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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 447 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
Materials Science
Computational Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,319
11,448
0.661
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Civil Engineering
Plates and shells
Variational Principles and Methods
Theory of Stabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,400
4,954
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
computational Materials
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,830
1,528
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
materials scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,722
1,284
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hybrid materials
Nanocomposites
Polymer-inorganic
Electropolymerization
Adsorptio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,234
1,552
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Génie Civi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,205
1,007
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
FGM-matériau composit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
917
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
DFT
Ab-initio
Nanomatériaux
Spintroniqu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,585
1,256
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cancer
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Medicinal plants
Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,344
1,121
0.834
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Condensed matter
Energy conversion
thermoelectric
photovoltaic
photocatalytic water splittin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,290
983
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
marqueurs biochimiques
substances naturelles
formulation galenique
chimie therapeutiqu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
782
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Polymer chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,061
515
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ecologie et Environnemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
540
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Phytopathology
IP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
936
565
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Econometrics
Mathematical and Economics Modeling
Statistics
Energy Economics
Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
911
700
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Géologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
634
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chimie physique des colloides et nanoparticules en solution aqueus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
373
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fatigue des Matériau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
394
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biotechnologie
Microbiologie
Bioconverison
Securité Sanitair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
658
479
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
397
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
physiqu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
613
587
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Microbial Biotechnology
Regulatory systems
Biofilms-Quorum S/Q
Chemotaxis and motility
Met
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
454
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Magnetic Materials
DFT
Solid State Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593
489
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ecologie
environnement
foresterie
biodiversité
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
367
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
génie civi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
370
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,873
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Khenata Rabah
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,319
11,448
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,587
8
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mohammed Sid Ahmed Houari
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,400
4,954
0.344
Civil Engineering
Plates and shells
Variational Principles and Methods
Theory of Stabilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,019
119
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mohammed Sahnoun
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,830
1,528
0.540
computational Materials
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,872
130
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hadj Baltach
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,722
1,284
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,535
196
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Abdelghani Benyoucef
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,234
1,552
0.695
Hybrid materials
Nanocomposites
Polymer-inorganic
Electropolymerization
Adsorptio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,287
198
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Aicha Bessaim
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,205
1,007
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,476
295
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hebali Habib
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
917
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,738
353
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Samir Bentata
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,585
1,256
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,019
466
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bachir Benarba
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,344
1,121
0.834
Cancer
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Medicinal plants
Nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,903
501
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
T. Seddik
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,290
983
0.762
Condensed matter
Energy conversion
thermoelectric
photovoltaic
photocatalytic water splittin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
658,145
601
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Boumedien Meddah
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
782
0.687
marqueurs biochimiques
substances naturelles
formulation galenique
chimie therapeutiqu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,803
653
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yahiaoui Ahmed
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,061
515
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
690,419
675
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kheloufi Benabdeli
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
540
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,112
789
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lakhdar Belabid
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
936
565
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738,750
811
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mohammed Seghir Guellil
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
911
700
0.768
Econometrics
Mathematical and Economics Modeling
Statistics
Energy Economics
Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
768,865
916
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Benyoucef Madani
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
634
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
813,048
1,045
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Youcef Bouhadda
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
373
0.505
Chimie physique des colloides et nanoparticules en solution aqueus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,996
1,082
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Abdelkrim Aid
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
394
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
852,908
1,180
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aicha Tir Touil
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
658
479
0.728
Biotechnologie
Microbiologie
Bioconverison
Securité Sanitair
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
857,162
1,196
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Laid Aminallah
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
397
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
876,873
1,267
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kada Bidai
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
613
587
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
884,759
1,295
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Amina Meliani
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
454
0.755
Microbial Biotechnology
Regulatory systems
Biofilms-Quorum S/Q
Chemotaxis and motility
Met
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,914
1,304
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mohammed El Amine Monir
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593
489
0.825
Magnetic Materials
DFT
Solid State Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
917,531
1,404
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zahira Souidi
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
367
0.666
Ecologie
environnement
foresterie
biodiversité
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
928,596
1,453
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bachir Bouiadjra Rabbab
Université de Mascara
Muaskar, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
370
0.690