On January 29, 2022, the AD (Alper-Dodger) Scientific Index released the 2022 World Scientist and University Rankings, which recognizes the productivity and impact of researchers in their field of expertise over the past five years. The AD Scientific Index is a ranking and analysis system based on the scientific performance and the added value of the scientific productivity of individual scientists using the total values of the i10 index, h-index, and citation scores in Google Scholar, which Prof. Dr. Murat Alper (MD) and Associate Prof. Dr. Cihan Doger (MD) developed (adscientificindex.com).

          For Cotabato State University, Dr. Saidamin P. Bagolong, a professor of Public Administration from the College of Business and Public Administration and Graduate School, and currently designated as the Director for External and International Linkages, Program Head of Graduate School Public Administration program, and editor-in-chief of CotSU-Research and Development Journal has been ranked as one of the top-cited world scientists by the AD Scientific Index. He is not only recognized for the number of his articles published but also for the quality of his scholarly work, as measured by the number of citations of his publications.  //Dr. Saidamin P. Bagolong