Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 24 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 Rankings
Rankings
161,163
World Rank
590
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total6,774
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Last 6 Years5,408
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Last 6 Years / Total0.798
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
163,743
World Rank
602
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Economics & Econometrics / Banking and Insurance
Economics and Finance | Monetary Economics | Development Economics | Islamic Finance | Islamic Bankin
Economics and Finance | Monetary Economics | Development Economics | Islamic Finance | Islamic Bankin
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Total6,673
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Last 6 Years3,347
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Last 6 Years / Total0.502
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
208,698
World Rank
863
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total5,230
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Last 6 Years2,155
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Last 6 Years / Total0.412
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
281,825
World Rank
1,341
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Finance | Islamic Finance | International Finance | Derivative
Finance | Islamic Finance | International Finance | Derivative
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Total3,772
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Last 6 Years1,840
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Last 6 Years / Total0.488
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
421,022
World Rank
2,516
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Islamic Finance | fintech | Islamic social finance | corporate governance | capital marke
Islamic Finance | fintech | Islamic social finance | corporate governance | capital marke
Citation Metrics
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Total2,290
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Last 6 Years1,991
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Last 6 Years / Total0.869
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
481,213
World Rank
3,060
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total1,899
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Last 6 Years673
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Last 6 Years / Total0.354
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
482,975
World Rank
3,072
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Accounting | Auditing | Corporate Governance | Accounting for Islamic Financial Transactions | Entrepreneurshi
Accounting | Auditing | Corporate Governance | Accounting for Islamic Financial Transactions | Entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
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Total1,889
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Last 6 Years880
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Last 6 Years / Total0.466
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
522,139
World Rank
3,462
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total1,682
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Last 6 Years1,047
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Last 6 Years / Total0.622
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
566,860
World Rank
3,900
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total1,476
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Last 6 Years954
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Last 6 Years / Total0.646
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
906,948
World Rank
7,301
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Economics & Econometrics / Banking and Insurance
Islamic Banking and Finance | Takaful | Islamic Capital Market | Islamic Management | Islamic social Fi
Islamic Banking and Finance | Takaful | Islamic Capital Market | Islamic Management | Islamic social Fi
Citation Metrics
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Total567
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Last 6 Years460
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Last 6 Years / Total0.811
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,071,084
World Rank
9,088
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total382
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Last 6 Years294
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Last 6 Years / Total0.770
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,096,898
World Rank
9,397
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Economics & Econometrics / Banking and Insurance
Fintech | Sustainable Finance | Islamic Finance | Islamic banking | competitio
Fintech | Sustainable Finance | Islamic Finance | Islamic banking | competitio
Citation Metrics
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Total359
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Last 6 Years346
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Last 6 Years / Total0.964
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,163,682
World Rank
10,207
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total308
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Last 6 Years114
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Last 6 Years / Total0.370
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,208,069
World Rank
10,755
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total279
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Last 6 Years262
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Last 6 Years / Total0.939
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,299,701
World Rank
11,769
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Economics & Econometrics / Banking and Insurance
Banking & Finance & Capital markets | Islamic banking and finance | Fintech | Behavioural finance | Social financ
Banking & Finance & Capital markets | Islamic banking and finance | Fintech | Behavioural finance | Social financ
Citation Metrics
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Total230
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Last 6 Years219
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Last 6 Years / Total0.952
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,380,330
World Rank
12,822
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total196
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Last 6 Years161
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Last 6 Years / Total0.821
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,575,628
World Rank
15,723
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Education / Education (Other, All)
learning design | instructional technology | formative assesment | formative feedback | eportfoli
learning design | instructional technology | formative assesment | formative feedback | eportfoli
Citation Metrics
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Total135
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Last 6 Years84
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Last 6 Years / Total0.622
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,650,900
World Rank
16,802
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Islamic social finance | poverty alleviation | human development | Islamic moral econom
Islamic social finance | poverty alleviation | human development | Islamic moral econom
Citation Metrics
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Total116
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Last 6 Years109
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Last 6 Years / Total0.940
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,748,267
World Rank
18,161
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Islamic Finance | Islamic Financial Technology | Islamic Banking | Islamic Capital Marke
Islamic Finance | Islamic Financial Technology | Islamic Banking | Islamic Capital Marke
Citation Metrics
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Total95
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Last 6 Years93
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Last 6 Years / Total0.979
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,828,315
World Rank
19,341
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Economics & Econometrics / Banking and Insurance
Islamic Finance | Islamic Social Finance | Banking and Capital Market | Islamic (Halal) Touris
Islamic Finance | Islamic Social Finance | Banking and Capital Market | Islamic (Halal) Touris
Citation Metrics
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Total80
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Last 6 Years79
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Last 6 Years / Total0.988
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,963,652
World Rank
21,244
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Econometrics | Finance | Islamic Finance | Islamic Banking | Islamic Capital Marke
Econometrics | Finance | Islamic Finance | Islamic Banking | Islamic Capital Marke
Citation Metrics
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Total59
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Last 6 Years41
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Last 6 Years / Total0.695
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,090,104
World Rank
22,563
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Islamic Finance | Islamic Fintech | Islamic Economics | Shariah Governanc
Islamic Finance | Islamic Fintech | Islamic Economics | Shariah Governanc
Citation Metrics
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Total42
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Last 6 Years32
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Last 6 Years / Total0.762
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,378,301
World Rank
24,629
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Islamic finance - Islamic social finance -Financial inclusio
Islamic finance - Islamic social finance -Financial inclusio
Citation Metrics
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Total14
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Last 6 Years14
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,597,672
World Rank
26,201
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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