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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 136 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
MXene
Buckypaper
Magnetic MWCNT Buckypaper
Production of carbon nanotubes via Microwave Technology
Protein Pur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,772
17,461
0.883
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nanotechnology
Ultrasound
Pharmaceuticals
Water treatment
Extractio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,220
10,580
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Environmental Engineering
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Solid Waste Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,036
5,999
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Process Modeling Control and Optimization
Systems Engineering
AI-ML
nanomaterial
Remediatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,174
8,673
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Accounting
Finance
Business
Management
Auditin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,943
5,750
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Computational Intelligence
Metaheuristics
Optimization
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,590
3,705
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Corporate Finance
Investment Behavior
Corporate Governance
SME financin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,887
3,053
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sustainable Construction
Procurement and Integration
Construction Industry Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,254
1,053
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Manufacturing
Micromachining
Engineering Design
Engineering Management
Project Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
1,627
0.586
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Materials and Manufacturin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,620
1,578
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Water
Waste Management
Climate Change
Sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,465
1,886
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer
Fluid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Refrigeration and Air Conditionin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,450
893
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rehabilitation Robot
EMG
Automation & Control
VR
ANN (Bio-medical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
1,655
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Artificial Intelligence
Representation Learning
Cognitive Computing
Creative Computing
Autonomous Agent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
489
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Polymer composites and nano-composites
flame retardant polymers
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,930
1,444
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Renewable Energy
Process Safety
Process simulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,747
1,166
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Accounting
Economics and Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,593
1,010
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Power Electronics
renewable energy
Energy Economics
Artificial Intelligence
Machin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,592
1,035
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mechanical Engineering
Thermodynamics
Energy Technology
Renewable Energy
Pyrolysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,266
420
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Energy Efficient PONs and Wireless
5G
Software-defined networking (SDN)
Network function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,246
869
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Corporate Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
562
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Food Preservation
Biosensor
Intelligent Packaging
Food Waste Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
852
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
biometrics
artificial intelligence
bio-inspired optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,050
540
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mechanical Engineering and Solid Mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
970
448
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Associate Prof.
Mechanical Engineering Programme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
202
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,215
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mubarak Mujawar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,772
17,461
0.883
MXene
Buckypaper
Magnetic MWCNT Buckypaper
Production of carbon nanotubes via Microwave Technology
Protein Pur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,749
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sivakumar Manickam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,220
10,580
0.652
Nanotechnology
Ultrasound
Pharmaceuticals
Water treatment
Extractio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,888
7
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mohamed Hasnain Isa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,036
5,999
0.399
Environmental Engineering
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Solid Waste Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,963
11
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rama Rao Karri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,174
8,673
0.945
Process Modeling Control and Optimization
Systems Engineering
AI-ML
nanomaterial
Remediatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,996
16
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Junaid M Shaikh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,943
5,750
0.828
Accounting
Finance
Business
Management
Auditin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,711
17
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ardeshir Bahreininejad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,590
3,705
0.562
Computational Intelligence
Metaheuristics
Optimization
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,404
38
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shaista Wasiuzzaman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,887
3,053
0.785
Corporate Finance
Investment Behavior
Corporate Governance
SME financin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,465
46
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Motiar Rahman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,254
1,053
0.324
Sustainable Construction
Procurement and Integration
Construction Industry Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,432
53
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mohammad Yeakub Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
1,627
0.586
Manufacturing
Micromachining
Engineering Design
Engineering Management
Project Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,281
58
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Denni Kurniawan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,620
1,578
0.602
Materials and Manufacturin
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Rankings
398,372
63
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shahriar Shams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,465
1,886
0.765
Water
Waste Management
Climate Change
Sustainabilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,336
64
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nawaf H Saeid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,450
893
0.364
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer
Fluid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Refrigeration and Air Conditionin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,320
70
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zunaidi Bin Ibrahim Ts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
1,655
0.762
Rehabilitation Robot
EMG
Automation & Control
VR
ANN (Bio-medical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,368
76
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Somnuk Phon Amnuaisuk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
489
0.245
Artificial Intelligence
Representation Learning
Cognitive Computing
Creative Computing
Autonomous Agent
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,497
79
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maziyar Sabet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,930
1,444
0.748
Polymer composites and nano-composites
flame retardant polymers
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,985
89
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Reddy Prasad DM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,747
1,166
0.667
Renewable Energy
Process Safety
Process simulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,074
96
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
SB Utb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,593
1,010
0.634
Accounting
Economics and Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,297
97
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ashraf Khalil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,592
1,035
0.650
Power Electronics
renewable energy
Energy Economics
Artificial Intelligence
Machin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
620,668
112
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mohammad Nurul Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,266
420
0.332
Mechanical Engineering
Thermodynamics
Energy Technology
Renewable Energy
Pyrolysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
626,216
113
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
SH Shah Newaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,246
869
0.697
Energy Efficient PONs and Wireless
5G
Software-defined networking (SDN)
Network function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,763
119
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Safiullah Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
562
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,552
122
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Syazana Abdullah Lim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
852
0.785
Food Preservation
Biosensor
Intelligent Packaging
Food Waste Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687,943
126
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ibrahim Venkat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,050
540
0.514
biometrics
artificial intelligence
bio-inspired optimizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716,712
137
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yulfian Aminanda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
970
448
0.462
Mechanical Engineering and Solid Mechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,453
140
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ma Basunia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
202
0.210
Associate Prof.
Mechanical Engineering Programme