Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1

Marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,744
4,217
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2

strategic management
sustainable development
technology adoption
educational technology
structural equation modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,080
10,111
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3

Social network analysis
new media
misinformation
creativity in education
mobilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,063
1,662
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4

Strategic Management
Marketing Strategy
Competition
Complexity
Evolution of Cooperatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,591
1,835
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5

Organizational Behaviou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
620
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6

speech and language therapy
audiology
language acquisition
bilingualis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
763
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7

Decision Making
Cognitive Science applied to Policy Making
Perspective Taking
Perceptions & Conceptualizations of On-
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
797
447
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8

Corporate Governance External Auditing Cooperatives Social Enterprise Internal Auditin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
704
333
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9

Water Efficiency
Organizational Strategy
Grounded Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
225
0.402
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10

Journalism
Media Management and Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
170
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11

Competitiveness
Evidence-based policy
Tourism Economics
Policy Analysis
Policy Formulation and Implementatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460
161
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12

Consumer Behaviour
Customer Relationship Management
Supply Chain Management
Business-to-Business (B2B) Marketing
Relationsh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
304
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13

innovation management
environmental innovation
dynamic capabilities
service innovation
foresigh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
255
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14

Innovation Management
Foresight
Philosophy
Idea Generation
Innovation and New Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
151
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15

governance
institution design
small states
islands
history of governmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
46
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16

co-creation
design thinking
digital marketing
ethics
customer experience desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
159
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17

Marketing
HCI
Online Advertisin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
128
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18

Telecommunications
Computer Networks
Computer Architecture
Entrepreneurship
Knowledge Transfe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
60
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19

Gambling
iGaming
Marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
190
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20

Media and Communication
International Relations
Migration
Gende
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
101
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21

HRM
HRD
Intellectual Capital
Action Research
Grounded Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
131
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22

Media Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
152
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23

Leadership
Research Methods
Business and Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
97
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24

Digital Humanities
Digital Media
Digital Education
Heritage Interpretation
Virtual Heritag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
95
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25

Tourism Management
Medical Tourism
Airline Business Management
sustainable Tourism
Smart Touris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
80
0.988
Albert Caruana
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,744
4,217
0.268
Mark Anthony Camilleri|Mark Anthony Camilleri, M.A. Camilleri
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,080
10,111
0.913
strategic management
sustainable development
technology adoption
educational technology
structural equation modelin
Romina Cachia
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,063
1,662
0.543
Social network analysis
new media
misinformation
creativity in education
mobilit
Tanya Sammut-Bonnici
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,591
1,835
0.708
Strategic Management
Marketing Strategy
Competition
Complexity
Evolution of Cooperatio
Vincent Cassar
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
620
0.445
Organizational Behaviou
Helen Grech
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
763
0.613
speech and language therapy
audiology
language acquisition
bilingualis
Noellie Brockdorff
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
797
447
0.561
Decision Making
Cognitive Science applied to Policy Making
Perspective Taking
Perceptions & Conceptualizations of On-
Peter J. Baldacchino
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
704
333
0.473
Corporate Governance External Auditing Cooperatives Social Enterprise Internal Auditin
Alex Rizzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
225
0.402
Water Efficiency
Organizational Strategy
Grounded Theor
Marc Edge
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
170
0.314
Journalism
Media Management and Economic
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Marie Louise Mangion
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460
161
0.350
Competitiveness
Evidence-based policy
Tourism Economics
Policy Analysis
Policy Formulation and Implementatio
Joseph Vella
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
304
0.676
Consumer Behaviour
Customer Relationship Management
Supply Chain Management
Business-to-Business (B2B) Marketing
Relationsh
Lisa A. Pace
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
255
0.724
innovation management
environmental innovation
dynamic capabilities
service innovation
foresigh
Sandra Dingli
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
151
0.495
Innovation Management
Foresight
Philosophy
Idea Generation
Innovation and New Technolog
Edward Warrington
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
46
0.160
governance
institution design
small states
islands
history of governmen
Ann Laenen
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
159
0.596
co-creation
design thinking
digital marketing
ethics
customer experience desig
Franco Curmi
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
128
0.512
Saviour Zammit
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
60
0.241
Telecommunications
Computer Networks
Computer Architecture
Entrepreneurship
Knowledge Transfe
Jirka Konietzny
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
190
0.936
Carmen Sammut
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
101
0.515
Media and Communication
International Relations
Migration
Gende
Joseph Azzopardi
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
131
0.784
HRM
HRD
Intellectual Capital
Action Research
Grounded Theor
Alex Grech
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
152
0.956
Adobi Timiyo
American University of Malta
Bormla, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
97
0.655
Leadership
Research Methods
Business and Managemen
Martin Debattista
Institute of Tourism Studies
St. Julians, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
95
0.880
Digital Humanities
Digital Media
Digital Education
Heritage Interpretation
Virtual Heritag
Viana Hassan
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
80
0.988
Tourism Management
Medical Tourism
Airline Business Management
sustainable Tourism
Smart Touris