Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
membrane technology
nanostructured materials
hemodialysis
reverse osmosis
fuel cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,775
56,132
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Water resources
Climate Change
Statistical hydrology
Groundwater hydrology
Hydrological
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,606
18,660
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Renewable Solar Fuels
Photo-catalysis and Water Splitting
CO2 conversion and Hydrogen Production
Wastewater Treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,213
15,508
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
nanomaterials
membrane technology
wastewater treatment
gas separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,383
11,069
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,975
7,056
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Biomechanics and Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,554
7,898
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
geotechnical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,938
7,332
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Fuels
Carbonaceous Solid Waste Thermal Conversion
Sustainable and Renewable Energy and Materials Research.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,883
7,213
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Powder Technology
Thermal Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,324
8,231
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Machine Learning
Information Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,135
7,091
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Photovoltaic Systems
Power Electronic
Renewable Energy
Energy Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,109
7,295
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Information Systems
IS Theory
Knowledge Management
E-Gov
E-Business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,847
7,718
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Combustion
Heat Transfer
Thermodynamics
High Speed Combustion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,521
6,703
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Smart Grid
Distributed Generation
Regulated & Dereglated Power System
Renewable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,481
6,352
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
mobile communication
wireless communication
satellite communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,460
5,667
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Big Data Computing
Pattern Recognition
Soft Computing and Intelligent Graphics Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,393
5,218
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Machining
Rapid Prototyping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,171
5,812
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Information Retrieval
Cheminformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,865
5,250
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Combustion
Membrane Gas Separation Technology
CFD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,819
6,487
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Process Systems Engineering
Pinch Analysis
Process Integration
Energy Minimisation
Resource Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,326
5,123
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Membranes
Cultivation of Algae
Bioprocessing Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,312
4,558
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Environmental Engineering
Solid waste
Composting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,143
6,563
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Remote sensing
Geomatic
GIS and Photogrammetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,029
7,450
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Advanced concrete technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,955
6,437
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Environmental Biotechnology and Applied Engineering in Tropical Condition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,927
6,171
0.778
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,775
56,132
0.686
membrane technology
nanostructured materials
hemodialysis
reverse osmosis
fuel cell
Shamsuddin Shahid
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,606
18,660
0.864
Water resources
Climate Change
Statistical hydrology
Groundwater hydrology
Hydrological
Muhammad Tahir
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,213
15,508
0.901
Renewable Solar Fuels
Photo-catalysis and Water Splitting
CO2 conversion and Hydrogen Production
Wastewater Treatment
Pei Sean Goh
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,383
11,069
0.827
nanomaterials
membrane technology
wastewater treatment
gas separation
Aida Ali
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,975
7,056
0.544
Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,554
7,898
0.629
Biomechanics and Biomaterials
Nor Zurairahetty Mohd Yunus
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,938
7,332
0.614
Ir Farid Nasir Ani
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,883
7,213
0.607
Fuels
Carbonaceous Solid Waste Thermal Conversion
Sustainable and Renewable Energy and Materials Research.
Ezzat Chan Abdullah
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,324
8,231
0.797
Powder Technology
Thermal Pollution
Ali Selamat
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,135
7,091
0.700
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Machine Learning
Information Security
Chee Wei Tan
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,109
7,295
0.722
Photovoltaic Systems
Power Electronic
Renewable Energy
Energy Management
Othman Ibrahim
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,847
7,718
0.784
Information Systems
IS Theory
Knowledge Management
E-Gov
E-Business
Mazlan Abdul Wahid
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,521
6,703
0.704
Combustion
Heat Transfer
Thermodynamics
High Speed Combustion
Mohd Wazir Mustafa
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,481
6,352
0.670
Smart Grid
Distributed Generation
Regulated & Dereglated Power System
Renewable Energy
Tharek Abd Rahman
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,460
5,667
0.599
mobile communication
wireless communication
satellite communication
Siti Mariyam Shamsuddin
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,393
5,218
0.556
Big Data Computing
Pattern Recognition
Soft Computing and Intelligent Graphics Processing
Safian Sharif
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,171
5,812
0.634
Machining
Rapid Prototyping
Naomie Salim
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,865
5,250
0.592
Information Retrieval
Cheminformatics
Azeman Mustafa
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,819
6,487
0.736
Combustion
Membrane Gas Separation Technology
CFD
Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,326
5,123
0.615
Process Systems Engineering
Pinch Analysis
Process Integration
Energy Minimisation
Resource Management
Ir Ani Idris
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,312
4,558
0.548
Membranes
Cultivation of Algae
Bioprocessing Engineering
Chew Tin Lee
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,143
6,563
0.806
Environmental Engineering
Solid waste
Composting
Baharin Bin Ahmad
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,029
7,450
0.928
Remote sensing
Geomatic
GIS and Photogrammetry
Jahangir Mirza
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,955
6,437
0.809
Advanced concrete technology
Mohd Fadhil Md Din
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,927
6,171
0.778
Environmental Biotechnology and Applied Engineering in Tropical Condition