Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 74 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
Artificial Intelligence
Large Language Models
Digital Twins
Multimodal Generative AI
Healthcar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,737
11,916
0.636
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Digital Image Processing
Pattern Recognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,700
3,457
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Event-Driven Systems
Signal Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Embedded Systems
Circuits & Syst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,613
3,077
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wind Energy
Sustainability
Machine Learning
Aircraft Icing
Bibliometric Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,243
1,560
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Applied Mathematics
Reservoir Simulation
Fluid Dynamics
Heat Transfe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,613
1,263
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Theoretical Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,902
651
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
AI
NLP
Machine Learning
Smart Cities
Knowledge Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,841
1,481
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
HR policies
employee wellbeing
attitudes and behaviours
Facebook
internet addiction among student
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
776
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
microelectronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
935
0.767
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
human computer interaction
games based learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,146
669
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Personality Assessment
Emotional Intelligence
Student Success
Cross Cultural Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,089
808
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Knowledge Engineering
Big Data Analytics
Bioinformatics
Language & Semantic Engineering
Clou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,083
919
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Electrical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
584
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Animation
Film
Cinema
Arab
Afric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
532
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Solar Resource Assessment
Solar mapping
Renewable Energy Systems
Renewables Integration
Energy efficiency and managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
840
326
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Architecture
Urban Design
Built Environmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
839
677
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Renewable Energy
Supply Chains
Water Desalination
Optimization
Mathematical Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
488
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computer Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
342
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Environmental Design of Buildings
Green Architecture
Thermal Comfort
Building Energy Efficienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
527
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
literature
philosophy & archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593
64
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Macroeconomics
Policy Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
262
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Franchising
B2B Relationship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
298
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
power system
control and renewable energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
215
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
243
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Supply Chain Management
Design Optimization under Uncertainty
Lean
Ergonomics and Safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
308
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,488
134
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Abdulhamit Subasi
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,737
11,916
0.636
Artificial Intelligence
Large Language Models
Digital Twins
Multimodal Generative AI
Healthcar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,533
330
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mohammad AU Khan
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,700
3,457
0.356
Digital Image Processing
Pattern Recognitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,471
1,212
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Saeed Mian Qaisar
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,613
3,077
0.852
Event-Driven Systems
Signal Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Embedded Systems
Circuits & Syst
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,495
1,362
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tayeb Brahimi
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,243
1,560
0.481
Wind Energy
Sustainability
Machine Learning
Aircraft Icing
Bibliometric Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,248
1,720
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mohamed F El Amin
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,613
1,263
0.483
Applied Mathematics
Reservoir Simulation
Fluid Dynamics
Heat Transfe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,417
2,397
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
M Akbar
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,902
651
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,136
2,480
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Akila Sarirete
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,841
1,481
0.804
AI
NLP
Machine Learning
Smart Cities
Knowledge Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,541
2,943
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Uzma Javed
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
776
0.521
HR policies
employee wellbeing
attitudes and behaviours
Facebook
internet addiction among student
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,219
3,465
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Aziza Hussein
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
935
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,320
3,618
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Aishah Abdul Razak
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,146
669
0.584
human computer interaction
games based learnin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,597
3,753
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tabassum Rashid
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,089
808
0.742
Personality Assessment
Emotional Intelligence
Student Success
Cross Cultural Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,643
3,771
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Passent El Kafrawy
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,083
919
0.849
Knowledge Engineering
Big Data Analytics
Bioinformatics
Language & Semantic Engineering
Clou
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,459
3,777
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nema Salem
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
584
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,100
4,220
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mohamed Ghazala
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
532
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
767,218
4,448
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Saima Munawwar
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
840
326
0.388
Solar Resource Assessment
Solar mapping
Renewable Energy Systems
Renewables Integration
Energy efficiency and managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
767,388
4,450
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mohamad H Kashef
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
839
677
0.807
Architecture
Urban Design
Built Environmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796,313
4,675
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Malak Talal Al Nory
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
488
0.631
Renewable Energy
Supply Chains
Water Desalination
Optimization
Mathematical Modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842,097
5,046
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Adil Rajput
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
342
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
859,256
5,149
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mady Mohamed
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
527
0.817
Environmental Design of Buildings
Green Architecture
Thermal Comfort
Building Energy Efficienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
889,327
5,346
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mohamed Khalil
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593
64
0.108
literature
philosophy & archaeolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,137
5,458
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rozina Shaheen
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
262
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
930,386
5,635
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rahatullah
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
298
0.559
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Franchising
B2B Relationship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
945,691
5,741
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ahmed Bensenouci
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
215
0.418
power system
control and renewable energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
990,295
6,043
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Touseef Javed Chaudhery
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
243
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,021,605
6,245
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Abdulaziz Almaktoom|Abdulaziz T. Almaktoom, Abdulaziz Turki Almaktoom
Effat University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
308
0.720
Supply Chain Management
Design Optimization under Uncertainty
Lean
Ergonomics and Safet