Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Africa Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 120 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
Financial Economics: Banking and finance
development finance
financial market development
monetary policy
corporate finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,411
8,373
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International Trade and Finance
Tourism economics
Development economics
Financial economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,497
4,122
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Environment
Macroeconomics
Energy
Tourism
Financial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,308
6,057
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Financial Economics
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,828
1,682
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Financial economics
financial markets
international finance
capital structure
venture capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
1,114
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Economics of corruption and governance
monetary and financial economics
and development economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,472
1,301
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Applied Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
1,812
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Financial Economics
Banking Behavior
Economic growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,820
1,549
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Macroeconomics
Monetary and Financial Economics
Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,575
890
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Islamic Finance
Sharia Compliance
SEM
Behavioral Finance & Economics
Islamic Marketing & Consumer Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,541
1,482
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Energy Finance
Financial Economics
Banking Operations
Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,510
846
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Financial economics and Islamic finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
619
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Development and Financial economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
861
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Energy and Financial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,115
997
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Financial Econometrics
Financial Economics
Investment
Asset Pricing and Project Valuation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,094
900
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Financial Economics
CGE modelling
Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
644
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Financial Economics
Economic Development
International Economics
Islamic Economics and Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
980
501
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Financial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
855
447
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Monetary theory and policy
Financial Economics
Banking
Efficiency and Productivity Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
561
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Applied Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Financial economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
612
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Development Economics
Financial Economics
Education Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
409
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Financial Economics
Monetary Economics
Microfinance
Banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
494
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Financial economics
Applied microeconomics
development economics
Impact evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
399
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Business
Financial and Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
736
693
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Financial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
279
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,243
11
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joshua Yindenaba Abor
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,411
8,373
0.481
Financial Economics: Banking and finance
development finance
financial market development
monetary policy
corporate finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,045
4
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Boopen Seetanah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,497
4,122
0.550
International Trade and Finance
Tourism economics
Development economics
Financial economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,513
114
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Seyi Saint Akadiri
Central Bank of Nigeria
Garki Abuja, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,308
6,057
0.960
Environment
Macroeconomics
Energy
Tourism
Financial Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,262
326
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mohammed M Omran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,828
1,682
0.289
Financial Economics
Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,011
1,691
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kalu Ojah
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
1,114
0.430
Financial economics
financial markets
international finance
capital structure
venture capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,950
588
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nurudeen Abu
Mewar International University
New Karu, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,472
1,301
0.526
Economics of corruption and governance
monetary and financial economics
and development economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,799
738
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jonathan Emenike Ogbuabor
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
1,812
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,184
206
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Abdelaziz Hakimi
Université de Jendouba
Tunus, Tunisia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,820
1,549
0.851
Financial Economics
Banking Behavior
Economic growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,923
1,166
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Omoke Philip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,575
890
0.565
Macroeconomics
Monetary and Financial Economics
Econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,288
321
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hind Lebdaoui
Al Akhawayn University Ifrane
Ifrane, Morocco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,541
1,482
0.962
Islamic Finance
Sharia Compliance
SEM
Behavioral Finance & Economics
Islamic Marketing & Consumer Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,246
1,248
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Taiwo Adewale Muritala
Fountain University Osogbo
Oshogbo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,510
846
0.560
Energy Finance
Financial Economics
Banking Operations
Risk Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,099
1,392
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shehu Usman Rano Aliyu
Bayero University
Gwarzo Road, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
619
0.442
Financial economics and Islamic finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
582,826
2,900
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Beatrice D. Simo-Kengne
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
861
0.641
Development and Financial economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,972
1,858
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ibrahim Kabiru Maji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,115
997
0.894
Energy and Financial Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,759
515
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lord Mensah|Director: Center for Investment Advisory and Sustainable Finance (CIASF)
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,094
900
0.823
Financial Econometrics
Financial Economics
Investment
Asset Pricing and Project Valuation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687,464
3,510
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lumengo Bonga-Bonga
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
644
0.643
Financial Economics
CGE modelling
Econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,515
388
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mahmoud Sami Nabi
Université de Carthage
Tunis, Tunisia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
980
501
0.511
Financial Economics
Economic Development
International Economics
Islamic Economics and Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,537
3,000
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ifuero Osamwonyi
University of Benin
Benin City, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
855
447
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,863
3,877
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andrew Maredza
University of Mpumalanga
Mbombela, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
561
0.666
Monetary theory and policy
Financial Economics
Banking
Efficiency and Productivity Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
752,679
3,136
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Umar Bida Ndako
Central Bank of Nigeria
Garki Abuja, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
612
0.733
Applied Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Financial economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,574
3,177
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Okezie Ihugba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
409
0.492
Development Economics
Financial Economics
Education Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,016
848
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter W Muriu
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
494
0.628
Financial Economics
Monetary Economics
Microfinance
Banking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
779,954
4,075
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tendai Gwatidzo
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
399
0.516
Financial economics
Applied microeconomics
development economics
Impact evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796,644
3,817
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Clement Olalekan Olaniyi
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile Ife, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
736
693
0.942
Business
Financial and Development Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
831,851
819
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sam Agyei Ampomah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
279
0.420