Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and HumanitiesBusiness & Management / Strategic Management Highly Cited Researchers Citation in United States Rankings 2025
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
strategic management
entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,554
79,509
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,228
46,843
0.334
* 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
120,296
72,026
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,525
42,761
0.361
* 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
115,498
30,788
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
economics
organizations
innovation
evolutionary theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,247
22,529
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Social networks
knowledge
computational models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,925
32,946
0.366
* 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
84,192
30,751
0.365
* 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
78,726
32,904
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Strategic HRM
HRM
Executive Succession
Human Resource Management
Human Capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,550
26,771
0.364
* 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
68,600
43,583
0.635
* 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
66,372
31,512
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Strategic Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,062
20,072
0.304
* 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
64,408
16,153
0.251
* 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
62,689
15,878
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,136
27,405
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
strategic management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,911
22,583
0.377
* 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
58,251
17,812
0.306
* 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
54,891
24,367
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
management
applied psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,876
23,202
0.431
* 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
51,012
19,297
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,766
14,171
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,871
14,878
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Business Ethics
Organizational Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,608
10,952
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
leadership
technology transfer
entrepreneurship
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,742
17,110
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538
214
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
237,554
79,509
0.335
strategic management
entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,624
727
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
140,228
46,843
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,163
1,002
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nathan Podsakoff
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,296
72,026
0.599
Management
Organizational Behavior
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Organizational Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,229
1,040
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
118,525
42,761
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,351
1,108
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel Levinthal
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,498
30,788
0.267
organizational learning
complex adaptive systems
technology strategy
management of technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,575
1,698
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
93,247
22,529
0.242
economics
organizations
innovation
evolutionary theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,810
1,818
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
89,925
32,946
0.366
Social networks
knowledge
computational models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,241
2,015
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jane Dutton
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,192
30,751
0.365
Compassion
Positive identity
generosity
job crafting
high quality connections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,781
2,275
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert C Liden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,726
32,904
0.418
Leadership
Interpersonal relationships
Groups
Career Progression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,376
2,548
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
73,550
26,771
0.364
Strategic HRM
HRM
Executive Succession
Human Resource Management
Human Capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,012
2,856
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
68,600
43,583
0.635
meta-analysis
research synthesis
systematic reviews
evidence-based policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,344
3,003
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dave Ketchen
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,372
31,512
0.475
Strategic management
entrepreneurship
supply chain strategy
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,385
3,021
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
66,062
20,072
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,649
3,149
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
N Venkat Venkatraman
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,408
16,153
0.251
Management
IT Strategy
Strategy
Digital business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,957
3,302
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Douglas T Tim Hall
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,689
15,878
0.253
Careers
work-life
leadership development
career development
protean careers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,250
3,440
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Luis Gomez Mejia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,136
27,405
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,474
3,551
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Margaret Peteraf
Dartmouth College
Hanover, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,911
22,583
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,810
3,720
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Sterman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,251
17,812
0.306
System Dynamics
Sustainability
Climate Change
Process Improvement
Organizational Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,633
4,124
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
54,891
24,367
0.444
family business
family firms
entrepreneurship
strategic management
management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,901
4,254
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David A Harrison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,876
23,202
0.431
management
applied psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,693
4,625
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Roger C Mayer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,012
19,297
0.378
Trust
Leadership
Commitment
Decision making
Organizational effectiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,399
4,957
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
48,766
14,171
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,704
5,092
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anne Tsui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,871
14,878
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,980
5,697
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert Folger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,608
10,952
0.246
Business Ethics
Organizational Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,356
5,868
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Waldman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,742
17,110
0.391
leadership
technology transfer
entrepreneurship
neuroscience