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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 104 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
Energy and Financial Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
1,058
0.897
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nanoscience/Solid State Physics/ modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
626
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Migration-Diaspora
Regional Integration
e-Governance
Gender
Global and Regional Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
597
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hacking & Digital Forensics
Network Security
AI & ML
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
803
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Atmosphere-Land/Sea Interactions
and Exploration Geophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
559
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shielding Properties of Different Materials
Nuclear Physics
Radiation Physics
Medical Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
686
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Technology in Business
Strategic Change
Business Process
Operation and Logistics Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
303
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Transport Management
Fleet Management
Traffic Safety
Maritime Transport Management
Supply Chai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
243
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Transport and Logistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
11
0.034
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
cryptography
hash functions
coding theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287
225
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
physical and theoretical and computational chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
228
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cryptography
Cryptanalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
213
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Economics and Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
114
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Entrepreneurship
Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
135
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Computational Environmental Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
200
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sustainable Real Estate
Housing and Construction Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
111
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Renewable Energy System
Energy Audit
Materials Processing Engineering
Energy Conversion and Storage
Solar Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
176
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biological Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
100
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biogeography
Hydrology and Quantitative Technique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
131
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Physical/Computational Chemistry and Material Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
158
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Real Estate and Facilities Management
Post Disaster Housing Reconstruction
Building Construction Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
132
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Entrepreneurship Cooperative Small business & Eco-syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
147
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Solid State Physics
Materials Science
Electrochemical Energy Storag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
154
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Organic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
79
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Inorganic chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
112
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,927
1,855
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ibrahim Kabiru Maji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
1,058
0.897
Energy and Financial Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,680
2,680
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ugwu Emmanuel Ifeanyi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
626
0.654
Nanoscience/Solid State Physics/ modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
769,513
3,392
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fayomi Oluyemi O.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
597
0.718
Migration-Diaspora
Regional Integration
e-Governance
Gender
Global and Regional Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,542
3,514
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Muhammad Ubale Kiru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
803
0.988
Hacking & Digital Forensics
Network Security
AI & ML
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
815,649
4,135
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Stephen Kayode|J. S. Kayode, Kayode, John S., Kayode, J. S.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
559
0.767
Atmosphere-Land/Sea Interactions
and Exploration Geophysic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
836,596
4,477
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rilwan Usman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
686
1.000
Shielding Properties of Different Materials
Nuclear Physics
Radiation Physics
Medical Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
992,785
7,331
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Faruq Muhammad Abubakar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
303
0.663
Technology in Business
Strategic Change
Business Process
Operation and Logistics Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,043,767
8,321
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Olusegun Adepoju. Onifade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
243
0.601
Transport Management
Fleet Management
Traffic Safety
Maritime Transport Management
Supply Chai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,139,155
10,197
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Solomon Lawrence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
11
0.034
Transport and Logistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,189,772
11,235
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zahraddeen Pindar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287
225
0.784
cryptography
hash functions
coding theor
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,207,811
11,624
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Abdulfatai Usman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
228
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,209,557
11,658
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Abdulkadir Disina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
213
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,252,782
12,609
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kolawole Subair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
114
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,329,791
14,188
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Abiodun Tope Samson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
135
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,345,260
14,489
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
WAHAB OLAIDE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
200
0.966
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Computational Environmental Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,356,332
14,713
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
ESV Aminu Garba WAZIRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
111
0.547
Sustainable Real Estate
Housing and Construction Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,360,517
14,789
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jamilu Ya'u Muhammad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
176
0.876
Renewable Energy System
Energy Audit
Materials Processing Engineering
Energy Conversion and Storage
Solar Cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,361,563
14,827
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tsoho Shehu Bello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
100
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,382,192
15,231
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Os Afolayan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
131
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,429,764
16,179
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Akiode Olubunmi Kolawole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
158
0.898
Physical/Computational Chemistry and Material Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,476,531
17,133
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
ADEJOH AHMODU ADAJI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
132
0.820
Real Estate and Facilities Management
Post Disaster Housing Reconstruction
Building Construction Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,488,875
17,362
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lawal Kamaldeen A A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
147
0.936
Entrepreneurship Cooperative Small business & Eco-syste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,497,997
17,568
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rafiu Adewale Busari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
154
1.000
Solid State Physics
Materials Science
Electrochemical Energy Storag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,510,707
17,836
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Adamu M.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
79
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,534,282
18,331
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ahmed ADETORO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
112
0.778