Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 96 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Molecular phylogenetics
Historical Biogeography
Evolutionary biology
Bioinformatics
DNA barcoding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,787
6,517
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Cell and Tissue Culture
Medicinal Plant Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,313
2,441
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Environmental Economics
International Economics
Applied Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,455
3,251
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Climate Change
Forests and Biodiversity Conservation
Floods Hydrology
Natural Resources Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,128
1,613
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Conventional/Emerging pollutants
Environmental matrices
Climate change
Environmental-management and policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,937
2,278
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Biotechnology
Bioprocess Technology
Nanobiotechnology
Controlled Environment Horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,933
2,083
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant Systematics
Molecular Phylogenetics
DNA Barcoding
Phytogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,787
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Applied Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,730
1,667
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Graphene
Nano Materials
Catalysis Supercapacitor
Anode Materials
Li Ion Batteries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,559
723
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neurogenetics
Bioinformatics
Drug Designing
Insecticide Resistance..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
1,085
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Analysis
(Differential Equations
Dynamical system
Time Scale Calculus)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,334
1,122
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Coordination Chemistry
Molecular Docking
Computational Chemistry and Organic Synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
1,022
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Data Science
Machine Learning
NLP
Image Processing
HCI (Usability)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
850
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Environmental Economics
Agricultural Economics and Macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,021
767
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
739
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Virology
Immunology
Biochemistry
Medical Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
790
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Finance and Managment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
344
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fabrication of Li-S batteries
Degradation of Toxicants
Waste to Chemicals and fuels
Water Splitting
Alternate Energy Product
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
812
699
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
history
historiography of archaeology
politics
civilization
gandhara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
361
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Teacher education
Education policy
English language teaching
educational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
530
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Conservation Biology
Natural Resources Management
Ecology
Wildlife Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
532
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Advanced Materials and Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
519
434
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Molecular Biology/Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
355
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Teacher education
educational assessement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
448
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
281
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,410
280
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Syed Shujait Ali
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,787
6,517
0.960
Molecular phylogenetics
Historical Biogeography
Evolutionary biology
Bioinformatics
DNA barcoding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,491
607
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nisar Ahmad Uos
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,313
2,441
0.566
Plant Cell and Tissue Culture
Medicinal Plant Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,566
822
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shahid Ali
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,455
3,251
0.941
Environmental Economics
International Economics
Applied Econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,096
921
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Muhammad Qasim
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,128
1,613
0.516
Climate Change
Forests and Biodiversity Conservation
Floods Hydrology
Natural Resources Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,893
1,000
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kifayatullah Khan
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,937
2,278
0.776
Conventional/Emerging pollutants
Environmental matrices
Climate change
Environmental-management and policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,284
1,008
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohammad Ali
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,933
2,083
0.710
Plant Biotechnology
Bioprocess Technology
Nanobiotechnology
Controlled Environment Horticulture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,013
1,310
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zahid Ullah
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,787
0.748
Plant Systematics
Molecular Phylogenetics
DNA Barcoding
Phytogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,133
1,892
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amir Khan
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,730
1,667
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,406
2,090
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kefayat Ullah
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,559
723
0.464
Graphene
Nano Materials
Catalysis Supercapacitor
Anode Materials
Li Ion Batteries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,151
2,264
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shahid Ali
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
1,085
0.755
Neurogenetics
Bioinformatics
Drug Designing
Insecticide Resistance..
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,125
2,428
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ghaus Ur Rahman
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,334
1,122
0.841
Analysis
(Differential Equations
Dynamical system
Time Scale Calculus)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,153
2,899
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Adnan Shahzad
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
1,022
0.925
Coordination Chemistry
Molecular Docking
Computational Chemistry and Organic Synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
653,856
2,909
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Muzammil Khan
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
850
0.773
Data Science
Machine Learning
NLP
Image Processing
HCI (Usability)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,671
3,106
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anwar Hussain
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,021
767
0.751
Environmental Economics
Agricultural Economics and Macroeconomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,723
3,616
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zahid Hussain
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
739
0.878
Plant Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
752,564
3,637
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nasib Zaman
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
790
0.946
Virology
Immunology
Biochemistry
Medical Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
761,907
3,714
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Khursheed Ahmad
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
344
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
762,522
3,719
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Adnan
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
812
699
0.861
Fabrication of Li-S batteries
Degradation of Toxicants
Waste to Chemicals and fuels
Water Splitting
Alternate Energy Product
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
778,576
3,842
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sarfaraz Khan
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
361
0.465
history
historiography of archaeology
politics
civilization
gandhara
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839,296
4,331
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nasir Ahmad
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
530
0.817
Teacher education
Education policy
English language teaching
educational Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
889,349
4,774
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wajid Rashid
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
532
0.953
Conservation Biology
Natural Resources Management
Ecology
Wildlife Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
916,059
4,993
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mohammad Sohail
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
519
434
0.836
Advanced Materials and Applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
924,266
5,070
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Akhtar Rasool
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
355
0.697
Molecular Biology/Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
928,945
5,105
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sajjad Hussain
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
448
0.891
Teacher education
educational assessement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
968,706
5,462
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ali Asghar
University of Swat
Mingora, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
281
0.615