Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
King Abdullah University of Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :51
(Bio-)Process Technology
Water Desalination
Eutectic Freeze Crystallization
Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,888
10,372
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Desalination
cooling
renewable energy
adsorption
thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,548
10,336
0.529
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Electron microscopy
Nuclear magnetic resonance
X-ray diffraction
Optical microscopy
XPS/SIMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,984
10,287
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
2D materials
epitaxy growth
printable electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,712
10,169
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Membranes
Gas Separations
Water Desalination
Porous Materials
Chemical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,656
10,035
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Advanced oxidation
enviromental catalysis
oil/water emulsion treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,255
9,178
0.692
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Bioinformatics
computational biology
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,158
9,139
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Macromolecular Engineering
Block copolymers
Polymer Chemistry
Polymers
Polymer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,587
9,131
0.237
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Molecular beam epitaxy
Carrier dynamics
Photonic device technology
Optical wireless comm.
Solar water splitting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,645
9,038
0.776
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Plant Biochemistry
Metabolic Engineering
Root Parasitic Plants
Bioactives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,819
8,972
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Membranes and polymer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,118
8,786
0.460
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Nanoelectronics
2D Materials
Memristor
Scanning Probe Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,599
8,686
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Ecology
Marine Science
Global Change
Plankton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,721
8,356
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
machine learning
genomics
neuroscience
computational biology
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,672
8,341
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Genome Engineering & Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,394
8,243
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
finite element methods
reservoir simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,726
8,209
0.700
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,440
8,140
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Rechargeable Batteries
Electrolyte
Electrode/Electrolyte Interface Chemistry-Model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,467
8,049
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Microbiological Aspects of Water Production and Distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,276
7,862
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,057
7,756
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Seismic imaging/inversion and machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,332
7,675
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
combustion
propulsion
pollutant formation
laser based diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,967
7,541
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Environmental Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,591
7,317
0.852
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Electron Microscopy
Catalysis
MOFs
Zeolites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,465
7,112
0.953
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Structural Biology
Synthetic Biology
Signal Transduction
Small Angle X-ray Scattering
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,192
7,087
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,145
142
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Geert Jan Witkamp
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,888
10,372
0.522
(Bio-)Process Technology
Water Desalination
Eutectic Freeze Crystallization
Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,335
143
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Kim Choon Ng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,548
10,336
0.529
Desalination
cooling
renewable energy
adsorption
thermodynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,593
144
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Rachid Sougrat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,984
10,287
0.448
Electron microscopy
Nuclear magnetic resonance
X-ray diffraction
Optical microscopy
XPS/SIMS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,132
145
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Vincent Tung|Vincent C. Tung
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,712
10,169
0.468
2D materials
epitaxy growth
printable electronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,778
149
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Zhiping Lai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,656
10,035
0.602
Membranes
Gas Separations
Water Desalination
Porous Materials
Chemical Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,461
162
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Tao Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,255
9,178
0.692
Advanced oxidation
enviromental catalysis
oil/water emulsion treatment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,695
165
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Xin Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,158
9,139
0.819
Bioinformatics
computational biology
machine learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,740
166
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Nikos Hadjichristidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,587
9,131
0.237
Macromolecular Engineering
Block copolymers
Polymer Chemistry
Polymers
Polymer Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,347
169
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Tien Khee Ng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,645
9,038
0.776
Molecular beam epitaxy
Carrier dynamics
Photonic device technology
Optical wireless comm.
Solar water splitting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,788
172
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Salim Al Babili
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,819
8,972
0.504
Plant Biochemistry
Metabolic Engineering
Root Parasitic Plants
Bioactives
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,025
177
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Suzana Nunes
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,118
8,786
0.460
Membranes and polymer science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,688
180
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Mario Lanza
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,599
8,686
0.820
Nanoelectronics
2D Materials
Memristor
Scanning Probe Microscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,094
193
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Susana Agusti
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,721
8,356
0.500
Ecology
Marine Science
Global Change
Plankton
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,216
195
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Jesper Tegnér|Jesper Tegner, Jesper N Tegner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,672
8,341
0.403
machine learning
genomics
neuroscience
computational biology
Artificial Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,976
199
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Magdy M Mahfouz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,394
8,243
0.723
Genome Engineering & Synthetic Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,241
200
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Shuyu Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,726
8,209
0.700
finite element methods
reservoir simulations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,780
203
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Marc G Genton
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,440
8,140
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,535
205
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Jun Ming
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,467
8,049
0.850
Rechargeable Batteries
Electrolyte
Electrode/Electrolyte Interface Chemistry-Model
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,141
216
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
JS Vrouwenvelder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,276
7,862
0.592
Microbiological Aspects of Water Production and Distribution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,023
218
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Tareq Alnaffouri
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,057
7,756
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,767
221
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Tariq Alkhalifah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,332
7,675
0.576
Seismic imaging/inversion and machine learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,051
224
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
William L Roberts
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,967
7,541
0.688
combustion
propulsion
pollutant formation
laser based diagnostics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,231
228
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Ying Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,591
7,317
0.852
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,378
233
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Lingmei Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,465
7,112
0.953
Electron Microscopy
Catalysis
MOFs
Zeolites
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,679
236
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Stefan Arold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,192
7,087
0.537
Structural Biology
Synthetic Biology
Signal Transduction
Small Angle X-ray Scattering
Bioinformatics