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Business & Management / Entrepreneurship Highly Cited Researchers 7.893 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.

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Total 7.893 scientists
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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10,923
World Rank
Colombia
20
Country Rank
Universidad de la Sabana Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
26
Cesar Augusto Bernal Torres
Universidad de la Sabana Chía, Colombia
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Innovación | gestión del conocimiento | gerencia | metodología de investigació

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,661
  • Last 6 Years
    29,122
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.586
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Rankings

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11,453
World Rank
United States
5,389
Country Rank
University of Virginia Logo
28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
27
Sankaran Venkataraman
University of Virginia Charlottesville, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurshi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,274
  • Last 6 Years
    13,887
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.288
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Rankings

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11,501
World Rank
United Kingdom
1,006
Country Rank
University of Sussex Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
28
Keith Pavitt
University of Sussex Brighton, United Kingdom
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
science policy | economics of innovation | innovation management | science & technology indicator

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,117
  • Last 6 Years
    6,221
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.129
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Rankings

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11,874
World Rank
United States
5,604
Country Rank
Harvard Business School Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
29
Tarun Khanna
Harvard Business School Boston, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship in emerging markets | comparative work on trajectories of economic developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,209
  • Last 6 Years
    14,071
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.298
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Rankings

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12,692
World Rank
Spain
209
Country Rank
IESE Business School Universidad de Navarra Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
30
Christoph Zott
IESE Business School Universidad de Navarra barcelona, Spain
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship | strateg

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,342
  • Last 6 Years
    18,268
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.403
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Rankings

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13,354
World Rank
United Kingdom
1,173
Country Rank
University of Oxford Logo
167
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
31
Thomas B Lawrence
University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
institutional theory | social innovation | organization theory | social-symbolic work | institutional wor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,947
  • Last 6 Years
    15,434
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.351
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Rankings

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13,436
World Rank
United States
6,315
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
278
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
32
Steven M Asch
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Health Services Research | Improving Value of Health Care | Implementation Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,782
  • Last 6 Years
    15,556
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.355
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Rankings

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13,781
World Rank
Hong Kong
114
Country Rank
City University of Hong Kong Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
33
Matthew Ko Lee
City University of Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong Kong
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
e-business | innovation adoption | online social networks | online addictio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,088
  • Last 6 Years
    19,740
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.458
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Rankings

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13,989
World Rank
United States
6,557
Country Rank
Kent State University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
34
Robert Hisrich
Kent State University Kent, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship | International Entrepreneurship | Women Entrepreneurship | Intrapreneurship | Entrepreneurial Financ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,681
  • Last 6 Years
    12,580
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.295
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Rankings

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14,201
World Rank
United States
6,657
Country Rank
Harvard Business School Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
35
Stefan Thomke
Harvard Business School Boston, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Innovation | Product Development | R&D Management | Technolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,270
  • Last 6 Years
    11,136
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.263
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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15,088
World Rank
Switzerland
267
Country Rank
Universität Saint Gallen Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
36
Oliver Gassmann
Universität Saint Gallen St. Gallen, Switzerland
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Innovation | Business Model | R&D Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,772
  • Last 6 Years
    16,060
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.394
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Rankings

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15,204
World Rank
United States
7,123
Country Rank
Babson College Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
37
Candida Brush
Babson College Babson Park, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship | gender & women's entrepreneurship | new venture creation | entrepreneurial financ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,610
  • Last 6 Years
    15,542
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.383
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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15,108
World Rank
United States
7,075
Country Rank
University of Pennsylvania Logo
126
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
38
Karl Ulrich
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
innovation | entrepreneurship | product development | design | Chin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,746
  • Last 6 Years
    9,443
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.232
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Rankings

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15,445
World Rank
Netherlands
378
Country Rank
Utrecht University Logo
43
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
39
Marko Hekkert
Utrecht University Utrecht, Netherlands
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
sustainable innovation | societal transitions | sustainable technology | innovation system

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,196
  • Last 6 Years
    26,604
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.662
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Rankings

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15,813
World Rank
United States
7,384
Country Rank
Claremont Mckenna College Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
40
David V Day
Claremont Mckenna College Claremont, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
leadership | leadership development | organizational behavio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,610
  • Last 6 Years
    14,315
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.361
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Rankings

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16,127
World Rank
United States
7,523
Country Rank
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Logo
83
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
41
Harry Sapienza
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship | Strategy | International | Innovatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,092
  • Last 6 Years
    9,521
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.244
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Rankings

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16,695
World Rank
United Kingdom
1,462
Country Rank
University of Sussex Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
42
Joe Tidd
University of Sussex Brighton, United Kingdom
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
innovation studies | innovation management | radical innovation | process innovation | product developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,221
  • Last 6 Years
    11,226
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.294
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Rankings

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16,895
World Rank
Canada
689
Country Rank
University of Alberta Logo
39
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
43
Michael Lounsbury
University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship | Organization Theory | Economic Sociolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,909
  • Last 6 Years
    16,237
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.428
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Rankings

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16,830
World Rank
United States
7,874
Country Rank
Texas Tech University Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
44
Ronald K Mitchell
Texas Tech University Lubbock, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
entrepreneurial cognition | new ventures | stakeholder theory | technology commercializatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,003
  • Last 6 Years
    12,077
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.318
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Rankings

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17,074
World Rank
United Kingdom
1,495
Country Rank
Scotland’s Rural College Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
45
Mark Reed
Scotland’s Rural College Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
I work with rural communities to enhance the governance of natural and agri-food systems | and m

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,667
  • Last 6 Years
    18,215
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.484
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Rankings

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17,338
World Rank
United States
8,083
Country Rank
University of Notre Dame Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
46
Michael H Morris
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurshi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,290
  • Last 6 Years
    13,544
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.363
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Rankings

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17,343
World Rank
Italy
699
Country Rank
Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi Milano Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
47
Franco Malerba
Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi Milano Milano, Italy
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
innovation | industrial economics | economic developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,287
  • Last 6 Years
    9,306
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.250
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Rankings

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17,641
World Rank
United Kingdom
1,549
Country Rank
University of Sussex Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
48
David J Storey
University of Sussex Brighton, United Kingdom
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Business | Management | Economics | Entrepreneurship | Small Busines

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,943
  • Last 6 Years
    6,978
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.189
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Rankings

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18,021
World Rank
Canada
738
Country Rank
Dalhousie University Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
49
Leo Paul Dana
Dalhousie University Halifax, Canada
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Economic anthropology | Indigenous entrepreneurship | minorities | SMEs | diversity equity and inclusio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,418
  • Last 6 Years
    22,971
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.631
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Rankings

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18,064
World Rank
United States
8,387
Country Rank
University of Virginia Logo
42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
50
Saras Sarasvathy
University of Virginia Charlottesville, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship | Cognitive Science | Behavioral Economic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,361
  • Last 6 Years
    15,579
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.428
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