The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
Petroleum
Energy Materials
Chemical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
592
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
phytomedicine
phramacology
phytochemistry
cancer
ethnopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
753
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant pathology
Virus-host-vector interactions
tissue culture and plant molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
685
368
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631
576
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Information Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
546
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Hydrobiology
limnology
Marine Biology
fresh water Biology
plankton
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
362
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Industrial Biochemistry
Ethnopharmacology
toxicology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
336
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
IONOSPHERIC PHYSICS
SPACE WEATHER
MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS
SPACE PHYSICS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
199
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Microwave and materials characterisation
microwave instrumentation
simulation
imaging and material characteriza
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
270
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Education Biology
Science Education
STEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
256
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Pharmacological Biochemistry and Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
93
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
147
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
biochemistry
microbiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
158
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Sampling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
121
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Structures/Material Engineering
3D Printed Concrete
Creep
Civil Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
96
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Agricultural Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
73
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Genetics and Plant Breeding (GPB)
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
38
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Animal product Science
food safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
46
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Instructional Technology
E-learning
Web-based Learning
Flipped Learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
63
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Digital Library and internet of things
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
48
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Mathematics Education
ICT in Mathematics Education
History of Mathematics and ODE
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
46
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
RF Microwave
Reflectarrays
Beamforming networks & Phased array antennas
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
44
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Education
Psychological construct and Counselling
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
41
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Helmintology and Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
36
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Microbiology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Paramedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
Abubakar Farooq A|Farooq Abubakar Atiku, Atiku F A, F A ATIKU
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
592
0.642
Petroleum
Energy Materials
Chemical Engineering
Ibrahim Babangida Abubakar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
753
0.834
phytomedicine
phramacology
phytochemistry
cancer
ethnopharmacology
Ibrahim Umar Mohammed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
685
368
0.537
Plant pathology
Virus-host-vector interactions
tissue culture and plant molecular biology
Adamu Almustapha Aliero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631
576
0.913
Muhammad Saidu Aliero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
546
0.961
Mohammed Garba Yalmo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
362
0.662
Hydrobiology
limnology
Marine Biology
fresh water Biology
plankton
Abubakar Abdulhamid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
336
0.772
Industrial Biochemistry
Ethnopharmacology
toxicology
Joshua, Benjamin Wisdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
199
0.650
IONOSPHERIC PHYSICS
SPACE WEATHER
MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS
SPACE PHYSICS
Abubakar Yakubu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
270
0.897
Microwave and materials characterisation
microwave instrumentation
simulation
imaging and material characteriza
Sagir Muhammad Aliero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
256
0.966
Education Biology
Science Education
STEM
Sa Jiga|Sufiyanu Abubakar Jiga, Jiga S. A.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
93
0.531
Pharmacological Biochemistry and Toxicology
Aminu Argungu Umar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
147
0.865
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Yakubu Musa Yanah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
158
0.969
Ran Vijay Kumar Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
121
0.883
Kamoru Ademola Ibrahim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
96
0.897
Structures/Material Engineering
3D Printed Concrete
Creep
Civil Engineering
Yahaya Kaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
73
0.869
Agricultural Economics
Tukur Sani Bubuche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
38
0.535
MI Ribah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
46
0.697
Animal product Science
food safety
Kamaludeen Samaila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
63
0.969
Instructional Technology
E-learning
Web-based Learning
Flipped Learning
Murtala Aminu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
48
0.941
Digital Library and internet of things
Sufiyanu Haliru Jega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
46
0.979
Mathematics Education
ICT in Mathematics Education
History of Mathematics and ODE
Abdulkadir Bello Shallah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
44
0.936
RF Microwave
Reflectarrays
Beamforming networks & Phased array antennas
Shehu Haruna Muza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
41
1.000
Education
Psychological construct and Counselling
Attah Daniel|Dan-Inna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
36
0.878
Musa Galadima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
Microbiology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Paramedics