Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Business & Management / Strategic Management Highly Cited Researchers 1.773 Scientists Citation in United States Rankings - 2025
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
strategic management
entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241,543
69,560
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,193
40,065
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Management
Organizational Behavior
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Organizational Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,566
66,407
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,162
38,006
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
organizational learning
complex adaptive systems
technology strategy
management of technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,565
26,056
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
economics
organizations
innovation
evolutionary theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,064
18,745
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Social networks
knowledge
computational models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,050
28,056
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Compassion
Positive identity
generosity
job crafting
high quality connections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,645
26,700
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Leadership
Interpersonal relationships
Groups
Career Progression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,983
28,522
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Strategic HRM
HRM
Executive Succession
Human Resource Management
Human Capital
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,650
22,641
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
meta-analysis
research synthesis
systematic reviews
evidence-based policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,526
40,274
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Strategic management
entrepreneurship
supply chain strategy
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,599
27,804
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Strategic Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,691
16,651
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Management
IT Strategy
Strategy
Digital business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,122
13,852
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Careers
work-life
leadership development
career development
protean careers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,477
13,319
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,154
24,351
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
strategic management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,829
19,402
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
System Dynamics
Sustainability
Climate Change
Process Improvement
Organizational Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,896
15,329
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
family business
family firms
entrepreneurship
strategic management
management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,649
20,975
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
management
applied psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,678
20,516
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Trust
Leadership
Commitment
Decision making
Organizational effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,854
16,843
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,261
11,806
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,380
12,723
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Business Ethics
Organizational Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,161
9,137
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
leadership
technology transfer
entrepreneurship
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,417
14,740
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540
213
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jay Barney
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241,543
69,560
0.288
strategic management
entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,632
728
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael A Hitt
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,193
40,065
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,130
984
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nathan Podsakoff
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,566
66,407
0.537
Management
Organizational Behavior
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Organizational Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,238
1,044
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Donald C Hambrick
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,162
38,006
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,372
1,113
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel Levinthal
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,565
26,056
0.224
organizational learning
complex adaptive systems
technology strategy
management of technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,642
1,717
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sidney G Winter
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,064
18,745
0.199
economics
organizations
innovation
evolutionary theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,859
1,831
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen P Borgatti
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,050
28,056
0.308
Social networks
knowledge
computational models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,253
2,014
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jane Dutton
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,645
26,700
0.312
Compassion
Positive identity
generosity
job crafting
high quality connections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,806
2,276
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert C Liden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,983
28,522
0.357
Leadership
Interpersonal relationships
Groups
Career Progression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,401
2,555
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Patrick M Wright
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,650
22,641
0.303
Strategic HRM
HRM
Executive Succession
Human Resource Management
Human Capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,915
2,803
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hannah R Rothstein
CUNY Baruch College
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,526
40,274
0.571
meta-analysis
research synthesis
systematic reviews
evidence-based policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,346
2,999
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dave Ketchen
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,599
27,804
0.411
Strategic management
entrepreneurship
supply chain strategy
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,469
3,056
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gregory Dess
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,691
16,651
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,740
3,184
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
N Venkat Venkatraman
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,122
13,852
0.213
Management
IT Strategy
Strategy
Digital business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,024
3,322
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Douglas T Tim Hall
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,477
13,319
0.210
Careers
work-life
leadership development
career development
protean careers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,259
3,434
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Luis Gomez Mejia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,154
24,351
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,508
3,562
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Margaret Peteraf
Dartmouth College
Hanover, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,829
19,402
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,897
3,754
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Sterman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,896
15,329
0.260
System Dynamics
Sustainability
Climate Change
Process Improvement
Organizational Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,690
4,135
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James J Chrisman
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,649
20,975
0.377
family business
family firms
entrepreneurship
strategic management
management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,941
4,267
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David A Harrison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,678
20,516
0.375
management
applied psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,731
4,623
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Roger C Mayer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,854
16,843
0.325
Trust
Leadership
Commitment
Decision making
Organizational effectiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,526
5,000
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paul S Adler
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,261
11,806
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,829
5,129
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anne Tsui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,380
12,723
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,071
5,722
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert Folger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,161
9,137
0.202
Business Ethics
Organizational Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,414
5,873
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Waldman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,417
14,740
0.332
leadership
technology transfer
entrepreneurship
neuroscience