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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 356 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
Magnetohydrodynamics
CFD
Nanofluid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,129
21,006
0.774
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,940
14,498
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mg-based materials
Biodegradable materials
Corrosion behaviour
Biocomposite coating
Biomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,336
8,258
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Language testing and assessment
Language learning strategies
ICT
Writing Skills
Washbac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,500
4,043
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thermal science
Nanotechnology
Energy conversion
laser material processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,846
3,755
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Data Analytics
Optimization (Bio-inspired) Algorithm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,998
4,615
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nanostructures
Chemical synthesis
Drug delivery
Magnetic and dielectric properties
Catalys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,934
3,317
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
1) Organic chemistry 2) Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis 3) Nano catalysis 4) Carbone Micro-spheres 5) Nano-materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,111
1,458
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,978
3,601
0.905
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Power System Dynamic
Microgrid Control
Renewable Energy
Power System Contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,014
2,352
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Materials synthesis
Composite Materials
Bio Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,442
1,644
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nanotechnology - Smart Nanomaterials
Drug Delivery
Solid state reactions
Nanocatalys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
1,846
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
auditing
financial accounting
audit quality
reporting error and misstatement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,271
2,298
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Control Systems
Robotic and Autonomous systems
robot navigation
nonlinear and adaptive contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,094
2,258
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nano-fluids
Renewable Energy
CF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
2,560
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Physical Metallurgy
Welding
Biomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,582
1,783
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bio-Inspired Algorithms
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Fuzzy Expert Systems
Big Data Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,430
1,696
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ceramic Materials and Bio-material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,207
1,601
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
nanotechnology
surface coatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,181
1,704
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Image Processing
Biomedical Signal Processing
Pattern Recognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,166
951
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Texture Classification
Image Processing
Image Retrieval
Medical image analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,917
1,633
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Soft Computing
Supply Chain Management
Sustainability
Operation Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
1,280
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
https://research.iaun.ac.ir/pd/shirouyehzad/- Industrial Engineering
MCDM
Production Planning
Operation Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
965
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Aerospace Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
1,638
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
530
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,158
192
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Masoud Afrand
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,129
21,006
0.774
Magnetohydrodynamics
CFD
Nanofluid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,675
278
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Arash Karimipour
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,940
14,498
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,041
617
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hamid Reza Bakhsheshi Rad
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,336
8,258
0.799
Mg-based materials
Biodegradable materials
Corrosion behaviour
Biocomposite coating
Biomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,927
1,203
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hadi Salehi هادی صالحی|هادی صالحی, Salehi, H
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,500
4,043
0.622
Language testing and assessment
Language learning strategies
ICT
Writing Skills
Washbac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,903
1,400
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mohammad Akbari
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,846
3,755
0.642
Thermal science
Nanotechnology
Energy conversion
laser material processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,712
1,767
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohammad H Nadimi Shahraki|Mohammad-Hossein Nadimi-Shahraki
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,998
4,615
0.923
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Data Analytics
Optimization (Bio-inspired) Algorithm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,391
1,809
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
SA Hassanzadeh Tabrizi|Sayed Ali Hassanzadeh-Tabrizi
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,934
3,317
0.672
Nanostructures
Chemical synthesis
Drug delivery
Magnetic and dielectric properties
Catalys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,067
2,339
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Majid Ghashang
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,111
1,458
0.355
1) Organic chemistry 2) Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis 3) Nano catalysis 4) Carbone Micro-spheres 5) Nano-materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,774
2,451
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ehsan Rahimi
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,978
3,601
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,641
2,421
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ghazanfar Shahgholian
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,014
2,352
0.586
Power System Dynamic
Microgrid Control
Renewable Energy
Power System Contro
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,411
2,972
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Reza Ebrahimi Kahrizsangi|رضا ابراهیمی کهریزسنگی, R. Ebrahimi-Kahrizsangi
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,442
1,644
0.478
Materials synthesis
Composite Materials
Bio Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,019
3,100
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hossein Abbastabar
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
1,846
0.552
Nanotechnology - Smart Nanomaterials
Drug Delivery
Solid state reactions
Nanocatalys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,809
3,206
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Arezoo Aghaei Chadegani آرزو آقایی چادگانی
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,271
2,298
0.703
auditing
financial accounting
audit quality
reporting error and misstatement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,702
3,420
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Khoshnam Shojaei
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,094
2,258
0.730
Control Systems
Robotic and Autonomous systems
robot navigation
nonlinear and adaptive contro
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,245
3,636
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ali Abdollahi
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
2,560
0.866
Nano-fluids
Renewable Energy
CF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,412
4,335
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Masoud Kasiri Asgarani
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,582
1,783
0.691
Physical Metallurgy
Welding
Biomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,459
4,647
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zahra Beheshti زهرا بهشتی
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,430
1,696
0.698
Bio-Inspired Algorithms
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Fuzzy Expert Systems
Big Data Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,948
5,218
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ebrahim Karamian
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,207
1,601
0.725
Ceramic Materials and Bio-material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,669
5,300
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hamid Ghayour
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,181
1,704
0.781
nanotechnology
surface coatin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,921
5,344
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hossein Pourghassem
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,166
951
0.439
Image Processing
Biomedical Signal Processing
Pattern Recognitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,408
6,146
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shervan Fekri Ershad|Shervan Fekriershad
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,917
1,633
0.852
Texture Classification
Image Processing
Image Retrieval
Medical image analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,604
6,153
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Atefeh Amindoust
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
1,280
0.668
Soft Computing
Supply Chain Management
Sustainability
Operation Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,913
6,337
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hadi Shirouyehzad
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
965
0.516
https://research.iaun.ac.ir/pd/shirouyehzad/- Industrial Engineering
MCDM
Production Planning
Operation Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,992
6,553
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
SA Bagherzadeh
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
1,638
0.903
Aerospace Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,953
6,600
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mehdi Khosravi
Islamic Azad University Najafabad
Najafabad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
530
0.294