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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 137 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
Ethnopharmacology
Cardiovascular
GIT
Airways
Renal and Neuropharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,070
11,590
0.361
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Microbe Interaction
Plant Physiology
Plant metabolomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,923
5,029
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biochar and pollutants
Soil Fertility
Soil salinity
Plant Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,764
2,350
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Breeding Oilseed Crops
Hybrid Seed Production
Project Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
1,799
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Organic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,948
1,978
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Food Science and Biotechnology
Food Safety and Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,800
1,941
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Finance
Sustainable Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,441
2,359
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Crop Production
Plant Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Medicinal Plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,411
2,035
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Metabolomics
Systems Biology
Food Science
nutrimetabolomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,327
1,310
0.563
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
plant physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,317
1,318
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Horticulture
Vegetable Science
biotic and abiotic stress
disease resistanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,955
1,725
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Organic Fertilisers
Rhizosphere
Mycorrhizal Fungi
Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
1,666
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Banking and Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,763
445
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Termite management
Biological control using Trichogramm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,721
1,010
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Horticulture and germplasm exploration for neutraceutical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,694
1,372
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,529
910
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mathematics and Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,521
1,247
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Climate change
Plant nutrition
Conservation agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,441
1,346
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Human Resource Development
Stress Management
Disaster Management
Vulnerability and Trans-boundary Diplomac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
996
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Human Genetics
Forensic DNA typing
Ancient DNA analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
1,014
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
Nanomedicine
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,058
577
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Forestry & Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,057
704
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Watewater Treatment
Adsorption
Isotherms and Kinetic models
Environmental Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
994
594
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Analytical Chemistry
HPLC Stationary phases
Porous materials
Sample preparation
Adsorbent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
911
734
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Natural Product
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
464
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,802
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Anwar Ul Hassan Gilani
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,070
11,590
0.361
Ethnopharmacology
Cardiovascular
GIT
Airways
Renal and Neuropharmacolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,189
393
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Raheem Shahzad
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,923
5,029
0.849
Plant Microbe Interaction
Plant Physiology
Plant metabolomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,436
812
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zahoor Ahmad
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,764
2,350
0.624
Biochar and pollutants
Soil Fertility
Soil salinity
Plant Nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,009
1,058
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sher Khan Khan
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
1,799
0.588
Breeding Oilseed Crops
Hybrid Seed Production
Project Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,276
1,107
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aliya Ibrar
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,948
1,978
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,000
1,182
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Imran Khan
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,800
1,941
0.693
Food Science and Biotechnology
Food Safety and Microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,452
1,391
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Abdul Haseeb
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,441
2,359
0.966
Finance
Sustainable Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,952
1,419
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Abdul Qayyum
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,411
2,035
0.844
Crop Production
Plant Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Medicinal Plant
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,948
1,476
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Muhammad Jahangir
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,327
1,310
0.563
Metabolomics
Systems Biology
Food Science
nutrimetabolomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,317
1,482
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shahzad Khan
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,317
1,318
0.569
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,239
1,775
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Abid Khan
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,955
1,725
0.882
Horticulture
Vegetable Science
biotic and abiotic stress
disease resistanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,327
1,940
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mazhar Rafique
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
1,666
0.919
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Organic Fertilisers
Rhizosphere
Mycorrhizal Fungi
Climate Chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,981
2,002
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Farooq Khan
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,763
445
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,045
2,039
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Abid Farid
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,721
1,010
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,338
2,071
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shah Masaud Khan|S M Khan, Shah Masood Khan, Shah masaud
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,694
1,372
0.810
Horticulture and germplasm exploration for neutraceutical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,338
2,275
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sadia Alam
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,529
910
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,076
2,283
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
M Shahzad
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,521
1,247
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,848
2,411
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Faisal Nadeem
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,441
1,346
0.934
Climate change
Plant nutrition
Conservation agricultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,034
2,745
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kamran Azam
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
996
0.792
Human Resource Development
Stress Management
Disaster Management
Vulnerability and Trans-boundary Diplomac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,050
2,991
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Inam Ullah
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
1,014
0.889
Human Genetics
Forensic DNA typing
Ancient DNA analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,183
3,212
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Muhammad Ali Syed
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,058
577
0.545
Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
Nanomedicine
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,473
3,213
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Syed Moazzam Nizami
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,057
704
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,670
3,373
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hajira Haroon
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
994
594
0.598
Watewater Treatment
Adsorption
Isotherms and Kinetic models
Environmental Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738,161
3,602
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ashraf Ali
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
911
734
0.806
Analytical Chemistry
HPLC Stationary phases
Porous materials
Sample preparation
Adsorbent
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
813,807
4,187
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dawood Ahmed
University of Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
464
0.631