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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 38 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
Photonic Sensor
Health Informatics
Bioinformatics
Image Processing and Machin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,767
13,954
0.785
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nanotechnology
Material Science
Energy
catalyst
Environmental Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,966
7,959
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Medical Bacteriology
Microbial physiology
Microbial Ecology
Epidemiology
Infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,283
6,158
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wireless Communication
Mobile communications
Satellite Communication
Networking
Fiber Optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,086
1,850
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Clinical Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Cancer Biology
Cancer Immunotherapy
Drug Deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
646
603
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
299
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
363
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Language Education Policy
ELT
LPP
Literature
Gender and Politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
274
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Artificial Intelligence
big data analysis
Deep Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
151
0.956
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cell Molecular Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
114
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
genetic Algorithms
Data minin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
106
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Software Engineering، Cloud Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
96
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Department Medical Laboratory Analysis
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Kurdistan Region
Ira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
87
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Accountin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
74
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
microbiology
virolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
58
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biostatistics
Statistical Computing
Multivariate Statistics Analysis
High Dimensional Regression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
66
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Computer Education
Instructional Technology
Flipped Classroo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
61
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cloud Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
59
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
architecture
urban design. pedagogy
sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
54
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Network/Information Security
Machine Learning
Big Dat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
45
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
22
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marketing management
strategic management
tourism and hospitality
KM. entrepreneuria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Corporate Finance
Investment appraisal
accountin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Civil Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
17
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Artificial intelligence
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Cloud Computing
Distributed System Big dat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,031
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kawsar Ahmed|Ahmed.K
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,767
13,954
0.785
Photonic Sensor
Health Informatics
Bioinformatics
Image Processing and Machin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,679
27
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Omid Amiri
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,966
7,959
0.888
Nanotechnology
Material Science
Energy
catalyst
Environmental Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,515
48
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hastyar Hama Rashid Najmuldeen
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,283
6,158
0.980
Medical Bacteriology
Microbial physiology
Microbial Ecology
Epidemiology
Infectious disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,197
223
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lway Faisal
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,086
1,850
0.887
Wireless Communication
Mobile communications
Satellite Communication
Networking
Fiber Optic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
858,590
940
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anvar Soleimani
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
646
603
0.933
Clinical Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Cancer Biology
Cancer Immunotherapy
Drug Deliver
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
964,737
1,355
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hatem Hatef Abdulkadhim Altaee
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
299
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,052,700
1,784
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kusay Al-Tabatabaie
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
363
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,168,450
2,500
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Momen Yaseen M. Amin (Momen Zellmi)
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
274
0.907
Language Education Policy
ELT
LPP
Literature
Gender and Politic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,488,133
5,279
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mustafa Ghanem Saeed
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
151
0.956
Artificial Intelligence
big data analysis
Deep Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,547,716
5,916
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sadat Abdulla Aziz
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
114
0.809
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,667,539
7,360
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wafaa Mustafa Hameed
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
106
0.955
genetic Algorithms
Data minin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,686,048
7,585
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Asan Baker Kanbar
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
96
0.897
Software Engineering، Cloud Computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,709,705
7,918
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Emad Ibrahem
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
87
0.853
Department Medical Laboratory Analysis
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Kurdistan Region
Ira
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,780,527
8,881
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Munadhil Abd Aljabar Alsalim
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
74
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,866,068
10,268
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dashty M Amin
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
58
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,901,516
10,820
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nozad H Mahmood
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
66
0.985
Biostatistics
Statistical Computing
Multivariate Statistics Analysis
High Dimensional Regression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,935,105
11,433
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hana Dler Ahmed
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
61
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,948,534
11,655
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sadeer Dheyaa
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
59
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,977,764
12,227
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nahedh Taha Al-Qemaqchi
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
54
0.964
architecture
urban design. pedagogy
sustainabilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,022,828
13,142
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ardalan H Awlla
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
45
0.900
Network/Information Security
Machine Learning
Big Dat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,174,820
16,483
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Khalid Ali
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
22
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,208,166
17,131
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Blesa Ibrahim
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
Marketing management
strategic management
tourism and hospitality
KM. entrepreneuria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,219,724
17,350
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hazhar Khalid Ali
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
Corporate Finance
Investment appraisal
accountin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,226,161
17,491
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Arez Sultan
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
17
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,228,956
17,541
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sherko Murad
Cihan University - Sulaimaniya
Sulaymaniyah,, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
Artificial intelligence
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Cloud Computing
Distributed System Big dat