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
Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,768
12,547
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Labor Economics
Econometrics
Consumer Demand
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,743
7,505
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
evolution
behavioral ecology
psychology
human behavioral ecology
anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,553
5,201
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Behavioral Economics
Experimental Economics
Organizational Economics
History of Thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,593
4,058
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Statistics
Econometrics
Bayesian
Time Series
Markov chain Monte carlo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,685
3,801
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
auditing
assurance
financial accounting
accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,512
5,948
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
marketing
econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,669
5,403
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
sociology
social policy
feminist economics
time use
family and household studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,475
5,228
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,353
1,596
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Accounting
Finance
Auditing
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,955
2,979
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Actuarial Science
Risk Management
Extreme Value Theory
Operations Research
Mathematical Finance
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,897
1,615
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Econometrics
health economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,116
1,803
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
International Trade
Econometrics
Population Ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,735
674
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Cryptocurrencies
Public Value
One Belt One Road
Budget Reform
Blockchain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,202
3,765
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
actuarial studies
insurance
risk
finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,075
1,639
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Corporate Finance
Market Microstructure
Executive Compensation
Asset Pricing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,002
663
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,730
1,384
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Labour economics
Happiness
Chinese economy
Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,638
3,008
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Behavioral accounting
management accounting
performance measurement systems
capital investment
integrated reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,565
2,059
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Economics of Institutions
Economics of Culture
Development
Economic History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,399
2,030
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Microstructure
Liquidity
Dark Pools
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
1,344
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Transport Network Modeling
Urban Data Analytics
Transport Economics
Aviation and Rail
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,049
2,706
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Auditing
Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,023
1,565
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
public policy
environmental governance
environmental policy
environmental economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
2,181
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Auditing
Accounting
Integrated Reporting
GHG Assurance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,920
1,929
0.661
Ronald W Masulis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,768
12,547
0.316
Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance
Michael Keane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,743
7,505
0.281
Labor Economics
Econometrics
Consumer Demand
Rob Brooks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,553
5,201
0.314
evolution
behavioral ecology
psychology
human behavioral ecology
anthropology
Andreas Ortmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,593
4,058
0.260
Behavioral Economics
Experimental Economics
Organizational Economics
History of Thought
robert kohn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,685
3,801
0.278
Statistics
Econometrics
Bayesian
Time Series
Markov chain Monte carlo
Roger Simnett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,512
5,948
0.517
auditing
assurance
financial accounting
accounting
Harald J van Heerde
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,669
5,403
0.506
Lyn Craig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,475
5,228
0.552
sociology
social policy
feminist economics
time use
family and household studies
John Piggott
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,353
1,596
0.251
Gary S Monroe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,955
2,979
0.500
Accounting
Finance
Auditing
Qihe Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,897
1,615
0.274
Actuarial Science
Risk Management
Extreme Value Theory
Operations Research
Mathematical Finance
Denzil G Fiebig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,116
1,803
0.352
Alan Woodland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,735
674
0.142
International Trade
Econometrics
Population Ageing
Usman W Chohan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,202
3,765
0.896
Cryptocurrencies
Public Value
One Belt One Road
Budget Reform
Blockchain
Michael Sherris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,075
1,639
0.402
actuarial studies
insurance
risk
finance
Peter Swan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,002
663
0.166
Corporate Finance
Market Microstructure
Executive Compensation
Asset Pricing
Kevin J Fox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,730
1,384
0.371
Zhiming Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,638
3,008
0.827
Labour economics
Happiness
Chinese economy
Migration
Mandy Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,565
2,059
0.578
Behavioral accounting
management accounting
performance measurement systems
capital investment
integrated reporting
Pauline Grosjean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,399
2,030
0.597
Economics of Institutions
Economics of Culture
Development
Economic History
Carole Comerton Forde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
1,344
0.424
Microstructure
Liquidity
Dark Pools
Wei Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,049
2,706
0.888
Transport Network Modeling
Urban Data Analytics
Transport Economics
Aviation and Rail
Elizabeth Carson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,023
1,565
0.518
Megan C Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
2,181
0.738
public policy
environmental governance
environmental policy
environmental economics
Wendy Green
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,920
1,929
0.661
Auditing
Accounting
Integrated Reporting
GHG Assurance