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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 593 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
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,143
18,000
0.640
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Materials
Physics
Devices
Nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,316
9,006
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cell and Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,563
5,419
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant Pathology
Natural Pesticides
Biofertilizers
Weed Management
Allelopath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,462
5,762
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Digital Banking
Information System
Technology Adoption
Sustainable Technology
ChatBo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,230
7,434
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Geochemistry of arsenic
health risk assessment of heavy metalloids in drinking water
treatment of drinking water/wastewate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,926
5,509
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,835
3,982
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Topology
Fuzzy Sets and Systems
Machine Learning
Computational Intelligence
Linear Diophantine Fuzzy Se
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,963
5,658
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Smart Polymer Microgels for Biomedical
Nanotechnological and Catalytic Application
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,940
4,818
0.811
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Corporate governance
earnings management
firm value
corporate social responsibilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,812
3,169
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mycology
Fungal Ecology
Fungal Biology and Systematics
Plant Pathology
Lichenolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,745
4,418
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Human Resource Management (HRM)
Organizational Behavior (OB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,656
2,564
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Computational Mathematics
Scientific computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,778
4,490
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Organic-inorganic Materials for catalytic application
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,696
3,731
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Materials Physics & Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,693
3,061
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
maternal and child health
gender based violence and women’s health
health program evaluation
health and human right
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,606
3,701
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Drug delivery carrier/Materials Chemistry/polymer Synthesis and Modification/Nanotechnology/Revers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,525
3,588
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Magnetism
Thin film
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,304
3,443
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Environmental Biology/Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,277
2,623
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Molecular Biology
Biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,180
1,271
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,165
1,537
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Molecular Biology
Human Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
1,250
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Clinical pharmacy
Pharmaceutics
Nano-medicine
Drug Discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,827
2,987
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Freshwater Ecology
Plastic Pollution
Environmental Toxicology
Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,818
2,527
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cancer Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,686
2,128
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,652
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Talab Hussain
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,143
18,000
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,663
105
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shahzad Naseem
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,316
9,006
0.676
Materials
Physics
Devices
Nanotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,136
121
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
AR Shakoori
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,563
5,419
0.431
Cell and Molecular Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,754
158
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arshad Javaid
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,462
5,762
0.551
Plant Pathology
Natural Pesticides
Biofertilizers
Weed Management
Allelopath
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,829
240
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Samar Rahi
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,230
7,434
0.903
Digital Banking
Information System
Technology Adoption
Sustainable Technology
ChatBo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,385
310
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Muhammad Bilal Shakoor
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,926
5,509
0.795
Geochemistry of arsenic
health risk assessment of heavy metalloids in drinking water
treatment of drinking water/wastewate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,508
313
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Faryal Idrees
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,835
3,982
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,410
385
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Muhammad Riaz
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,963
5,658
0.949
Topology
Fuzzy Sets and Systems
Machine Learning
Computational Intelligence
Linear Diophantine Fuzzy Se
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,142
392
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zahoor H Farooqi
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,940
4,818
0.811
Smart Polymer Microgels for Biomedical
Nanotechnological and Catalytic Application
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,177
408
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sajid Nazir
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,812
3,169
0.545
Corporate governance
earnings management
firm value
corporate social responsibilit
Smart Institutional Plan
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,290
416
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Abdul Nasir Khalid
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,745
4,418
0.769
Mycology
Fungal Ecology
Fungal Biology and Systematics
Plant Pathology
Lichenolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,211
430
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Muhammad Musarrat Nawaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,656
2,564
0.453
Human Resource Management (HRM)
Organizational Behavior (OB
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,354
568
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nauman Raza
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,778
4,490
0.940
Computational Mathematics
Scientific computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,064
587
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robina Begum
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,696
3,731
0.795
Organic-inorganic Materials for catalytic application
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,193
588
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muhammad Tanveer
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,693
3,061
0.652
Materials Physics & Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,252
607
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rubeena Zakar
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,606
3,701
0.804
maternal and child health
gender based violence and women’s health
health program evaluation
health and human right
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,200
622
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Atif Islam
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,525
3,588
0.793
Drug delivery carrier/Materials Chemistry/polymer Synthesis and Modification/Nanotechnology/Revers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,457
666
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shahid Atiq
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,304
3,443
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,922
678
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Abdul Rehman
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,277
2,623
0.613
Environmental Biology/Biochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,375
698
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
M Waheed Akhtar
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,180
1,271
0.304
Molecular Biology
Biotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,223
703
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
CH Jamil Anwar
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,165
1,537
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,995
793
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sadaf Naz
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
1,250
0.325
Molecular Biology
Human Genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,157
798
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hamid Saeed
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,827
2,987
0.781
Clinical pharmacy
Pharmaceutics
Nano-medicine
Drug Discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,728
801
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Abdul Qadir
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,818
2,527
0.662
Freshwater Ecology
Plastic Pollution
Environmental Toxicology
Climate Chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,378
832
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nousheen Zaidi
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,686
2,128
0.577