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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 323 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,129
1,811
0.851
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Materials Sciences
Ultrasonic characterization of materials
FTIR
X-rays
DS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
1,143
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Mycology
Pharmaceutical Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,018
1,604
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Applied Mycology
Mycotoxins
Food safety
Molecular biology
Medical Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
1,275
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
biochemistry and molecular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,783
477
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Nanophotonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,504
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
1,615
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
1,522
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Non-Communicable Disease research & Developmental Therapeutics
Cancer Biology Transcriptiona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
641
0.387
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Internal Medicine
Diabetes & Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,633
1,266
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Computer vision
Pattern recognition
Neural network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,535
1,271
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,480
1,396
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Tribology
Wear
Corrosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
465
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Community Medicine
Epidemiology
Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
580
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Clinical implications of Mesenchymal stem cells
cancer and asthm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
1,142
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Cyber Security
Machine Learning
Wireless Network
Network Forensic
SDN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
953
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Technology of applied Medical Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
637
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Printed Electronics
Printed Electronics Systems
OLED
sensors
Renewable Energy Resources ..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,325
1,123
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
225
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
mathematics
physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,170
878
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Electrical Machines
PM Machines
Power Electronics and Drives
Renewable Energy System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
931
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
English Language Teaching + TESOL+Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
414
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Systems and Control
Mathematical Modeling
Numerical Simulation
Heart Pumps
Biomedica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
952
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Biomedical and system engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,078
1,040
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Electrical power engineering
Power system reliability
Electric vehicle
Renewable energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,047
985
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,622
2,135
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Mahjoub Jabli
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,129
1,811
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
451,519
2,207
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
MS Gaafar
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
1,143
0.550
Materials Sciences
Ultrasonic characterization of materials
FTIR
X-rays
DS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,863
2,271
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Vijayakumar R
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,018
1,604
0.795
Mycology
Pharmaceutical Microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,902
2,391
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ahmed Abdel Hadi
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
1,275
0.665
Applied Mycology
Mycotoxins
Food safety
Molecular biology
Medical Microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,113
2,560
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Eman Noaman
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,783
477
0.268
biochemistry and molecular biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,301
2,601
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Muhammad Arshad Kamran
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,504
0.862
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Nanophotonic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,246
2,607
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Tawfeeq Alkanhal
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
1,615
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,166
2,629
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Saeed Banawas
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
1,522
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,133
2,721
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Vijayabaskar Pandian
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
641
0.387
Non-Communicable Disease research & Developmental Therapeutics
Cancer Biology Transcriptiona
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,592
2,750
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Tahir Ansari
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,633
1,266
0.775
Internal Medicine
Diabetes & Nutritio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,878
2,883
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Saleh KH Aly
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,535
1,271
0.828
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Computer vision
Pattern recognition
Neural network
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
565,512
2,966
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Hani Alanazi
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,480
1,396
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,417
3,125
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
SM Ahmed Gaber
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
465
0.336
Tribology
Wear
Corrosion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,378
3,144
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Mohammad Shakil Ahmad
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
580
0.422
Community Medicine
Epidemiology
Public Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,118
3,194
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Sami G Almalki
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
1,142
0.842
Clinical implications of Mesenchymal stem cells
cancer and asthm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,587
3,214
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Shailendra Mishra
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
953
0.710
Cyber Security
Machine Learning
Wireless Network
Network Forensic
SDN
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,430
3,239
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Hamdan O Alanazi
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
637
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,399
3,253
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Muhammad Zubair
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,325
1,123
0.848
Printed Electronics
Printed Electronics Systems
OLED
sensors
Renewable Energy Resources ..
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,600
3,564
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Nabela Abd
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
225
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,882
3,577
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Rehab M El Shiekh
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,170
878
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,696
3,652
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Praveen Rp
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
931
0.820
Electrical Machines
PM Machines
Power Electronics and Drives
Renewable Energy System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,378
3,681
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Naser Jamil Alzaidiyeen
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
414
0.368
English Language Teaching + TESOL+Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,130
3,753
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Mohsen Bakouri
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
952
0.871
Systems and Control
Mathematical Modeling
Numerical Simulation
Heart Pumps
Biomedica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,183
3,797
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Mohamed Waly
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,078
1,040
0.965
Biomedical and system engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
688,785
3,866
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Abdulaziz Almutairi
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,047
985
0.941
Electrical power engineering
Power system reliability
Electric vehicle
Renewable energ