Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 177 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
Remote Sensing
Climate
Earth Observation
Thermal Remote Sensing
Physical Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,452
5,239
0.961
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Green Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,599
2,506
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
World's top 2% scientist
Petroleum Engineering
EOR
Nanotechnology
Drilling Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,601
2,508
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Security
War
Kurdista
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,159
1,274
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biogeosciences
Microbes-Mineral interactions
Petroleum Geology
Paleoclimate Reconstructio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,085
1,664
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Green catalyst
Hydrophobic
Nanosynthesis
Nanomaterials Engineering
Inorganic Nanoparticle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,812
1,331
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Concrete Technology
Construction Materials
Sustainable Concrete
Recycled Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
1,323
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rock/Soil Mechanics
Geomechanics
Underground Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
910
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Remote Sensing
Precision Agriculture
Climate
Solar powe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
830
0.910
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chemical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
818
681
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
GIS Remote Sensing Landscape Ecosystem Ecology Hydrolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
670
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
GIS
Remote Sensing
Hydrology
Watersheds
multi-criteria decision-makin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
614
519
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Parasitology
Immunology
Biomedical science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593
561
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
childhood maltreatment
Big five
addictive behavior
risk-taking
dark tria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
528
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Criminal Psychology
Investigative Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
469
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
PETROLEUM GEOLOG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
400
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Molecular Parasitology
Immunology
Drug Resistance
Nanoparticle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
376
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Construction Materials
Building
Lab Testing
Machine Learning
AI in Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
409
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mathematics
Geometry
Mathematical Physics
Numerical Analysis
Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
356
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
public organizations
women
qualitative research
HRM
leadershi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
307
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
business Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
90
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Condensed matter physics
Solid state physics
DFT
Nanostructures
Thin film
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
229
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles
Metal Nanoparticles
Catalyst
polymer/graphene nanocomposite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
280
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thermodynamic
separation process
polymer recycling
phase equilibriu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
209
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
192
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,096
56
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Azad Rasul
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,452
5,239
0.961
Remote Sensing
Climate
Earth Observation
Thermal Remote Sensing
Physical Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,607
160
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Samir Mustafa Hamad
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,599
2,506
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,376
159
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jagar A. Ali
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,601
2,508
0.964
World's top 2% scientist
Petroleum Engineering
EOR
Nanotechnology
Drilling Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,949
212
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Till Paasche
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,159
1,274
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,011
223
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kamal Kolo
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,085
1,664
0.798
Biogeosciences
Microbes-Mineral interactions
Petroleum Geology
Paleoclimate Reconstructio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,102
277
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hossein Khojasteh
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,812
1,331
0.735
Green catalyst
Hydrophobic
Nanosynthesis
Nanomaterials Engineering
Inorganic Nanoparticle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,128
408
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aryanfar H Sherwani
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
1,323
0.985
Concrete Technology
Construction Materials
Sustainable Concrete
Recycled Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,068
602
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ako Daraei
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
910
0.939
Rock/Soil Mechanics
Geomechanics
Underground Structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,020
651
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gaylan Rasul Faqe Ibrahim
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
830
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,515
723
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ibtisam Kamal
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
818
681
0.833
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,045
847
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rahel Hamad
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
670
0.950
GIS Remote Sensing Landscape Ecosystem Ecology Hydrolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
873,911
998
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hasan M Hameed
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
614
519
0.845
GIS
Remote Sensing
Hydrology
Watersheds
multi-criteria decision-makin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
886,065
1,028
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bushra Hussain Shnawa
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593
561
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
921,222
1,145
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zana Hasan Babakr
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
528
0.978
childhood maltreatment
Big five
addictive behavior
risk-taking
dark tria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
969,051
1,358
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pakstan Faiq Mohamedamin
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
469
0.975
Criminal Psychology
Investigative Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
979,040
1,415
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rzger Abdulkarim Abdula
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
400
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,024,386
1,629
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yousef Farhad Mirzaei
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
376
0.893
Molecular Parasitology
Immunology
Drug Resistance
Nanoparticle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,036,149
1,695
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Payam Ismael
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
409
1.000
Construction Materials
Building
Lab Testing
Machine Learning
AI in Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051,769
1,774
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mahfouz Rostamzadeh
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
356
0.904
Mathematics
Geometry
Mathematical Physics
Numerical Analysis
Optimizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,090,582
1,999
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fariba Azizzadeh
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
307
0.855
public organizations
women
qualitative research
HRM
leadershi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,157,826
2,408
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Redar
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
90
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,186,028
2,604
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mazin Sherzad Othman
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
229
0.795
Condensed matter physics
Solid state physics
DFT
Nanostructures
Thin film
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,198,486
2,686
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Osama Zebari
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
280
1.000
Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles
Metal Nanoparticles
Catalyst
polymer/graphene nanocomposite
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,205,850
2,739
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Arkan Jasim Hadi
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
209
0.757
Thermodynamic
separation process
polymer recycling
phase equilibriu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,224,777
2,877
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sarbast Mamnd Hussein
Soran University
Soran, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
192
0.725