Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Document Image Analysis
OCR
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,507
9,297
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
medical image analysis
biometrics
pattern recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,067
5,785
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cyber Security
Information Assurance and Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,152
6,005
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computer Vision
Video Analytics
Precision Agriculture
Medical Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,888
4,289
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Data Science
Health Informatics
AI
Natural Language Processing
Industry 4.0
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,895
3,737
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Neural Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,904
2,420
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cryptography
diamond thin film
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,701
1,007
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,695
2,042
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Machine Learning
Biometrics and Automated Forensic Document Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
2,057
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Vision
Mobile Robots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,528
1,959
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Complex System Models
Agent-based
Extended Reality
Mobile Games
Serious Gaming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,479
1,293
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Data Mining
NLP Sentiment Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,395
1,797
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Computer Sciences
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,884
1,652
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Text Mining
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Multilingual NLP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,882
1,636
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Information Security
Digital Forensics
IoT Security
Cryptography
System Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,815
1,705
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
AI
Mechatronics
Computational Intelligence
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,704
1,432
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Machine Learning
Pattern Recognition
Signal and Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,596
1,146
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Software Engineering
Software Quality Assurance
Digital Image Processing
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
985
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Data Science
Smart Grid
Surgical Robotics
Fuzzy Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
1,103
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wireless and Mobile Communication
Wireless and Network Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,239
1,050
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
768
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Machine Learning
Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,074
853
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cyber Security
Malware Analysis
Internet of Things
Cognitive Radio Networks
Dynamic Spectrum Access
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
767
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Machine Learning
Internet of Things Security
SDN Security
Anomaly Detection in IoVs
Automatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
834
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Database design & tuning
Software Process Improvement (SPI)
SQA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
290
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,414
79
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Faisal Shafait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,507
9,297
0.641
Document Image Analysis
OCR
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,580
199
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Muhammad Usman Akram
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,067
5,785
0.717
medical image analysis
biometrics
pattern recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,026
248
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Haider Abbas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,152
6,005
0.840
Cyber Security
Information Assurance and Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,589
339
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Muhammad Moazam Fraz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,888
4,289
0.728
Computer Vision
Video Analytics
Precision Agriculture
Medical Image Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,189
457
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Usman Qamar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,895
3,737
0.763
Data Science
Health Informatics
AI
Natural Language Processing
Industry 4.0
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,401
962
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Syed Omer Gilani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,904
2,420
0.833
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Neural Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,441
1,071
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ashraf Masood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,701
1,007
0.373
Cryptography
diamond thin film
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,024
1,076
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Farooque Azam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,695
2,042
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,884
1,096
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Muhammad Imran Malik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
2,057
0.774
Machine Learning
Biometrics and Automated Forensic Document Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,180
1,153
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Javaid Iqbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,528
1,959
0.775
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Vision
Mobile Robots
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,788
1,178
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Muaz A Niazi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,479
1,293
0.522
Complex System Models
Agent-based
Extended Reality
Mobile Games
Serious Gaming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,761
1,231
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Farhan Hassan Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,395
1,797
0.750
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Data Mining
NLP Sentiment Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,699
1,628
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wasi Haider Butt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,884
1,652
0.877
Computer Sciences
Software Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,029
1,632
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hammad Afzal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,882
1,636
0.869
Text Mining
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Multilingual NLP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
471,607
1,703
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Waseem Iqbal|Mian Muhammad Waseem Iqbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,815
1,705
0.939
Information Security
Digital Forensics
IoT Security
Cryptography
System Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,414
1,842
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Khurram Kamal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,704
1,432
0.840
AI
Mechatronics
Computational Intelligence
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,577
1,964
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ali Hassan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,596
1,146
0.718
Machine Learning
Pattern Recognition
Signal and Image Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,266
2,263
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fahim Arif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
985
0.712
Software Engineering
Software Quality Assurance
Digital Image Processing
Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,022
2,424
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sohail Iqbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
1,103
0.861
Data Science
Smart Grid
Surgical Robotics
Fuzzy Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,534
2,495
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Imran Rashid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,239
1,050
0.847
Wireless and Mobile Communication
Wireless and Network Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,252
2,809
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ahmad Muqeem Sheri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
768
0.698
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,749
2,872
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Arslan Shaukat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,074
853
0.794
Machine Learning
Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,719
3,047
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Muhammad Faisal Amjad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
767
0.765
Cyber Security
Malware Analysis
Internet of Things
Cognitive Radio Networks
Dynamic Spectrum Access
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
703,586
3,241
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Javed Ashraf|J Ashraf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
834
0.895
Machine Learning
Internet of Things Security
SDN Security
Anomaly Detection in IoVs
Automatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,998
3,328
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rashid Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
290
0.321
Database design & tuning
Software Process Improvement (SPI)
SQA