Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Operations research
Optimization
Combinatorial optimization
Mathematical Programming
Metaheuristics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,295
9,662
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
HRM
AI
Technovation in Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,412
8,857
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,238
11,400
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Operations Management
Quantitative
Supply Chain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,981
13,898
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Brand Management
Brand Equity
Luxury
Luxury Brands
Luxury Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,310
6,395
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Operations Research
Supply Chain Management
Maintenance Digital Transformation and Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,282
4,421
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Marketing
Brand Management
Consumer Behaviour
Business Management
Organizational Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,980
7,230
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Digital Supply Chain
Blockchain & IoT
Supply Chain & Logistics
Healthcare Systems Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,971
7,585
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Supply Chain Management
Quality Management
Operations Management
Research Methodology
Benchmarki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,648
3,181
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Marketing
Advertising
Marketing Communications
Research Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,236
4,123
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Supply Chain & Logistics
Quality Management
Quantitative Methods in Management
Busines Educati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,604
2,668
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
International Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Technology Innovation
Emerging Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,326
4,814
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Higher Education
International Higher Education
Transnational Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,276
4,190
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
E-Marketing
Halal Tourism
Tourism Marketing
Islamic Marketing
Islamic Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,108
3,959
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,070
3,065
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sports Management
Sport Journalism
e-Sports
Olympic Studies
COVID-19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,902
5,550
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Destination Marketing
Islamic Marketing
Halal tourism
Islamic tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,829
4,482
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
HRM
Corporate Social responsibility
Sustainability
Management
Media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
4,145
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Management Consulting
Research
Teaching ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,807
4,634
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
customer satisfaction and loyalty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,756
1,237
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Integrated Circuit Design
Memristor
In-memory-computing
Hardware accelerators
Power management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,692
3,570
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Sustainable Supply Chains
Data Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Quantitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,646
3,338
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Sustainability
Strategy
Innovation
Knowledge
Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
4,329
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Operations Management
Innovation
Supply Chain
Sustainability
Quality Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,527
3,409
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Supply Chain Management
Circular Economy
Sustainability
Lean and Green Supply Chains
Simulation and Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,524
3,855
0.852
Nenad Mladenovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,295
9,662
0.330
Operations research
Optimization
Combinatorial optimization
Mathematical Programming
Metaheuristics
Kirk Chang *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,412
8,857
0.434
HRM
AI
Technovation in Management
Dima Jamali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,238
11,400
0.563
Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility
Haitham M Alzoubi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,981
13,898
0.994
Operations Management
Quantitative
Supply Chain
George Christodoulides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,310
6,395
0.565
Brand Management
Brand Equity
Luxury
Luxury Brands
Luxury Marketing
Mohamed Ben-Daya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,282
4,421
0.430
Operations Research
Supply Chain Management
Maintenance Digital Transformation and Sustainability
Jalal Hanaysha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,980
7,230
0.906
Marketing
Brand Management
Consumer Behaviour
Business Management
Organizational Studies
Raja Jayaraman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,971
7,585
0.952
Digital Supply Chain
Blockchain & IoT
Supply Chain & Logistics
Healthcare Systems Engineering
Mohamed A Youssef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,648
3,181
0.416
Supply Chain Management
Quality Management
Operations Management
Research Methodology
Benchmarki
Lars Bergkvist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,236
4,123
0.570
Marketing
Advertising
Marketing Communications
Research Methodology
Darwish Abdulrahman Yousef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,604
2,668
0.404
Supply Chain & Logistics
Quality Management
Quantitative Methods in Management
Busines Educati
Syed Zamberi Ahmad
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,326
4,814
0.761
International Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Technology Innovation
Emerging Markets
Stephen Wilkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,276
4,190
0.668
Higher Education
International Higher Education
Transnational Education
Riyad Eid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,108
3,959
0.648
E-Marketing
Halal Tourism
Tourism Marketing
Islamic Marketing
Islamic Tourism
Arumugam Seetharaman
SP Jain School of Global Management
Maharashtra, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,070
3,065
0.505
Leonardo Mataruna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,902
5,550
0.940
Sports Management
Sport Journalism
e-Sports
Olympic Studies
COVID-19
Mohamed Battour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,829
4,482
0.769
Destination Marketing
Islamic Marketing
Halal tourism
Islamic tourism
Jacob Cherian
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
4,145
0.834
HRM
Corporate Social responsibility
Sustainability
Management
Media studies
Gouher Ahmed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,807
4,634
0.964
Management Consulting
Research
Teaching ...
Earl Naumann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,756
1,237
0.260
Baker Mohammad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,692
3,570
0.761
Integrated Circuit Design
Memristor
In-memory-computing
Hardware accelerators
Power management
Mehmood Khan
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,646
3,338
0.718
Sustainable Supply Chains
Data Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Quantitative Methods
Fauzia Jabeen
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
4,329
0.939
Sustainability
Strategy
Innovation
Knowledge
Performance
Mohamed Aboelmaged
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,527
3,409
0.753
Operations Management
Innovation
Supply Chain
Sustainability
Quality Management
Matloub Hussain
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,524
3,855
0.852
Supply Chain Management
Circular Economy
Sustainability
Lean and Green Supply Chains
Simulation and Optimization