Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Requirements Engineering
Software Engineering
Software Architecture
Software Process
Release
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,146
849
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
theoretical computer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
825
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Sedimentology
Stratigraphy
Precambrian Geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,683
1,433
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
hard thin coatings
additive manufacturing
hard-to-machine materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,746
978
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Geology
Tectonics
Mineral Exploration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
546
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Sustainable Development
Culture and Heritage Management
Sustainable Tourism Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,444
786
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
coasts
tectonics
earthquake
tsunami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
736
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Optimizations and Simulation of production and logistics systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
711
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Structural Geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
599
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biotechnology
Food processing
Microalgae cultivation
Quality control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
704
701
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Logistics
Collaborative Planning
Transport Planning
Port Operations
Metaheuristics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
315
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Engine Research
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
222
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
275
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Mineralogy and Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
108
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Green Hydrogen Production
Decarbonization
Circular Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
139
0.939
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Ranking Based On Selection :16
Operations Research
Portfolio optimization
Sustainability
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
105
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Satellite Applications
Remote Sensing
Renewable Energy
Meteorology
Climatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
46
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Flash Floods in Wadi Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
91
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Networks and Distributed Systems
Many-core
Network on Chip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
15
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Urban Design
Healthy Cities
Empowerment
Co-Design
Walkability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
37
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Intelligent Transportation system
Blockchain
IOT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Human Factors
Man-Machine systems
Risk Assessment
Mental Fatigue
Behavioral Operation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
Armin Eberlein
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,146
849
0.205
Requirements Engineering
Software Engineering
Software Architecture
Software Process
Release
Rudolf Fleischer
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
825
0.205
theoretical computer science
Rajat Mazumder
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,683
1,433
0.534
Sedimentology
Stratigraphy
Precambrian Geology
Emmanouil Bouzakis
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,746
978
0.560
hard thin coatings
additive manufacturing
hard-to-machine materials
Wilfried Bauer
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
546
0.374
Geology
Tectonics
Mineral Exploration
Heba Aziz
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,444
786
0.544
Sustainable Development
Culture and Heritage Management
Sustainable Tourism Development
Gösta Hoffmann
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
736
0.580
coasts
tectonics
earthquake
tsunami
Reza Kia
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
711
0.657
Optimizations and Simulation of production and logistics systems
Ivan Callegari
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
599
0.629
Ines Barkia
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
704
701
0.996
Biotechnology
Food processing
Microalgae cultivation
Quality control
Tobias Buer
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
315
0.572
Logistics
Collaborative Planning
Transport Planning
Port Operations
Metaheuristics
Thomas Lattimore
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
222
0.634
Engine Research
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer
Mehdi Abdollahi Kamran
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
275
0.818
André J Pinto
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
108
0.557
Hind Barghash
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
139
0.939
Seyedeh Asra Ahmadi
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
105
0.963
Operations Research
Portfolio optimization
Sustainability
Energy
Humaid Albadi
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
46
0.447
Satellite Applications
Remote Sensing
Renewable Energy
Meteorology
Climatology
Ahmed Hadidi
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
91
0.958
Sharifa Al Khanjari
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
15
0.227
Gustavo De Siqueira
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
37
0.974
Urban Design
Healthy Cities
Empowerment
Co-Design
Walkability
Mayssa Hamdani
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
Nooshin Atashfeshan
German University of Technology in Oman
Al Athaiba, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
Human Factors
Man-Machine systems
Risk Assessment
Mental Fatigue
Behavioral Operation