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
Librarianship
Social Media in Academic Libraries and Library Administration
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
80
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Electronic Information Resources
Health Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
67
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Political Science
Peace Studies
Community Policing
Research Methodology conflict resolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
50
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Library and Information Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
59
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Information Science
Information Technology
Library Science
Knowledge Management
Institutional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
57
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Health Information Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cyber Criminology
Terrorism
Organised Crime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Records Management
Institutional Repository
Predatory Journal publication Open Access
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cyber crime
Terrorism
Human trafficking with emphasis on organ trafficking
Organised crime
and Forensics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Transportation
Remote Sensing & GIS
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
DEVELOPMENT and GENDER ISSUES
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Public Policy
Conflict Resolution and International Relations
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
Joshua Sani Magoi
Kaduna State University
Kaduna, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
80
0.769
Librarianship
Social Media in Academic Libraries and Library Administration
Esther Gani
Kaduna State University
Kaduna, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
67
0.728
Electronic Information Resources
Health Informatics
Aliyu Yero
Kaduna State University
Kaduna, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
50
0.676
Political Science
Peace Studies
Community Policing
Research Methodology conflict resolution
Sahabi Muhammad Kabir
Kaduna State University
Kaduna, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
59
0.937
Library and Information Science
Usman Ahmed Adam
Kaduna State University
Kaduna, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
57
1.000
Information Science
Information Technology
Library Science
Knowledge Management
Institutional
Abubakar Abdulkareem
Kaduna State University
Kaduna, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
Health Information Behavior
Hassan Abdulazeez
Kaduna State University
Kaduna, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
Cyber Criminology
Terrorism
Organised Crime
Khali Allahmagani
Kaduna State University
Kaduna, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
Records Management
Institutional Repository
Predatory Journal publication Open Access
Yusuf Usman
Kaduna State University
Kaduna, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Cyber crime
Terrorism
Human trafficking with emphasis on organ trafficking
Organised crime
and Forensics
Abdulhafiz Garba
Kaduna State University
Kaduna, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Transportation
Remote Sensing & GIS
Abdulkadir Jaafar
Kaduna State University
Kaduna, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Bello Balarabe Abubakar
Kaduna State University
Kaduna, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
Public Policy
Conflict Resolution and International Relations