Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Public Policy
Parliamentary Research
Elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,719
48,144
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sustainable agriculture
Production economics
Farm management
Agribusiness
Policy and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,499
30,603
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Business Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,476
12,627
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Public Policy
Local Government
Human Resource Management
Development Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,698
32,359
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Business Intelligence
Data warehousing
XML
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,988
14,801
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Public Policy
Local government and Electronic Governance in Public Service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,219
4,002
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Marketing
Cons Behavior
Int Business & Sys Lit Review
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,555
29,882
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Business Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,626
10,014
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Small Business Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,553
7,856
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Public Financial Management
Intergovernmental Relations
Development Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,337
13,403
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Complexity
Resilience
Decisions
Enterprise Risk
Business Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,880
10,924
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Business and economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,348
3,138
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,864
3,855
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Business Administration
Production
Operation Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,735
3,417
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,753
6,428
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Business English
ESP
EAP
Discourse Analysis
critical discourse analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,977
6,338
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Land-use change
Ecosystem Services
Nature-based Infrastructure
Resource Nexus
Plural valuation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,924
7,479
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
small business management
entrepreneurship
family business management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,908
8,007
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Business Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,540
3,449
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Business administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,462
2,786
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Public Policy
Technology and Innovation Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,427
1,921
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
financial management
entrepreneurship
strategic management
business ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,178
6,070
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Business Administration
Education
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,922
4,203
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,783
7,355
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Business and Social Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,382
5,304
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,081
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Livinus Nandi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,719
48,144
0.392
Public Policy
Parliamentary Research
Elections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,764
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Usman Haruna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,499
30,603
0.287
Sustainable agriculture
Production economics
Farm management
Agribusiness
Policy and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,629
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Idris Mohammed Gurin
Federal University Gashua
Gashua, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,476
12,627
0.278
Business Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,988
23
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Onwunyi Ugochukwu Mmaduabuchi|Mokuye, S et al, Onwunyi, U. Mmaduabuchi, Ugochukwu Mmaduabuchi Onwunyi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,698
32,359
0.724
Public Policy
Local Government
Human Resource Management
Development Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,936
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zoubir Ouaret
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,988
14,801
0.411
Business Intelligence
Data warehousing
XML
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,137
32
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Aimuan Eseosa
University of Benin
Benin City, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,219
4,002
0.120
Public Policy
Local government and Electronic Governance in Public Service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,820
34
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Justin Paul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,555
29,882
0.947
Marketing
Cons Behavior
Int Business & Sys Lit Review
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,221
40
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ibrahim Desoky
Mansoura University
Mansoura, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,626
10,014
0.350
Business Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,316
39
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jacinta Chinyere Nwangwu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,553
7,856
0.275
Small Business Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,038
44
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ayo Ariyo Adesopo
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,337
13,403
0.529
Public Financial Management
Intergovernmental Relations
Development Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,368
51
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Apanisile Samuel Temitope|Apanisile Temitope Samuel, Samuel Apanisile, Samuel Temitope Apanisile
Babcock University
Ilishan-Remo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,880
10,924
0.523
Complexity
Resilience
Decisions
Enterprise Risk
Business Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,609
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hafidh Ali Hafidh
Zanzibar University
Zurich, Tanzania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,348
3,138
0.219
Business and economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,859
282
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christo Boshoff
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,864
3,855
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,916
128
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Amany El-Behairi
Tanta University
Tanta, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,735
3,417
0.291
Business Administration
Production
Operation Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,765
288
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mark Swilling
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,753
6,428
0.547
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,829
37
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Larbi Qwider
Université d'Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed
Bir El Djir, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,977
6,338
0.577
Business English
ESP
EAP
Discourse Analysis
critical discourse analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,330
320
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Patrick O'farrell
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,924
7,479
0.685
Land-use change
Ecosystem Services
Nature-based Infrastructure
Resource Nexus
Plural valuation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,072
363
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thea Visser
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,908
8,007
0.808
small business management
entrepreneurship
family business management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,423
127
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Udeme Isaac Akpan
University of Uyo
Uyo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,540
3,449
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,455
176
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Salma Hany Mohamed Ali Abouelsoud
Arab Open University Egypt
Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,462
2,786
0.294
Business administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,895
36
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martin Mbaya
Strathmore University Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,427
1,921
0.204
Public Policy
Technology and Innovation Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,212
407
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Olawale Fatoki
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,178
6,070
0.661
financial management
entrepreneurship
strategic management
business ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,709
41
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ruga Stephen Njuguna Mwaura
Technical University of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,922
4,203
0.471
Business Administration
Education
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,800
36
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Samuel Adams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,783
7,355
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,968
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Abdiaziz Abukar Ahmed
Horseed international University
Mogadishu, Somalia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,382
5,304
0.633
Business and Social Sciences