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Others Highly Cited Researchers 295 Scientists Citation Rankings - 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Women's health and rights
SRH
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,176
33,017
0.514
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mental Health
Suicide
Attempted suicide
Self-harm
Pakista
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,469
18,564
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Maternal and child healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,674
13,460
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,468
12,425
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
strone
tuberculosis
cerebral venous thrombosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,269
3,565
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,589
4,217
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Antimicrobial resistance and Infection contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,954
1,797
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
maternal and Newborn car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,189
4,509
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vaccine preventable diseases
Viral Hepatiti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,067
3,164
0.778
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Malaria
Parasitology and Tropical medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,063
1,437
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Liver diseases
Hepatopancreaticobilliary diseases
Therapeutic Endoscopie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,866
3,091
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,615
1,241
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Reproducitve Health
Maternal health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,595
1,260
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,051
3,032
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maternal Health
Perinatal databases
Antimicrobial resistanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
1,536
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brachial plexus
Microvascular surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,894
1,455
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Adolescent and young adult health
cardiovascular diseases
nutrition and lifestyl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,808
1,559
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,507
869
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
NCDs
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,505
1,102
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Women and Child health
Family Plannin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,435
669
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
910
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,349
632
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
metabolic medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,249
1,048
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pathogen Genomics
Molecular Epidemiology
Global Health
Systems Virology
Medical Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,174
948
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Clinical Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
635
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,266
7
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marleen Temmerman
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,176
33,017
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,690
23
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Murad Khan
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,469
18,564
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,898
65
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zaid Bhatti
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,674
13,460
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,673
101
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Saniya Sabzwari
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,468
12,425
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,278
237
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mohammad Wasay
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,269
3,565
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,896
335
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Muhammad Asghar Ali
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,589
4,217
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,877
387
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Seema Irfan
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,954
1,797
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,289
493
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shabina Ariff
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,189
4,509
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,013
736
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,067
3,164
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,282
738
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
M Asim Beg
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,063
1,437
0.354
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,881
790
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amna Subhan Butt
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,866
3,091
0.800
Liver diseases
Hepatopancreaticobilliary diseases
Therapeutic Endoscopie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,367
852
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rashid Jooma
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,615
1,241
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,752
855
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sarah Saleem
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,595
1,260
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,938
1,065
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Areeba Khaleeq
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,051
3,032
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,270
1,522
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muzdalifat Abeid
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
1,536
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,007
1,864
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
M Fazlur Rahman
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,894
1,455
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,531
1,959
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sana Sheikh
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,808
1,559
0.862
Adolescent and young adult health
cardiovascular diseases
nutrition and lifestyl
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,716
2,325
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bushra Moiz
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,507
869
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,147
2,326
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shiraz Hashmi
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,505
1,102
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,760
2,436
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zahid Memon
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,435
669
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,330
2,496
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Abdul Rehman
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
910
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,486
2,596
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kulsoom Ghias
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,349
632
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,633
2,788
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lena Jafri
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,249
1,048
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647,952
2,942
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Syed Hani Abidi
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,174
948
0.807
Pathogen Genomics
Molecular Epidemiology
Global Health
Systems Virology
Medical Microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,279
3,120
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Syed Amir Raza
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
635
0.579