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Highly Cited Researchers 171 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
Orthopaedic Surgery
Trauma
Arthroplast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,289
8,050
0.867
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
2,089
0.854
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
general surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,113
1,065
0.957
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,618
969
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
General Surgery
Urolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
911
911
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
858
858
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cardiology
Eletrophysiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
786
0.869
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
738
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
654
0.951
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gastroentrolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
539
0.868
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Public Health & Medical Educationis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
503
0.935
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pediatric Oncology
Cardiology
Data analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
495
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
General Surgeo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
833
467
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
General Surgery
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Bariatric and vascular Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
323
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anatomy
Medical Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
294
0.681
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
surgery
medicine
public healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
243
0.960
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
General Surgery
Clinical Research
Medical Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
243
0.968
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Interventional Cardiology
Heart Failure
Electrophysiology
Cardiac Critical Care
Internal Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
236
0.992
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Platelets
Obesit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
217
0.783
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cardiovascular disease
Stres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
173
0.887
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tumour biology
Cancer therapeutics
Biochemistry
Phytochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
142
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Public health
Microbiology
clinical pathology
Medicinal plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
140
0.765
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
139
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
138
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
public health & infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
135
0.951
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,293
143
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Junaid Khan
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,289
8,050
0.867
Orthopaedic Surgery
Trauma
Arthroplast
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,918
1,097
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Attiya Munir
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
2,089
0.854
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,344
2,315
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ali Kamran
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,113
1,065
0.957
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,776
2,545
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dr Muhammad Khurram
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,618
969
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,729
2,721
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adam Umair Ashraf Butt
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
911
911
1.000
General Surgery
Urolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,268
2,894
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Abdur Rehman Malik
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
858
858
1.000
Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surger
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,985
3,106
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Muhammad ASAD
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
786
0.869
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,192
3,294
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Muhammad Sarfraz Khan
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
738
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
626,293
3,600
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zohaib Jamal
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
654
0.951
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701,274
4,218
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tayyab Saeed Akhter
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
539
0.868
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,565
4,465
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Khola Noreen
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
503
0.935
Public Health & Medical Educationis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,441
4,530
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Syed Muhammad Jawad Zaidi
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
495
0.996
Pediatric Oncology
Cardiology
Data analysi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,456
4,733
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jahangir Sarwar Khan
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
833
467
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
923,909
6,203
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Muhammad Hanif
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
323
0.603
General Surgery
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Bariatric and vascular Surgery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
968,190
6,616
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Arsalan Manzoor Mughal
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
294
0.681
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,954
7,578
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nowera Zafar
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
243
0.960
surgery
medicine
public healt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,996
7,579
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hamza Waqar Bhatti
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
243
0.968
General Surgery
Clinical Research
Medical Educatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,074,197
7,733
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jawad Basit
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
236
0.992
Interventional Cardiology
Heart Failure
Electrophysiology
Cardiac Critical Care
Internal Medicin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,114,399
8,173
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Faizania Shabbir
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
217
0.783
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,229,300
9,424
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Asma Nafisa
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
173
0.887
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,332,833
10,570
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Asma Umer Khayam|A Umer
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
142
1.000
Tumour biology
Cancer therapeutics
Biochemistry
Phytochemistr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,338,407
10,626
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Saira Karimi
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
140
0.765
Public health
Microbiology
clinical pathology
Medicinal plant
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,341,093
10,660
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Malik Irfan Ahmed|Irfan Ahmed, M I Ahmed, Irfan ahmed malik
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
139
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,344,763
10,711
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Muhammad Ansar Ahmad
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
138
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,358,328
10,867
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rizwana Shahid
Rawalpindi Medical University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
135
0.951
public health & infectious disease