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 :26
Empirical Corporate Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
69
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Economics
contracts
industrial organization
International Economics
Development Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
24
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Econometrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
59
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Economics
Industrial Organization
Health Economics
Public Policy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
32
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Political Economy
Development Economics
Behavioral Economics
Media Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
24
0.960
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Ranking Based On Selection :31
Economic Theory
Decision Theory
Behavioral Economics
Social and Economic Networks
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Last 6 Years
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15
14
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Financial Markets
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Last 6 Years
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14
12
0.857
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Ranking Based On Selection :33
Finance
Reinforcement Learning
Data Science
Manufacturing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Richard Herron
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
69
0.958
Empirical Corporate Finance
Gang An安岗
Northeastern University China
Shenyang, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
24
0.387
Economics
contracts
industrial organization
International Economics
Development Economics
Jianfei Cao
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
59
0.983
Farrah Nekui
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
32
1.000
Economics
Industrial Organization
Health Economics
Public Policy
Donghee Jo
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
24
0.960
Political Economy
Development Economics
Behavioral Economics
Media Economics
Pedram Heydari
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
Economic Theory
Decision Theory
Behavioral Economics
Social and Economic Networks
Xiaochuan Tong
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
12
0.857
Sam Benford
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Finance
Reinforcement Learning
Data Science
Manufacturing