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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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hacking & Digital Forensics
Network Security
AI & ML
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
844
835
0.989
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shielding Properties of Different Materials
Nuclear Physics
Radiation Physics
Medical Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
711
711
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Migration-Diaspora
Regional Integration
e-Governance
Gender
Global and Regional Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
846
611
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
physical and theoretical and computational chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
237
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cryptography
Cryptanalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
224
0.786
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biogeography
Hydrology and Quantitative Technique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
133
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Computational Mathematics
Mathematical Statistics
Operations Research
Mathematical Modelling an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
104
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Postcolonialism
Islamophobia
Orientalism
Global peace
Post-conflict narrative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
56
0.836
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Strategic management and research method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
46
0.958
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMEN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
45
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Security and Development Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
37
0.346
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nuclear and Radiation Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
33
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Energy and Thermofluid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
30
0.625
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Development and Political Histor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
21
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Energy/Environmental Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Energy Economics
Development Economics
Behavioural Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Resource management
Social psychology
General managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Machine Learning
Cloud Computing
IoT
Algorithm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cloud Computing
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Development Goegraphy
Environmental Geography and Population and Manpower plannin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Renewable Energy Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
AGRI-BUSINESS ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL REPORTING
TAXATIO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mathematical Modelling
Numerical
Biomathematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Digital System Design
Image Processing and Signal Processin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,599
1,692
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Muhammad Ubale Kiru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
844
835
0.989
Hacking & Digital Forensics
Network Security
AI & ML
Data Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,605
2,186
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rilwan Usman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
711
711
1.000
Shielding Properties of Different Materials
Nuclear Physics
Radiation Physics
Medical Physic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
653,458
2,768
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fayomi Oluyemi O.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
846
611
0.722
Migration-Diaspora
Regional Integration
e-Governance
Gender
Global and Regional Healt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,074,287
9,243
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Abdulfatai Usman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
237
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,101,657
9,791
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Abdulkadir Disina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
224
0.786
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,368,762
15,307
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Os Afolayan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
133
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,496,850
18,164
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sunday Olanrewaju Agboola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
104
0.819
Computational Mathematics
Mathematical Statistics
Operations Research
Mathematical Modelling an
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,800,358
25,311
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sadiya Abubakar Isa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
56
0.836
Postcolonialism
Islamophobia
Orientalism
Global peace
Post-conflict narrative
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,888,602
27,560
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Oyetunde Oladele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
46
0.958
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,895,056
27,693
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhammed Shittu. LAWAL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
45
0.703
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,970,671
29,773
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paulinus Chinaka Obilor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
37
0.346
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,021,321
31,247
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Az Ngari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
33
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,049,900
32,031
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anas Bala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
30
0.625
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,164,023
35,408
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Muyideen Deji Abdulsalami|Deji M. Abdulsalami, A.M. Deji, Abdulsalami Muyideen Deji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
21
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,217,285
37,155
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shuaibu Muhammad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,243,044
37,977
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Afolabi Quadri Balogun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,258,251
38,473
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Emmanuel Luke Balami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,258,820
38,498
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ali Garba Jakwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,277,571
39,166
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kasimu Samaila Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,363,241
42,280
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sir Benjamin Julius Ananya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Development Goegraphy
Environmental Geography and Population and Manpower plannin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,406,254
44,069
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nuraini Sunusi Ma'Aji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,469,302
46,768
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Terkura Ayem-Fella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
AGRI-BUSINESS ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL REPORTING
TAXATIO
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,492,590
47,760
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ak Dotia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,492,590
47,760
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ibrahim Ali Kadawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,514,415
48,846
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tijjani Ahmad Ibrahim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500