The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Leadership
commitment
organisational justice
organisational citizenship behaviour
innovative work behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
803
705
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Pre-colonial African History
Land and Agrarian Reform
Restitution
Liberation Movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
237
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Monetary
fiscal and exchange rate policies
energy economics
markets volatility
time series econometrics and payment systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
357
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Special/Inclusive Education
Education for Social Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
302
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Development Finance
International Economics
Environmental and political economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
272
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Teacher education
Teaching in higher education
policy development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
125
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Financial Regulation
Macroeconomic Policy
Energy Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
177
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Journalism and media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
64
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
curriculum studies
curriculum development
foreign language teaching
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
196
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Marketing
Tourism
Entrepreneurship
Management
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
175
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Human Rights and Development
the Right to Development in Africa
International Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
142
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
party systems and coalition studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
67
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Libraries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
89
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Higher Education
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
121
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Clinical Supervision
Instructional Design
Authentic Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
124
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
121
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Macroeconomics
Finance
Econometrics
Development Economics
Financial Programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
114
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Disability
Masculinities
Pastoral Therapy
Biblical Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
98
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Financial Economics and Monetary Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
73
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
General Linguistics
sociolinguistics
Error Analysis
Onomastics
Communication and Pragmatics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
76
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Labour Economics
Education Economics
Poverty and Inequality
Social Protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
81
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Philosophy of Education
Teacher Education
Professional Development
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
92
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Religious pluralism
African indigenous religion
philosophy of religion and religion education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
79
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Economic and Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
67
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Industrial organisation
employment
international trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
45
0.634
Peter Khaola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
803
705
0.878
Leadership
commitment
organisational justice
organisational citizenship behaviour
innovative work behaviour
Gerald Chikozho Mazarire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
237
0.468
Pre-colonial African History
Land and Agrarian Reform
Restitution
Liberation Movements
Lira Peter Sekantsi
Central Bank of Lesotho
Maseru, Lesotho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
357
0.824
Monetary
fiscal and exchange rate policies
energy economics
markets volatility
time series econometrics and payment systems
Paseka Andrew Mosia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
302
0.888
Special/Inclusive Education
Education for Social Justice
Denis Nfor Yuni|Denis N. Yuni, Denis Yuni, Yuni Nfor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
272
0.861
Development Finance
International Economics
Environmental and political economics
Pulane Lefoka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
125
0.402
Teacher education
Teaching in higher education
policy development
Retselisitsoe I. Thamae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
177
0.780
Financial Regulation
Macroeconomic Policy
Energy Economics
Tsiu Tsiu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
64
0.287
Journalism and media studies
Makhulu A. Makumane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
196
0.995
curriculum studies
curriculum development
foreign language teaching
policy
Makoloi Regina Thetsane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
175
1.000
Marketing
Tourism
Entrepreneurship
Management
Higher Education
Carol C Ngang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
142
0.871
Human Rights and Development
the Right to Development in Africa
International Law
Motlamelle Anthony Kapa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
67
0.447
party systems and coalition studies
Buhle Mbambo-Thata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
89
0.622
Motselisi Christine Mokhethi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
121
0.877
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Higher Education
Management
Julia Chere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
124
0.912
Clinical Supervision
Instructional Design
Authentic Learning
Mulwayini Mundau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
121
0.903
Moeti Damane
Central Bank of Lesotho
Maseru, Lesotho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
114
0.905
Macroeconomics
Finance
Econometrics
Development Economics
Financial Programming
Paul Leshota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
98
0.860
Disability
Masculinities
Pastoral Therapy
Biblical Studies
Kalebe Kalebe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
73
0.664
Financial Economics and Monetary Economics
Beatrice Ekanjume
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
76
0.731
General Linguistics
sociolinguistics
Error Analysis
Onomastics
Communication and Pragmatics.
Ramaele Moshoeshoe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
81
0.835
Labour Economics
Education Economics
Poverty and Inequality
Social Protection
Tebello Tlali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
92
0.968
Philosophy of Education
Teacher Education
Professional Development
Higher Education
Rasebate Mokotso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
79
0.878
Religious pluralism
African indigenous religion
philosophy of religion and religion education
Senei Molapo
Central Bank of Lesotho
Maseru, Lesotho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
67
0.817
Rethabile Masenyetse
Central Bank of Lesotho
Maseru, Lesotho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
45
0.634
Industrial organisation
employment
international trade