Citation Rankings
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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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :151
Canada
U Rashid Sumaila
Fisheries economics
Natural resource economics
Ocean policy
environmental economics
Fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,178
31,396
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :152
United States
Shawna Grosskopf
applied microeconomics
efficiency and productivity
public economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,140
15,749
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :153
United States
Robert C Feenstra
International economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,035
15,299
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :154
United States
SP Kothari
Financial accounting
finance
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,884
18,094
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :155
United States
Gordon Hanson
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,829
19,719
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :156
Canada
George Torrance
health economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,801
10,729
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :157
United States
David Dollar
International trade
Chinese economy
growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,435
13,088
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :158
United States
Harold James
financial history
economic history
German history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,405
15,433
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :159
Canada
David Feeny
Health Economics
Economic History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,245
12,299
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :160
United Kingdom
Richard Sj Tol
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Economics
Climate Change
Scientometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,056
18,165
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :161
United Kingdom
David F Hendry
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Time Series
Climate Econometrics
Forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,952
8,729
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :162
United States
W Brian Arthur
economics
complexity
technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,842
10,469
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :163
Indonesia
Veithzal Rivai Zainal
Ekonomi Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,566
36,776
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :164
United States
Aaron Caughey
pregnancy
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,381
32,518
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :165
United States
Richard A Easterlin
Subjective Well-Being
Demography
Economic History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,147
13,306
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :166
China
Zhang Kai
computational finance
financial engineering
mathematical finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,026
27,465
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :167
United States
John Haltiwanger
Macroeconomics
Labor Economics
Firm Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,957
18,152
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :168
United States
Kenneth Train
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,775
17,427
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :169
Iran
Morteza A Khafaie
Environmental Epidemiology
Air pollution Health effect
Risk Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,544
52,220
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :170
United States
İvo Welch
economics
finance
business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,516
15,008
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :171
United States
Michael Weisbach
Corporate Finance and Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,368
15,976
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :172
United States
Olivia S Mitchell
Kedokteran
Kesehatan
Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,351
24,883
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :173
United States
Geert Bekaert
Financial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,226
14,994
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :174
United States
Kathleen Thelen
political economy of rich democracies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,189
17,816
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :175
Canada
Randall Morck
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,922
12,676
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,990
Canada
303
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 151
U Rashid Sumaila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,178
31,396
0.559
Fisheries economics
Natural resource economics
Ocean policy
environmental economics
Fisheries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,995
United States
3,830
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 152
Shawna Grosskopf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,140
15,749
0.281
applied microeconomics
efficiency and productivity
public economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,022
United States
3,848
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 153
Robert C Feenstra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,035
15,299
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,062
United States
3,867
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 154
SP Kothari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,884
18,094
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,073
United States
3,874
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 155
Gordon Hanson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,829
19,719
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,080
Canada
305
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 156
George Torrance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,801
10,729
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,163
United States
3,917
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 157
David Dollar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,435
13,088
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,169
United States
3,922
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 158
Harold James
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,405
15,433
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,207
Canada
311
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 159
David Feeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,245
12,299
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,259
United Kingdom
720
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 160
Richard Sj Tol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,056
18,165
0.330
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Economics
Climate Change
Scientometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,287
United Kingdom
723
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 161
David F Hendry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,952
8,729
0.159
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Time Series
Climate Econometrics
Forecasting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,328
United States
3,989
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 162
W Brian Arthur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,842
10,469
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,403
Indonesia
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 163
Veithzal Rivai Zainal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,566
36,776
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,455
United States
4,061
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 164
Aaron Caughey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,381
32,518
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,514
United States
4,090
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 165
Richard A Easterlin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,147
13,306
0.246
Subjective Well-Being
Demography
Economic History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,546
China
231
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 166
Zhang Kai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,026
27,465
0.508
computational finance
financial engineering
mathematical finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,566
United States
4,113
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 167
John Haltiwanger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,957
18,152
0.336
Macroeconomics
Labor Economics
Firm Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,603
United States
4,132
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 168
Kenneth Train
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,775
17,427
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,662
Iran
57
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 169
Morteza A Khafaie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,544
52,220
0.975
Environmental Epidemiology
Air pollution Health effect
Risk Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,673
United States
4,162
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 170
İvo Welch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,516
15,008
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,710
United States
4,181
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 171
Michael Weisbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,368
15,976
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,715
United States
4,184
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 172
Olivia S Mitchell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,351
24,883
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,753
United States
4,198
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 173
Geert Bekaert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,226
14,994
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,766
United States
4,208
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 174
Kathleen Thelen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,189
17,816
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,843
Canada
343
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 175
Randall Morck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,922
12,676
0.240