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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 91 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
production economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,605
680
0.424
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Teaching and learning
Curriculum
Pedagogy
Geograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
1,127
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wild Life Conservation and Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,173
698
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Behavioural and family Counsellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
579
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Strategic Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
756
262
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Nutrients and dynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
348
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
202
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Animal nutrition and Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
702
307
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
AI
Data Compression and Informatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
134
0.245
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Functional nanomaterials
Targeted drug delivery
Environmental toxicology
health & sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
310
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Quantitative Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
181
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Genera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
104
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hydrobiology and Fisherie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
167
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computer Network
Fuzzy Logic
Neural Network
Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354
209
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Curriculum and Health Educatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
251
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pharmacological and Toxicological Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332
126
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Antimicrobial resistance
Neglected tropical diseases (NTD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
164
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
HCI l Applied AI l Data Analytics
AI Ethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
261
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Analytical/ Environmental Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
106
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Monogastric Animal Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
125
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Geomorphology
Limnology and Water Resources Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
108
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Organic Chemistry ( Natural Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
179
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Applied Geophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
125
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Financial economics
Environmental economics
Applied Econometrics
Health Economics
Publi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
165
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Production Economics/Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
144
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,185
1,190
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jalaludden Usman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,605
680
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,410
1,789
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Filgona Jacob
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
1,127
0.951
Teaching and learning
Curriculum
Pedagogy
Geograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,184
1,828
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Saidu Ahmed Bode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,173
698
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
766,311
3,326
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dorcas Oluremi Fareo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
579
0.697
Behavioural and family Counsellin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799,499
3,825
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hamman Adama Yahaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
756
262
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,368
3,847
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Haruna Shehu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
348
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
812,023
4,056
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John Ldama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
202
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,066
4,274
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexander Midau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
702
307
0.437
Animal nutrition and Biochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
913,170
5,858
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ibrahim Manga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
134
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
987,470
7,242
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ibrahim Birma Bwatanglang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
310
0.678
Functional nanomaterials
Targeted drug delivery
Environmental toxicology
health & sustainabilit
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
990,429
7,299
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Saidu Moruppa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
181
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,083,208
9,119
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dale Waida Medugu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
104
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,089,996
9,249
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Abigail Edward
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
167
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,093,352
9,320
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Danladi Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354
209
0.590
Computer Network
Fuzzy Logic
Neural Network
Modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094,326
9,338
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zira Markus Kamkwis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
251
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,120,625
9,844
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ibrahim Toma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332
126
0.380
Pharmacological and Toxicological Biochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,185,844
11,144
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joel Filgona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
164
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,199,948
11,454
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yusufu Gambo, Mieee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
261
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,224,986
12,028
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shinggu D Yamta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
106
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,237,394
12,283
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Augustine, C.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
125
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,237,507
12,285
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yonnana, Ezekiel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
108
0.422
Geomorphology
Limnology and Water Resources Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,248,159
12,509
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Williams, Tagwi Ezekiel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
179
0.716
Organic Chemistry ( Natural Products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,258,174
12,688
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lazarus G Ndatuwong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
125
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,261,873
12,756
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Aliyu Alhaji Jibrilla|Jibrilla Aliyu Alhaji, Alhaji Aliyu Jibrilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
165
0.679
Financial economics
Environmental economics
Applied Econometrics
Health Economics
Publi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,265,922
12,843
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bashir Hamman Gabdo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
144
0.598
Production Economics/Econometric