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Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Liposomal drug delivery
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12
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
male and female reproductive research
cancer research
natural product chemistry
computational chemistry
drug design
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
Water Quality
River Basin Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
Wireless sensor Network
Internet of Things
Embedded systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
Writing
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10
9
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
reservoir engineering
well testing
petroleum engineering
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10
7
0.700
Stephen Ughulu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Economic Development
Banking and Finance
International Trade
Financing of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises
Azike Rowland Ugochukwu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
15
0.652
Corrosion Engineering
Reaction Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Drilling fluid and Mud
Obarisiagbon A
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
Pharmaceutics/Pharm Technology. Biopharmaceutics
Drug delivery Studies
Preformulation studies.
Fred Izilein
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
12
0.545
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Adeseye Yusuff Akingboye
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
12
0.571
Human Computer Interaction
Software Engineering
Deep Learning
Regina Emengini Nwokedi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
2
0.100
Azuokwu Augustine Azubike
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
Petroleum Engineering
Adekunle Ajisebiyawo
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
15
0.833
Politics
Democratic Studies and Strategic Studies
Popoola, Olusoji David
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
Social & Personality psychology
Gender Studies
Environmental Studies
Security Studies
Research Methodology
Canis Irodi
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Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
Nursing
Public Health
Hyginus Obinna Ogbonna
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Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
Development Studies
Medical Sociology
Criminology
Population studies
Sociology of Law
Hillary Akomen Isikhuemen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
economic theory
international economics
mathematical economics
Onyinye Cynthia Okeke Nee Okpalaugo
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Last 6 Years / Total
14
13
0.929
Morris Edogiawerie
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14
12
0.857
ethics
political philosophy
metaphysics
Kunle Okesipe
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
Postcolonial literature
literary theory and creative writing
Raphael Ehikhuemhen Asibor
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Fluid Dynamics
Combustion Theory
Heat and Mass Transfer
Mathematical Modelling. [Director
ICT]
Charles Emeka Ochem
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923
Rita Ngwoke
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12
12
1.000
Daniel Ogheneochuko
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
Structural Engineering
Structural Appraisal
Structural integrity and remediation
Concrete Technology
Optimization of Materia
Onaga Ignatius Chukwuemeka
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Total
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Last 6 Years / Total
12
0
0.000
Liposomal drug delivery
Ogochukwu Ume N
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
male and female reproductive research
cancer research
natural product chemistry
computational chemistry
drug design
Osaretin Friday Idehen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
Water Quality
River Basin Management
Stephen Nwachukwu Ukagu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
Wireless sensor Network
Internet of Things
Embedded systems
Pius Omole
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
Akpobi Elohor Diamond
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
7
0.700
reservoir engineering
well testing
petroleum engineering