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
banking
bank performance
private banking
islamic banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,346
11,288
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
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 :3
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 :4
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 :5
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 :6
Human-Computer Interaction
Technology Acceptance
Educational Technology
Knowledge Management
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,885
12,068
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
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 :8
Corporate Governance
Privatization
Corporate Finance
International Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,224
5,894
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
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 :10
Finance
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,477
4,872
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
educational technology
science education
teacher training
distance and blended learning
mobile learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,263
5,224
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,019
3,498
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
political science
comparative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,796
3,630
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
accounting
phenomenology
practice theory
public management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,236
3,119
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Teacher learning
pedagogic innovation
organisational learning
school improvement
educational leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,218
3,771
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
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 :17
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 :18
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 :19
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 :20
Commodity Markets
Cryptocurrencies
Renewable Energy
Financial Markets
Uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,189
7,138
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
ESL
Discourse
Text
linguistics computer science
psychology cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,903
3,389
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
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 :23
Finance
Islamic Finance
Investments
Tourism
Environmental issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,388
6,207
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
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 :25
Higher Education
International Higher Education
Transnational Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,276
4,190
0.668
Philip Molyneux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,346
11,288
0.360
banking
bank performance
private banking
islamic banking
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
Mostafa Al-Emran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,885
12,068
0.937
Human-Computer Interaction
Technology Acceptance
Educational Technology
Knowledge Management
Artificial Intelligence
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
Narjess Boubakri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,224
5,894
0.525
Corporate Governance
Privatization
Corporate Finance
International Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions
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
Abdulnasser Hatemi-J
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,477
4,872
0.514
Finance
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Rana Tamim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,263
5,224
0.564
educational technology
science education
teacher training
distance and blended learning
mobile learning
Waqar Ahmad
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,019
3,498
0.388
Christian W Haerpfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,796
3,630
0.413
political science
comparative politics
Thomas Ahrens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,236
3,119
0.379
accounting
phenomenology
practice theory
public management
David Pedder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,218
3,771
0.459
Teacher learning
pedagogic innovation
organisational learning
school improvement
educational leadership
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
Muhammad Abubakr Naeem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,189
7,138
0.993
Commodity Markets
Cryptocurrencies
Renewable Energy
Financial Markets
Uncertainty
Philip Mccarthy|McCarthy PM, PM McCarthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,903
3,389
0.491
ESL
Discourse
Text
linguistics computer science
psychology cognitive science
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
Mosab I Tabash
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,388
6,207
0.972
Finance
Islamic Finance
Investments
Tourism
Environmental issues
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