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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :51
Soft Computing
Artificial Intelligence
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25
0.833
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Ranking Based On Selection :52
Policy and regulations
Telecommunications
Consumer protection
Personal data privacy
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27
24
0.889
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Ranking Based On Selection :53
Pragmatics
Discourse analysis
Contrastive Linguistics
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23
23
1.000
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Ranking Based On Selection :54
Auditing
Financial Reporting
Public Sector Accounting
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20
19
0.950
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
media and communication
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18
0.600
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Media Studies
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17
1.000
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Ranking Based On Selection :57
Economics
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17
1.000
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African Fashion Studies
Creative Industries
Fashion Marketing
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16
1.000
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Ranking Based On Selection :59
Corporate Governance
Financial Management
Performance Management
Financial Accounting
Taxation
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16
1.000
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Ranking Based On Selection :60
Philosophical Anthropology
General and Applied Ethics
Medicine and Philosophy
People and Culture
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15
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Propaganda and strategic communication
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15
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Pragmatics
Critical Discourse Analysis
Talk Shows
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12
12
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Monetary Economics
Development Economics
Finance
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12
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Information Systems
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7
0.778
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
marketing communication
media studies
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7
1.000
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Environmental Communication
Media Effects
Development Communication
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6
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Ranking Based On Selection :67
Corporate Governance
Risk Management
Internal Control
Insurance
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Finance
management
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5
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Film Production
Film Business
Creative Economies
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4
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Media and Communication
Genre Studies
Film Studies
Nollywood
Politics
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3
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Information Systems
Digital Business
Digital Marketing
Artificial Intelligence
Gender Inclusion
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3
3
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Social policy
Media law
Media ethics
Health Communication
Family & Adolescent development
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3
3
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Media and Communications
AI Fairness
AI Ethics
Digital Media
Natural Language Processing
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3
3
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
Intercultural Communication
Cultural Linguistics
Applied Linguistics
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2
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Media and communication studies
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3
2
0.667
Bello Moses Eromosele
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30
25
0.833
Soft Computing
Artificial Intelligence
Martha Onyeajuwa
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27
24
0.889
Policy and regulations
Telecommunications
Consumer protection
Personal data privacy
David Olorunsogo
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23
23
1.000
Pragmatics
Discourse analysis
Contrastive Linguistics
Adesola Okunola
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20
19
0.950
Auditing
Financial Reporting
Public Sector Accounting
Kabir Matazu
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18
0.600
media and communication
Aifuwa Edosomwan
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17
1.000
Idimmachi Pius Amadi
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17
1.000
Morolake Dairo
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16
1.000
African Fashion Studies
Creative Industries
Fashion Marketing
Lateef Raheed
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16
1.000
Corporate Governance
Financial Management
Performance Management
Financial Accounting
Taxation
Adaora I Onaga,
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15
15
1.000
Philosophical Anthropology
General and Applied Ethics
Medicine and Philosophy
People and Culture
Nzeaka Emmanuel Ezimako
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15
1.000
Propaganda and strategic communication
Ruth Karachi Benson Oji
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12
1.000
Hope Agbonrofo
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12
1.000
Monetary Economics
Development Economics
Finance
Pius Onobhayedo
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9
7
0.778
Anthony Okoeguale
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7
1.000
John, Sunday Goodness
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6
1.000
Environmental Communication
Media Effects
Development Communication
Rotimi Lawuyi
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6
1.000
Corporate Governance
Risk Management
Internal Control
Insurance
Eze Agha
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5
1.000
Folakemi Ogungbe
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4
4
1.000
Film Production
Film Business
Creative Economies
Lakinbofa Goodluck
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3
3
1.000
Media and Communication
Genre Studies
Film Studies
Nollywood
Politics
Anne Odoh
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3
3
1.000
Information Systems
Digital Business
Digital Marketing
Artificial Intelligence
Gender Inclusion
Ifeyinwa Awagu
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3
3
1.000
Social policy
Media law
Media ethics
Health Communication
Family & Adolescent development
Olayinka Iyinolakan
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3
1.000
Media and Communications
AI Fairness
AI Ethics
Digital Media
Natural Language Processing
Jemimah Ogechi Ekechi
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2
0.400
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
Intercultural Communication
Cultural Linguistics
Applied Linguistics
Abubakar Muhammad
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3
2
0.667
Media and communication studies