Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
North America Business & Management Highly Cited Researchers 1.421 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 Rankings
Rankings
656
World Rank
257
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Leadership | Leader Development | Individual to Global Strategic Leadershi
Leadership | Leader Development | Individual to Global Strategic Leadershi
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Total230,478
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Last 6 Years83,722
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Last 6 Years / Total0.363
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,711
World Rank
754
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship | Economics | Innovation | Economic Development | Managemen
Entrepreneurship | Economics | Innovation | Economic Development | Managemen
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Total143,121
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Last 6 Years48,993
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Last 6 Years / Total0.342
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,073
World Rank
943
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total129,811
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Last 6 Years43,564
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Last 6 Years / Total0.336
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,361
World Rank
1,086
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Organizations | innovation | leadership | strategy | ambidexterit
Organizations | innovation | leadership | strategy | ambidexterit
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Total121,367
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Last 6 Years32,308
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Last 6 Years / Total0.266
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,055
World Rank
1,432
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total106,430
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Last 6 Years30,615
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Last 6 Years / Total0.288
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,695
World Rank
1,728
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship | Decision making | Resilience | Social entrepreneurship | Strategic managemen
Entrepreneurship | Decision making | Resilience | Social entrepreneurship | Strategic managemen
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Total96,095
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Last 6 Years43,715
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Last 6 Years / Total0.455
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,746
World Rank
1,752
Country Rank
49
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total95,527
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Last 6 Years16,361
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Last 6 Years / Total0.171
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,550
World Rank
2,147
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Innovation | entrepreneurship | economic geography | economic development | small busines
Innovation | entrepreneurship | economic geography | economic development | small busines
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Total85,143
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Last 6 Years27,130
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Last 6 Years / Total0.319
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,172
World Rank
2,438
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Venture capital | innovation | corporate finance | private equity | entrepreneurial financ
Venture capital | innovation | corporate finance | private equity | entrepreneurial financ
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Total79,096
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Last 6 Years22,137
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Last 6 Years / Total0.280
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,032
World Rank
3,314
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship | Social Entrepreneurship | Family Business | Strateg
Entrepreneurship | Social Entrepreneurship | Family Business | Strateg
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Total65,606
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Last 6 Years24,883
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Last 6 Years / Total0.379
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,599
World Rank
4,066
Country Rank
38
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Leadership | Personality | Motivation | Attitudes & Emotion
Leadership | Personality | Motivation | Attitudes & Emotion
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Total57,933
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Last 6 Years19,928
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Last 6 Years / Total0.344
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,621
World Rank
4,079
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total57,849
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Last 6 Years22,624
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Last 6 Years / Total0.391
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,009
World Rank
4,269
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total56,330
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Last 6 Years29,915
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Last 6 Years / Total0.531
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,275
World Rank
4,389
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total55,345
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Last 6 Years23,677
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Last 6 Years / Total0.428
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,755
World Rank
4,602
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
leadership | perceived organizational support | idiosyncratic deals | psychological contract
leadership | perceived organizational support | idiosyncratic deals | psychological contract
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Total53,593
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Last 6 Years18,377
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Last 6 Years / Total0.343
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,919
World Rank
4,668
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total53,000
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Last 6 Years20,801
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Last 6 Years / Total0.392
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
10,160
World Rank
4,803
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Leadership | management | organizational behavior | motivation | personalit
Leadership | management | organizational behavior | motivation | personalit
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Total52,153
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Last 6 Years21,493
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Last 6 Years / Total0.412
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
10,362
World Rank
4,899
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total51,504
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Last 6 Years14,012
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Last 6 Years / Total0.272
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
10,792
World Rank
5,098
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total50,058
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Last 6 Years14,361
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Last 6 Years / Total0.287
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
11,462
World Rank
5,391
Country Rank
28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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Total48,274
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Last 6 Years13,887
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Last 6 Years / Total0.288
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
11,887
World Rank
5,605
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship in emerging markets | comparative work on trajectories of economic developmen
Entrepreneurship in emerging markets | comparative work on trajectories of economic developmen
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Total47,209
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Last 6 Years14,071
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Last 6 Years / Total0.298
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,451
World Rank
6,317
Country Rank
278
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Health Services Research | Improving Value of Health Care | Implementation Scienc
Health Services Research | Improving Value of Health Care | Implementation Scienc
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Total43,782
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Last 6 Years15,556
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Last 6 Years / Total0.355
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
14,005
World Rank
6,561
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship | International Entrepreneurship | Women Entrepreneurship | Intrapreneurship | Entrepreneurial Financ
Entrepreneurship | International Entrepreneurship | Women Entrepreneurship | Intrapreneurship | Entrepreneurial Financ
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Total42,681
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Last 6 Years12,580
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Last 6 Years / Total0.295
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
14,221
World Rank
6,657
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Innovation | Product Development | R&D Management | Technolog
Innovation | Product Development | R&D Management | Technolog
Citation Metrics
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Total42,270
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Last 6 Years11,136
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Last 6 Years / Total0.263
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
15,228
World Rank
7,126
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship | gender & women's entrepreneurship | new venture creation | entrepreneurial financ
entrepreneurship | gender & women's entrepreneurship | new venture creation | entrepreneurial financ
Citation Metrics
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Total40,610
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Last 6 Years15,542
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Last 6 Years / Total0.383
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