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 :26
Software engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
58
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Sociology
Population Health
Social Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
44
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Librarianship
Information
Scholarly communication
ICT in Library
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
70
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Genetics and Plant breeding
Plant Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
71
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Hydrology / Water Resources / Environmental Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
40
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
ISLAMIC ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND FINANCE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
43
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Geology and Hydrogeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
61
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Statistical Theory
Big Data
Robust Statistics
Machine Learning and Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
58
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Electronics and Communucation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
59
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
sociology
demography
social statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
35
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Benthic macroinvertebrates
Freshwater Ecology and Water Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
37
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Knowledge Management
Bibliometrics/Bibliography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
49
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Science/Biology Education
STEM Education
Professional Development
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Environmental crime
policing
victimization
substance abuse
organized crime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
48
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Expert in Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
38
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Accounting and Finance
Business
Management and Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
46
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
46
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Industrial Sociology
Works and Social Problem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Hausa Contemporary Culture
Hausa Culture
Hausa Literature
Hausa Language
Translation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
27
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
physics
physics education and science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Heterogeneous Catalysis and Phytoremediation.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Peace and Security
Migration and Border Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
33
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Educational Research
Measurements and Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
25
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Leverage Financing
Lease Financing
Audit Opinion.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Antimicrobial Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
Samaila Musa Mafara|Samaila musa
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
58
0.659
Femi Rufus Tinuola
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
44
0.587
Sociology
Population Health
Social Epidemiology
Chukwuji Charles Nwabueze
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
70
0.972
Librarianship
Information
Scholarly communication
ICT in Library
Yusuf Bashir Rini
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
71
1.000
Genetics and Plant breeding
Plant Biotechnology
Abubakar Bichi
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
40
0.580
Gazali S. Gobir
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
43
0.632
Shuaibu Ahmed Mahi
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
61
0.924
Olayemi Joshua Ibidoja
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
58
0.967
Statistical Theory
Big Data
Robust Statistics
Machine Learning and Biostatistics
Maduka N. C
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
59
1.000
Aondowase Targba
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
35
0.603
Asiru, Raheem Adekunle
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
37
0.673
Benthic macroinvertebrates
Freshwater Ecology and Water Pollution
Aliyu Gadanga Tsafe|Gadanga Aliyu Tsafe, Tsafe Akiyu Gadanga, A. G. Tsafe
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
49
0.942
Akilu Isma'İl|Akilu Ismail
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
Science/Biology Education
STEM Education
Professional Development
Teacher Education
Okoro Paul Mmahi
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
48
0.980
Environmental crime
policing
victimization
substance abuse
organized crime
Hamza Ahmad Balarabe
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
38
0.792
Yazid Kabir Ibrahim
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
46
1.000
Bashir Umar Faruk
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
46
1.000
Bashir Bello
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
Abu-Ubaida Sani
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
27
0.730
Hausa Contemporary Culture
Hausa Culture
Hausa Literature
Hausa Language
Translation
Ogundeji Oluwatomisin Marvellous
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
Aliyu Salisu
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
Aminu Idris
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
33
0.971
Peace and Security
Migration and Border Studies
Sheu Adaramaja Lukman
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
25
0.735
Umar Farouk Abdulkarim
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
Jafar Usman
Federal University Gusau
Gusau, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
Antimicrobial Resistance