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
economics
public policy
international finance
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,333
1,872
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Labour economics
foreign direct investments
innovations
international trade
research policy.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,616
943
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Political Economy
Digital Commons
Theory of Value
Innovation Policy
Blockchain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
1,230
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Sustainable finance
banking
capital markets
FinTechs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
556
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Environmental economics
external costs
transport and energy related issues
environmental taxation
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
282
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Circular economics
sustainable development
human capital
economics
green transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
152
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Institutions
Development
R&D
Working arrangements
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
187
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
CSR
Accounting and Business Ethics
Human Capital Accounting and Reporting
Financial and Non-financial Accounting and Reportin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
208
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
corporate finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
88
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
economic policy
international economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
65
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Entrepreneurship
rural development
entrepreneurship education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
160
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
behavioral finance
household finance
national culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
156
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Corruption Studies
Institutional economics
Institutional Development
Microeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
107
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
IT Management
Information Systems
Economics of Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
62
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Economics
econometrics
data analysis
stochastic differential equations.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
8
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Circular Economy
small and medium enterprises
Dynamics of Transition
Sustainability and Business Practices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Institutional economics
Innovation economics
Corruption studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Accounting Cash Flow Statement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Economic Policy
Policy Innovations
Experimental Policy-Making
Macroeconomics
Modern Monetary Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
accounting information system (AIS)
accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
3
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Behavioral Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Ragnar Nurkse
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,333
1,872
0.165
economics
public policy
international finance
economic development
Jaan Masso
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,616
943
0.360
Labour economics
foreign direct investments
innovations
international trade
research policy.
Alex Pazaitis
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
1,230
0.877
Political Economy
Digital Commons
Theory of Value
Innovation Policy
Blockchain
Laivi Laidroo
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
556
0.726
Sustainable finance
banking
capital markets
FinTechs
Helen Poltimäe
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
282
0.650
Environmental economics
external costs
transport and energy related issues
environmental taxation
sustainable development
Aleksandra Kekkonen
Estonian Business School
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
152
0.383
Circular economics
sustainable development
human capital
economics
green transition
Aaro Hazak
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
187
0.492
Institutions
Development
R&D
Working arrangements
Health
Natalie Aleksandra Gurvitsh-Suits
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
208
0.703
CSR
Accounting and Business Ethics
Human Capital Accounting and Reporting
Financial and Non-financial Accounting and Reportin
Priit Sander
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
88
0.298
Alari Purju
Estonian Business School
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
65
0.230
economic policy
international economics
Anne Põder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
160
0.675
Entrepreneurship
rural development
entrepreneurship education
Pavlo Illiashenko, Павло Ілляшенко
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
156
0.912
behavioral finance
household finance
national culture
Gaygysyz Ashyrov
Estonian Business School
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
107
1.000
Corruption Studies
Institutional economics
Institutional Development
Microeconomics
Andrew Sai
Estonian Business School
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
62
0.925
IT Management
Information Systems
Economics of Innovation
Olha Aleksandrova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
8
0.320
Economics
econometrics
data analysis
stochastic differential equations.
Tarlan Ahmadov
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
Circular Economy
small and medium enterprises
Dynamics of Transition
Sustainability and Business Practices
Elchin Aghazada
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Institutional economics
Innovation economics
Corruption studies
Vaiva Kiaupaite-Grušniene
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Accounting Cash Flow Statement
Nastassia Harbuzova Анастасия Дмитриевна Гарбузова
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Economic Policy
Policy Innovations
Experimental Policy-Making
Macroeconomics
Modern Monetary Theory
Eve Lamberg
Estonian Business School
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
3
0.375
accounting information system (AIS)
accounting
Kristjan Pulk
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000