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
Microeconomic theory
game theory
market design
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Last 6 Years
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147
117
0.796
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
participatory governance
public management
participatory budgeting
nonprofit management
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139
114
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Financial Economics and Development Economics
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288
107
0.372
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Ranking Based On Selection :54
Macroeconomics
International Finance
Labor Economics
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119
105
0.882
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Experimental Economics
Behavioral Economics
Microeconomic Theory
Financial Economics
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134
99
0.739
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
economics
international trade
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94
94
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Auction Theory
Industrial Organization
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175
93
0.531
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Econometrics
Finance;Time Series Forecasting
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148
90
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
microeconomic theory
political economy
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158
79
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Online Learning
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78
78
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
language learning strategies
self-regulated learning
teachers' assessment literacy
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70
69
0.986
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Time Series Analysis
Panel Data Econometrics
Empirical Asset Pricing
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69
69
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
statistics
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83
68
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Asset pricing empirics and theory
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79
68
0.861
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
High-Frequency Financial Data
High-Dimensional Matrix
Quantum Annealing
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62
62
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Labor Economics
Urban Economics
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61
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Creator economy
Platform retailing
Competitive strategy
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61
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Finance
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108
58
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Microeconomics
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61
51
0.836
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Applied Econometrics
Industrial Organization
Labor Economics
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89
50
0.562
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Public and Non-profit Management
Education Policy
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47
47
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
statistics
financial econometrics
machine learning
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45
0.957
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
international commercial law
dispute resolution
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48
43
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
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47
40
0.851
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
International economics
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59
35
0.593
Qianfeng Tang | 唐 前 锋
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147
117
0.796
Microeconomic theory
game theory
market design
Won No
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Last 6 Years
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139
114
0.820
participatory governance
public management
participatory budgeting
nonprofit management
Yu Jin
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288
107
0.372
Financial Economics and Development Economics
Nie Guangyu
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119
105
0.882
Macroeconomics
International Finance
Labor Economics
Tingting Ding
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Last 6 Years
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134
99
0.739
Experimental Economics
Behavioral Economics
Microeconomic Theory
Financial Economics
Zi Wang
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94
94
1.000
economics
international trade
Cuihong Fan
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175
93
0.531
Auction Theory
Industrial Organization
Jiawen Xu
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148
90
0.608
Econometrics
Finance;Time Series Forecasting
Bingyong Zheng
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158
79
0.500
microeconomic theory
political economy
Yi Xiong
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78
78
1.000
Lin Lin
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70
69
0.986
language learning strategies
self-regulated learning
teachers' assessment literacy
Yayi Yan
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69
69
1.000
Time Series Analysis
Panel Data Econometrics
Empirical Asset Pricing
Ningning Xia
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83
68
0.819
Dan Luo
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79
68
0.861
Asset pricing empirics and theory
Xinyu Song
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62
62
1.000
High-Frequency Financial Data
High-Dimensional Matrix
Quantum Annealing
Zibin Huang
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61
61
1.000
Labor Economics
Urban Economics
Yuansheng Wei 危远胜
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61
61
1.000
Creator economy
Platform retailing
Competitive strategy
Zhihua Chen
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108
58
0.537
Shuguang Zhu
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61
51
0.836
Nianqing Liu
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89
50
0.562
Applied Econometrics
Industrial Organization
Labor Economics
Rui Wang
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47
47
1.000
Public and Non-profit Management
Education Policy
Qiang Liu
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47
45
0.957
statistics
financial econometrics
machine learning
Jie Zheng
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48
43
0.896
international commercial law
dispute resolution
Youzhi Yang
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47
40
0.851
Joseph Mai
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Last 6 Years
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59
35
0.593