Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Nanochemistry
Bioremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,559
2,370
0.926
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,204
2,155
0.978
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Economic Growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,573
1,452
0.923
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Applied Linguistics
L2 Motivation research
Self-Regulation in SLA
Self-Concept and Identity in SLA
Language Testing and Eval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
871
746
0.856
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Fuzzy Mathematics
Graph Theory
Hybrid Soft Computing Models
Decision Making Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
738
0.851
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Economic growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,003
719
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
714
0.562
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
697
0.734
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Density Functional Theory
Condensed Matter Physics
Semiconductor Materials
Nano-Materials and Nano Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
667
0.575
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Management
HRM
Organizational Behavior
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
881
560
0.636
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
nanomaterials
phytochemical isolation. Organic synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
507
0.729
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Physical Chemistry
Liquid Dynamics
Ion Interactions
Solvation
Surfactants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
467
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
439
0.875
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
condensed matter physics
nano materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
250
0.727
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Optimization theory
Inequalities
Convex Analysis
Artifical Intelligence.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
225
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sociology Wellbeing Sociology of Tourism SDGs Youth
Parenting Violent Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
220
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
plasma physics
material processing
spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
182
0.623
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Biological Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
154
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
141
0.953
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Eco-Biology
Entomology
Cropland Biodiversity with Molecular Applications in Zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
135
0.860
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biodiversity and molecular approaches in ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
116
0.928
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
73
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Material science
Semiconductor Physics
Nanotechnology and
DFT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
58
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Computational Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
55
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
54
0.931
Shazia Nouren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,559
2,370
0.926
Noreen Khalid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,204
2,155
0.978
Ashfaq Ahmad
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,573
1,452
0.923
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Economic Growth
Muhammad Shahbaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
871
746
0.856
Applied Linguistics
L2 Motivation research
Self-Regulation in SLA
Self-Concept and Identity in SLA
Language Testing and Eval
Musavarah Sarwar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
738
0.851
Fuzzy Mathematics
Graph Theory
Hybrid Soft Computing Models
Decision Making Methods
Hafiz Khalil Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,003
719
0.717
Rukhsana Kausar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
714
0.562
Tauheeda Riaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
697
0.734
Tariq Mahmood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
667
0.575
Density Functional Theory
Condensed Matter Physics
Semiconductor Materials
Nano-Materials and Nano Technology
Yasin Munir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
881
560
0.636
Management
HRM
Organizational Behavior
Entrepreneurship
Tayyaba Shehzadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
507
0.729
nanomaterials
phytochemical isolation. Organic synthesis
Hafiz M ABD Ur Rahman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
467
0.746
Physical Chemistry
Liquid Dynamics
Ion Interactions
Solvation
Surfactants
Uruj Tahir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
439
0.875
Babar Shahzad Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
250
0.727
Sundas Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
225
0.515
Optimization theory
Inequalities
Convex Analysis
Artifical Intelligence.
Muhammad Umair Ashraf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
220
1.000
Sociology Wellbeing Sociology of Tourism SDGs Youth
Parenting Violent Behavior
Adnan Saeed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
182
0.623
plasma physics
material processing
spectroscopy
Asma Waheed Qureshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
154
0.568
Aisha Farid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
141
0.953
Sajida Mushtaq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
135
0.860
Eco-Biology
Entomology
Cropland Biodiversity with Molecular Applications in Zoology
Sadia Maalik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
116
0.928
Biodiversity and molecular approaches in ecology
Tajalli Fatima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
73
0.682
Samia Naeem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
58
1.000
Samreen Abbas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
55
0.846
Javaria Khalid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
54
0.931