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Highly Cited Researchers 63 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
Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmacology
Nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,462
17,794
0.870
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Agronomy & Agriculture (Soil Microbiology and Plant Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,129
7,737
0.952
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,973
6,554
0.940
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bio-Organic Chemistry
Polymer based composite
hydrogels
Catalysis
Biomedical implant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,657
4,121
0.885
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Conventional Breeding
Tissue Culture
Plant Transformation
Hybridization
Plant Host Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,093
2,662
0.861
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Molecular Breeding
Biological Sciences
Bio-Ethics
Genetic Engineering
Transformatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,083
2,788
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmacology
Natural Product Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,696
1,565
0.923
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
landscaping
grass mowing
salinity
bulbs
bougainville
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
1,203
0.902
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
nanomaterials
catalysis
drug deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
1,129
0.607
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Phsiology
Apple
Cultivar
Storage
Harvestin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,218
810
0.665
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Agronomy (Soil Fertility & Carbon Sequestration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
750
707
0.943
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
645
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Soil Fertility
Plant Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
648
614
0.948
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Haar wavelet based solutions of linear and nonlinear Direct and Inverse problem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
577
0.986
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pharmaceutics
Nanomedicines
Dug delivery
Neuroprotectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
431
0.975
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pharmaceutical analysis and Pharmacokinetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
436
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
job embeddedness
work engagement
islamic work ethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429
424
0.988
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computer Networking
Wireless Sensor Network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455
419
0.921
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Soil & Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
399
0.776
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
HPR
IPM
Chemical Ecology
Insect Ecology
Entomopathogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
375
0.732
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
agricultural economics
climatechang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
373
0.834
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant Biochemistry & Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
309
0.851
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Technology Management
Marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
323
0.947
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Parasitology
Molecular Biology
Systematics
Phylogenetics
mitochondrial genome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
296
0.934
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
281
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,847
33
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Abdur Rauf
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,462
17,794
0.870
Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmacology
Nanotechnolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,028
149
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Muhammad Adnan
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,129
7,737
0.952
Agronomy & Agriculture (Soil Microbiology and Plant Nutrition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,280
189
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Abdul Basir
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,973
6,554
0.940
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,381
446
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shahid Ali Khan
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,657
4,121
0.885
Bio-Organic Chemistry
Polymer based composite
hydrogels
Catalysis
Biomedical implant
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,089
790
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hidayat Ullah
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,093
2,662
0.861
Conventional Breeding
Tissue Culture
Plant Transformation
Hybridization
Plant Host Interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,694
803
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mukhtar Alam
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,083
2,788
0.683
Molecular Breeding
Biological Sciences
Bio-Ethics
Genetic Engineering
Transformatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,097
1,545
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Muhammad Saeed Jan
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,696
1,565
0.923
Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmacology
Natural Product Researc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,118
2,054
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Muhammad Zamin
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
1,203
0.902
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,809
2,243
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zia Ur Rahman
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
1,129
0.607
nanomaterials
catalysis
drug deliver
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,553
3,039
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ibadullah Jan
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,218
810
0.665
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,711
3,395
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mushtaq Ahmad Khan
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
750
707
0.943
Agronomy (Soil Fertility & Carbon Sequestration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,763
3,635
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Muhammad Nasimullah Qureshi
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
645
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649,768
3,777
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rafi Ullah
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
648
614
0.948
Soil Fertility
Plant Nutritio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,643
3,970
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ahsan muhammad
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
577
0.986
Haar wavelet based solutions of linear and nonlinear Direct and Inverse problem
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,880
5,037
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muhammad Ijaz Khan
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
431
0.975
Pharmaceutics
Nanomedicines
Dug delivery
Neuroprotectio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,242
5,072
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lateef Ahmad
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
436
0.408
Pharmaceutical analysis and Pharmacokinetic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,978
5,089
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maaz Ud Din
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429
424
0.988
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806,950
5,123
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ayaz Ullah
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455
419
0.921
Computer Networking
Wireless Sensor Network
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828,082
5,310
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fayaz Ali
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
399
0.776
Soil & Environmental Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,597
5,544
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nazeer Ahmed
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
375
0.732
HPR
IPM
Chemical Ecology
Insect Ecology
Entomopathogen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
858,194
5,581
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Farhana Gul
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
373
0.834
agricultural economics
climatechang
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
944,142
6,382
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Muhammad Ilyas
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
309
0.851
Plant Biochemistry & Molecular Biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
923,686
6,207
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Abrar Ullah
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
323
0.947
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
964,602
6,581
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Suleman
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
296
0.934
Parasitology
Molecular Biology
Systematics
Phylogenetics
mitochondrial genome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
989,077
6,825
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Liaqat Ali
University of Swabi
Swabi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
281
0.881