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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Toxinology
Nutrition and Dietetics
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75
0.781
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Ranking Based On Selection :27
Urban History
Islam
and Medical History
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84
74
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Sustainable Construction
BIM
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141
73
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Medical Physics
Radiation Physics and Nuclear physics
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72
72
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
biochemistry and molecular biology
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70
70
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Geothermal exploration
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71
68
0.958
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Medical Microbiology
Molecular virology
Vaccine development
& Infectious diseases
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77
66
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
integrated reporting
accounting
corporate governance
financial reporting
capital market
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68
61
0.897
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Stylistics
Discourse Analysis & Language Teaching
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61
60
0.984
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Soil Geomorphology and environmental management
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68
59
0.868
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
plant stress physiology and genomics
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51
0.981
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Environmental science
hydrology and water quality
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51
51
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
English Sociolinguistics
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54
49
0.907
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
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49
45
0.918
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Heat and Mass transfer
Computational fluid dynamics and Applied Mathematics
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43
43
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Digital Electronics
Control and Mechatronics
Laser Technology.
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41
0.976
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Criminology ans Security Studies
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51
40
0.784
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Natural Hazards
Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Livelihoods
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43
39
0.907
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Medical Sociology
Sociology of Development and Gender Studies
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91
38
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
English Literature/African literature
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53
38
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Disruptive technology
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38
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Applied Botany
Biology
Plant Taxonomy
Biodiversity Conservation and Ecology
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38
38
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Sedimentology
Geochemistry
Stratigraphy
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37
0.902
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Nutritional Biochemistry
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33
33
1.000
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Ranking Based On Selection :50
Groundwater Solid Mineral Exploration and Meteorology
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33
33
1.000
Umar Abdulrazak Karabonde
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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96
75
0.781
Jimoh Mufutau Oluwasegun
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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84
74
0.881
Abubakar Muhammad-Jamil
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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141
73
0.518
Buhari Samaila
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
72
1.000
Medical Physics
Radiation Physics and Nuclear physics
Daniel Anyebe
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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Last 6 Years / Total
70
70
1.000
biochemistry and molecular biology
Joseph Aisabokhae
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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71
68
0.958
Basiru Aliyu
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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77
66
0.857
Medical Microbiology
Molecular virology
Vaccine development
& Infectious diseases
Abubakar Modibbo
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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68
61
0.897
integrated reporting
accounting
corporate governance
financial reporting
capital market
Murana, Muniru Oladayo
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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61
60
0.984
Aminu Zuni
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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68
59
0.868
Soil Geomorphology and environmental management
Umar Jaafar
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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52
51
0.981
Abdulqadir Abubakar Usman
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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51
51
1.000
Jalaludeen Ibrahim
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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54
49
0.907
Zaharaddin Muhammad Kalgo
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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49
45
0.918
Muhammad Muhammad Altine
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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Last 6 Years
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43
43
1.000
Heat and Mass transfer
Computational fluid dynamics and Applied Mathematics
Auwal Mustapha Imam
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
41
0.976
Digital Electronics
Control and Mechatronics
Laser Technology.
Abdullahi Garba Kangiwa
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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51
40
0.784
Abdullahi Umar
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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43
39
0.907
Natural Hazards
Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Livelihoods
Kabiru Ibrahim Yankuzo
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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91
38
0.418
Olopade Tokunbo
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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Last 6 Years
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53
38
0.717
Abdulazeez Abdulmumin
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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53
38
0.717
Obadiah, Caleb Dikko|Caleb Dikko OBADIAH, Caleb OBADIAH Dikko, OBADIAH Dikko Caleb
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
Applied Botany
Biology
Plant Taxonomy
Biodiversity Conservation and Ecology
Bamidele Oresajo
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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41
37
0.902
Sedimentology
Geochemistry
Stratigraphy
Yusuf Abdulrahman Bashir
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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33
33
1.000
Yahaya Muhammad Naziru
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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Last 6 Years
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33
33
1.000