The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
International Business
Global value chain
Global Strategy
Responsible business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,339
19,015
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Administrative data
life-course epidemiology
mental health
obesity
microsimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,699
6,607
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Corporate Governance
Capital Structure
Performance Performance
Portfolio Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,101
6,306
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
International business
knowledge sharing
multinationals
cross cultural
expatriate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,636
4,680
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
employment relations
HRM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,699
8,203
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Child poverty
climate change
governance
New Zealand politics
political philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,326
1,690
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Supply Chain Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,471
1,464
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Business
Management
Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
Logistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,978
3,774
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Consumer Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,880
3,952
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
International Business
Global Value Chains
Social value creation
Qualitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,425
3,477
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anti-consumption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,266
2,513
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
behavioral economics
public policy
financial and medical decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,161
1,706
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
urban governance
environmental governance
public governance
public administration
regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,156
2,758
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
School dropout prevention
Technology Enhanced Learning activities
Cooperation with Industry in Teaching
Augmented Reality & Human Machine Interaction
Mobile learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
3,422
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Consumer Behaviour
Children and Consumption
Tourist Behaviour
Cruise Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,598
1,630
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,415
1,815
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Management accounting
Behavioural accounting
New Public Management
Intuitive Statistics
Quality of Life (for People with Disabilities)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,165
871
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Strategic Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
1,582
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
business sustainability
ecolabelling schemes
environmental programs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,774
931
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
919
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
1,356
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Digital business
Decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,942
592
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
health policy
health systems
health services research
public policy
comparative health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
807
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Leadership
climate
performance management
well-being
public administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,779
1,085
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
public administration
core executive studies
politicisation
governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,775
635
0.358
Rudolf R Sinkovics
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,339
19,015
0.538
International Business
Global value chain
Global Strategy
Responsible business
Barry Milne
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,699
6,607
0.304
Administrative data
life-course epidemiology
mental health
obesity
microsimulation
Krishna Reddy
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,101
6,306
0.392
Corporate Governance
Capital Structure
Performance Performance
Portfolio Management
Snejina Michailova
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,636
4,680
0.402
International business
knowledge sharing
multinationals
cross cultural
expatriate
Jane Parker
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,699
8,203
0.767
employment relations
HRM
Jonathan Boston
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,326
1,690
0.181
Child poverty
climate change
governance
New Zealand politics
political philosophy
Paul Childerhouse
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,471
1,464
0.268
Supply Chain Management
Lincoln C Wood
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,978
3,774
0.758
Business
Management
Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
Logistics
Yuri Seo
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,880
3,952
0.810
Noemi Sinkovics Pezderka
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,425
3,477
0.786
International Business
Global Value Chains
Social value creation
Qualitative methods
Michael SW Lee
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,266
2,513
0.589
Nathan Berg
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,161
1,706
0.410
behavioral economics
public policy
financial and medical decision making
Jeroen Van Der Heijden
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,156
2,758
0.664
urban governance
environmental governance
public governance
public administration
regulation
Mark MJ Wilson
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
3,422
0.885
School dropout prevention
Technology Enhanced Learning activities
Cooperation with Industry in Teaching
Augmented Reality & Human Machine Interaction
Mobile learning
Maree Thyne
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,598
1,630
0.453
Consumer Behaviour
Children and Consumption
Tourist Behaviour
Cruise Tourism
Siah Hwee Ang
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,415
1,815
0.531
Ian Rc Eggleton
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,165
871
0.275
Management accounting
Behavioural accounting
New Public Management
Intuitive Statistics
Quality of Life (for People with Disabilities)
Dirk Boehe
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
1,582
0.533
Michaela Balzarova
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,774
931
0.336
business sustainability
ecolabelling schemes
environmental programs
Nicola Shadbolt
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
919
0.453
Rebecca Bednarek
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
1,356
0.677
Stuart Dillon
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,942
592
0.305
Digital business
Decision making
Tim Tenbensel
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
807
0.445
health policy
health systems
health services research
public policy
comparative health policy
Geoff Plimmer
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,779
1,085
0.610
Leadership
climate
performance management
well-being
public administration
Chris Eichbaum
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,775
635
0.358
public administration
core executive studies
politicisation
governance