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King Fahd University of Petroleum 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 :1
Corrosion
Corrosion Inhibitors
Green Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,863
26,548
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Thermofluids
Condensation
Nanofluids
Heat Transfer Devices
Thermal Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,001
23,772
0.951
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Materials and Corrosion
Corrosion Inhibition
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
Oilfield Corrosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,264
17,689
0.674
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Solar desalination
waste heat recovery
nano particles
sensible heat storage
Latent heat energy storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,196
12,142
0.920
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Petroleum Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,718
12,139
0.885
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Materials and Corrosion
Corrosion inhibition
Polymer composites/nanocomposites
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,443
11,513
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Renewable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,550
10,115
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Power Systems and Renewable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,968
9,838
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Laser Physics
Nanotechnology
Clean Water & Renewable Energy
Photo-catalysis
Oil Water Separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,313
9,476
0.581
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Innovation
Renewable Energy
Sustainability
Energy Storage
Power Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,875
9,476
0.798
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
VLSI
Digital Design
Systems
Algorithms
Design Automation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,951
9,235
0.713
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Catalysis
Reaction Engineering
Refining and Petrochemicals
CO2 capture
Renewable energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,840
9,226
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Thermal Systems
Desalination
Applied Mathematics
Heat Exchangers
Applied Thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,910
9,193
0.544
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
earth sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,135
8,642
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Artificial Intelligence in Petroleum Engineering
Drilling Engineering
Cementing
Drilling Fluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,167
8,563
0.934
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Thermal Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,817
8,308
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Mechanical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,415
8,159
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,821
8,037
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Modeling
Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,411
7,171
0.853
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Cybersecurity
Bio-inspired Algorithms
D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,293
6,636
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Artificial Intelligence in Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Geomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,861
6,543
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Materials Characterization
Coatings
Nanoindentation
Photocatalytic materials
Water treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,543
6,514
0.864
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Building materials
Cement/concrete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,609
6,428
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Analytical sample preparation
Membrane assisted extractions
Water analysis
Electroanalytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,042
6,256
0.888
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Reactive and Complex fluids
Molecular Simulation
EOR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,785
5,888
0.868
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,686
32
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
MA Quraishi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,863
26,548
0.650
Corrosion
Corrosion Inhibitors
Green Chemistry
Electrochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,141
41
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hafiz Muhammad Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,001
23,772
0.951
Thermofluids
Condensation
Nanofluids
Heat Transfer Devices
Thermal Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,299
68
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ime Obot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,264
17,689
0.674
Materials and Corrosion
Corrosion Inhibition
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
Oilfield Corrosion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,293
106
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ravishankar Sathyamurthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,196
12,142
0.920
Solar desalination
waste heat recovery
nano particles
sensible heat storage
Latent heat energy storage
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,305
107
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mohamed A Mahmoud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,718
12,139
0.885
Petroleum Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,387
121
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Saviour A Umoren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,443
11,513
0.592
Materials and Corrosion
Corrosion inhibition
Polymer composites/nanocomposites
Nanoscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,395
147
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shafiqur Rehman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,550
10,115
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,731
150
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mohammad Abido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,968
9,838
0.428
Power Systems and Renewable Energy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,668
153
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mohammed Ashraf Gondal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,313
9,476
0.581
Laser Physics
Nanotechnology
Clean Water & Renewable Energy
Photo-catalysis
Oil Water Separation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,669
154
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fahad Al Sulaiman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,875
9,476
0.798
Innovation
Renewable Energy
Sustainability
Energy Storage
Power Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,116
158
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sadiq M Sait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,951
9,235
0.713
VLSI
Digital Design
Systems
Algorithms
Design Automation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,178
159
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mohammad M Hossain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,840
9,226
0.582
Catalysis
Reaction Engineering
Refining and Petrochemicals
CO2 capture
Renewable energy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,369
160
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Syed M Zubair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,910
9,193
0.544
Thermal Systems
Desalination
Applied Mathematics
Heat Exchangers
Applied Thermodynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,002
183
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jack Dvorkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,135
8,642
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,568
185
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Salaheldin Elkatatny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,167
8,563
0.934
Artificial Intelligence in Petroleum Engineering
Drilling Engineering
Cementing
Drilling Fluids
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,472
196
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ahmet Z Sahin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,817
8,308
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,615
201
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bekir Yilbas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,415
8,159
0.400
Mechanical Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,633
207
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shamsad Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,821
8,037
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,729
231
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Babatunde Mustapha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,411
7,171
0.853
Modeling
Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,053
273
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
El Sayed M El Alfy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,293
6,636
0.800
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Cybersecurity
Bio-inspired Algorithms
D
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,194
281
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Abdulazeez Abdulraheem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,861
6,543
0.832
Artificial Intelligence in Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Geomechanics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,552
282
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anwar Ul Hamid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,543
6,514
0.864
Materials Characterization
Coatings
Nanoindentation
Photocatalytic materials
Water treatment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,753
289
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Maslehuddin M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,609
6,428
0.554
Building materials
Cement/concrete
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,056
296
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Muhammad Sajid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,042
6,256
0.888
Analytical sample preparation
Membrane assisted extractions
Water analysis
Electroanalytical Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,609
319
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Abdullah Sultan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,785
5,888
0.868
Reactive and Complex fluids
Molecular Simulation
EOR