Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 475 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Smart Grids
Distributed Generation
Microgrids
Distribution system operation and control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,583
13,292
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cyber Physical Systems
IoT
VLSI CAD
MEMS CAD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,283
12,101
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Operations research
Optimization
Combinatorial optimization
Mathematical Programming
Metaheuristics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,056
8,461
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Intelligent systems
cyber security
Big data analytics
Service-oriented computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,513
9,433
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Water
Food Packaging
Electrocatalysts
Membrane Separation
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,713
17,772
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Gene Editing.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,193
8,703
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Blockchain
NFTs and Digital Twins
Cloud Computing
Cybersecurity
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,906
19,724
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Blockchain
Edge-Cloud Computing
IoT-Smart Cities
Metaverse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,962
17,030
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Composites
impact
fracture
manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,328
8,840
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
electron microscopy
materials science
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,011
11,774
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
solid mechanics
mechanics of materials
computational mechanics
damage mechanics
additive manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,355
11,048
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Corrosion inhibition
Green corrosion inhibitors
Green Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,902
13,473
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Graphene
2D Materials
Membrane separations
sustainable desalination
Research Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,796
9,724
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Photovoltaic
graphene
battery
Supercapacitor
carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,514
6,822
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
neuroimaging
cognitive neuroscience
brain mapping
biomedical engineering
scholarly communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,371
5,914
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robotics
Mechatronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,614
6,200
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ionic liquids
deep eutectic solvents
green engineering
water and wastewater treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,586
8,961
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nanomaterials
membrane
cloud seeding materials
capacitive deionization
water purification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,542
5,644
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,699
6,816
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
network physiology
diabetes complications
autonomic neuropathy
neurocognitive engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,291
5,592
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Molecular Thermodynamics
Molecular Simulations
Carbon Capture and Utilization
Hydrogen production and storage
Adsorption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,052
6,246
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Applied Biotechnology
Environmental biochemistry
Protein folding/structure & function
natural products
cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,898
7,247
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Heat Transfer
CFD
Nanofluids
Microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,792
5,745
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Advanced Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Biomedical Engineering
Intelligent Systems
Biomusic Composition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,958
5,863
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Energy
Reaction Engineering
Fuel Cell
Photocatalysis
Wastewater treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,694
9,225
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,251
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ehab El-Saadany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,583
13,292
0.408
Smart Grids
Distributed Generation
Microgrids
Distribution system operation and control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,721
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ibrahim (Abe) M Elfadel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,283
12,101
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,013
14
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nenad Mladenovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,056
8,461
0.282
Operations research
Optimization
Combinatorial optimization
Mathematical Programming
Metaheuristics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,797
17
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ernesto Damiani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,513
9,433
0.356
Intelligent systems
cyber security
Big data analytics
Service-oriented computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,054
19
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fawzi Banat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,713
17,772
0.691
Water
Food Packaging
Electrocatalysts
Membrane Separation
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,792
21
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohamed Rahmani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,193
8,703
0.360
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Gene Editing.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,362
22
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Khaled Salah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,906
19,724
0.861
Blockchain
NFTs and Digital Twins
Cloud Computing
Cybersecurity
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,456
26
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ibrar Yaqoob
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,962
17,030
0.775
Blockchain
Edge-Cloud Computing
IoT-Smart Cities
Metaverse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,002
33
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wesley Cantwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,328
8,840
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,999
45
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dalaver H Anjum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,011
11,774
0.654
electron microscopy
materials science
physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,445
48
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rashid K Abu Al-Rub
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,355
11,048
0.637
solid mechanics
mechanics of materials
computational mechanics
damage mechanics
additive manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,676
53
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chandrabhan Verma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,902
13,473
0.847
Corrosion inhibition
Green corrosion inhibitors
Green Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,183
54
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hassan Arafat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,796
9,724
0.616
Graphene
2D Materials
Membrane separations
sustainable desalination
Research Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,560
56
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vinay Gupta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,514
6,822
0.440
Photovoltaic
graphene
battery
Supercapacitor
carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,328
57
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mohamed L Seghier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,371
5,914
0.385
neuroimaging
cognitive neuroscience
brain mapping
biomedical engineering
scholarly communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,356
62
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lakmal Seneviratne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,614
6,200
0.424
Robotics
Mechatronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,477
63
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Inas Alnashef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,586
8,961
0.614
Ionic liquids
deep eutectic solvents
green engineering
water and wastewater treatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,746
64
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Linda Zou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,542
5,644
0.388
Nanomaterials
membrane
cloud seeding materials
capacitive deionization
water purification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,936
67
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Khaled Musallam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,699
6,816
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,658
68
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Herbert F Jelinek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,291
5,592
0.421
network physiology
diabetes complications
autonomic neuropathy
neurocognitive engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,319
70
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lourdes F Vega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,052
6,246
0.479
Molecular Thermodynamics
Molecular Simulations
Carbon Capture and Utilization
Hydrogen production and storage
Adsorption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,435
71
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Syed Salman Ashraf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,898
7,247
0.562
Applied Biotechnology
Environmental biochemistry
Protein folding/structure & function
natural products
cancer biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,198
74
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eiyad Abu-Nada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,792
5,745
0.449
Heat Transfer
CFD
Nanofluids
Microfluidics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,586
78
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Leontios J Hadjileontiadis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,958
5,863
0.490
Advanced Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Biomedical Engineering
Intelligent Systems
Biomusic Composition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,873
80
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chin Kui Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,694
9,225
0.789
Energy
Reaction Engineering
Fuel Cell
Photocatalysis
Wastewater treatment