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
Medical and Health Science
Health Economics
Economic Evaluations in Healthcare
Health Policy
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,797
34,561
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Development Economics
focus: Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,152
3,274
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Health Economics
Health Policy
Monitoring and Evaluation
Human Resource for Health
Health Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,124
3,514
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,977
1,790
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Development Finance
Poverty
Private Sector Development
Migration and Remittances
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,408
3,386
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Economics of Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,108
2,885
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Agribusiness Marketing
Agribusiness Management
Value Chain Analysis
Agricultural Finance
Climate Change Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,982
3,872
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
2,201
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Health Economics
Healthcare Financing
Development Economics
Public Sector Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,700
2,750
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Agriculture Economics
Health
Decentralization
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,582
2,200
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Energy and environment
macroeconomy
efficiency and productivity
Sub-Saharan Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,343
2,421
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Health Economics
Global Health
Development Economics
Fiscal Policy for Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,301
3,233
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Development Macroeconomics
Natural Resource economics
Energy economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,040
1,597
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Economics
Economics of Labour Market
Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,854
1,289
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Inclusive growth
Poverty reduction
Informality
national and firm level efficiency
innovation and productivity growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,438
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Water
Sanitation and Hygiene
Engineering Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,581
1,139
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Applied Microeconomics
Policy Evaluation and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,570
1,293
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Health economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
1,231
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Construction Economics
Procurement Management
Project Management
Social Well-Being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
1,413
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Development Finance & Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,482
1,177
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Construction Economics and Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,341
801
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Construction Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
926
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Trade and Devlopment Economics
Small Enterprises Development tMonetary and Industrial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
915
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Child health
Sexual and reproductive health
population and health
mobile phones
bioethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,133
853
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Health Economics and Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
859
0.763
Martin Amogre Ayanore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,797
34,561
0.965
Medical and Health Science
Health Economics
Economic Evaluations in Healthcare
Health Policy
Public Health
Augustin Fosu
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,152
3,274
0.402
Development Economics
focus: Africa
Moses Aikins
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,124
3,514
0.493
Health Economics
Health Policy
Monitoring and Evaluation
Human Resource for Health
Health Systems
Ernest Aryeetey
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,977
1,790
0.257
Peter Quartey|
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,408
3,386
0.528
Development Finance
Poverty
Private Sector Development
Migration and Remittances
Robert Darko Osei
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,108
2,885
0.565
John Km Kuwornu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,982
3,872
0.777
Agribusiness Marketing
Agribusiness Management
Value Chain Analysis
Agricultural Finance
Climate Change Economics
Isaac Osei Akoto
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
2,201
0.540
Edward Nketiah Amponsah
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,700
2,750
0.743
Health Economics
Healthcare Financing
Development Economics
Public Sector Economics
Felix A Asante
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,582
2,200
0.614
Agriculture Economics
Health
Decentralization
Climate Change
Eric Fosu Oteng Abayie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,343
2,421
0.724
Energy and environment
macroeconomy
efficiency and productivity
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mustapha Immurana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,301
3,233
0.979
Health Economics
Global Health
Development Economics
Fiscal Policy for Health
George Adu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,040
1,597
0.783
Development Macroeconomics
Natural Resource economics
Energy economics
William Baah Boateng
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,854
1,289
0.695
Economics
Economics of Labour Market
Econometrics
Michael Danquah
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,438
0.876
Inclusive growth
Poverty reduction
Informality
national and firm level efficiency
innovation and productivity growth
Kwabena B Nyarko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,581
1,139
0.720
Water
Sanitation and Hygiene
Engineering Economics
Paul Kwame Nkegbe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,570
1,293
0.824
Applied Microeconomics
Policy Evaluation and Development
Jacob Novignon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
1,231
0.790
Kissi Ernest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
1,413
0.912
Construction Economics
Procurement Management
Project Management
Social Well-Being
Haruna Issahaku
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,482
1,177
0.794
Frank Fugar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,341
801
0.597
Construction Economics and Management
Theophilus Adjei Kumi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
926
0.709
Festus Ebo Turkson|Festus Turkson, Ebo Turkson, F.E. Turkson
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
915
0.776
Trade and Devlopment Economics
Small Enterprises Development tMonetary and Industrial Economics
Samuel Asiedu Owusu
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,133
853
0.753
Child health
Sexual and reproductive health
population and health
mobile phones
bioethics
Gilbert Abiiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
859
0.763