Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 327 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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: 1
Drug Discovery from Natural Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,827
16,348
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Newtonain and non Newtonian fluids
Exact solutions
Analytical Methods
Bio Mathematics and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,773
10,207
0.741
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant Physiology
Ethnobotany
Biotechnology and Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,636
9,816
0.628
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,799
9,268
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Applied Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,377
9,037
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Computational Medicinal Chemistry
Bioinformatics
Biological Assay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,016
8,260
0.750
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Spherical fuzzy set
Fuzzy Integral Equations
Fuzzy Decision Making
Fuzzy Aggregation Operators
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,552
7,253
0.848
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Islamic Studies
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,792
7,122
0.810
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Monetary & Macroeconomics
Development Economics
International Economics
Energy & Environmental Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,450
6,271
0.742
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,582
5,361
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant Biotech
Metabolomics
Nano Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,958
4,704
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Food Science and Technology
Food Biochemistry
Bioactive compounds
Nutraceuticals and Allelopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,579
4,094
0.734
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Phytohormones
Plant-Microbe interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,614
3,705
0.803
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chemistry/Physical Chemistry of Polymers/Macromolecules--Colloid and Interface Science--
Self-assembly
--- Material Science
N
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,106
3,433
0.836
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Geometric Function Theory
Analytical and Numerical Techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,962
3,247
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Internet of Things
Internet of Vehicles
Wireless Sensor Networks
Cybersecurity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,109
3,134
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Composite Adsorbents
Water Treatment
Environmental Nanotechnology
WASH
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,869
3,102
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Formal Methods
Bioinformatics
Fuzzy Logic
Mathematical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,095
3,068
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Agronomy
Crop Physiology
Climate Change
Heat Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
2,995
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nanomaterials
semiconductors. composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,705
2,633
0.973
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Bioinformatics
Neural Networks
Pattern Recongintion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,091
2,559
0.626
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Phage Isolation
Phage Therapy of Pathogenic Bacteria
Bacterial Biofim
Antibiotic Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,942
2,498
0.849
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Botany
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,321
2,382
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
2,371
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,042
2,285
0.565
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,041
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Haroon Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,827
16,348
0.825
Drug Discovery from Natural Products
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,598
76
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Saeed Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,773
10,207
0.741
Newtonain and non Newtonian fluids
Exact solutions
Analytical Methods
Bio Mathematics and
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,471
82
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Muhammad Hamayun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,636
9,816
0.628
Plant Physiology
Ethnobotany
Biotechnology and Microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,341
90
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Muhammad Ajaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,799
9,268
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,617
97
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Muhammad Altaf Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,377
9,037
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,764
112
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Abdul Wadood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,016
8,260
0.750
Computational Medicinal Chemistry
Bioinformatics
Biological Assay
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,161
139
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Saleem Abdullah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,552
7,253
0.848
Spherical fuzzy set
Fuzzy Integral Equations
Fuzzy Decision Making
Fuzzy Aggregation Operators
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,549
144
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Abzahir Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,792
7,122
0.810
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,529
172
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Muhammad Azam Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,450
6,271
0.742
Monetary & Macroeconomics
Development Economics
International Economics
Energy & Environmental Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,232
229
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Asifullah Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,582
5,361
0.707
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,247
289
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mubarak Ali Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,958
4,704
0.676
Plant Biotech
Metabolomics
Nano Biotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,434
368
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Amjad Iqbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,579
4,094
0.734
Food Science and Technology
Food Biochemistry
Bioactive compounds
Nutraceuticals and Allelopathy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,106
434
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anwar Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,614
3,705
0.803
Phytohormones
Plant-Microbe interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,763
479
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Abbas Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,106
3,433
0.836
Chemistry/Physical Chemistry of Polymers/Macromolecules--Colloid and Interface Science--
Self-assembly
--- Material Science
N
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,789
529
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muhammad Arif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,962
3,247
0.820
Geometric Function Theory
Analytical and Numerical Techniques
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,680
555
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mian Ahmad Jan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,109
3,134
0.763
Internet of Things
Internet of Vehicles
Wireless Sensor Networks
Cybersecurity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,628
561
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shams Ali Baig
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,869
3,102
0.637
Composite Adsorbents
Water Treatment
Environmental Nanotechnology
WASH
Climate Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,418
568
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sher Afzal Khan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,095
3,068
0.602
Formal Methods
Bioinformatics
Fuzzy Logic
Mathematical Modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,569
585
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Farooq Shah
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
2,995
0.733
Agronomy
Crop Physiology
Climate Change
Heat Stress
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,717
708
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Syed Zulfiqar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,705
2,633
0.973
Nanomaterials
semiconductors. composites
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,484
735
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maqsood Hayat
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,091
2,559
0.626
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Bioinformatics
Neural Networks
Pattern Recongintion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,440
764
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Muhsin Jamal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,942
2,498
0.849
Phage Isolation
Phage Therapy of Pathogenic Bacteria
Bacterial Biofim
Antibiotic Resistance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,485
816
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Waheed Murad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,321
2,382
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,398
819
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Naveed Muhammad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
2,371
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,457
869
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nazif Ullah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,042
2,285
0.565