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Highly Cited Researchers 756 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
geogeraph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,932
29,621
0.873
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
cognitive psychology and Parentin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,856
13,951
0.341
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Catchment hydrology
Flood modelling
River engineering & Sediment transport
Natural Hazards
R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,500
9,710
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Renewable Energy
Heat Recovery
Nanofluids
Internal Combustion Engines
Modeling and Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,012
7,405
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
enhanced heat transfer
solar still
drying
combustion
lattice Boltzman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,542
7,404
0.702
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Food Rheology
Food Biopolymers
Food Physics and Engineering
Food Nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,635
7,329
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Inorganic Chemistr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,384
6,285
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Free Surface Flows
VOF Methods
Numerical Fluid Flow and Heat Transfe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,449
6,107
0.584
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Microbiology
Food industry
Biotechnology
Food science and Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,248
5,681
0.614
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hydrocolloids
Emulsions
Colloids
Biopolymer
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,371
5,424
0.648
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Food Engineering
Flavor
Food Nanotechnology
Mass Transfer
Digestio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,891
5,243
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nanoscience
Molecular dynamics simulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,743
5,225
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Food Science and Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,710
5,149
0.902
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Physical Chemistry
Sonochemistry
Nanochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,451
4,937
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Electrochemical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
4,597
0.918
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sample preparation
Extraction
Nanomaterials
Chromatograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,313
4,231
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Food Technology
Dairy
Food Microbilog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,671
4,107
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Food Chemistry and Analysis
Food Lipids and Antioxidant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,341
3,916
0.533
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
organic synthesis
nanoparticle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,339
3,886
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
agriculture
agroecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,378
3,837
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
bioanalytical chemistry
environmental science
algae biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,831
3,827
0.656
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neural network
Genetic algorithm
Modelling
Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,381
3,783
0.864
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thermodynamics Analysis
Electronic Cooling
Solar Energy
Nanofluid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,553
3,799
0.834
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
poultry nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,293
3,661
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Microfluidics
Biomechanics
Numerical fluid flow and heat transfe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,010
3,607
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,762
140
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mahla Etemadi
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,932
29,621
0.873
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,439
277
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Saeedeh Toofani
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,856
13,951
0.341
cognitive psychology and Parentin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,915
396
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Khabat Khosravi
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,500
9,710
0.925
Catchment hydrology
Flood modelling
River engineering & Sediment transport
Natural Hazards
R
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,397
541
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mohammad Hatami
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,012
7,405
0.569
Renewable Energy
Heat Recovery
Nanofluids
Internal Combustion Engines
Modeling and Optimizatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,406
542
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Javad A Esfahani
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,542
7,404
0.702
enhanced heat transfer
solar still
drying
combustion
lattice Boltzman
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,150
550
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Seyed Mohammad Ali Razavi
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,635
7,329
0.538
Food Rheology
Food Biopolymers
Food Physics and Engineering
Food Nanotechnolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,228
658
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Masoud Mirzaei
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,384
6,285
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,931
688
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mohammad Passandideh Fard
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,449
6,107
0.584
Free Surface Flows
VOF Methods
Numerical Fluid Flow and Heat Transfe
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,165
756
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Seyed Ali Mortazavi
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,248
5,681
0.614
Microbiology
Food industry
Biotechnology
Food science and Technolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,058
809
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Arash Koocheki
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,371
5,424
0.648
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,795
841
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mohebbat Mohebbi
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,891
5,243
0.664
Food Engineering
Flavor
Food Nanotechnology
Mass Transfer
Digestio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,172
846
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Elaheh Goharshadi
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,743
5,225
0.598
Nanoscience
Molecular dynamics simulatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,813
866
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Behrooz Alizadeh Behbahani
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,710
5,149
0.902
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,676
915
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mohammad Hassan Entezari
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,451
4,937
0.431
Physical Chemistry
Sonochemistry
Nanochemistr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,650
1,010
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ghasem Barati Darband
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
4,597
0.918
Electrochemical Engineerin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,500
1,135
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Amirhassan Amiri
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,313
4,231
0.670
Sample preparation
Extraction
Nanomaterials
Chromatograph
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,559
1,181
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fakhri Shahidi
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,671
4,107
0.616
Food Technology
Dairy
Food Microbilog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,434
1,259
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Reza Farhoosh
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,341
3,916
0.533
Food Chemistry and Analysis
Food Lipids and Antioxidant
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,587
1,280
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hossein Eshghi
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,339
3,886
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,506
1,301
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mehdi Nassiri Mahallati
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,378
3,837
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,950
1,308
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hossein Ahmadzadeh
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,831
3,827
0.656
bioanalytical chemistry
environmental science
algae biotechnolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,705
1,330
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Abbas Rohani
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,381
3,783
0.864
Neural network
Genetic algorithm
Modelling
Optimizatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,076
1,321
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mohammad Sardarabadi
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,553
3,799
0.834
Thermodynamics Analysis
Electronic Cooling
Solar Energy
Nanofluid
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,878
1,391
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Abolghasem Golian
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,293
3,661
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,186
1,419
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hamid Niazmand
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,010
3,607
0.600
Microfluidics
Biomechanics
Numerical fluid flow and heat transfe