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
Marketing
Structural Equation Modeling
Consumer Behavior
PLS
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,591
217,927
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marketing
social media
digitalization
entertainment industries
metaverse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,942
14,827
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Digital Marketing
Negotiation
Marketing Management
Strategic Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,331
13,251
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marketing strategy
CRM
digital transformation
retailing
advertising effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,243
11,209
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Augmented Reality
Metaverse
AR Marketing
AR
Spatial Computing & Spatial Web
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,339
15,144
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Customer management
channel management
sales management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,089
5,448
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brand Management
Consumer Behavior
Neuro Science
Corporate Identity
Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,272
6,322
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marketing
Brand Management
Consumer Behaviour
Communication Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,242
3,033
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marketing Management
Sustainabiltity Marketing
Branding
Crossmedia
E-Commerce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,920
2,694
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marketing Communication
Marketing
Meta-Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,389
7,690
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marketing
Information Systems
Pricing
Behavioral Economics
Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,184
3,838
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marketing
Innovation
Open and User Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,764
2,480
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marketing
Sales Management
New Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,633
1,544
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Consumer Research
Food Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,433
3,331
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marketing
Branding
Digital Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,279
1,804
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Service Marketing
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainability
AI in Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,245
3,149
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pricing
Price Management
Retail Marketing
Brand Management
Omnichannel Business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,881
2,034
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,347
2,735
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Customer management
key account management
pricing
digitalisation
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,122
2,800
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Switching
Switching costs
Relationship marketing
Pricing
Sharing economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,610
3,699
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Market oriented product design
new technologies and their acceptance
retail marketing
data analysis
classification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,442
3,325
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
International Marketing
Consumer Psychology
Ethical Consumption
Sustainable Consumption
Digital Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,421
3,932
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marketing
Consumer research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,363
3,334
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marketing
Services
Brand Management
Customer Management
Service Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,270
1,392
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Consumer Behaviour in Sport and Tourism
Sport Management
Sport Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,052
3,716
0.614
Marko Sarstedt
Otto Von Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,591
217,927
0.802
Marketing
Structural Equation Modeling
Consumer Behavior
PLS
Research Methods
Thorsten Hennig Thurau
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,942
14,827
0.362
Marketing
social media
digitalization
entertainment industries
metaverse
Marc Oliver Opresnik
Technische Hochschule Lübeck
Lübeck, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,331
13,251
0.452
Digital Marketing
Negotiation
Marketing Management
Strategic Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Werner J Reinartz
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,243
11,209
0.383
Marketing strategy
CRM
digital transformation
retailing
advertising effectiveness
Philipp A Rauschnabel|Philipp Rauschnabel
Universität der Bundeswehr München
Neubiberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,339
15,144
0.873
Augmented Reality
Metaverse
AR Marketing
AR
Spatial Computing & Spatial Web
Manfred Krafft
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,089
5,448
0.319
Customer management
channel management
sales management
Klaus Peter Wiedmann
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,272
6,322
0.414
Brand Management
Consumer Behavior
Neuro Science
Corporate Identity
Strategy
Franz Rudolf Esch
European Business School Schloss Reichartshausen
Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,242
3,033
0.199
Marketing
Brand Management
Consumer Behaviour
Communication Research
Manfred Kirchgeorg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,920
2,694
0.194
Marketing Management
Sustainabiltity Marketing
Branding
Crossmedia
E-Commerce
Martin Eisend
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,389
7,690
0.574
Marketing Communication
Marketing
Meta-Analysis
Martin Spann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,184
3,838
0.418
Marketing
Information Systems
Pricing
Behavioral Economics
Innovation
Christian Lüthje
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,764
2,480
0.283
Marketing
Innovation
Open and User Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Soenke Albers
Kühne Logistics University
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,633
1,544
0.179
Marketing
Sales Management
New Products
Jutta Roosen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,433
3,331
0.395
Henrik Sattler
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,279
1,804
0.218
Marketing
Branding
Digital Social Media
Maik Hammerschmidt
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,245
3,149
0.382
Service Marketing
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainability
AI in Marketing
Martin Fassnacht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,881
2,034
0.258
Pricing
Price Management
Retail Marketing
Brand Management
Omnichannel Business
Hanna Schramm Klein
Universität Siegen
Siegen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,347
2,735
0.372
Björn Sven Ivens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,122
2,800
0.393
Customer management
key account management
pricing
digitalisation
sustainability
Doreen Pick
Hochschule Merseburg
Merseburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,610
3,699
0.560
Switching
Switching costs
Relationship marketing
Pricing
Sharing economy
Daniel Baier
Universität Bayreuth
Bayreuth, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,442
3,325
0.516
Market oriented product design
new technologies and their acceptance
retail marketing
data analysis
classification
Stefan Hoffmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,421
3,932
0.612
International Marketing
Consumer Psychology
Ethical Consumption
Sustainable Consumption
Digital Marketing
Klaus Menrad
Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triersdorf
Freising, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,363
3,334
0.524
Anton Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,270
1,392
0.222
Marketing
Services
Brand Management
Customer Management
Service Marketing
Kirstin Hallmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,052
3,716
0.614
Consumer Behaviour in Sport and Tourism
Sport Management
Sport Marketing