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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 97 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
Applied linguistics
English Language Studies
Critical Discourse Analysis
Educational Technology
Literature in the EFL Class
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,585
1,258
0.794
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Molecular biology
Biotechnology
Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
436
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biological contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
515
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
molecular biology and genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,121
124
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rangeland
water harvesting
biodiversity
Agriculture
soil and water conservatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,094
479
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Decision Theory (MCDM)
Software Engineering
Green Computing
Data Science
Internet of Thing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
867
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nuclear and Radiation Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
471
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
International Law
Diplomacy
Dispute Settlement
Law of the Sea
Legal Sociolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
392
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Inorganic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
303
0.365
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant eco-physiology
genetic diversity
horticultural crops
climate change & food securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
787
625
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Surface Science
Colloids
Adsorption
Deposition
Thin Films
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
304
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nutrition and Food Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
747
276
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
readin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
275
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nanochemistry - materials scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
252
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
الكيميا�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
281
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Islamic Finance
FinTech
Financial Economics
Monetary Economics
Financial Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
242
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laser physics
Nuclear physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
122
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
education Palestine Higher educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
77
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
health economics evaluation
palliative care for cancer
nursing
quality of lif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
212
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Applied linguistics
pragmatics
discourse anlaysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
96
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Change Management and Administrative Reformation
Public Health & Health System Management
Community Institution Improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
141
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
cancer
bilirubin neurotoxicity
cellualr signalin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
165
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
180
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Security and privac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
175
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nutrition and Food Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
83
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,735
128
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mohammed Aa Farrah
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,585
1,258
0.794
Applied linguistics
English Language Studies
Critical Discourse Analysis
Educational Technology
Literature in the EFL Class
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,289
132
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ashraf Abdeen
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
436
0.280
Molecular biology
Biotechnology
Genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,928
145
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Radwan Barakat
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
515
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,413
190
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mai Al Maghtheh
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,121
124
0.111
molecular biology and genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,058
196
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ayed Salama
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,094
479
0.438
Rangeland
water harvesting
biodiversity
Agriculture
soil and water conservatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,860
248
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ibraheem Yy Ahmaro
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
867
0.959
Decision Theory (MCDM)
Software Engineering
Green Computing
Data Science
Internet of Thing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
752,314
262
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Khalil Thabayneh
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
471
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,944
274
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mutaz M Qafisheh
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
392
0.462
International Law
Diplomacy
Dispute Settlement
Law of the Sea
Legal Sociolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
771,062
282
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fathi Aqra
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
303
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,815
293
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rezq Basheer-Salimia
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
787
625
0.794
Plant eco-physiology
genetic diversity
horticultural crops
climate change & food securit
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,797
304
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ahmed Ayyad
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
304
0.402
Surface Science
Colloids
Adsorption
Deposition
Thin Films
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
808,398
308
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sabri Saghir
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
747
276
0.369
Nutrition and Food Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
863,318
358
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Khaldoun Nijem
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
275
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
951,304
437
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sami Makharza
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
252
0.497
Nanochemistry - materials scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,104,252
580
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mosab Abureesh
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
281
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,111,463
588
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Basheer Hussein Motawe Altarturi
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
242
0.701
Islamic Finance
FinTech
Financial Economics
Monetary Economics
Financial Econometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,115,662
593
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lilia Mashal
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
122
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,206,200
671
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Salah Alzaroo
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
77
0.276
education Palestine Higher educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,210,386
675
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mohamad Khleif
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
212
0.768
health economics evaluation
palliative care for cancer
nursing
quality of lif
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,216,150
682
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ahmad Atawneh
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
96
0.352
Applied linguistics
pragmatics
discourse anlaysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,219,256
686
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hussein Jabareen
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
141
0.520
Change Management and Administrative Reformation
Public Health & Health System Management
Community Institution Improvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,220,862
690
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mohammed Qaisiya
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
165
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,278,146
745
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nader Yaghi
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
180
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,282,257
752
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Belal Amro
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
175
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,306,154
771
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zaki Tubesha
Hebron University
Hebron, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
83
0.367
Nutrition and Food Science