Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,594
228,880
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Marketing
Structural Equation Modeling
Consumer Behavior
PLS
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,931
220,773
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,011
94,255
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Business Process Management
Data Science
Process Mining
Petri nets
Information Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,833
52,939
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,638
34,281
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
organization studies
management
leadership
critical theory
qualitative method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,344
40,515
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Decision Making
Heuristics
Bounded Rationality
Risk Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,743
36,294
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Decision making
Imaging
Cardiovascular
Prevention
Simulation models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,467
46,278
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Design
Design Science
Brand Management
Research Methods
Information Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,611
79,074
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
strategic management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,437
25,295
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Research Methods
Trust
HRM aspects of management of change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,521
51,372
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
entrepreneurship
management
organizational behavior
organizational psychology
work psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,681
33,386
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Decision Making
Risk
Project Management
Infrastructure
Cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,269
33,533
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
strategy
marketing
eTourism
tourism
hospitality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,995
48,551
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Sustainability transitions
Multi-Level Perspective
disruptive innovation
socio-technical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,549
45,245
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Supply Chain Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,821
21,847
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,986
23,197
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Future studies
Climate and energy policy
System dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,568
20,113
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Circular Economy
Operations Research
Digital Supply chain
Supply Chain Management
Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,776
48,204
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Operations Management
Supply Chain
Humanitarian Logistics
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,502
21,073
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Organization
international business
strategic alliances
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,492
12,585
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Strategy and Organisation
strategy process
strategy change
power and political process
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,463
11,687
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Entrepreneurship
innovation
strategy
internationalization
business models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,345
27,444
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Management
Innovation
Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,205
19,430
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
journalism
media theory
mass communication theory
media studies
media work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,009
23,657
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian M Ringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,594
228,880
0.816
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marko Sarstedt
Otto Von Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,931
220,773
0.856
Marketing
Structural Equation Modeling
Consumer Behavior
PLS
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Burim Berisha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,011
94,255
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,351
35
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wil van der Aalst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,833
52,939
0.344
Business Process Management
Data Science
Process Mining
Petri nets
Information Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,077
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christian Grönroos
Hanken School of Economics
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,638
34,281
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,162
25
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mats Alvesson
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,344
40,515
0.337
organization studies
management
leadership
critical theory
qualitative method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,596
74
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerd Gigerenzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,743
36,294
0.331
Decision Making
Heuristics
Bounded Rationality
Risk Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,759
62
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mgm Hunink
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,467
46,278
0.435
Decision making
Imaging
Cardiovascular
Prevention
Simulation models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,072
71
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jörg Henseler
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,611
79,074
0.786
Design
Design Science
Brand Management
Research Methods
Information Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,148
177
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert M Grant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,437
25,295
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,560
294
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mark NK Saunders
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,521
51,372
0.549
Research Methods
Trust
HRM aspects of management of change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,285
151
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Frese
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,681
33,386
0.399
entrepreneurship
management
organizational behavior
organizational psychology
work psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,406
349
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bent Flyvbjerg
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,269
33,533
0.408
Decision Making
Risk
Project Management
Infrastructure
Cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,539
360
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dimitrios Buhalis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,995
48,551
0.599
strategy
marketing
eTourism
tourism
hospitality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,933
406
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Frank Geels
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,549
45,245
0.583
Sustainability transitions
Multi-Level Perspective
disruptive innovation
socio-technical systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,120
520
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Martin Christopher
Cranfield University
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,821
21,847
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,553
563
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Julian Birkinshaw
London Business School
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,986
23,197
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,624
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jorgen Randers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,568
20,113
0.312
Future studies
Climate and energy policy
System dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,770
41
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kannan Govindan
University of Southern Denmark
Tianjin, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,776
48,204
0.756
Circular Economy
Operations Research
Digital Supply chain
Supply Chain Management
Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,817
114
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Luk Van Wassenhove
INSEAD Business School
Fontainebleau, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,502
21,073
0.332
Operations Management
Supply Chain
Humanitarian Logistics
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,819
585
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John Child
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,492
12,585
0.198
Organization
international business
strategic alliances
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,000
603
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrew Pettigrew
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,463
11,687
0.187
Strategy and Organisation
strategy process
strategy change
power and political process
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,388
638
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Erkko Autio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,345
27,444
0.455
Entrepreneurship
innovation
strategy
internationalization
business models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,414
120
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Georg Von Krogh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,205
19,430
0.323
Management
Innovation
Strategy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,456
166
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mark Deuze
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,009
23,657
0.394
journalism
media theory
mass communication theory
media studies
media work