Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences 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
Printed Sensors
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,320
11,013
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,388
2,290
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
General Relativity
Differential Equations
Astrophysics
Noether Symmetries
Modified Theories of
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,763
3,088
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,287
2,954
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Computer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,160
1,434
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Hyperspectral image analysis
Wearable Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
2,730
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Software Testing
Model-Driven Engineering
Software Engineering
Cyber Physical Systems
SBSE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,153
896
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Security
Privacy
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,062
620
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cloud Computing and Big Data
High Performance Computing
Security
Software Defined Networking
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
1,489
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Machine Learning
Computational Intelligence
Data Science
Bioinformatics
Natural Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
1,170
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Traffic Signal Control
Travel Behavior
Pedestrian Behavior
Traffic Safety
Public Transport
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,781
1,778
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Corporate Finance
Sustainable Finance
Corporate Governance
CSR
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,748
1,642
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Computer Security
Network Security
BlockChain
SmartContracts
SmartCities
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
1,536
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Responsible Software Engineering
Safety and Security Risks
Cyber Physical Systems
Code Analytics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,533
1,134
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Artificial Intelligence
Bioinformatics
Medical Image Analysis
Network Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,497
1,234
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Internet of Things (IoT)
Machine Learning (ML)
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,414
741
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Applied Electromagnetics
optical metrology
metamaterials
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
125
0.089
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Parallel Computing
Cloud and Fog Computing
Scheduling and Resource Management
Cyber Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
1,314
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Rough Sets
Game Theory
Three-way Decisions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
867
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Data Analytics
Pattern Recognition
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
1,301
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Stochastic Modeling
Signal Processing
Systems and Controls
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,342
515
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Federated Learning
IoT
Mach. Learning & Data Mining
Evolutionary Comp.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
974
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Finance
Risk Management
Banking
Financial Regulations
Financial Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,236
847
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Named Data Networks
Security & Privacy
MANETs
CRAHNs
SDN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
1,121
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Distributed Systems
Big Data
Ambient Intelligence
Internet of Things (IOT)
Human-aware Computing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
654
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,763
93
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Muhammad Awais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,320
11,013
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,765
552
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Muhammad Atif Tahir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,388
2,290
0.522
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,325
703
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
M Farasat Shamir
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,763
3,088
0.821
General Relativity
Differential Equations
Astrophysics
Noether Symmetries
Modified Theories of
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,095
831
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Muhammad Asim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,287
2,954
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,161
863
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rashid Lashari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,160
1,434
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,116
1,007
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Muhammad Ahmad
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
2,730
0.967
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Hyperspectral image analysis
Wearable Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,553
1,403
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Muhammad Zohaib Iqbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,153
896
0.416
Software Testing
Model-Driven Engineering
Software Engineering
Cyber Physical Systems
SBSE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,237
1,468
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mohammad Nauman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,062
620
0.301
Security
Privacy
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,152
1,571
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jawwad Ahmed Shamsi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
1,489
0.765
Cloud Computing and Big Data
High Performance Computing
Security
Software Defined Networking
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,577
1,713
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Waseem Shahzad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
1,170
0.649
Machine Learning
Computational Intelligence
Data Science
Bioinformatics
Natural Language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,644
1,729
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Muhammad Abdullah
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,781
1,778
0.998
Traffic Signal Control
Travel Behavior
Pedestrian Behavior
Traffic Safety
Public Transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,814
1,776
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Asif Saeed
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,748
1,642
0.939
Corporate Finance
Sustainable Finance
Corporate Governance
CSR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,158
1,864
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sufian Hameed
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
1,536
0.912
Computer Security
Network Security
BlockChain
SmartContracts
SmartCities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,108
2,040
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Irum Inayat
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,533
1,134
0.740
Responsible Software Engineering
Safety and Security Risks
Cyber Physical Systems
Code Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,088
2,082
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hafeez Ur Rehman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,497
1,234
0.824
Artificial Intelligence
Bioinformatics
Medical Image Analysis
Network Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,749
2,207
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Muhammad Adnan Tariq
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,414
741
0.524
Internet of Things (IoT)
Machine Learning (ML)
Cloud Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,652
2,234
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Babar K Minhas
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
125
0.089
Applied Electromagnetics
optical metrology
metamaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,404
2,263
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Muhammad Aleem
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
1,314
0.951
Parallel Computing
Cloud and Fog Computing
Scheduling and Resource Management
Cyber Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,110
2,294
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nouman Azam (نعمان اعظم)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
867
0.638
Rough Sets
Game Theory
Three-way Decisions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,277
2,301
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Akhtar Jamil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
1,301
0.960
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Data Analytics
Pattern Recognition
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,830
2,323
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mukhtar Ullah
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,342
515
0.384
Stochastic Modeling
Signal Processing
Systems and Controls
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,998
2,459
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Salabat Khan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
974
0.774
Federated Learning
IoT
Mach. Learning & Data Mining
Evolutionary Comp.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,430
2,501
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ahmed Arif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,236
847
0.685
Finance
Risk Management
Banking
Financial Regulations
Financial Markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,125
2,538
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rana Asif Rehman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
1,121
0.922
Named Data Networks
Security & Privacy
MANETs
CRAHNs
SDN
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,581
2,565
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zulfiqar Ali Memon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
654
0.543
Distributed Systems
Big Data
Ambient Intelligence
Internet of Things (IOT)
Human-aware Computing