Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
Strategy
Competitiveness
International Business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,785
18,441
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Positive leadership
Organizational behavior
Positive organizational scholarship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,424
10,032
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Operations Research
Decision Aiding
Management Science
Optimization
Multi-Objective
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,893
7,845
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Entrepreneurship
marketing
internationalization
gestão
estratégia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,663
9,124
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
relationship marketing
tech VR AR AI
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,386
12,928
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
social entrepreneurship
impact investing
entrepreneurship
strategy
organization theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,777
7,625
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Business Analytics
Data Mining
Forecasting
Neural Networks
Evolutionary Computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,145
8,756
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
internet studies
media
sociologia
comunicação
jornalismo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,572
4,604
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Digital Marketing
Social Media
Marketing Analytics
Consumer Behavior
Tourism Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,756
10,079
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
marketing
services
nonprofit
public
social marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,383
7,746
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Entrepreneurship Education
Marketing
Green Marketing
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,973
7,985
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Supply Chain Management
Sustainability
Performance Measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,489
5,559
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Operations Management
Service Management
Technology-Enabled Services
Operations Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,419
4,309
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Strategic Alliances
Enterpreneurship
SMEs
Networks
Partnerships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,097
6,125
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Innovation
entrepreneurship and regional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,085
6,059
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Supply Chain Management
Logistics
Decision-Making under Uncertainty
Facility Location
Project
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,007
4,077
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
Competitiveness
International Business
Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,971
7,268
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Innovation
Knowledge Management
Digital transformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,954
5,981
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
climate change communication
environmental communication
science communication
discourse analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,600
2,783
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Marketing
Consumer Behaviour
Branding
Management
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,363
5,011
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Turismo Marketing Gestão
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,301
4,206
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Comparative Public Policy
Policy Analysis
International Public Administration
Environmental Policy
Policy Diffusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,908
1,419
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Information Systems
Business Intelligence
Decision Support Systems
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
4,994
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Education
Social Marketing
Gestão
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,766
4,186
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
História do jornalismo
Teoria do jornalismo
Fotojornalismo
Newsmaking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,666
1,610
0.284
João J. Ferreira
Universidade da Beira Interior
Covilhã, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,785
18,441
0.809
Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
Strategy
Competitiveness
International Business
Arménio Rego
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,424
10,032
0.468
Positive leadership
Organizational behavior
Positive organizational scholarship
José Rui Figueira
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,893
7,845
0.438
Operations Research
Decision Aiding
Management Science
Optimization
Multi-Objective
Mario Raposo
Universidade da Beira Interior
Covilhã, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,663
9,124
0.583
Entrepreneurship
marketing
internationalization
gestão
estratégia
Sandra Loureiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,386
12,928
0.840
relationship marketing
tech VR AR AI
tourism
Filipe M. Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,777
7,625
0.516
social entrepreneurship
impact investing
entrepreneurship
strategy
organization theory
Paulo Cortez
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,145
8,756
0.619
Business Analytics
Data Mining
Forecasting
Neural Networks
Evolutionary Computation
Gustavo Cardoso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,572
4,604
0.339
internet studies
media
sociologia
comunicação
jornalismo
Paulo Rita
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,756
10,079
0.790
Digital Marketing
Social Media
Marketing Analytics
Consumer Behavior
Tourism Marketing
Helena Alves
Universidade da Beira Interior
Covilhã, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,383
7,746
0.680
marketing
services
nonprofit
public
social marketing
Arminda Do Paço
Universidade da Beira Interior
Covilhã, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,973
7,985
0.728
Entrepreneurship Education
Marketing
Green Marketing
Sustainability
Susana Garrido
Universidade da Beira Interior
Covilhã, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,489
5,559
0.655
Supply Chain Management
Sustainability
Performance Measurement
Rui Sousa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,419
4,309
0.512
Operations Management
Service Management
Technology-Enabled Services
Operations Strategy
Mário Franco
Universidade da Beira Interior
Covilhã, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,097
6,125
0.756
Strategic Alliances
Enterpreneurship
SMEs
Networks
Partnerships
Carla Susana da Encarnação Marques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,085
6,059
0.749
Innovation
entrepreneurship and regional development
Francisco Saldanha Da Gama
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,007
4,077
0.509
Supply Chain Management
Logistics
Decision-Making under Uncertainty
Facility Location
Project
Cristina Fernandes
Universidade da Beira Interior
Covilhã, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,971
7,268
0.912
Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
Competitiveness
International Business
Innovation
Maria José Sousa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,954
5,981
0.752
Innovation
Knowledge Management
Digital transformation
Anabela Carvalho
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,600
2,783
0.422
climate change communication
environmental communication
science communication
discourse analysis
Paulo Duarte
Universidade da Beira Interior
Covilhã, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,363
5,011
0.788
Marketing
Consumer Behaviour
Branding
Management
Tourism
Júlio Mendes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,301
4,206
0.668
Helge Jörgens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,908
1,419
0.240
Comparative Public Policy
Policy Analysis
International Public Administration
Environmental Policy
Policy Diffusion
Sérgio Moro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
4,994
0.848
Information Systems
Business Intelligence
Decision Support Systems
Data Science
Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues
Universidade da Beira Interior
Covilhã, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,766
4,186
0.726
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Education
Social Marketing
Gestão
Jorge Pedro Sousa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,666
1,610
0.284
História do jornalismo
Teoria do jornalismo
Fotojornalismo
Newsmaking