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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 156 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
Sports Management
Sport Journalism
e-Sports
Olympic Studies
COVID-1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,437
6,025
0.936
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Electromagnetic
wireless communication
antenna
ultrasoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,619
2,622
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
operator algebras
machine learning
mathematical finance
numerical analysis
educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,174
4,101
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
International business
Strategy
Human resource managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,859
1,973
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Open Innovation
Strategy
Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,858
2,944
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Performance Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,644
2,797
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Green Supply Chain
Industry 4.0
Blockchain
Halal supply chain
Food Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,606
2,656
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Accounting
Finance
Corporate Governance
ESG
Sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
1,046
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
B2B Marketing
Branding
Relationship Marketing
Innovation
Emerging Market
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,473
2,770
0.798
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
quality management
business excellence
sustainability
asset management
air qualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,351
1,475
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
cross-cultural management
global virtual teams
cultural competency
expatriation
cross-cultura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,237
1,416
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
energy and power
electrical power engineering
cyber attacks
smart citie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,778
2,290
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Classification of Seismic Signal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,480
2,402
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,214
1,019
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Electrical and Computer Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,050
1,451
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Investments
Macroeconomic Analysis & Events
Cryptocurrencies & Machine Learning
Energy Market
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
1,620
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
DATA SCIENC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,828
1,581
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Auditing
Corporate Governance
International Accounting
Competition
Financial Reportin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,759
1,172
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
AI
Remote Sensing
Image Processing and Propagatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,752
799
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Civil Engineering
Construction materials
Concrete
Timber
Polymer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,713
1,394
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Πρώτο ενδιαφέρον
δεύτερο ενδιαφέρο�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,700
1,035
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Information Retrieval
Natural language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Data Minin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,588
555
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Food Security
Food System Resilience
Agrifood supply chain managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
1,017
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Modern AI
Data analytics
Smart cities
Cloud Infrastructures
BioTec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,496
1,029
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
International
Integration
Tourism Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,427
821
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,372
231
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Leonardo Mataruna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,437
6,025
0.936
Sports Management
Sport Journalism
e-Sports
Olympic Studies
COVID-1
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,936
262
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fareq Malek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,619
2,622
0.467
Electromagnetic
wireless communication
antenna
ultrasoni
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,020
382
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Firuz Kamalov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,174
4,101
0.983
operator algebras
machine learning
mathematical finance
numerical analysis
educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,466
428
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Satwinder Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,859
1,973
0.511
International business
Strategy
Human resource managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,501
430
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
M Muzamil Naqshbandi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,858
2,944
0.763
Open Innovation
Strategy
Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,424
460
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Qian Long Kweh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,644
2,797
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,969
470
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Balan Sundarakani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,606
2,656
0.737
Green Supply Chain
Industry 4.0
Blockchain
Halal supply chain
Food Securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,424
484
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mitchell Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
1,046
0.294
Accounting
Finance
Corporate Governance
ESG
Sustainabilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,631
498
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Munyaradzi W Nyadzayo|Munyaradzi Nyadzayo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,473
2,770
0.798
B2B Marketing
Branding
Relationship Marketing
Innovation
Emerging Market
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,853
519
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Boštjan Gomišček
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,351
1,475
0.440
quality management
business excellence
sustainability
asset management
air qualit
Smart Institutional Plan
Powerful Insights + Smart Membership = Institutional Success
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,031
534
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Norhayati Zakaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,237
1,416
0.437
cross-cultural management
global virtual teams
cultural competency
expatriation
cross-cultura
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,326
624
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Haris Muhammad Khalid|Muhammad Haris Khalid, Haris Khalid, Khalid, H. M.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,778
2,290
0.824
energy and power
electrical power engineering
cyber attacks
smart citie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,619
676
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Raed Said
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,480
2,402
0.969
Classification of Seismic Signal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,399
752
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Arijit Sikdar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,214
1,019
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,815
812
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Amjad Gawanmeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,050
1,451
0.708
Electrical and Computer Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,512
875
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ikhlaas Gurrib
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
1,620
0.876
Investments
Macroeconomic Analysis & Events
Cryptocurrencies & Machine Learning
Energy Market
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,520
881
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shadi Atalla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,828
1,581
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,663
913
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Khairul Anuar Kamarudin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,759
1,172
0.666
Auditing
Corporate Governance
International Accounting
Competition
Financial Reportin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
507,089
918
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hussain Al-Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,752
799
0.456
AI
Remote Sensing
Image Processing and Propagatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,568
931
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Karol S Sikora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,713
1,394
0.814
Civil Engineering
Construction materials
Concrete
Timber
Polymer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,186
940
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andreas Karathanasopoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,700
1,035
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,257
990
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Farhad Oroumchian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,588
555
0.349
Information Retrieval
Natural language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Data Minin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,221
992
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ioannis Manikas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
1,017
0.642
Food Security
Food System Resilience
Agrifood supply chain managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,911
1,032
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
May El Barachi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,496
1,029
0.688
Modern AI
Data analytics
Smart cities
Cloud Infrastructures
BioTec
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,376
1,063
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Steven Buigut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,427
821
0.575
International
Integration
Tourism Economic