Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Economics & Econometrics / Economics Highly Cited Researchers 70 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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: 26
Economics
Education
Health
FDI
Trade Facilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
577
223
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
institutional economics
macroeconomics
applied econometrics
financial economics
gender economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
559
517
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
African economic development
Emerging markets
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneural finance
Philantropy and the third sector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545
89
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Accounting
Accounting Education
Accounting Information Systems
Business Information Systems
Business Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
363
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Political Economy. Macroeconomics
Public Finance
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
367
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Higher Education
Economics Education
Transdisciplinary Research
SDGs
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
345
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
labour studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
257
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Economics
finance
financisalisation
macroeconomics
labour markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
223
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Magema Fuze
Zulu Intellectuals
Zulu Policemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
142
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Asset Pricing Theory
Financial Modelling
Financial Economics
Corporate Philanthropy
Sustainable Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
144
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Corporate finance
Behavioural finance
Asset pricing
Time series econometrics
Event studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
188
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Climate and Adaptation Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
119
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Public finance
financial sector development
energy
natural resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
105
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Finance
Asset Pricing
Style Anomalies
Factor Premiums
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
73
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
accounting
integrated reporting
integrated thinking
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
111
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Extinction Accounting
Biodiversity Reporting
Sustainability reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
74
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Accountancy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
52
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Financial Regulations
Banking Operations
Digital Business
Corporate governance
Money laundering and Transparency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
52
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Tax
Climate change
Accounting science
Commerce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
4
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Behavioral Finance
Corporate Reporting
Sustainable Value Creation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
41
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Taxation
Corporate Governance
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
32
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Economics and Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
27
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
political economy
just (energy) transition
security-development nexus
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Financial Markets
Economic Growth
Emerging Market Economies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Accounting education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
19
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
878,526
4,708
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Oluyele Akinkugbe
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
577
223
0.386
Economics
Education
Health
FDI
Trade Facilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,775
4,778
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Mthokozisi Mlilo
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
559
517
0.925
institutional economics
macroeconomics
applied econometrics
financial economics
gender economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,980
4,832
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Frederick Ahwireng-Obeng
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545
89
0.163
African economic development
Emerging markets
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneural finance
Philantropy and the third sector
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
918,525
4,963
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Elmarie Papageorgiou
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
363
0.703
Accounting
Accounting Education
Accounting Information Systems
Business Information Systems
Business Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
920,935
4,979
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Lumkile Patriarch Mondi
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
367
0.715
Political Economy. Macroeconomics
Public Finance
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
962,330
5,324
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Emmanuel Ojo
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
345
0.744
Higher Education
Economics Education
Transdisciplinary Research
SDGs
Sustainable Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,013,177
5,744
568
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Christine Bischoff
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
257
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,032,507
5,919
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Gilad Isaacs
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
223
0.570
Economics
finance
financisalisation
macroeconomics
labour markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,122,189
6,687
654
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Hlonipha Mokoena
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
142
0.452
Magema Fuze
Zulu Intellectuals
Zulu Policemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,161,462
7,000
682
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Wycliffe Nduga Ouma
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
144
0.503
Asset Pricing Theory
Financial Modelling
Financial Economics
Corporate Philanthropy
Sustainable Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,337,410
8,582
820
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Kingstone Nyakurukwa
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
188
0.995
Corporate finance
Behavioural finance
Asset pricing
Time series econometrics
Event studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,352,805
8,706
840
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Kamleshan Pillay
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
119
0.650
Climate and Adaptation Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,382,354
8,974
868
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Frank Adu
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
105
0.614
Public finance
financial sector development
energy
natural resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,558,001
10,563
1,030
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Daniel Page
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
73
0.646
Finance
Asset Pricing
Style Anomalies
Factor Premiums
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,559,650
10,576
1,034
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Dusan Ecim
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
111
0.991
accounting
integrated reporting
integrated thinking
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,700,257
11,836
1,144
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Michael Buchling
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
74
0.949
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Extinction Accounting
Biodiversity Reporting
Sustainability reporting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,701,900
11,854
1,146
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Faeeza Soni
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
52
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,797,279
12,745
1,229
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Euphemia Godspower-Akpomiemie
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
52
0.881
Financial Regulations
Banking Operations
Digital Business
Corporate governance
Money laundering and Transparency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,846,994
13,253
1,275
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Ande Kwezi
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
4
0.078
Tax
Climate change
Accounting science
Commerce
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,894,866
13,722
1,318
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Avani Sebastian
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
41
0.953
Behavioral Finance
Corporate Reporting
Sustainable Value Creation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,910,531
13,891
1,335
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Mahmood Surty
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
32
0.780
Taxation
Corporate Governance
Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,925,470
14,043
1,344
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Cyril May
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
27
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,990,677
14,672
1,397
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Ekeminiabasi Eyita-Okon
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
political economy
just (energy) transition
security-development nexus
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,007,585
14,863
1,412
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Ammar Siddiqui
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
Financial Markets
Economic Growth
Emerging Market Economies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,031,461
15,100
1,434
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Lanelle Wilmot
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
19
0.731