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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 15 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
Applied MathematicsNanotechnologyNumber Theor
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
553
0.995
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Natural Science
Mathematical Science
Applied Mathematics
Numerical Analysi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
121
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Functional Analysis
Real Analysis
Differential Equation
Complex Analaysi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
62
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Educational Research
Leadership
Educational Psychology and EFL Practice
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
49
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Civil engineerin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Civil Engineerin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Microbiolog
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
16
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
LanguagesAssessment &EvaluationEducational Leadership & ManagementTeacher EducationTechnology integ
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
organic chemistry
general chemistr
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Agricultural Economic
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Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Entomopathogenic nematod
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tissue culture Phytochemia Biotechnolog
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Applied Physic
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Poultry nutrition and managemen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Production Economics
Farm Managemen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911,395
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Abdul Bariq
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
553
0.995
Applied MathematicsNanotechnologyNumber Theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,620,780
115
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shafiullah Niazai
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
121
1.000
Natural Science
Mathematical Science
Applied Mathematics
Numerical Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,925,540
191
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ariana Abdul Rahimzai
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
62
0.984
Functional Analysis
Real Analysis
Differential Equation
Complex Analaysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,012,165
225
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mohammad Ismail Stanikzai
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
49
0.961
Educational Research
Leadership
Educational Psychology and EFL Practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,122,795
265
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mirwais Sediqmal
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,249,796
323
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Inamullah İnam
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,336,583
370
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wali Habib Hemmat
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
16
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,346,594
378
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Abdul Baseer Safi
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
LanguagesAssessment &EvaluationEducational Leadership & ManagementTeacher EducationTechnology integ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,384,630
407
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bakhtyar Niazy
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
organic chemistry
general chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,386,049
409
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Israrullah Yousafzai
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,513,652
509
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mohammad Ikram Azizi
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,550,155
547
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shahidullah Niazi
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,572,258
571
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pohan Nikmal
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,596,779
603
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
najeebullah fayaz
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Poultry nutrition and managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,596,779
603
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zia Ur Rahman Rasikh
Laghman University
Laghman, Afghanistan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Production Economics
Farm Managemen