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
Financial economics
corporate finance
corporate governance
responsible business
behavioral finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,667
10,880
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
financial economics
asset pricing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,269
5,424
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
International Finance
Macroeconomics
Monetary Economics
Financial Economics
Econometrics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,237
5,857
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Finance
Financial Economics
Banking
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,078
4,284
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Financial Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,926
2,398
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Financial Econometrics
regional economics
financial economics
international finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,732
8,315
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Financial Economics
Household Finance
Behavioral Economics
Real Estate
International Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,259
4,114
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
banking
financial economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
2,879
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
financial economics
asset pricing
portfolio choice
risk management
international finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,336
2,307
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Macroeconomics
Monetary Economics
Financial Economics
International Trade & Finance
Applied Econometrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,848
6,637
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
financial economics
networks
complexity
financial mathematics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,584
1,219
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Financial Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,531
936
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Financial Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,641
1,007
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Financial Economics
Financial Econometrics
Time Series Analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,374
1,009
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Finance
Financial Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,305
1,072
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Financial Economics
Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,580
990
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
International Finance
Financial Economics
Applied Econometrics
Empirical Macro
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,447
960
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Macro economics
Financial economics
finance
Labour economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
741
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Industrial Organization
Financial Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,026
1,114
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Monetary Policy
Financial Stability
Economic Management in Africa
Financial Economics
Empirical Finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,801
511
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Financial Economics
Market Microstructure Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,727
753
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Corporate Finance
Financial Economics
Economics
Business
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
778
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Banking
Financial intermediation
Financial economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,579
933
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Financial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,246
288
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Financial Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
647
0.566
Alex Edmans
London Business School
London, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,667
10,880
0.553
Financial economics
corporate finance
corporate governance
responsible business
behavioral finance
Dimitri Vayanos
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,269
5,424
0.380
financial economics
asset pricing
Guglielmo Maria Caporale
Brunel University
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,237
5,857
0.442
International Finance
Macroeconomics
Monetary Economics
Financial Economics
Econometrics
Yener Altunbas
Bangor University
Noakhali, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,078
4,284
0.355
Finance
Financial Economics
Banking
Mike Burkart
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,926
2,398
0.242
Marco Lau Chi Keung
Teesside University
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,732
8,315
0.854
Financial Econometrics
regional economics
financial economics
international finance
Tarun Ramadorai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,259
4,114
0.498
Financial Economics
Household Finance
Behavioral Economics
Real Estate
International Finance
Barbara Casu
City University London
London, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
2,879
0.352
banking
financial economics
Suleyman Basak
London Business School
London, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,336
2,307
0.314
financial economics
asset pricing
portfolio choice
risk management
international finance
Muhammad Ali Nasir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,848
6,637
0.969
Macroeconomics
Monetary Economics
Financial Economics
International Trade & Finance
Applied Econometrics
Giulia Iori
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,584
1,219
0.266
financial economics
networks
complexity
financial mathematics
Dimitrios Tsomocos
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,531
936
0.207
Spiros Bougheas
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,641
1,007
0.277
Menelaos Karanasos
Brunel University
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,374
1,009
0.299
Financial Economics
Financial Econometrics
Time Series Analysis
Kathy Yuan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,305
1,072
0.324
Finance
Financial Economics
David Marcos david marcos at maths ox ac uk
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,580
990
0.384
Financial Economics
Physics
Joseph P Byrne
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,447
960
0.392
International Finance
Financial Economics
Applied Econometrics
Empirical Macro
Peter Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
741
0.311
Macro economics
Financial economics
finance
Labour economics
Alessandro Gavazza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,026
1,114
0.550
Industrial Organization
Financial Economics
Ibrahim Stevens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,801
511
0.284
Monetary Policy
Financial Stability
Economic Management in Africa
Financial Economics
Empirical Finance
Giovanni Cespa
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,727
753
0.436
Financial Economics
Market Microstructure Theory
Bang Dang Nguyen
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
778
0.474
Corporate Finance
Financial Economics
Economics
Business
Management
Frank Strobel
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,579
933
0.591
Banking
Financial intermediation
Financial economics
Rohit Rahi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,246
288
0.231
Frankie Chau
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
647
0.566