Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 17 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
International Trade
Finance
Green Economics
Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
838
0.928
Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Leadership Dynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
856
816
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Organization Behavior & Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
386
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Big Data
Data Mining
Data-Warehousing
Fog-Computing
Image Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
297
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Internet of Things
Data Communications
Blockchain
Augmented Reality Computer Networking
Image Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
263
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Human resource management
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Management and Leadershi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
236
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Corporate Governance
Political Finance
Green Finance
Sustainable Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
194
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Blockchain
Information Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
108
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cyber Security
Core Networks
Internet of Things
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning and AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
54
1.000
Is Your University Ready for the Future?
Compare your institution’s global, national, and city-level ranking with its 20 closest competitors and set strategic goals.
Gain insights from detailed performance analyses of scientists across 13 major disciplines, identify your strengths, improve weaknesses, and gain a competitive edge.. Check Your Free Sample Performance Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Accounting
Finance
Corporate Governance
Sustainibilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
51
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Multi-Label Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
South Asia
Afghanistan
Indian Soft Power
IR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
31
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Structure Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Economics and Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Risk Management
operational risk management
Islamic banking
Islamic financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
International Law
Islamic Law
Islamic International Law
Islamization of Knowledge
World Order
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,194
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nassir Ul Haq Wani
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
838
0.928
International Trade
Finance
Green Economics
Econometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,215
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Habib Gul
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
856
816
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
892,131
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kalimullah Khan
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
386
0.660
Organization Behavior & Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,169,486
40
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Muhammad Haleem
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
297
0.993
Big Data
Data Mining
Data-Warehousing
Fog-Computing
Image Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,225,590
51
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zabihullah Atal
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
263
0.992
Internet of Things
Data Communications
Blockchain
Augmented Reality Computer Networking
Image Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,229,419
54
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Muhammad Shahid Shams
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
236
0.897
Human resource management
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Management and Leadershi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,333,084
68
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Murtaza Masud Niazi
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
194
0.915
Corporate Governance
Political Finance
Green Finance
Sustainable Financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,676,639
130
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Riaz Ahmad Ziar
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
108
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,986,756
213
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sayed Najmuddin
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
54
1.000
Cyber Security
Core Networks
Internet of Things
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning and AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,996,864
214
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhammad Fayaz
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
51
0.962
Is Your University Ready for the Future?
Compare your institution’s global, national, and city-level ranking with its 20 closest competitors and set strategic goals.
Gain insights from detailed performance analyses of scientists across 13 major disciplines, identify your strengths, improve weaknesses, and gain a competitive edge.. Check Your Free Sample Performance Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,054,385
241
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sayed Mortaza Kazemi
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Multi-Label Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,091,042
253
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peerzada Tufail Ahmad
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
31
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,383,240
406
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zabihullah Dalil Shinwari
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,415,187
435
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Qais Mohammadi
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,436,409
453
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Waqas Shinwari
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
Risk Management
operational risk management
Islamic banking
Islamic financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,479,775
478
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fakhruddin Noori
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,522,466
525
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zahid Jalaly
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
International Law
Islamic Law
Islamic International Law
Islamization of Knowledge
World Order