Citation Rankings
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King Fahd University of Petroleum Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Corrosion
Corrosion Inhibitors
Green Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,863
26,548
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
nanotechnology
materials science
optical materials
near-infrared materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,704
5,346
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Materials and Corrosion
Corrosion Inhibition
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
Oilfield Corrosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,264
17,689
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Thermofluids
Condensation
Nanofluids
Heat Transfer Devices
Thermal Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,001
23,772
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
earth sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,135
8,642
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Power Systems and Renewable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,968
9,838
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Mechanical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,415
8,159
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Materials and Corrosion
Corrosion inhibition
Polymer composites/nanocomposites
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,443
11,513
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Renewable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,550
10,115
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Thermal Systems
Desalination
Applied Mathematics
Heat Exchangers
Applied Thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,910
9,193
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Laser Physics
Nanotechnology
Clean Water & Renewable Energy
Photo-catalysis
Oil Water Separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,313
9,476
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Catalysis
Reaction Engineering
Refining and Petrochemicals
CO2 capture
Renewable energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,840
9,226
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Thermal Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,817
8,308
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Time-Delay Systems
Interconnected Systems
Robust Control
Networked Control Systems
Cloud Control Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,234
4,110
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,821
8,037
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Petroleum Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,718
12,139
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Solar desalination
waste heat recovery
nano particles
sensible heat storage
Latent heat energy storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,196
12,142
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
VLSI
Digital Design
Systems
Algorithms
Design Automation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,951
9,235
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Innovation
Renewable Energy
Sustainability
Energy Storage
Power Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,875
9,476
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Building materials
Cement/concrete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,609
6,428
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Micropaleontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,585
3,078
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Solar Thermal
Solar Photovoltaics
Energy in Buildings
Energy-Water Nexus
Energy Meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,660
5,819
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Software Engineering
Evidence-based software engineering
Software Security Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,221
4,853
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Artificial Intelligence in Petroleum Engineering
Drilling Engineering
Cementing
Drilling Fluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,167
8,563
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Energy
Materials
and Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,125
3,780
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,311
36
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
MA Quraishi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,863
26,548
0.650
Corrosion
Corrosion Inhibitors
Green Chemistry
Electrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,514
60
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zhengwei Pan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,704
5,346
0.193
nanotechnology
materials science
optical materials
near-infrared materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,534
63
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ime Obot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,264
17,689
0.674
Materials and Corrosion
Corrosion Inhibition
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
Oilfield Corrosion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,566
66
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hafiz Muhammad Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,001
23,772
0.951
Thermofluids
Condensation
Nanofluids
Heat Transfer Devices
Thermal Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,034
75
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jack Dvorkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,135
8,642
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,373
77
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohammad Abido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,968
9,838
0.428
Power Systems and Renewable Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,186
95
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bekir Yilbas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,415
8,159
0.400
Mechanical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,910
102
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Saviour A Umoren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,443
11,513
0.592
Materials and Corrosion
Corrosion inhibition
Polymer composites/nanocomposites
Nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,950
121
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shafiqur Rehman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,550
10,115
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,413
134
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Syed M Zubair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,910
9,193
0.544
Thermal Systems
Desalination
Applied Mathematics
Heat Exchangers
Applied Thermodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,846
146
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mohammed Ashraf Gondal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,313
9,476
0.581
Laser Physics
Nanotechnology
Clean Water & Renewable Energy
Photo-catalysis
Oil Water Separation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,925
150
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mohammad M Hossain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,840
9,226
0.582
Catalysis
Reaction Engineering
Refining and Petrochemicals
CO2 capture
Renewable energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,037
151
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ahmet Z Sahin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,817
8,308
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,792
158
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Magdisadek Mostafa Mahmoud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,234
4,110
0.270
Time-Delay Systems
Interconnected Systems
Robust Control
Networked Control Systems
Cloud Control Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,508
180
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shamsad Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,821
8,037
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,158
182
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mohamed A Mahmoud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,718
12,139
0.885
Petroleum Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,521
193
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ravishankar Sathyamurthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,196
12,142
0.920
Solar desalination
waste heat recovery
nano particles
sensible heat storage
Latent heat energy storage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,174
199
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sadiq M Sait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,951
9,235
0.713
VLSI
Digital Design
Systems
Algorithms
Design Automation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,062
212
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fahad Al Sulaiman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,875
9,476
0.798
Innovation
Renewable Energy
Sustainability
Energy Storage
Power Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,235
219
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maslehuddin M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,609
6,428
0.554
Building materials
Cement/concrete
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,612
245
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Kaminski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,585
3,078
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,586
277
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mohammad Alghoul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,660
5,819
0.602
Solar Thermal
Solar Photovoltaics
Energy in Buildings
Energy-Water Nexus
Energy Meteorology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,994
292
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mahmood Niazi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,221
4,853
0.526
Software Engineering
Evidence-based software engineering
Software Security Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,718
295
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Salaheldin Elkatatny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,167
8,563
0.934
Artificial Intelligence in Petroleum Engineering
Drilling Engineering
Cementing
Drilling Fluids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,304
296
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Basheer Chanbasha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,125
3,780
0.414
Energy
Materials
and Environment