Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
King Fahd University of Petroleum Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Solar Thermal
Solar Photovoltaics
Energy in Buildings
Energy-Water Nexus
Energy Meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,936
6,070
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
nanotechnology
materials science
optical materials
near-infrared materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,936
5,543
0.198
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Civil Engineering
Concrete Technology
Concrete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,042
5,480
0.778
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Artificial Intelligence
Environmental Eng.
Groundwater Quality
Water Resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,411
5,353
0.989
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Nanotechnology
Electrochemistry
Energy storage
Water splitting
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,349
5,181
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
SPC
Control Charts
ANN
Experiment Design
Nonparametrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,927
5,175
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Renewable Energy
Energy Transition
Energy Conservation & Management
Life Cycle Analysis
Sustainable Buildings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,080
5,078
0.628
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Software Engineering
Evidence-based software engineering
Software Security Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,443
5,059
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Renewable Energy
Energy Storage
Smart Grids
Optimization and Control
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,895
5,022
0.852
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
CO2 capture & utlization
Bioenergy
Microalgae
Fluidization
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,958
4,951
0.831
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Polymers
Materials
Environmental Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,424
4,838
0.753
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Physical Chemistry
DFT Calculations
Nonlinear Optics
Nanomaterials
Solar Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,488
4,639
0.845
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,815
4,811
0.999
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Energy
Clean Propulsion
CFD
Separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,783
4,507
0.942
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,942
4,350
0.486
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Sustainable Materials
Molecular Modeling
Mechanics of Nano-structures
Composite structures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
4,341
0.984
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Protective coatings
Oil and Gas pipelines
solar panels
PEM fuel cells
& Bio implants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,244
4,285
0.817
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Time-Delay Systems
Interconnected Systems
Robust Control
Networked Control Systems
Cloud Control Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,416
4,273
0.277
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Civil Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,979
4,182
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,911
4,147
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Carbon Capture
Oxy-Combustion
Leak Detection
CFD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,001
4,096
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Corrosion and coatings
Fatigue and fracture of engineering materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,858
4,069
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Materials Science and Engineering
Additive Manufacturing
Surface Engineering
Nanostructured Alloys
Composite Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,608
3,971
0.862
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Concrete materials
Corrosion of steel in concrete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,421
3,961
0.731
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Energy
Materials
and Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,311
3,956
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,770
329
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Mohammad Alghoul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,936
6,070
0.611
Solar Thermal
Solar Photovoltaics
Energy in Buildings
Energy-Water Nexus
Energy Meteorology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,081
382
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Zhengwei Pan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,936
5,543
0.198
nanotechnology
materials science
optical materials
near-infrared materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,305
389
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Mohammed Rizwan Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,042
5,480
0.778
Civil Engineering
Concrete Technology
Concrete
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,902
404
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Sani Isah Abba|S. I. Abba, Sani I. Abba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,411
5,353
0.989
Artificial Intelligence
Environmental Eng.
Groundwater Quality
Water Resources
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,560
419
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Md Abdul Aziz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,349
5,181
0.816
Nanotechnology
Electrochemistry
Energy storage
Water splitting
Analytical Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,677
420
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Muhammad Riaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,927
5,175
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,904
433
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
M Asif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,080
5,078
0.628
Renewable Energy
Energy Transition
Energy Conservation & Management
Life Cycle Analysis
Sustainable Buildings
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,374
435
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Mahmood Niazi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,443
5,059
0.536
Software Engineering
Evidence-based software engineering
Software Security Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,235
439
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Muhammad Khalid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,895
5,022
0.852
Renewable Energy
Energy Storage
Smart Grids
Optimization and Control
Artificial Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,876
450
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Shaikh Abdur Razzak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,958
4,951
0.831
CO2 capture & utlization
Bioenergy
Microalgae
Fluidization
Catalysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,677
466
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Mamdouh A Al Harthi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,424
4,838
0.753
Polymers
Materials
Environmental Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,028
495
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Muhammad Ramzan Saeed Ashraf Janjua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,488
4,639
0.845
Physical Chemistry
DFT Calculations
Nonlinear Optics
Nanomaterials
Solar Cells
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,400
469
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Zaid Alyafeai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,815
4,811
0.999
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,871
514
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Naef AA Qasem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,783
4,507
0.942
Energy
Clean Propulsion
CFD
Separation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,601
542
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Shaikh Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,942
4,350
0.486
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,930
544
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Mohammed Al Osta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
4,341
0.984
Sustainable Materials
Molecular Modeling
Mechanics of Nano-structures
Composite structures
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,692
552
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
A Madhan Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,244
4,285
0.817
Protective coatings
Oil and Gas pipelines
solar panels
PEM fuel cells
& Bio implants
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,046
553
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Magdisadek Mostafa Mahmoud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,416
4,273
0.277
Time-Delay Systems
Interconnected Systems
Robust Control
Networked Control Systems
Cloud Control Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,075
566
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Omar Al Amoudi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,979
4,182
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,268
573
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Muhammad Ali Ehsan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,911
4,147
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,003
589
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Rached Ben Mansour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,001
4,096
0.683
Carbon Capture
Oxy-Combustion
Leak Detection
CFD
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,947
596
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Zuhair Gasem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,858
4,069
0.695
Corrosion and coatings
Fatigue and fracture of engineering materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,593
622
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Bandar Almangour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,608
3,971
0.862
Materials Science and Engineering
Additive Manufacturing
Surface Engineering
Nanostructured Alloys
Composite Materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,985
624
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Ahmad Shamsad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,421
3,961
0.731
Concrete materials
Corrosion of steel in concrete
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,152
628
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Basheer Chanbasha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,311
3,956
0.425
Energy
Materials
and Environment