Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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 :151
Behavioural Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
418
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :152
Corporate Finance
Financial Market Development
Risk Management and Insurance
FinTech
InsurTech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
713
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :153
Accounting Theory
Financial Reporting
Integrated Reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
768
333
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :154
Asset pricing
Equity and Bond Valuation
Portfolio Management
Dividend Theory
EMH
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
340
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :155
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
439
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :156
Financial economics
Applied microeconomics
development economics
Impact evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
440
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :157
Development Economics
Econometric Analysis of Panel Data
Economic Growth
Poverty
Foreign Aid and Direct Investment.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721
514
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :158
Behavioural Economics
Programme Evaluation
Development Economics
Social Dynamics
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
263
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :159
Econometrics I Computational Economics I Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
524
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :160
CGE Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
445
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :161
Corporate Finance
Fintech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
707
509
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :162
Competition Economics and Policy
Industrial development
Value Chains
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
540
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :163
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Development Goals
Integrated Reporting
Non-Financial Reporting and Assurance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
524
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :164
Management Accounting
Performance Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
398
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :165
Accounting Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
296
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :166
Experimental economics
econometrics
game theory
decision theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
424
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :167
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
383
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :168
Public Finance
Public Procurement
Local Government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
575
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :169
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
450
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :170
Accounting Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
665
439
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :171
Financial markets
financial literacy
higher education
institutional investors
development finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
575
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :172
ekonomia
ekonometria
finanse
ekonometria finansowa
rynek kapitałowy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
339
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :173
Applied Macroeconomics
Development Economics
Econometrics
Financial Markets
Environmental Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
653
601
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :174
Knowledge Management
Organisational Communication
Banking Fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
248
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :175
Development Economics
Health Economics
Labour Markets
Inequality
Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
642
626
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
768,267
4,088
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 151
Pierre Erasmus
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
418
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772,394
4,111
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 152
Athenia B. Sibindi
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
713
0.927
Corporate Finance
Financial Market Development
Risk Management and Insurance
FinTech
InsurTech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
773,186
4,119
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 153
Daniël Coetsee
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
768
333
0.434
Accounting Theory
Financial Reporting
Integrated Reporting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,277
4,190
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 154
Christo Auret
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
340
0.458
Asset pricing
Equity and Bond Valuation
Portfolio Management
Dividend Theory
EMH
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
786,053
4,195
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 155
P Magejo (Nee Kwenda)
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
439
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,336
4,221
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 156
Tendai Gwatidzo
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
440
0.600
Financial economics
Applied microeconomics
development economics
Impact evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,059
4,267
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 157
Eddie Mahembe
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721
514
0.713
Development Economics
Econometric Analysis of Panel Data
Economic Growth
Poverty
Foreign Aid and Direct Investment.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796,238
4,274
656
Ranking Based On Selection: 158
Malcolm Keswell
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
263
0.366
Behavioural Economics
Programme Evaluation
Development Economics
Social Dynamics
Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,800
4,298
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 159
Elvis Munyaradzi Ganyaupfu
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
524
0.739
Econometrics I Computational Economics I Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,897
4,299
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 160
Heinrich Bohlmann
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
445
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,774
4,304
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 161
Chimwemwe Chipeta
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
707
509
0.720
Corporate Finance
Fintech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
802,266
4,308
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 162
Reena Das Nair
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
540
0.765
Competition Economics and Policy
Industrial development
Value Chains
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
808,712
4,338
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 163
Barry Ackers
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
524
0.756
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Development Goals
Integrated Reporting
Non-Financial Reporting and Assurance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,741
4,354
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 164
Merwe Oberholzer
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
398
0.579
Management Accounting
Performance Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,852
4,355
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 165
LP Steenkamp
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
296
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
815,183
4,376
667
Ranking Based On Selection: 166
Andre Hofmeyr
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
424
0.624
Experimental economics
econometrics
game theory
decision theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
820,327
4,405
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 167
Matthew Ocran
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
383
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
820,617
4,408
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 168
Pandelani Harry Munzhedzi
University of Venda
Thohoyandou, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
575
0.859
Public Finance
Public Procurement
Local Government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
820,738
4,410
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 169
Munacinga C Simatele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
450
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
822,819
4,423
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 170
Astrid Schmulian
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
665
439
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,214
4,433
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 171
Mabutho Sibanda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
575
0.869
Financial markets
financial literacy
higher education
institutional investors
development finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,992
4,445
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 172
Krzysztof Kompa
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
339
0.514
ekonomia
ekonometria
finanse
ekonometria finansowa
rynek kapitałowy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828,756
4,454
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 173
Mulatu Fekadu Zerihun
Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
653
601
0.920
Applied Macroeconomics
Development Economics
Econometrics
Financial Markets
Environmental Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,196
4,491
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 174
Rachel Barker
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
248
0.386
Knowledge Management
Organisational Communication
Banking Fraud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,308
4,494
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 175
Chijioke O. Nwosu
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
642
626
0.975
Development Economics
Health Economics
Labour Markets
Inequality
Poverty