Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
Agricultural Economics
Rural Development
Rural Energy
Energy Economics
Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,778
14,971
0.797
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Decision Trees
Ensemble Classifiers
Statistical Quality Control and Survey Sampling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,547
10,564
0.780
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Clinical Pharmacy
Clinical Trial
Systematic reviews
Meta-analysis
Network Meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,835
10,020
0.847
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stress physiology of microbes
Yeast Physiology
Intracellular pH
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,706
5,025
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Microbiology and Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,706
3,598
0.765
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Food Technology
Food Processing
Food Safety
Product Innovation
Healthy Food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,103
2,834
0.913
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gastrointestinal Health
feed additives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,347
2,751
0.633
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,291
2,438
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chiropteran Biology
Conservation Biology
Wildlife and Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,355
2,437
0.726
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Veterinary Pathology
Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,593
2,431
0.677
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Animal genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,224
2,313
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Parasitology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,775
2,104
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
CRISPR-cas system
Antibiotic resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,331
1,961
0.841
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bioenergy
Biofuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,113
1,795
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Genetics
Molecular evolution
CRISPR
Adaptive selection
Positive selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
1,727
0.934
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Distribution Theory
Reliability and Bayesian Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,093
1,618
0.773
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
1,599
0.839
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Medical Microbiology
AMR
Probiotics
Zoonosis
COVID
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
1,562
0.619
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice
Clinical Trials
Meta-analysis
Network meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,631
1,548
0.949
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gamete Biology
Cryobiology
sperm biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,034
1,514
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bioenergy
Waste Valorization
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
1,483
0.913
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
1,472
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Animal Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,694
1,446
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,814
1,391
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
1,348
0.975
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,775
40
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Muhammad İmran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,778
14,971
0.797
Agricultural Economics
Rural Development
Rural Energy
Energy Economics
Migration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,651
83
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Muhammad Azam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,547
10,564
0.780
Decision Trees
Ensemble Classifiers
Statistical Quality Control and Survey Sampling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,275
87
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tahir Mehmood Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,835
10,020
0.847
Clinical Pharmacy
Clinical Trial
Systematic reviews
Meta-analysis
Network Meta-analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,581
269
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Azmat Ullah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,706
5,025
0.881
Stress physiology of microbes
Yeast Physiology
Intracellular pH
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,177
463
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Muhammad Zubair Shabbir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,706
3,598
0.765
Microbiology and Molecular Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,796
667
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hafiz Shahbaz|Hafiz M Shahbaz, HM Shahbaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,103
2,834
0.913
Food Technology
Food Processing
Food Safety
Product Innovation
Healthy Food
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,672
699
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Habib Rehman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,347
2,751
0.633
Gastrointestinal Health
feed additives
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,729
832
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
MR Muhammad Zain Saleem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,291
2,438
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,834
834
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Arshad Javid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,355
2,437
0.726
Chiropteran Biology
Conservation Biology
Wildlife and Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,382
837
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhammad Younus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,593
2,431
0.677
Veterinary Pathology
Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,758
897
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Masroor Ellahi Babar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,224
2,313
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,737
1,005
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Muhammad Fiaz Qamar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,775
2,104
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,903
1,111
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Muhammad Abu Bakr Shabbir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,331
1,961
0.841
CRISPR-cas system
Antibiotic resistance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,645
1,235
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Muhammad Arshad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,113
1,795
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,374
1,290
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
1,727
0.934
Genetics
Molecular evolution
CRISPR
Adaptive selection
Positive selection
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,075
1,392
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Azeem Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,093
1,618
0.773
Distribution Theory
Reliability and Bayesian Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,555
1,415
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nasrullah Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
1,599
0.839
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,376
1,460
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Muhammad Nawaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
1,562
0.619
Medical Microbiology
AMR
Probiotics
Zoonosis
COVID
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,138
1,472
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Allah Bukhsh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,631
1,548
0.949
Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice
Clinical Trials
Meta-analysis
Network meta-analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,697
1,511
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
A Ijaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,034
1,514
0.499
Gamete Biology
Cryobiology
sperm biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,144
1,552
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ali Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
1,483
0.913
Bioenergy
Waste Valorization
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Biotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,344
1,566
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Asif Nadeem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
1,472
0.694
Animal Genetics and Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,799
1,589
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Talat Naseer Pasha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,694
1,446
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,063
1,660
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Adeel Sattar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,814
1,391
0.767
Pharmacology and Toxicology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,948
1,707
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hammad Saleem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
1,348
0.975