Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Harvard Business School Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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 :51
United States
Ramon Casadesus-Masanell
Competitive Strategy
Business Models
Innovation
Industrial Organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,954
5,131
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
United States
Victoria Ivashina
Financial Intermediation
Banking
Corporate Debt Markets
Leveraged Loans
Private Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,727
5,828
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
United States
Lauren Cohen
Asset Pricing
Behavioral Finance
Patent Economics
ESG
Family Offices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,718
5,899
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
United States
Christian Ketels
Competitiveness
Clusters
Regional economics
economic policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,639
3,371
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
United States
Brian Hall
Incentives
Motivation
Organizational Economics
Behavioral Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,291
1,464
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
United States
James Sebenius
negotiation
bargaining
conflict resolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,632
1,687
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
United States
Felix Oberholzer-Gee
economics
strategy
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,334
2,516
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
United States
Thomas Eisenmann
Entrepreneurship
Lean Startups
Platforms
Network Effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
4,552
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
United States
Leslie K John
Decision-making & Behavioral Economics
Psychology of Self-disclosure
Privacy
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,306
4,909
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
United States
Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
Corporate Governance
Venture Capital
Financing Innovation
Mergers and Acquisitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,725
3,475
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
United States
Jeffrey T Polzer
groups
teams
collaboration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,694
2,394
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
United States
Aiyesha Dey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,651
3,711
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
United States
Samuel Hanson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,545
4,169
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
United States
Mario Schlosser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,540
682
0.090
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
United States
Deepak Malhotra
Negotiation
dealmaking
conflict
disputes
trust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,522
3,121
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
United States
V Kasturi Rangan
Marketing
Sales & Distribution
Social Enterprise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,393
2,140
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
United States
Rory Mcdonald
innovation
technology
nascent industries and product categories
startups
venture capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,051
5,564
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
United States
Alan MacCormack
Innovation
Product Development
Software
Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,785
1,807
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
United States
Suraj Srinivasan
Financial accounting
corporate governance
boards of directors
regulation
international
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,406
3,318
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
United States
Juan Alcacer
Strategy
Corporate Strategy
Innovation
International Business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,151
2,713
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
United States
Christopher Stanton
Labor Economics
Personnel Economics
Organizational Economics
Entrepreneurship
Small Business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,071
5,589
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
United States
Robert Huckman
health care management
health care operations
operations management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,675
2,792
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
United States
Zoë Cullen
labor
labor markets
digital platforms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,563
5,458
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
United States
Laura Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,412
4,607
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
United States
Greg Barron
Decision Making
Negotiation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,315
1,730
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,316
United States
35,690
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Ramon Casadesus-Masanell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,954
5,131
0.468
Competitive Strategy
Business Models
Innovation
Industrial Organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,520
United States
36,465
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Victoria Ivashina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,727
5,828
0.543
Financial Intermediation
Banking
Corporate Debt Markets
Leveraged Loans
Private Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,639
United States
36,508
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Lauren Cohen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,718
5,899
0.550
Asset Pricing
Behavioral Finance
Patent Economics
ESG
Family Offices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,471
United States
36,788
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Christian Ketels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,639
3,371
0.317
Competitiveness
Clusters
Regional economics
economic policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,080
United States
38,012
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Brian Hall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,291
1,464
0.142
Incentives
Motivation
Organizational Economics
Behavioral Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,501
United States
40,626
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
James Sebenius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,632
1,687
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,250
United States
41,945
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Felix Oberholzer-Gee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,334
2,516
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,118
United States
43,911
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Thomas Eisenmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
4,552
0.511
Entrepreneurship
Lean Startups
Platforms
Network Effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,207
United States
46,968
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Leslie K John
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,306
4,909
0.591
Decision-making & Behavioral Economics
Psychology of Self-disclosure
Privacy
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,289
United States
50,304
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,725
3,475
0.450
Corporate Governance
Venture Capital
Financing Innovation
Mergers and Acquisitions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,874
United States
50,492
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Jeffrey T Polzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,694
2,394
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,705
United States
50,766
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Aiyesha Dey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,651
3,711
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,696
United States
51,433
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Samuel Hanson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,545
4,169
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,788
United States
51,460
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Mario Schlosser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,540
682
0.090
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,114
United States
51,565
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Deepak Malhotra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,522
3,121
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,701
United States
52,364
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
V Kasturi Rangan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,393
2,140
0.289
Marketing
Sales & Distribution
Social Enterprise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,825
United States
54,658
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Rory Mcdonald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,051
5,564
0.789
innovation
technology
nascent industries and product categories
startups
venture capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,776
United States
56,575
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Alan MacCormack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,785
1,807
0.266
Innovation
Product Development
Software
Architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,969
United States
59,471
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Suraj Srinivasan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,406
3,318
0.518
Financial accounting
corporate governance
boards of directors
regulation
international
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,803
United States
61,580
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Juan Alcacer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,151
2,713
0.441
Strategy
Corporate Strategy
Innovation
International Business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,006
United States
62,276
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Christopher Stanton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,071
5,589
0.921
Labor Economics
Personnel Economics
Organizational Economics
Entrepreneurship
Small Business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,696
United States
65,904
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Robert Huckman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,675
2,792
0.492
health care management
health care operations
operations management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,286
United States
67,004
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Zoë Cullen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,563
5,458
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,200
United States
68,505
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Laura Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,412
4,607
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,535
United States
69,484
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Greg Barron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,315
1,730
0.325