Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 82 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 Rankings
Rankings
33,372
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Law / Law and Legal Studies
International Law | Comparative Law | Cyber Law | Law and Society | Medical La
International Law | Comparative Law | Cyber Law | Law and Society | Medical La
Citation Metrics
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Total24,199
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Last 6 Years16,452
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Last 6 Years / Total0.680
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
198,325
World Rank
29
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Economics & Econometrics / Banking and Insurance
Islamic Economics | Institutional economics | Islamic Banking | Public Economics | Zaka
Islamic Economics | Institutional economics | Islamic Banking | Public Economics | Zaka
Citation Metrics
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Total5,512
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Last 6 Years2,886
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Last 6 Years / Total0.524
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
695,128
World Rank
130
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Law / Employment Law
Constitutional Law | Human Rights Law | Employment Law | Jurisprudence | Public International La
Constitutional Law | Human Rights Law | Employment Law | Jurisprudence | Public International La
Citation Metrics
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Total1,030
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Last 6 Years841
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Last 6 Years / Total0.817
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
716,404
World Rank
136
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total971
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Last 6 Years942
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Last 6 Years / Total0.970
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
733,866
World Rank
148
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Economics & Econometrics / Banking and Insurance
microfinance | waqf | zakat | poverty | Islamic Banking and Financ
microfinance | waqf | zakat | poverty | Islamic Banking and Financ
Citation Metrics
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Total925
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Last 6 Years762
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Last 6 Years / Total0.824
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
802,179
World Rank
167
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
History, Philosophy, Theology / Theology
Comparative Religion | Philosophy of Religion | Islamic Thought | Religious Pluralis
Comparative Religion | Philosophy of Religion | Islamic Thought | Religious Pluralis
Citation Metrics
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Total763
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Last 6 Years382
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Last 6 Years / Total0.501
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
876,096
World Rank
187
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Economics & Econometrics / Banking and Insurance
Islamic and other Civilizations | Religion | Leadership and Management | Islamic Banking and Finance | Intercultural Communication
Islamic and other Civilizations | Religion | Leadership and Management | Islamic Banking and Finance | Intercultural Communication
Citation Metrics
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Total617
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Last 6 Years453
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Last 6 Years / Total0.734
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
925,392
World Rank
198
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total541
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Last 6 Years538
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Last 6 Years / Total0.994
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
939,818
World Rank
204
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Business & Management / Business Administration
Leadership & Management | Islamic Studies | Malay Studies | Education | Problem-Based Learnin
Leadership & Management | Islamic Studies | Malay Studies | Education | Problem-Based Learnin
Citation Metrics
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Total523
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Last 6 Years300
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Last 6 Years / Total0.574
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
982,181
World Rank
215
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Arabic Teaching | Linguistics | Semantics | Translation Studies and Textual Analysi
Arabic Teaching | Linguistics | Semantics | Translation Studies and Textual Analysi
Citation Metrics
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Total473
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Last 6 Years318
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Last 6 Years / Total0.672
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,013,623
World Rank
227
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total439
-
Last 6 Years118
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.269
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,086,961
World Rank
241
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total368
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Last 6 Years233
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Last 6 Years / Total0.633
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,101,099
World Rank
247
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total356
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Last 6 Years213
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Last 6 Years / Total0.598
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,233,855
World Rank
286
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total264
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Last 6 Years244
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Last 6 Years / Total0.924
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,244,354
World Rank
288
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Others
al-Quran and al-Sunnah Studies | Arabic Language | Islamic Law | Social Sciences | Academic Leadershi
al-Quran and al-Sunnah Studies | Arabic Language | Islamic Law | Social Sciences | Academic Leadershi
Citation Metrics
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Total258
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Last 6 Years258
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,246,123
World Rank
290
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total257
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Last 6 Years257
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,289,478
World Rank
306
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total235
-
Last 6 Years196
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Last 6 Years / Total0.834
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,304,262
World Rank
312
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total228
-
Last 6 Years201
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.882
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,324,329
World Rank
318
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total219
-
Last 6 Years177
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.808
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,330,050
World Rank
320
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total216
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Last 6 Years216
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,355,010
World Rank
330
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total206
-
Last 6 Years148
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Last 6 Years / Total0.718
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,448,488
World Rank
358
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total172
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Last 6 Years164
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Last 6 Years / Total0.953
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,450,062
World Rank
359
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Others
Hermeneutics and Quranic Studies | Educutional Psychology | Sociology | Curriculum | Epistemolog
Hermeneutics and Quranic Studies | Educutional Psychology | Sociology | Curriculum | Epistemolog
Citation Metrics
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Total172
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Last 6 Years89
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Last 6 Years / Total0.517
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,532,942
World Rank
382
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Education / Mathematics and Science Education
Islamic Civilization and History | Philosophy of Science | Science Education and Islam
Islamic Civilization and History | Philosophy of Science | Science Education and Islam
Citation Metrics
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Total146
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Last 6 Years146
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,541,043
World Rank
386
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total144
-
Last 6 Years136
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.944
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