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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 54 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
Sports Management
Sport Journalism
e-Sports
Olympic Studies
COVID-1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,437
6,025
0.936
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
operator algebras
machine learning
mathematical finance
numerical analysis
educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,174
4,101
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Performance Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,644
2,797
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Classification of Seismic Signal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
2,469
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Investments
Financial Derivatives
Cryptocurrencies & Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,667
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
International
Integration
Tourism Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
846
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Management
HRM
Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Professional Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,384
1,174
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Applied AI and ML
IoT
VANETs and FANETs
Blockchain and Cybersecurity
Edge/Fog Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
718
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Islamic marketing
Spiritual tourism
Halal branding
heritage and medical touris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
593
0.539
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
communication santé
publicité
marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
587
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
HRM
Organizational Behavior
Body Image
Psychology of Appearance
Employabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
524
485
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Communication and Media Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
401
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
FPGA
Wireless Network
WSN
Intrusion detectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
348
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Software analytics
information retrieval and text mining
recommendation systems
project management
machine learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
227
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Internet of Things
disease detection
AI
e-Health
Ontologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
272
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Machine Learning
Strategic Management
Psychology
Leadership
Organizational Behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
254
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Finance
Accounting and Economics & Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
204
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
public health
health administration
medical tourism
digital healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
93
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Various Disciplines of Business and Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
203
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Clinical Psychology
Cultural Psychology
Health Psychology
Occupational Psychology
Psychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
98
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Environmental Management
Environmental Legislation
Occupational Health & Safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
166
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robotics
Mechatronics
Industry 4.0
Additive manufacturing
Machinin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
169
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Small business and Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
134
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Applied Statistics
Mathematics
Computer Science
Education and e-learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
113
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
IT Governance
IT adoption
Digital Transformatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
105
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,850
234
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Leonardo Mataruna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,437
6,025
0.936
Sports Management
Sport Journalism
e-Sports
Olympic Studies
COVID-1
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,671
390
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Firuz Kamalov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,174
4,101
0.983
operator algebras
machine learning
mathematical finance
numerical analysis
educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,136
470
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Qian Long Kweh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,644
2,797
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,685
672
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Raed Said
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
2,469
0.969
Classification of Seismic Signal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,992
869
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ikhlaas Gurrib
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,667
0.878
Investments
Financial Derivatives
Cryptocurrencies & Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,998
1,059
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Steven Buigut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
846
0.582
International
Integration
Tourism Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,000
1,097
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rima M Bizri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,384
1,174
0.848
Management
HRM
Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Professional Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,865
1,102
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Adel Ben Mnaouer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
718
0.523
Applied AI and ML
IoT
VANETs and FANETs
Blockchain and Cybersecurity
Edge/Fog Computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,957
1,291
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Farooq Haq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
593
0.539
Islamic marketing
Spiritual tourism
Halal branding
heritage and medical touris
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,312
1,337
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pablo Medina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
587
0.570
communication santé
publicité
marketin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
938,188
1,857
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kevin Sevag Kertechian|Kevin Kertechian, Sevag Kertechian, Kevin S. Kertechian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
524
485
0.926
HRM
Organizational Behavior
Body Image
Psychology of Appearance
Employabilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,040,823
2,075
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ghada M Abaido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
401
0.978
Communication and Media Studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,073,630
2,130
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sherif Moussa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
348
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,151,108
2,302
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tamer Mohamed Abdellatif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
227
0.718
Software analytics
information retrieval and text mining
recommendation systems
project management
machine learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,176,484
2,366
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rita Zgheib
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
272
0.913
Internet of Things
disease detection
AI
e-Health
Ontologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,231,156
2,471
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rachid Alami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
254
0.958
Machine Learning
Strategic Management
Psychology
Leadership
Organizational Behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,272,351
2,551
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elgilani Eltahir Elshareif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
204
0.840
Finance
Accounting and Economics & Modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,277,143
2,562
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ahmad Okasha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
93
0.386
public health
health administration
medical tourism
digital healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,340,986
2,673
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sugandha Agarwal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
203
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,354,430
2,697
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nazli Balkir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
98
0.476
Clinical Psychology
Cultural Psychology
Health Psychology
Occupational Psychology
Psychiatr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,389,892
2,752
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aseel A Takshe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
166
0.865
Environmental Management
Environmental Legislation
Occupational Health & Safet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,453,047
2,874
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Said Abdallah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
169
0.994
Robotics
Mechatronics
Industry 4.0
Additive manufacturing
Machinin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,568,615
3,067
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sayed Abdul Majid Gilani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
134
0.985
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Small business and Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,612,277
3,142
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rafida M Elobaid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
113
0.904
Applied Statistics
Mathematics
Computer Science
Education and e-learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,641,400
3,209
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Saida Harguem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
105
0.890