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
Quantitative Psychology
Psychometrics
Statistical Methods
Methodology
Quantitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,402
126,513
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Leadership
work stress
occupational safety
occupational health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,235
15,018
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,175
13,959
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
public policy
policy design
public administration
political science
comparative public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,016
24,964
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Leadership
workplace empowerment
healthy work environments
workplace incivility and bullying
burnout
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,412
13,863
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Poverty
institutional theory
inter-organizational relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,916
9,569
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,593
11,375
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Corporate Social Responsibility
Business Ethics
Global Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,890
11,742
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Business Sustainability
Business Strategy
Corporate Social Responsibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,026
17,052
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
International Business
Multinational Enterprises
Emerging Economies
Global Strategy
International Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,332
10,821
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Leadership
health systems
older persons transitions in care
systematic reviews
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,953
12,180
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
employee commitment
job attitudes
turnover
job performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,938
10,858
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
International trade
Industrial Organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,400
3,505
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Entrepreneurship
Knowledge Management
Organization Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,106
6,274
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
branding
reputation building
market dynamics
consumer culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,903
7,858
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Entrepreneurship
Organizational Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,710
10,838
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Entrepreneurship
Organization Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,063
7,266
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Akuntansi Bisnis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,719
3,810
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
small scale mining
poverty
sub-Saharan Africa
gold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,545
8,309
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
occupational health psychology
occupational safety
transformational leadership
work design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,133
6,426
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Business Administration
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,890
11,846
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Innovation Management
Sustainability
Sustainable Supply Chains
Sustainable Operations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,976
7,407
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
leadership
LMX
organizational citizenship behaviour
selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,914
4,202
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
policy analysis
public policy
cost-benefit analysis
state ownership
privatization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,362
3,044
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Public policy
Energy
Environment
Health
Integrated Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,356
4,144
0.289
Andrew F Hayes
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,402
126,513
0.544
Quantitative Psychology
Psychometrics
Statistical Methods
Methodology
Quantitative Methods
Jbarling Business Queensu Ca
Queen's University Kingston
Kingston, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,235
15,018
0.272
Leadership
work stress
occupational safety
occupational health psychology
Julian Barling
Queen's University Kingston
Kingston, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,175
13,959
0.268
Michael Patrick Howlett|Michael Howlett, M. Howlett, Michael Patrick Howlett
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,016
24,964
0.499
public policy
policy design
public administration
political science
comparative public policy
Heather Spence Laschinger
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,412
13,863
0.319
Leadership
workplace empowerment
healthy work environments
workplace incivility and bullying
burnout
Christine Oliver
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,916
9,569
0.234
Poverty
institutional theory
inter-organizational relations
Mary Crossan
Ivey Business School
Ontario, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,593
11,375
0.303
Dirk Matten
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,890
11,742
0.337
Corporate Social Responsibility
Business Ethics
Global Governance
Pratima Tima Bansal|Tima Banal
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,026
17,052
0.501
Business Sustainability
Business Strategy
Corporate Social Responsibility
Klaus E Meyer
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,332
10,821
0.369
International Business
Multinational Enterprises
Emerging Economies
Global Strategy
International Management
Greta G Cummings
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,953
12,180
0.452
Leadership
health systems
older persons transitions in care
systematic reviews
Vandenberghe Christian
HEC Montréal École de Gestion
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,938
10,858
0.403
employee commitment
job attitudes
turnover
job performance
James Brander
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,400
3,505
0.138
International trade
Industrial Organization
Seok Woo Kwon
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,106
6,274
0.284
Entrepreneurship
Knowledge Management
Organization Theory
Eileen Fischer
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,903
7,858
0.359
branding
reputation building
market dynamics
consumer culture
Dirk De Clercq
Brock University
St. Catharines, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,710
10,838
0.523
Entrepreneurship
Organizational Behavior
Benson Honig
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,063
7,266
0.362
Entrepreneurship
Organization Theory
D Kelvin
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,719
3,810
0.204
Gavin Hilson
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,545
8,309
0.474
small scale mining
poverty
sub-Saharan Africa
gold
Nick Turner
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,133
6,426
0.398
occupational health psychology
occupational safety
transformational leadership
work design
Sadok El Ghoul
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,890
11,846
0.746
Business Administration
Finance
Bruno Silvestre
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,976
7,407
0.495
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Innovation Management
Sustainability
Sustainable Supply Chains
Sustainable Operations
Rick D Hackett
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,914
4,202
0.282
leadership
LMX
organizational citizenship behaviour
selection
Aidan Vining
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,362
3,044
0.212
policy analysis
public policy
cost-benefit analysis
state ownership
privatization
Hadi Dowlatabadi
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,356
4,144
0.289
Public policy
Energy
Environment
Health
Integrated Assessment