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 :1
travel behavior analysis and modeling
travel and land use
sustainable mobility issues
business travel
cross-border mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,790
13,737
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural policy
rural environmental economics
institutional economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,910
8,214
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Economics
Macroeconomics
Monetary Economics
Monetary Policy
Commodity markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,776
3,582
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Banking
financial stability
financial intermediation
monetary policy
macroprudential policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,632
2,223
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Labour economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,206
5,256
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Recruitment
Staffing
Employer branding
Unemployment
Job search
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,954
3,136
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Public Sector Accounting
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,300
2,054
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
sentometrics
financial econometrics
robust statistics
portfolio optimization
risk management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,193
3,101
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Institutional Economics
Law & Economics
Banking & Finance
Development
History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,029
1,425
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Organic Rankine Cycles
Thermoeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,467
2,626
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
economic geology
metallogeny
regional geology Central Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
1,974
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
corporate governance
law
finance
financial regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,952
662
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Applied Economics
Decision Making
Development Economics
Bayesian Statistics
Decision Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,752
1,698
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Labour
Microeconometrics
Policy Evaluation
Unemployment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,712
1,238
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
economics
environmental policy
energy
climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,641
1,023
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
techno-economics
ict
smart solutions
business model
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,544
910
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,355
1,425
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Labour Economics
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
1,518
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
809
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Corporate Finance
Financial Intermediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,553
1,244
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Banking
Finance
Behavioral Economics
Behavioral Finance
Islamic Banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,538
1,331
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
political economy of European integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,389
1,231
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Beyond GDP
Ecological Economics
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,346
961
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
International economics
regional economics
firm-level micro-econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,300
528
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
international finance
foreign exchange
market microstructure
emerging market finance
managed futures
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
581
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,910
289
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Frank Witlox
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,790
13,737
0.577
travel behavior analysis and modeling
travel and land use
sustainable mobility issues
business travel
cross-border mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,915
408
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Guido Van Huylenbroeck
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,910
8,214
0.434
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural policy
rural environmental economics
institutional economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,903
1,097
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gert Peersman
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,776
3,582
0.408
Economics
Macroeconomics
Monetary Economics
Monetary Policy
Commodity markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,582
1,449
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rudi Vander Vennet
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,632
2,223
0.335
Banking
financial stability
financial intermediation
monetary policy
macroprudential policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,596
1,537
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stijn Baert
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,206
5,256
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,597
1,589
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Greet Van Hoye
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,954
3,136
0.527
Recruitment
Staffing
Employer branding
Unemployment
Job search
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,387
2,110
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Johan Christiaens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,300
2,054
0.478
Public Sector Accounting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,977
2,154
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kris Boudt
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,193
3,101
0.740
sentometrics
financial econometrics
robust statistics
portfolio optimization
risk management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,101
2,238
459
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Koen Schoors
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,029
1,425
0.354
Institutional Economics
Law & Economics
Banking & Finance
Development
History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,289
2,499
498
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steven Lecompte
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,467
2,626
0.757
Organic Rankine Cycles
Thermoeconomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,756
2,613
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stijn Dewaele
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
1,974
0.605
economic geology
metallogeny
regional geology Central Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,847
2,804
543
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eddy Wymeersch
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,952
662
0.224
corporate governance
law
finance
financial regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,004
2,931
560
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ferdinand M Vieider
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,752
1,698
0.617
Applied Economics
Decision Making
Development Economics
Bayesian Statistics
Decision Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,144
2,963
567
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bart Cockx
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,712
1,238
0.456
Labour
Microeconometrics
Policy Evaluation
Unemployment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,590
3,018
577
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Johan Albrecht
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,641
1,023
0.387
economics
environmental policy
energy
climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,310
3,083
588
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sofie Verbrugge
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,544
910
0.358
techno-economics
ict
smart solutions
business model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,856
3,231
614
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Koen Inghelbrecht
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,355
1,425
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,280
3,966
752
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sam Desiere
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
1,518
0.895
Labour Economics
Development Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,095
4,022
769
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gerdie Everaert
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
809
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,327
4,180
806
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Klaas Mulier
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,553
1,244
0.801
Corporate Finance
Financial Intermediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,612
4,195
812
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mustafa Disli
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,538
1,331
0.865
Banking
Finance
Behavioral Economics
Behavioral Finance
Islamic Banking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,526
4,458
865
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Francesco Nicoli
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,389
1,231
0.886
political economy of European integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,475
4,530
882
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Brent Bleys
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,346
961
0.714
Beyond GDP
Ecological Economics
Sustainable Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,888
4,620
902
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bruno Merlevede
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,300
528
0.406
International economics
regional economics
firm-level micro-econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,420
4,716
920
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael Frömmel
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
581
0.463
international finance
foreign exchange
market microstructure
emerging market finance
managed futures