Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.422 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
Cardiovascular Medicine
Diabetology & Metabolic syndrom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,831
8,493
0.864
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Clinical Nutrition
Metabolic Medicine
Agein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,357
3,001
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Epidemiology
Health car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,613
1,513
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chemical and environmental engineering
Flow and mixing of complex fluids
Computational fluid dynamics
fluid flow
nano techn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,105
3,092
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Solid state Physics
thin films
Photovoltaic
Polymers
detector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,015
2,542
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cytopathology
Cancer Research
Oncolytic virotherapy
Stem cells
Oncogenic Viruse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,863
2,450
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Optical
Structural and electrical properties of thin film
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,304
2,022
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,001
1,970
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chemical Engineering
Catalyst
Adsorption
Water Treatment Renwable Energy and Fluid Mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,505
0.862
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Solid State Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
1,193
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting
Pavement Material
Transportation-Infrastructure- Finite Element
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
1,161
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alzheimer's disease
Protein misfolding
Protein aggregation
tau and amyloid bet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
982
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Climate change
Jet Erosion Test
Streambank Stability
Watershed Assessment
TUFLO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
798
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Design
Applied mechanics
prosthetic and orthoti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
996
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Applied mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
1,106
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Computer and Control
Photovoltaic systems
Optimization
Evolutionary algorithms
Multi-Criteria Decision Making Technique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
778
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stress Analysis
Composite Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
1,051
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Smart grid
Demand response
Internet of Things (IoT)
Cognitive Radio Networ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,027
677
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Environmental Engineering
solid waste
anaerobic digestion
bioga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
697
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Nano-material synthesis
Biochemistry
Physical Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
201
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Computer science
Image processing
Information technology
Graphics
thermal imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
498
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Organic chemistry
Liquid Crysta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
582
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hybrid Materials
Natural fibers
Mechanical properties
Low Velocity Impact
High Velocity Impact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
859
637
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
الصلبة /اغشية رقيق�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
787
640
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Free Space Optics
Optical Wireless Communication
Underwater Optical Wireless Communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
615
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,145
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ali I Al Gareeb
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,831
8,493
0.864
Cardiovascular Medicine
Diabetology & Metabolic syndrom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,630
83
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ammar Waham Ashor
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,357
3,001
0.689
Clinical Nutrition
Metabolic Medicine
Agein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,251
115
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
رياض خضير لفته, Riyadh K Lafta
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,613
1,513
0.419
Epidemiology
Health car
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,008
132
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zainab T Al-Sharify
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,105
3,092
0.996
Chemical and environmental engineering
Flow and mixing of complex fluids
Computational fluid dynamics
fluid flow
nano techn
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,942
136
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nadir F Habubi|Nadir F Habubi, Habubi N F
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,015
2,542
0.843
Solid state Physics
thin films
Photovoltaic
Polymers
detector
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,484
144
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ahmed Majeed Al Shammari
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,863
2,450
0.856
Cytopathology
Cancer Research
Oncolytic virotherapy
Stem cells
Oncogenic Viruse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,878
196
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sami Salman Chiad
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,304
2,022
0.878
Optical
Structural and electrical properties of thin film
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,521
237
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zaid Naji Hassan
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,001
1,970
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,300
295
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mohammed Nsaif Abbas
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,505
0.862
Chemical Engineering
Catalyst
Adsorption
Water Treatment Renwable Energy and Fluid Mechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,716
393
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ahmed N Abd
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
1,193
0.861
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,544
427
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Abbas F Jasim
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
1,161
0.889
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting
Pavement Material
Transportation-Infrastructure- Finite Element
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,582
459
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Youssra Kareem Al Hilaly
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
982
0.793
Alzheimer's disease
Protein misfolding
Protein aggregation
tau and amyloid bet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
636,357
472
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Abdul Sahib T Al Madhhachi
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
798
0.658
Climate change
Jet Erosion Test
Streambank Stability
Watershed Assessment
TUFLO
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,256
489
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kadhim K Resan
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
996
0.841
Design
Applied mechanics
prosthetic and orthoti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,289
498
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nadhim M Faleh
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
1,106
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,630
536
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dhiaa Halboot Muhsen
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
778
0.720
Computer and Control
Photovoltaic systems
Optimization
Evolutionary algorithms
Multi-Criteria Decision Making Technique
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,236
539
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fadhel Abbas Abdulla
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
1,051
0.980
Stress Analysis
Composite Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,981
568
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Haider Tarish Haider
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,027
677
0.659
Smart grid
Demand response
Internet of Things (IoT)
Cognitive Radio Networ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,216
658
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zaidun Naji Abudi
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
697
0.768
Environmental Engineering
solid waste
anaerobic digestion
bioga
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,887
660
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hayder Jafer Essa
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
201
0.222
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Nano-material synthesis
Biochemistry
Physical Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,556
666
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Farah Qais Al Khalidi
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
498
0.553
Computer science
Image processing
Information technology
Graphics
thermal imagin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,060
675
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ivan Hameed R Tomi
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
582
0.657
Organic chemistry
Liquid Crysta
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,967
695
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Suhad D Salman
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
859
637
0.742
Hybrid Materials
Natural fibers
Mechanical properties
Low Velocity Impact
High Velocity Impact
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
790,669
758
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wisam J Aziz
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
787
640
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,687
770
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mazin Ali A Ali
Mustansiriyah University
Baghdad, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
615
0.793
Free Space Optics
Optical Wireless Communication
Underwater Optical Wireless Communicatio