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
Decision making
Imaging
Cardiovascular
Prevention
Simulation models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,467
46,278
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Design
Design Science
Brand Management
Research Methods
Information Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,611
79,074
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
journalism
media theory
mass communication theory
media studies
media work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,009
23,657
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
digital business
omni-channel
customer experience
big data
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,005
36,290
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Media effects
Communication theory
Social media
Adolescents
Person-specific media effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,934
26,816
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Strategy
Innovation
Co-evolution
New Organizational Forms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,454
17,968
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Leadership
Organizational Behavior
Proactivity
International Management
Human Resource Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,397
21,858
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
sustainability
circular business models
business experiments
sufficiency
regeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,484
35,881
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Digital media
Network Society
Digital Divide
Internet democracy
eGovernment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,600
23,121
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Services Marketing and Management
Digital Marketing and Social Media
Supply Chain Management
Innovation and New Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,547
18,040
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
sustainable innovation
societal transitions
sustainable technology
innovation systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,639
25,459
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
mental disorders
research
mobile health
innovation
eMental-health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,467
21,895
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
public administration
governance
public management
mediatization
branding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,707
12,272
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
international business
corporate responsibility
sustainable development
sustainability
value chains
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,323
14,132
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Human Resource Management
Positive Organizational Behavior
Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,302
14,869
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Employability
Careers
Ageing at work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,509
15,795
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Public policy analysis
Organizational and practice studies
Interpretive methodologies & methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,949
9,885
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
public administration
crisis management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,355
13,420
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
talent management
statistical bioinformatics
quantitative genetics
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,925
5,371
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
governance
public administration
partnerships
policy-making
privatization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,774
8,283
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
innovation
communication
technology
development
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,585
10,141
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Learning sciences
Student learning
Educational innovation
Teacher learning
Lesson study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,033
7,929
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
logistics
warehousing
material handling
supply chain management
behavioral operations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,557
12,344
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Corporate Entrepreneurship
strategic innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,505
10,694
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
New Product Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,695
14,119
0.682
Mgm Hunink
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,467
46,278
0.435
Decision making
Imaging
Cardiovascular
Prevention
Simulation models
Jörg Henseler
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,611
79,074
0.786
Design
Design Science
Brand Management
Research Methods
Information Systems
Mark Deuze
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,009
23,657
0.394
journalism
media theory
mass communication theory
media studies
media work
Pc Verhoef
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,005
36,290
0.615
digital business
omni-channel
customer experience
big data
sustainability
Patti M Valkenburg
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,934
26,816
0.526
Media effects
Communication theory
Social media
Adolescents
Person-specific media effects
Henk W Volberda
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,454
17,968
0.395
Strategy
Innovation
Co-evolution
New Organizational Forms
Deanne N Den Hartog
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,397
21,858
0.492
Leadership
Organizational Behavior
Proactivity
International Management
Human Resource Management
Nancy Bocken|N.M.P. Bocken
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,484
35,881
0.886
sustainability
circular business models
business experiments
sufficiency
regeneration
Van Dijk J
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,600
23,121
0.615
Digital media
Network Society
Digital Divide
Internet democracy
eGovernment
Martin Wetzels
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,547
18,040
0.480
Services Marketing and Management
Digital Marketing and Social Media
Supply Chain Management
Innovation and New Technologies
Marko Hekkert
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,639
25,459
0.695
sustainable innovation
societal transitions
sustainable technology
innovation systems
Heleen Riper
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,467
21,895
0.674
mental disorders
research
mobile health
innovation
eMental-health
Erik Hans Klijn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,707
12,272
0.387
public administration
governance
public management
mediatization
branding
Ans Kolk
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,323
14,132
0.466
international business
corporate responsibility
sustainable development
sustainability
value chains
Dirk Van Dierendonck
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,302
14,869
0.545
Human Resource Management
Positive Organizational Behavior
Leadership
Beatrice Van Der Heijden
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,509
15,795
0.596
Employability
Careers
Ageing at work
Dvora Yanow
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,949
9,885
0.381
Public policy analysis
Organizational and practice studies
Interpretive methodologies & methods
Arjen Boin
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,355
13,420
0.575
public administration
crisis management
Ritsert Jansen
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,925
5,371
0.234
talent management
statistical bioinformatics
quantitative genetics
statistics
Joop Koppenjan
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,774
8,283
0.364
governance
public administration
partnerships
policy-making
privatization
Cees Leeuwis
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,585
10,141
0.449
innovation
communication
technology
development
agriculture
Jan Vermunt
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,033
7,929
0.360
Learning sciences
Student learning
Educational innovation
Teacher learning
Lesson study
René De Koster|M.B.M. de Koster, R.B.M. de Koster
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,557
12,344
0.573
logistics
warehousing
material handling
supply chain management
behavioral operations
Justin Jansen
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,505
10,694
0.497
Corporate Entrepreneurship
strategic innovation
Erik Jan Hultink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,695
14,119
0.682