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 Rankings
Rankings

4,781
World Rank

100
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total82,767
-
Last 6 Years23,363
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.282
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

6,351
World Rank

135
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Cooperation | Intergroup Relations | Creativity | Decision Neuroscienc
Cooperation | Intergroup Relations | Creativity | Decision Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
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Total70,075
-
Last 6 Years24,781
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.354
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

6,696
World Rank

147
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
-
Total67,846
-
Last 6 Years24,385
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.359
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

9,267
World Rank

212
Country Rank

27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
economic geography | evolutionary economics | evolutionary economic geography | clusters | regional growt
economic geography | evolutionary economics | evolutionary economic geography | clusters | regional growt
Citation Metrics
-
Total55,365
-
Last 6 Years23,829
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.430
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,717
World Rank

314
Country Rank

25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
industriele innovatie | nieuwe economie | technologische ontwikkelin
industriele innovatie | nieuwe economie | technologische ontwikkelin
Citation Metrics
-
Total45,324
-
Last 6 Years7,168
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.158
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,868
World Rank

360
Country Rank

35
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
happiness | life satisfaction | wellbeing | mood | resrach synthesi
happiness | life satisfaction | wellbeing | mood | resrach synthesi
Citation Metrics
-
Total41,178
-
Last 6 Years13,728
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.333
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,927
World Rank

361
Country Rank

36
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
-
Total41,062
-
Last 6 Years11,707
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.285
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

17,616
World Rank

427
Country Rank

51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
-
Total36,990
-
Last 6 Years12,629
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.341
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

20,945
World Rank

535
Country Rank

65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
real-world outcomes | health economics | medication adherence | asthma | COP
real-world outcomes | health economics | medication adherence | asthma | COP
Citation Metrics
-
Total33,005
-
Last 6 Years25,848
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.783
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

21,698
World Rank

552
Country Rank

70
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
evolutionary economic geography | innovation policy | innovation studies | platform economy | sustainability transition
evolutionary economic geography | innovation policy | innovation studies | platform economy | sustainability transition
Citation Metrics
-
Total32,317
-
Last 6 Years15,418
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.477
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

22,513
World Rank

577
Country Rank

69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economic growth | International trade | Economic development | Productivity | Economic statistic
Economic growth | International trade | Economic development | Productivity | Economic statistic
Citation Metrics
-
Total31,522
-
Last 6 Years13,807
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.438
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

24,552
World Rank

640
Country Rank

61
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Economics & Econometrics / Financial Economics
Economics | Econometrics | Financial Economics | Financial Econometrics | Financ
Economics | Econometrics | Financial Economics | Financial Econometrics | Financ
Citation Metrics
-
Total29,829
-
Last 6 Years10,249
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.344
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

27,699
World Rank

722
Country Rank

75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
-
Total27,522
-
Last 6 Years6,487
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.236
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

30,621
World Rank

814
Country Rank

55
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
-
Total25,732
-
Last 6 Years6,360
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.247
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

31,129
World Rank

836
Country Rank

69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Econometrics | Time Series | Financial Econometrics | Forecasting | Kalman filte
Econometrics | Time Series | Financial Econometrics | Forecasting | Kalman filte
Citation Metrics
-
Total25,435
-
Last 6 Years8,062
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.317
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

34,492
World Rank

923
Country Rank

65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
-
Total23,692
-
Last 6 Years8,606
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.363
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

34,914
World Rank

933
Country Rank

89
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
-
Total23,485
-
Last 6 Years10,852
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.462
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

35,403
World Rank

950
Country Rank

91
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Health Economics | Welfare Economics | Economic Evaluation | Behavioral Economics | Wellbein
Health Economics | Welfare Economics | Economic Evaluation | Behavioral Economics | Wellbein
Citation Metrics
-
Total23,238
-
Last 6 Years10,858
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.467
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

39,280
World Rank

1,056
Country Rank

108
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
-
Total21,597
-
Last 6 Years5,858
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.271
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

40,678
World Rank

1,089
Country Rank

124
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Finance and development | microfinance | gender | aid | impact analyse
Finance and development | microfinance | gender | aid | impact analyse
Citation Metrics
-
Total21,086
-
Last 6 Years7,645
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.363
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

40,703
World Rank

1,090
Country Rank

150
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
user innovation | open innovation | small firms | entrepreneurial and innovative behavior | innovation marketin
user innovation | open innovation | small firms | entrepreneurial and innovative behavior | innovation marketin
Citation Metrics
-
Total21,077
-
Last 6 Years9,024
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.428
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

41,133
World Rank

1,107
Country Rank

75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
-
Total20,921
-
Last 6 Years10,354
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.495
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

42,490
World Rank

1,146
Country Rank

159
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
entrepreneurship | innovation | firm growth | entrepreneurial ecosystems | economic developmen
entrepreneurship | innovation | firm growth | entrepreneurial ecosystems | economic developmen
Citation Metrics
-
Total20,429
-
Last 6 Years12,866
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.630
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

42,749
World Rank

1,152
Country Rank

83
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
environmental economics | climate change economics | behavioural economics | natural disaster ris
environmental economics | climate change economics | behavioural economics | natural disaster ris
Citation Metrics
-
Total20,339
-
Last 6 Years13,544
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.666
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

45,051
World Rank

1,215
Country Rank

137
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
-
Total19,563
-
Last 6 Years7,404
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.378