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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 67 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
Digital Accessibility
Web Accessibility
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,826
2,954
0.772
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
organizational behavior
employee protections
e-busines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,806
533
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligence
Smart Cities
Robotics
Engineering Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,216
1,124
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neuroscience
Parkinson's Disease
Schizophrenia
Basal Ganglia
Neuroanatom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
176
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Entrepreneurship
Expatriate Adjustment
Service Qualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,774
806
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Personal Selling and Sales Management
Measurement Method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
400
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Management in the GC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
176
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Online Monitoring
High Voltage
Power Sys.
Smart Grid & Microgrid
Control & Protection in Powe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
772
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Toxicolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
280
0.275
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Accounting and Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
940
448
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Internet of Things
Security and Privacy
Wireless Sensor Network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
784
487
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Antennas
Finite element method
RF
Microwave
Satellite communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
587
413
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nanotechnology
Smart materials
Nanomagnetism
Spintronics
Resistive switchin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
574
222
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
CORPORATE FINANC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
158
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Machine Vision
Machine Intelligence
Quality Assurance in Computing Education
Sensor Network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
274
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tourism Economics
Regional economics
Entrepreneurship
Knowledge Econom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
217
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
83
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
FDI
International HR
Cross-Cultural studies
OB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
190
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Multi-Agent Systems
Mobile Computing
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
Network Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
178
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Capital Structure
Corporate Finance
Stock Markets integratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
172
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Arabic Literature
Qur'anic Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
164
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neuroscience Addiction Diabetes Neuropathic pai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
113
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
High-speed low-power circuit design
resonant clocking
digital circuits
clock distribution networks
engineering educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
119
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Additive Manufacturing
sustainable energy
systems engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
118
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Signal Processing
Speech Recognition
Machine Learning
Acoustics
Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
132
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,219
51
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Iyad Abu Doush|Iyad Abu-Doush, Iyad Doush
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,826
2,954
0.772
Digital Accessibility
Web Accessibility
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,561
52
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marcelline Fusilier
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,806
533
0.140
organizational behavior
employee protections
e-busines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,060
104
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mohammed El Abd
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,216
1,124
0.507
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligence
Smart Cities
Robotics
Engineering Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,558
126
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ali Charara
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
176
0.093
Neuroscience
Parkinson's Disease
Schizophrenia
Basal Ganglia
Neuroanatom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,836
137
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Salime Mehtap
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,774
806
0.454
Entrepreneurship
Expatriate Adjustment
Service Qualit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,163
203
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Subhra Chakrabarty
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
400
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,237
234
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Athmar Al Salem
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
176
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
689,550
240
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amjad Hussain
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
772
0.739
Online Monitoring
High Voltage
Power Sys.
Smart Grid & Microgrid
Control & Protection in Powe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698,943
247
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Karim N Jallad
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
280
0.275
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Toxicolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
727,976
264
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ayman E Haddad|أيمن حداد
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
940
448
0.477
Accounting and Financ
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,117
306
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mounib Khanafer
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
784
487
0.621
Internet of Things
Security and Privacy
Wireless Sensor Network
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
893,740
370
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ali Bostani
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
587
413
0.704
Antennas
Finite element method
RF
Microwave
Satellite communicatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
902,381
376
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ali Al Zubi
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
574
222
0.387
Nanotechnology
Smart materials
Nanomagnetism
Spintronics
Resistive switchin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
933,265
385
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ralph Palliam
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
158
0.298
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
CORPORATE FINANC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
933,864
386
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Aaron Rababaah
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
274
0.517
Machine Vision
Machine Intelligence
Quality Assurance in Computing Education
Sensor Network
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,020,511
441
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mohamed H Cader|A.C.M. Hanas
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
217
0.503
Tourism Economics
Regional economics
Entrepreneurship
Knowledge Econom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,062,473
469
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hesham Al-Awadi
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
83
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,118,592
498
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nabeel Sawalha
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
190
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,128,811
504
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Khalid Sultan
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
178
0.535
Multi-Agent Systems
Mobile Computing
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
Network Securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,135,275
507
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wafaa Sbeiti
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
172
0.524
Capital Structure
Corporate Finance
Stock Markets integratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,161,231
521
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Raymond K Farrin
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
164
0.531
Arabic Literature
Qur'anic Studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,233,979
559
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joelle Nader
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
113
0.428
Neuroscience Addiction Diabetes Neuropathic pai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,291,342
584
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Seyed Ebrahim Esmaeili
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
119
0.509
High-speed low-power circuit design
resonant clocking
digital circuits
clock distribution networks
engineering educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,291,350
585
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Belal Gharaibeh
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
118
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,330,463
602
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jibran Yousafzai
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
132
0.611
Signal Processing
Speech Recognition
Machine Learning
Acoustics
Educatio